Music

It Was A Craig Martin Experience At The Pond Tuesday

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Craig Martin Experience played the Pond Tuesday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Aaron Anderson, keyboards; Rob Heineman, bass; John Frary, drums. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Carl Hagelberg blows. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Mike Rogers, guitar, Quinn Marksteiner, alto saxophone, Carl Hagelberg, trumpet; Craig Martin, tenor saxophone. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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‘Prince Of Bebop’ Greg Abate Plays Pond 7 p.m. Today!

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‘Prince Of Bebop’ Greg Abate Plays Pond 7 p.m. Today! Courtesy photo
 
By RUSS GORDON, Promoter
Summer Concert Series

A traveling jazz master, Greg Abate returns to Ashley Pond at 7 p.m. today.

Greg plays around about 225 shows a year, all over the world. He’s been dubbed the “Prince of bebop” by the Washington Post and is one of the top saxophonists in the world. His music is mostly bebop and modern jazz fusion; the sound made famous by his early influences, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Paul Desmond.

After high school in Rhode Island, Greg studied and graduated from the famed Berklee School Read More

Tuesdays At The Pond: Craig Martin Experience Tonight

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CREATIVE DISTRICT News:

Tuesdays at the Pond continues tonight with the Craig Martin Experience under the pavillion at Ashley Pond Park.

CME celebrates the start of summer with a night of upbeat jazz at the Pond. Two hours of funky, swinging jazz from the septet including jazz classics and original tunes by band members. The concert begins at 7  p.m. Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner and enjoys some great music!

Tuesdays at the Pond, a summer entertainment series, runs through Aug. 9. It brings a variety of entertainment acts to the Ashley Pond stage in downtown Read More

Opera Tailgate With A Jewish Twist

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Rabbi Jack Shlachter is offering a brief Jewish teaching inspired by the evening’s opera each Wednesday this summer. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Heading to the opera on Wednesday evenings this summer? From July 6 through Aug. 3, Rabbi Jack Shlachter of HaMakom: The Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism in Santa Fe is offering a brief Jewish teaching inspired by the evening’s opera, followed by a recitation of the traditional mourner’s prayer (mourner’s kaddish) in the lower parking lot of the Santa Fe Opera.

A quorum of 10 Jewish adults is required in order Read More

CME Plays Ashley Pond Pavilion 7 p.m. Tuesday

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At 7 p.m. this Tuesday, June 21, Super Summer Solstice Spectacular with ‘SeeME’ at the Ashley Pond Pavilion! CME takes the stage for two hours of uptempo and funky jazz. It’s a free concert that is part of the Tuesdays at the Pond series sponsored by the Los Alamos Creative District. Bring dinner, a blanket or a lawn chair, and enjoy some cool jazz to herald the arrival of summer. Photo by Skip Wecksung
 
About CME:

A solid rhythm section, powerful horns, innovative harmonies, and a ripping repertoire…

CME is an informal group of musicians who have been playing jazz together since Read More

Scenes From Igor & Red Elvises Rocking Ashley Pond

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Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

 

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

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Documentary ‘Muscle Shoals’ Airs At Library Monday

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LIBRARY News:

Mesa Public Library will show the music documentary Muscle Shoals at 6 p.m. Monday, June 20 in the Upstairs Meeting Rooms. The film is rated PG.

The Library is showing a series of music-themed movies all summer long as part of the Read to the Rhythm summer reading program. All of the movies are free and open to the public. Upcoming films include Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, Get On Up and Labyrinth.

You may never have heard of the Muscle Shoals recording studio, but everyone has certainly heard music that was created there. Major hits from Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin Read More

SFO Apprentice Concert In Los Alamos June 26

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SFO News:
 
The Los Alamos and Espanola Valley Opera Guilds invites the community to The Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Concert. This Community Concert starts at 3 p.m., Sunday June 26, at The United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road. 
 
Community members and friends are welcome for this free concert. Chapter guild memberships will be available. The Santa Fe Opera’s performer will be soprano Rebecca Kynski and bass-baritone Adrian Smith with pianist James Lesniak. come enjoy a sneak peak of the talent before the Festive 2016 Season
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