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Bangalore Breakdown Returns! Premik Russell Tubbs and Uli Geissendoerfer Perform at Beanrunner Cafe

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BANGALORE BREAKDOWN Returns!
Premik Russell Tubbs & Uli Geissendoerfer
World Class Jazz at the BEANRUNNER CAFE
Saturday, July 25th , 2009 @ 7:30 p.m.

Peekskill, NY -- Internationally acclaimed composer, arranger, producer and accomplished multi-instrumentalist Premik Russell Tubbs, and Uli Geissendoerfer, the renown versatile and remarkable jazz pianist, return to the BeanRunner Cafe to perform on Saturday, July 25th at 7:30pm Admission is $10 pp. Seating is limited. To reserve seating, call the BeanRunner Cafe at (914) 737-1701. The BeanRunner Caf is located at 201 S Division Street @ Esther

Tubbs, in conjunction with Geissendoerfer, heads Bangalore Breakdown, an inspirational, cross cultural, Jazz ensemble. Their first CD, titled Diary, was released in 2008. In 2004, Premik released his own album, Mission Transcendence, a soulful melding of East /West, jazz, world and other styles.

Premik, an acclaimed composer, arranger, producer and accomplished multi-instrumentalist, was born Russell Wayne Tubbs in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. He performs on various flutes, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, Akai EWI and Yamaha WX7 wind synthesizers, and lap steel guitar, has worked with everyone from Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Narada Michael Walden, Clarence Clemons, Jackson Browne, Jean-Luc Ponty, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Sting, Billy Joel, and James Taylor. His 2008 schedule had him playing Sting’s Rainforest Concert at Carnegie Hall and touring with Russian legend Boris Grebenshikov beginning in London at the Royal Albert Hall and continuing on to Dublin, Kiev, Milan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and ending the year in Vienna. Premik is a longstanding member of Carman Moore's Skymusic Ensemble, performing Moore’s epic work Mass for the 21st Century as part of Lincoln Center’s Out-Of-Doors concert series. Premik will soon be featured in Moore's latest work, Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, which in its world premier will also feature Ornette Coleman as guest soloist.

Uli Geissendoerfer is a versatile and remarkable jazz pianist who explores rhythms and melodies across many styles of music, with a special emphasis on Latin and modern Jazz and improvisation. Originally from Munich, Germany, Uli has worked with William Cepeda, Groove Collective, Tito Puente, Giovanni Hidalgo, Blood Sweat & Tears, Leslie Uggams, Cirque du Soleil, Kofo the Wonderman, Ute Lemper and Omega Okello. His current projects include the Uli Geissendoerfer Trio which will be featured in a new CD and book collaboration with renowned artist Tina Chaden. A film composer, Uli composed together with Emmy nominated composer Steve Sandberg the critically acclaimed short film, Climbing Miss Sophie, the winner of the NYU film festival in 2002, and invited to Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.

The BeanRunner Cafe is located at 201 S Division Street @ Esther in Peekskill NY. The BeanRunner Caf and Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

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