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Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra at St. Mark Presbyterian Church
Courtesy of Todd Marcus | Posted on October 16, 2014
Where
St. Mark Presbyterian Church
10701 Old Georgetown Road
Rockville, DC
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When
Mon, November 3, 2014
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Todd Marcus
clarinet, bassGreg Tardy
saxophoneHelen Sung
pianoBrent Birckhead
saxophone, altoRussell Kirk
saxophoneEric Kennedy
drumsTom Baldwin
bassIrene Jalenti
vocalsAbout
2014 Baker Artist Award winner Todd Marcus will celebrate his new CD, Blues for Tahrir, in two sets on November 3nd at a concert by the Institute for Musical Traditions just outside Washington, DC.
The Baltimore bass clarinetist and composer has presented his jazz for over 10 years and along the way received accolades including the $25,000 Baker prize, selections as a rising star by national jazz magazine Downbeat in its 2014 and 2013 annual critics poll, and an NPR pick for one of the top 10 albums of 2012.
But his newest album Blues for Tahrir is poised to make his biggest statement to date by setting Egypt’s Arab Spring movement to music in a fusion of jazz with Middle Eastern influences....