The Modernistics to perform Music and Tap Dance from the Great American Songbook
When:
Saturday, Jun 01, 2019 7:30p -
9:00p
Saturday, Jun 01, 2019 7:30p -
9:00p
Where:
Chelmsford Center for the Arts
1A North Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Admission:
$15, 10
Categories:
Music, Nightlife, Performing Arts
Event website:
https://chelmsfordarts.org/june-1-the-modernistics-song-and-dance-from-the-great-american-songbook/
The Modernistics (Ted and Pamela Powers, vocals and tap; Peter H. Bloom, flute; Mark Leighton, guitar; Dave Zox, bass) will perform on Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 pm, at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts, 1A North Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824. Expect a high-energy mix of hits like Sunny Side of the Street, Paper Moon, Let’s Misbehave, and Bye-Bye Blackbird, plus sizzling bebop numbers by Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon and Bud Powell. $15 General, $10 Members/Seniors/Students. Buy tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4065665
The Modernistics have performed at venues across the Northeast, including the Ocean Park Music Festival, the Medallion Opera House, The Tillotson Center, the Middletown Concert Association, Concord City Auditorium, Colby College, and other locations. The members of the Modernistics have taught and performed extensively in the United States and abroad.
Peter H. Bloom, praised for his “hip, jazzy flute work” (Allaboutjazz.com), has concertized in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand and is featured on 45 CDs. He has shared the stage with Ricky Ford, Charles Neville, Sheila Jordan, Jaki Byard and other jazz greats, and is a veteran of the illustrious Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (46th season). Mark Leighton is acclaimed as a jazz and classical guitarist, performs widely, and serves on the faculties of Colby College and St. George’s School. Ted Powers’ career in jazz, blues, and pop includes several years as a solo performer in the south of France and tap-dancing in the U.S. with the legendary Jimmy “Sir Slyde” Mitchell. Pamela Powers has performed and taught in the United States, Germany and England. She studied with Harold Nicholas of the iconic Nicholas Brothers and with renowned Broadway choreographer Charles Hughes. Bassist Dave Zox has performed with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Artie Shaw Band, Herb Reed and the Platters, John Abercrombie, Kenny Werner, Phil Woods, and other notables.
The Modernistics are managed exclusively by Americas Musicworks, Rebecca DeLamotte, Director, telephone 617-776-8778, email: [email protected]
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