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Clifford Brown Tribute @ Brownstonejazzy Halloween Fest Fish Fry Featuring Miles Griffith Vocalist W/ Tadataka Unno Pianist at Brownstonejazz Concert Series at BrownstoneJAZZ

Courtesy of BrownstoneJazz | Posted on October 27, 2016

Where

BrownstoneJAZZ
Brownstonejazz Concert Series

107 Macon St.
Brooklyn, NY
Map
917-704-9237

When

Sat, October 29, 2016
9:00 pm

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BrownstoneJAZZY HALLOWEEN FEST FISH FRY
& CLIFFORD BROWN TRIBUTE

Where The Spirit of JAZZ LIVES

Featuring MILES GRIFFITH vocalist -
Native New Yorker is among the male jazz vocalists who started recording in the ‘90s — a relatively small group that also includes Kevin Mahogany, J.D. Walter, Allan Harris, Giacomo… Gates, Kurt Elling, and Lou Lanza (among others). Griffith, who grew up in Brooklyn, will not be mistaken for a member of jazz's subtle, restrained cool school -- the gritty, big-voiced improviser favors a hard-swinging, aggressive, full-bodied vocal style whether he is scatting, interpreting standards, or performing his own songs. But for all his aggression, intensity, and forcefulness, Griffith is also capable of sensitivity and vulnerability (especially on ballads). The hard bop/post-bop singer has both male and female influences; ...

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