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SUMMARY:Tony Purrone Duo with Preston Murphy - A Journey Through Jazz
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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.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:$50 Ticket includes dinner and concert (Bevera
 ges can be purchased separately). Tony Purrone\, a Connecticut native\, be
 gan playing guitar at nine and quickly showcased his talent\, joining the 
 University of Bridgeport Jazz Ensemble by age 15. At age 19\, he performed
  with notable groups like the Don Elliott Quintet and Gerry Mulligan Sexte
 t. After earning a BSc in music from New York University in 1976\, he join
 ed the Heath Brothers Band in 1978\, recording five albums while touring g
 lobally. In 1982\, Purrone embarked on a successful jazz career\, collabor
 ating with legends such as Frank Foster\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Jerome Richard
 son\, Ed Thigpen and many others. Ed Thigpen's 1991 album “Mr. Taste” 
 feat. Tony earned a 5-star rating from Downbeat magazine. He has taught at
  Housatonic College\, Wesleyan University\, and Queens College\, contribut
 ed to two Grammy-nominated albums\, and recorded with various renowned art
 ists across multiple prestigious labels. Tony has also made numerous notab
 le appearances: Contributed to the all-star recording “Organic Grooves
 ” with notable artists like Lonnie Smith\, Grover Washington and Kenny G
 arrett. Frequently performed with Jimmy Heath\, including a concert at Ali
 ce Tully Hall with prominent jazz figures and at Jazzmobile’s 35th-anniv
 ersary gala. Featured on the Heath Bros.' reunion album “The Jazz Family
 \,” and performed on three SS Norway jazz festival cruises and at renown
 ed venues like Blue Note and Village Vanguard. Made a special guest appear
 ance at the Kennedy Center’s celebration for Jimmy Heath’s 90th birthd
 ay\, performing with jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock and Stanley Cowel
 l. “5.0 out of 5 stars...KILLS!!! This record is really something specia
 l\; not exactly what people expect of jazz\; not fusion either\; what is i
 t???? It is real killer MUSIC\, plain and simple\; new and exciting\, stil
 l sounds fresh many years later. OH! and all the players here are great. A
 s for Mr. Purrone\, in my opinion one of the all-time greats on GUITAR\, T
 ony really can do it all.......PEOPLE NEED to hear TONY PURRONE!!” — L
 uigi Bosco\, online critique of Electric Poetry\, February 14\, 2012 “..
 .a strong and assertive guitarist\, becomes the invigorating focus of the 
 quartet. His bold\, bright colors are a tonic... and his physical involvem
 ent with his guitar is a visual stimulant.” — John S. Wilson\, New Yor
 k Times “One of the world’s greatest guitarists...” — Jimmy Heath\
 , Legendary Saxophonist & Composer/Arranger In 1993\, Tony released his de
 but CD as a leader and composer on the B&W label (now Meltdown-2000)\, ent
 itled “Electric Poetry.” The album features Bob Mintzer (woodwinds)\, 
 Dave Anderson (bass)\, and Ray Marchica (drums). He made 8 CDs on the Stee
 pleChase label as a leader from 1996-2005 and has recorded other CDs since
  on various labels.... His most recent work has been in a duo context w. b
 assist Preston Murphy. They have redefined & refined the guitar/bass duo t
 o another level! Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. Gratuity not included. Tickets ar
 e non-refundable. Venue: Paul Kares: The Room at Cedar Grove.
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