Rez Abbasi's Snake Charmer
Rez Abbasi - guitar/sitar-guitar
Gary Versace - Hammond organ
Dan Weiss - drums
Kiran Ahluwalia - Indian vocals
Tuesday, July 11th
Jazz Standard
116 E. 27 St. (Lex/Park)
212 576-2232
2 Sets @ 7:30 & 9:30pm
http://www.jazzstandard.com
“A fascinating mix of jazz-style improvisation and eastern tonalities and rhythms"--Stuart Broomer, Editor-in-chief of Coda
“In some regards, the guitarist and his band offer a post-millennium update on the Mahavishnu Orchestra"--New York Times
Making New York home for the past fifteen years, Rez Abbasi is considered to be one of today's foremost modern jazz guitar players. He has developed a unique sound both as a composer and an instrumentalist.
Rez has honed his skills with performances throughout the world including multiple tours in Europe, Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and India. He has also performed and/or recorded with many including, Ruth Brown, Peter Erskine, Kenny Werner, Barre Phillips, Tim Hagans, Marc Johnson, Billy Hart, Gary Thomas, Kiran Ahluwalia, Dave Douglas, Greg Osby, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Kadri Gopalnath and a host of others.
His new recording, Bazaar, is due out in November on the Zoho label.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
