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Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra at An Die Musik Live
Courtesy of Todd Marcus | Posted on August 2, 2015
Where
An Die Musik Live
409 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD
Map
410-385-2638
When
Thu, August 13, 2015
9:30 pm
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Musicians
Todd Marcus
clarinet, bassGreg Tardy
saxophoneRussell Kirk
saxophoneBrent Birckhead
saxophone, altoAlex Norris
trumpetBruce Barth
pianoJeff Reed
bassWarren Wolf
vibraphoneAkua Allrich
vocalsAbout
The Baltimore bass clarinetist and composer has presented his nine member jazz orchestra for over 10 years and along the way received accolades including the $25,000 Baker prize, selections as a rising star by jazz’s DownBeat Magazine in its national 2015, 2014 and 2013 critics poll, and an NPR pick for his last album Inheritance as one of the top 10 albums of 2012.
His new record Blues for Tahrir makes his biggest statement to date by setting Egypt’s Arab Spring movement to music in a fusion of jazz with Middle Eastern influences. For Marcus, the son of an Egyptian immigrant father, the project stemmed from efforts to connect more deeply with his own heritage and chronicle Egypt’s 2011-2013 revolution with music. ...