IMAC TO PRESENT A CONCERT WITH

DIANE SCHUUR & CARIBBEAN JAZZ PROJECT

www.dianeschuur.com
www.dsamuels.com

Tickets: $40.00 Full Price / $30.00 IMAC MEMBERS

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SATURDAY, May 7th, 2005 at 8PM & 10:30PM

On Saturday, May 7th, 2005 at 8PM & 10:30, the Inter-Media Art Center (also known as “IMAC”) in Huntington, Long Island will present a concert with Diane Schuur and The Caribbean Jazz Project.

Diane Schuur was just a child when she fell in love with the voice of the "Queen of the Blues," Dinah Washington, a voice that carried her through the loneliness and homesickness of living in a residential school for the blind. But her blindness has not proved too great an obstacle for her to overcome - she was signed to a record company when she was just 17, and by the mid-70's she was making waves at California jazz festivals. Saxophonist Stan Getz was awed by her voice and became her mentor. Her big break came when he took her along to a White House performance that was broadcast on public television and was seen by GRP president Larry Rosen -- and the rest is history in the making! Her energy and enthusiasm make it hard for Diane - or Deedles to her friends - to stay seated at her piano when she performs - and it's just as hard for the audience to stay seated!

With sizzling riffs and smooth sound, The Caribbean Jazz Project is a perfect way to warm up from the spring. The Caribbean Jazz Project is led by marimba/vibraphonist Dave Samuels, best known for his two decades with the jazz-fusion super-group Spyro Gyra and a variety of other outstanding musicians. The group’s repertoire has a decidedly Latin bent, with such tunes as Dizzy Gillespie’s classic “A Night in Tunisia,” Alec Wilder’s great ballad “Moon and Sand” and Samuels’ “Ivory Coast” which he recorded on his 1989 album Ten Degrees North, along with a treasure trove of original tunes.

Tickets for this performance are $40.00 ($30.00 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 Fleet Bank, Korg USA, The Guitar Center, The D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, AutoOne Insurance, Peconic Bay Winery, MDNY Healthcare, Branch Financial Services and Olivia and Harlan Fischer.