BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Tony Purrone Duo with Preston Murphy - A Journey Through Jazz BEGIN:VEVENT UID:358782026-07-10 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260711 LOCATION:32882 Cedar Grove Road\nLewes Delaware 19958 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=32882 Cedar Grove Road\nLew es Delaware 19958;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=32882 Cedar Grove Road:geo:38. 719273,-75.172163 GEO:38.719273;-75.172163 SUMMARY:Tony Purrone Duo with Preston Murphy - A Journey Through Jazz CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:$50 Ticket includes dinner and concert (Beverages can be purcha sed\nseparately). Tony Purrone\, a Connecticut native\, began playing guit ar\nat nine and quickly showcased his talent\, joining the University of\n Bridgeport Jazz Ensemble by age 15. At age 19\, he performed with\nnotable groups like the Don Elliott Quintet and Gerry Mulligan Sextet.\nAfter ear ning a BSc in music from New York University in 1976\, he\njoined the Heat h Brothers Band in 1978\, recording five albums while\ntouring globally. I n 1982\, Purrone embarked on a successful jazz\ncareer\, collaborating wit h legends such as Frank Foster\, Dizzy\nGillespie\, Jerome Richardson\, Ed Thigpen and many others. Ed Thigpen's\n1991 album “Mr. Taste” feat. T ony earned a 5-star rating from\nDownbeat magazine. He has taught at Housa tonic College\, Wesleyan\nUniversity\, and Queens College\, contributed to two Grammy-nominated\nalbums\, and recorded with various renowned artists across multiple\nprestigious labels. Tony has also made numerous notable appearances:\nContributed to the all-star recording “Organic Grooves” with\nnotable artists like Lonnie Smith\, Grover Washington and Kenny\nGar rett. Frequently performed with Jimmy Heath\, including a concert at\nAlic e Tully Hall with prominent jazz figures and at Jazzmobile’s\n35th-anniv ersary gala. Featured on the Heath Bros.' reunion album\n“The Jazz Famil y\,” and performed on three SS Norway jazz festival\ncruises and at reno wned venues like Blue Note and Village Vanguard.\nMade a special guest app earance at the Kennedy Center’s celebration\nfor Jimmy Heath’s 90th bi rthday\, performing with jazz legends such\nas Herbie Hancock and Stanley Cowell. “5.0 out of 5 stars...KILLS!!!\nThis record is really something special\; not exactly what people\nexpect of jazz\; not fusion either\; wh at is it???? It is real killer\nMUSIC\, plain and simple\; new and excitin g\, still sounds fresh many\nyears later. OH! and all the players here are great. As for Mr.\nPurrone\, in my opinion one of the all-time greats on GUITAR\, Tony\nreally can do it all.......PEOPLE NEED to hear TONY PURRONE !!” —\nLuigi Bosco\, online critique of Electric Poetry\, February 14\ , 2012\n“...a strong and assertive guitarist\, becomes the invigorating focus\nof the quartet. His bold\, bright colors are a tonic... and his\nph ysical involvement with his guitar is a visual stimulant.” —\nJohn S. Wilson\, New York Times “One of the world’s greatest\nguitarists...” — Jimmy Heath\, Legendary Saxophonist &\nComposer/Arranger In 1993\, To ny released his debut CD as a leader and\ncomposer on the B&W label (now M eltdown-2000)\, entitled “Electric\nPoetry.” The album features Bob Mi ntzer (woodwinds)\, Dave Anderson\n(bass)\, and Ray Marchica (drums). He m ade 8 CDs on the SteepleChase\nlabel as a leader from 1996-2005 and has re corded other CDs since on\nvarious labels.... His most recent work has bee n in a duo context w.\nbassist Preston Murphy. They have redefined & refin ed the guitar/bass\nduo to another level! Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. Gratuity not included.\nTickets are non-refundable. Venue: Paul Kares: The Room at Cedar\nGrove.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

$50 Ticket includes dinner and concert (Bev erages can be purchased separately). Tony Purrone\, a Connecticut native\, began playing guitar at nine and quickly showcased his talent\, joining t he University of Bridgeport Jazz Ensemble by age 15. At age 19\, he perfor med with notable groups like the Don Elliott Quintet and Gerry Mulligan Se xtet. After earning a BSc in music from New York University in 1976\, he j oined the Heath Brothers Band in 1978\, recording five albums while tourin g globally. In 1982\, Purrone embarked on a successful jazz career\, colla borating with legends such as Frank Foster\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Jerome Rich ardson\, Ed Thigpen and many others. Ed Thigpen'\;s 1991 album &ldquo\; Mr. Taste&rdquo\; feat. Tony earned a 5-star rating from Downbeat magazine . He has taught at Housatonic College\, Wesleyan University\, and Queens C ollege\, contributed to two Grammy-nominated albums\, and recorded with va rious renowned artists across multiple prestigious labels. Tony has also m ade numerous notable appearances: Contributed to the all-star recording &l dquo\;Organic Grooves&rdquo\; with notable artists like Lonnie Smith\, Gro ver Washington and Kenny Garrett. Frequently performed with Jimmy Heath\, including a concert at Alice Tully Hall with prominent jazz figures and at Jazzmobile&rsquo\;s 35th-anniversary gala. Featured on the Heath Bros. 9\; reunion album &ldquo\;The Jazz Family\,&rdquo\; and performed on three SS Norway jazz festival cruises and at renowned venues like Blue Note and Village Vanguard. Made a special guest appearance at the Kennedy Center&r squo\;s celebration for Jimmy Heath&rsquo\;s 90th birthday\, performing wi th jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock and Stanley Cowell. &ldquo\;5.0 out of 5 stars...KILLS!!! This record is really something special\; not exact ly what people expect of jazz\; not fusion either\; what is it???? It is r eal killer MUSIC\, plain and simple\; new and exciting\, still sounds fres h many years later. OH! and all the players here are great. As for Mr. Pur rone\, in my opinion one of the all-time greats on GUITAR\, Tony really ca n do it all.......PEOPLE NEED to hear TONY PURRONE!!&rdquo\; &mdash\; Luig i Bosco\, online critique of Electric Poetry\, February 14\, 2012 &ldquo\; ...a strong and assertive guitarist\, becomes the invigorating focus of th e quartet. His bold\, bright colors are a tonic... and his physical involv ement with his guitar is a visual stimulant.&rdquo\; &mdash\; John S. Wils on\, New York Times &ldquo\;One of the world&rsquo\;s greatest guitarists. ..&rdquo\; &mdash\; Jimmy Heath\, Legendary Saxophonist &\; Composer/Ar ranger In 1993\, Tony released his debut CD as a leader and composer on th e B&\;W label (now Meltdown-2000)\, entitled &ldquo\;Electric Poetry.&r dquo\; The album features Bob Mintzer (woodwinds)\, Dave Anderson (bass)\, and Ray Marchica (drums). He made 8 CDs on the SteepleChase label as a le ader from 1996-2005 and has recorded other CDs since on various labels.... His most recent work has been in a duo context w. bassist Preston Murphy. They have redefined &\; refined the guitar/bass duo to another level! Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. Gratuity not included. Tickets are non-refundable. Venue: Paul Kares: The Room at Cedar Grove.

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