[jazzblues] Sudden Sound Concert this Thursday

[Jeff Machota]

From: 	Jason Finkelman <finkelma at uiuc.edu>




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*Krannert Art Museum presents*
*in the Sudden Sound Concert Series:*
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*Yosef Ben Israel Ensemble*
featuring
Robert "Baabe" Irving III - keyboard
Yosef Ben Israel - bass
Ari Brown - saxophone
Avreeayl Ra - drums
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*Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 7:30PM*
*Free Admission*

*Krannert Art Museum*
*500 E. Peabody Dr.*
*Champaign, IL*

_*Additional Info:*_
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Bassist Yosef Ben Israel leads an all-star, Chicago-based, progressive
jazz ensemble featuring keyboardist Robert "Baabe" Irving III,
saxophonist Ari Brown and drummer Avreeayl Ra.

*Yosef Ben Israel's* hallmark is his versatility in performing a variety
of musical styles including jazz, blues and the avant-garde, which has
allowed him the opportunity to perform with a wide spectrum of noted
artists including Willie Pickens, Clark Terry, Ramsey Lewis and Muhal
Richard Abrams.  After a noted tenure as Miles Davis' keyboardist and
music director,* Robert "Baabe" Irving III* worked primarily as an
arranger, producer and occasionally as a sideman, but has now re-emerged
in 2007 as a solo artist and group leader with his release "New
Momentum." * Ari Brown* is noted for blending traditions of the Chicago
tough tenor and the AACM, presenting soulful music that journeys inside
and out.  An in-demand master drummer / percussionist and long term
member of the AACM,* Avreeayl Ra* considers himself blessed to have come
up in the richly progressive Chicago "avant-garde" jazz community.  The
Yosef Ben Israel Ensemble will perform original compositions and
improvisations.

The Sudden Sound Concert Series is curated by Jason Finkelman.

Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion is a unit of the College of
Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The museum is located at the corner of Sixth Street and Peabody Drive in
Champaign, one block east of Memorial Stadium. The museum is open to the
public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free; suggested donation $3.

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