DATE: SATURDAY, October 16th, 2004 at 9PM

ADMISSION: $37.50 Full Price / $28.50 IMAC Members

On Saturday, October 16th, 2004 at 9PM, the Inter-Media Art Center (also known as “IMAC”) in Huntington, Long Island will present a concert with outstanding jazz artists MIKE STERN (guitar), DENNIS CHAMBERS (drums), BOB FRANCESCHINI (saxophone) and RICHARD BONA (bass).

One of the premier guitarists of his generation, three-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern got his start as a guitar player with Blood, Sweat & Tears at the age of 22. He has played and performed with such greats as Billy Cobham, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, David Sanborn, Joe Henderson, and Michael Brecker. He’s acclaimed 1993 Atlantic Jazz release, Standards (And Other Songs), led to him being named Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year by the readers and critics of Guitar Player magazine.

Dennis Chambers started playing drums at the age of 4 and by the age of 6 he was playing in nightclubs. He joined Special EFX in 1985, the David Sanborn band in 1987 and John Scofield’s band until 1989. Shortly afterwards, he joined the Mike Stern/ Bob Berg Band. From that time, he has played in other bands and with bandleaders such as: Bill Evans, George Duke, Mike Urbaniak, Stanley Clarke, The Brecker Brothers Band and many others.

A native New Yorker, Bob Franceschini has played saxophone and toured with a number of outstanding artists including Tom Browne, Chaka Kahn, George Benson, Woody Shaw, Dave Valentine, Eddie Palmieri, Jorge Dalto, Barry Rogers and others. Bob is a founding member of a cooperative band, Seis Del Solar, the once back band for Salsa singer Ruben Blades. He most recently toured with Aretha Franklyn.
Since arriving in New York in 1995, bassist-vocalist-composer Richard Bona has been one of the most sought-after talents on the scene. To date, guitarists Larry Coryell, Mike Stern and Pat Metheny, keyboardists Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Jacky Terrasson and Bob James, saxophonists Sadao Watanabe, Branford Marsalis and David Sanborn, violinist Regina Carter, vocalist Bobby McFerrin and trumpeter Randy Brecker have enlisted his services as a sideman. But it is in the context as a leader in his own right that the gifted Cameroonian has revealed the full scope of his artistry.
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 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.