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Jazz in June: An Evening with Uri Caine

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Jazz in June: An Evening with Uri Caine

Join us for an evening of savory food, wine and exceptional music with Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer, Uri Caine.



Enjoy a rare opportunity to experience this groundbreaking performer in an intimate setting while benefiting cutting-edge advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS.

All proceeds from this event will support the work of The Center for HIV Law and Policy - a national organization dedicated to securing the human and civil rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.

Thursday, June 4, 2009
Brooklyn, New York
6:30pm: Wine and light fare
7:30pm: Uri Caine solo piano performance
8:30pm: Dessert reception with Uri Caine



The event will be held at a private residence on State Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

Tickets: $200 each, 2 for $375
To purchase tickets now, please visit: www.hivlawandpolicy.org

If you are unable to attend but would like to support the important work of The Center for HIV Law and Policy, please visit: http://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/public/support/donate.

Uri Caine was born in Philadelphia and began studying piano with Bernard Peiffer. He played in bands led by Philly Joe Jones, Hank Mobley, Johnny Coles, Mickey Roker, Odean Pope, Jymmie Merritt, Bootsie Barnes and Grover Washington, Jr.. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and studied music composition with George Rochberg and George Crumb.



Recently Caine has received commissions from the Vienna Volksoper, The Seattle Chamber Players, Relache, The Beaux Arts Trio, the Basel Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Koln, and the American Composers Orchestra. Caine was the Director of the Venice Biennale for Music in September 2003, where he also premiered his new work, The Othello Syndrome (Winter & Winter, 2008). He has performed his version of the Diabelli Variations (Winter & Winter, 2003) with orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra in Canada, and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. In 2006 he was named composer in residence for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and premiered his “Concerto for Two Pianos and Chamber Orchestra" with Jeffrey Kahane in May 2006.

Uri Caine / Jazz in June



For more information, contact Ashley Burczak:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 212.430.6733.

For more information about The Center for HIV Law and Policy, visit hivlawandpolicy.org

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