IMAC TO PRESENT A CONCERT WITH
ELIANE ELIAS & PETE BELASCO

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Tickets: : $37.50 Full Price / $28.50 IMAC MEMBERS
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DATE: SATURDAY, March 19th, 2005 at 9PM
On Saturday, March
19th, 2005 at 9PM, the Inter-Media Art Center (also known
as “IMAC”) in Huntington, Long Island will present
a concert with pianist/songwriter ELIANE ELIAS and keyboardist/
saxophonist/songwriter PETE BELASCO.
Pianist/composer/singer, Eliane Elias is
known for her distinct and immediately recognizable musical
style which blends her Brazilian roots with her impressive
jazz and classical skills. In her work Elias has documented
dozens of her own compositions, her outstanding piano playing
and arranging, and several beautiful vocal interpretations.
All of her recordings have garnered a great deal of praise
from the critics and all have topped the Billboard and Jazz
Radio charts. In 1998 she was voted Best New Talent by the
jazz critics’ poll of JAZZIZ magazine. Together with
Herbie Hancock in their duet, she was nominated for a Grammy
in the “Best Jazz Solo Performance” category
for her 1995 release. As a guest artist she has appeared
on performances and recording with Joe Henderson, James
Taylor, Michael Franks, Mingus Dynasty, Andy Summers, Earl
Klugh, Denyce Graves, and Calle 54 to name a few.
Jazz-pop artist Pete Belasco began playing
sax and piano at a young age. In college, he soon became
primarily interested in jazz and studied sax at Rutgers
University and the Hart Conservatory. After a severe boating
accident broke both his hands, he turned to composing and
singing. Upon healing, Belasco moved to New York to record
his debut Get It Together, which was released on Verve in
1997. The album was a concoction of influences such as Mose
Allison, Marvin Gaye, and Van Morrison, along with jazzy
pop and lounge music cool. His long-awaited sophomore effort,
Deeper, was released to critical acclaim.
Tickets for this performance are $37.50
($28.50 for IMAC Members). For tickets or further information
on this performance, or on other IMAC programs, call IMAC's
24-hour Arts-Line at (631) 549-ARTS. Tickets can also be
purchased at the theater from noon to 6PM, Tuesday through
Friday, 2PM to 6PM on Saturdays and after 2PM on the day
of the performances. For further information, call IMAC's
business office at (631) 549-9666.
The Inter-Media Art Center, Inc. is a non-profit
Media and Performing Arts Center whose programs and services
are supported in part by public funds from the New York
State Council on the Arts (a state agency), Suffolk County
Office of Cultural Affairs, the Town of Huntington, by a
grant from The Harmon Foundation, as well as by the Members
of IMAC. IMAC also gratefully acknowledges support from
Bank of America, Korg USA, The Guitar Center, The D’Addario
Foundation for the Performing Arts, AutoOne Insurance, Peconic
Bay Winery, Branch Financial Services and Olivia and Harlan
Fischer.
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