Freddie Bryant's Kaleidoscope West Trio

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<p>Tickets:&nbsp;$20&nbsp;,&nbsp;$30&nbsp;,&nbsp;$40&nbsp;,&nbsp;$50</p><p>(price&nbsp;includes&nbsp;$5.50&nbsp;processing&nbsp;and&nbsp;ticketing&nbsp;fee)</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>7:00&nbsp;show:&nbsp;Doors&nbsp;@&nbsp;6:00</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Playing&nbsp;“<strong>Groove&nbsp;Trio</strong>”&nbsp;a&nbsp;kaleidoscope&nbsp;of&nbsp;groove&nbsp;influences&nbsp;from&nbsp;straight-ahead&nbsp;to&nbsp;blues,&nbsp;New&nbsp;Orleans&nbsp;to&nbsp;Brazilian,&nbsp;Latin&nbsp;and&nbsp;world&nbsp;rhythms.&nbsp;Music&nbsp;from&nbsp;Bryant’s&nbsp;ten&nbsp;albums&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;leader&nbsp;including&nbsp;Live&nbsp;Grooves...&nbsp;Epic&nbsp;Tales,&nbsp;Boogaloo&nbsp;Brasileiro,&nbsp;Live&nbsp;at&nbsp;Smoke,&nbsp;Dreamscape&nbsp;and&nbsp;Upper&nbsp;West&nbsp;Side&nbsp;Love&nbsp;Story.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>About&nbsp;Live&nbsp;Grooves...&nbsp;Epic&nbsp;Tales&nbsp;noted&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;journalist,&nbsp;Bill&nbsp;Milkowski&nbsp;wrote,&nbsp;“A&nbsp;multi-directional&nbsp;musician...shifts&nbsp;easily&nbsp;from&nbsp;straight&nbsp;ahead&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;to&nbsp;Indian&nbsp;ragas,&nbsp;acoustic&nbsp;world&nbsp;music,&nbsp;bossa&nbsp;novas&nbsp;and</p><p>grooving&nbsp;sambas...&nbsp;guitarist&nbsp;Freddie&nbsp;Bryant&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Kaleidoscope&nbsp;Trio&nbsp;expand&nbsp;his&nbsp;ever-widening&nbsp;musical&nbsp;palette&nbsp;on&nbsp;Live&nbsp;Grooves...Epic&nbsp;Tales.”</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“His&nbsp;project,&nbsp;Upper&nbsp;West&nbsp;Side&nbsp;Love&nbsp;Story&nbsp;speaks&nbsp;to&nbsp;joys&nbsp;and&nbsp;tribulations&nbsp;common&nbsp;to&nbsp;us&nbsp;all…over&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;90&nbsp;minutes&nbsp;(it)&nbsp;delivers&nbsp;blues,&nbsp;hip-hop,&nbsp;Afro-Cuban,&nbsp;Afrobeat,&nbsp;reggae&nbsp;and&nbsp;spoken&nbsp;word.&nbsp;His&nbsp;passionate&nbsp;lyrics&nbsp;and&nbsp;colorful&nbsp;music&nbsp;suffuse&nbsp;his&nbsp;reflections&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;neighborhood&nbsp;so&nbsp;gentrified&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;to&nbsp;leave.”&nbsp;Carlo&nbsp;Wolff&nbsp;–&nbsp;Downbeat.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>DOWNBEAT&nbsp;included&nbsp;it&nbsp;on&nbsp;its&nbsp;“Best&nbsp;CDs&nbsp;of&nbsp;2023”&nbsp;list&nbsp;and&nbsp;was&nbsp;featured&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;two-page&nbsp;spread&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Daily&nbsp;News.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“Guitarist&nbsp;Freddie&nbsp;Bryant&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;rhythmic&nbsp;and&nbsp;melodic&nbsp;sponge.&nbsp;Put&nbsp;him&nbsp;in&nbsp;any&nbsp;musical&nbsp;situation,&nbsp;be&nbsp;it&nbsp;classical,&nbsp;jazz,&nbsp;funk,&nbsp;Senegalese,&nbsp;etc.,&nbsp;and&nbsp;he’ll&nbsp;tend&nbsp;to&nbsp;become&nbsp;one&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;music.”&nbsp;—&nbsp;Jason&nbsp;Koransky,&nbsp;www.downbeatjazz.com</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Bryant&nbsp;received&nbsp;a&nbsp;master’s&nbsp;degree&nbsp;in&nbsp;classical&nbsp;guitar&nbsp;from&nbsp;Yale&nbsp;School&nbsp;of&nbsp;Music&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;in&nbsp;demand&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;New&nbsp;York&nbsp;jazz&nbsp;and&nbsp;Brazilian&nbsp;scenes&nbsp;where&nbsp;he&nbsp;has&nbsp;worked&nbsp;with&nbsp;Eliane&nbsp;Elias,&nbsp;Tom&nbsp;Harrell&nbsp;and&nbsp;many&nbsp;others.&nbsp;He&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;member&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ben&nbsp;Riley’s&nbsp;Monk&nbsp;Legacy&nbsp;Septet&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;played&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mingus&nbsp;Orchestra&nbsp;for&nbsp;two&nbsp;decades.&nbsp;His&nbsp;impressive&nbsp;array&nbsp;of&nbsp;guitar&nbsp;styles&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;featured&nbsp;on&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;CDs&nbsp;showcasing&nbsp;his&nbsp;work&nbsp;on&nbsp;acoustic&nbsp;and&nbsp;electric&nbsp;guitars.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>His&nbsp;touring&nbsp;has&nbsp;brought&nbsp;him&nbsp;to&nbsp;55&nbsp;countries&nbsp;where&nbsp;he&nbsp;collaborated&nbsp;with&nbsp;musicians&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;variety&nbsp;of&nbsp;backgrounds,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Indian&nbsp;classical&nbsp;musicians,&nbsp;African&nbsp;singers,&nbsp;oud&nbsp;players,&nbsp;traditional&nbsp;Arab&nbsp;groups,&nbsp;klezmer&nbsp;bands&nbsp;and&nbsp;Cuban&nbsp;musicians&nbsp;in&nbsp;Havana.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Band&nbsp;Lineup:</p><p>Freddie&nbsp;Bryant,&nbsp;guitar/voice</p><p>Sylvia&nbsp;Cuenca,&nbsp;drums</p><p>Doug&nbsp;Miller,&nbsp;bass</p>