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Jazz In Times Square presents BENEFIT FOR JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI RELIEF!!

Date: Monday, April 11, 2011
Time: 6pm – 2:00am
Venue: Rosie O’Grady’s Limerick Bar (149 W 46th Street, New York, NY)

Roberto’s Winds and Michiko Studios presents a benefit concert for Japan, with help from DooBeeDooBeeDoo and others. 100% of the proceeds will be go to the Coltrane House of Osaka.The Coltrane House Of Osaka is establishing a fund which will help musicians and musical institutions which have been affected by the disaster. Yasuhiro Fujioka, the president of the Coltrane House, is a prominent figure in the Japanese jazz community and has a long affiliation with Roberto Romeo, owner of Roberto’s Winds and Michiko Studios.

Here is Roberto himself speaking about his event

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Music listings – 4/4 through 4/10

1. GATO LOCO

Date: Monday, April 4, 2011
Time: 9:30pm
Venue: Barbes (376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY)
Ticket: $10
Genre:  Cuban Son dance music

GATO LOCO  play arrangements of early Cuban son dance hits from the 1920s-1940s. The quartet plays the great compositions of Ignacio Pinero, Arsenio Rodriguez, Chano Pozo, Quarteto Habanero, Casino De La Playa, Maria Teresa Vera, as well as traditional folk songs, all filtered through subsonic instruments played as delicately as possible. tuba, bari sax, baritone acoustic guitar, and acoustic bass guarantees that you feel the music, rather than hear it. With Stefan Zeniuk (Bari Sax), Ari Folman-Cohen (bass), Joe Exley (tuba), Clifton Hyde (baritone guitar) and Greg Stare (congas).

2. THE FELLOWSHIP BAND

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Music listings – 3/28 through 4/3

1. Avram’s Electric Kool-Aid

Date: Monday, March 28, 2011
Time: 11pm
Venue: Nublu
Ticket: $10
Genre: Funk/Jazz/improve

Inspired by Ornette Coleman’s Primetime, Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, Moroccan Gnawa music, and Stanley Turrentine, we will be playing my original compositions, featuring improvisations by some of NYC’s most creative groove players. Avram’s Electric Kool-Aid featuring: Kenny Wessel (Guitar), Dave Phelps (Guitar), Chris Eddleton (Drums), Todd Isler (Percussion), Stuart Popejoy (Electric Bass) and Avram Fefer (Saxes and Composition).

2. Chicha Libre

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Music listings – 3/21 through 3/27

1. Nublu Orchestra conducted by Butch Morris

Date: Monday, March 21, 2011
Time: 9:30pm & 11pm
Venue: Nublu
Ticket: $10
Genre: Jazz/improve

Come down to Nublu for a magical evening featuring the legendary Butch Morris conducting a spontaneous musical creation into being with some of New York City’s most talented musicians. Either this week or next week will be the end of the current run, so don’t miss this rare musical treat.

Video about Nublu

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