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ed Reed and His Quartet at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

Courtesy of Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society at the Douglas Beach House | Posted on February 10, 2014

Where

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
311 Mirada Rd.
Half Moon Bay, CA
Map
650-726-4143

When

Sun, May 4, 2014
4:30 PM

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Musicians

Ed Reed
vocals
Anton Schwartz
saxophone, tenor

About

"The Bay Area?s Ed Reed- who made his recording debut at 77- seems to be just hitting his stride at 84; his singing has only grown stronger and more confident with age. Reed?s story is the ultimate second act." -Downbeat. Reed?s is the voice of experience and hard-won wisdom. After decades of drug addiction and repeated incarcerations at San Quentin- he has risen to become a critically acclaimed jazz singer. Reed enjoyed a release party at Yoshi's Oakland in Nov 2013- guest appearance on Marian McPartland's iconic NPR "Piano Jazz" radio show in 2008; a profile by Nat Hentoff in the Wall Street Journal in June 2009; and placement as Male Vocalist Rising Star category of the Downbeat Critic's Poll in five out of the last six years...

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