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Hafez Modirzadeh and Vijay Iyer at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on August 21, 2012

Where

Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227

When

Wed, October 10, 2012
7:00 PM

At Door

$20/Adv $23/Door

Musicians

Hafez Modirzadeh
saxophone, tenor

About

Post-Chromodal Out! CD Release Celebration
$20/Adv $23/Door
½ PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS
“…a manifesto in resonance.” – Jazz Speaks on “Post-Chromodal Out!”
Post-Chromodal Out! represents the next step in composer/saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh’s 30-year quest to create a seamless exchange of musical structures across many cultures. The project is the culmination of a system he refers to as “chromodality,” which he created to integrate Persian musical tones with Western tones. The result is a musical, cultural blend that breaks boundaries and creates new musical worlds. Joining Modizadeh on this journey is pianist Vijay Iyer, who is somewhat of a renaissance man in the jazz world, winning in five categories of DownBeat’s 2012 Annual Critics Poll including Jazz Artist of the Year, top Pianist and Rising Star Composer....

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