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SUMMARY:Mickey Bass & His Manhattan Burn Unit
DESCRIPTION:Legendary Bassist & Bandleader Mickey Bass is a Hard-bop 
 veteran. As a “Jazz Messenger” he Recorded, Composed & Arranged fo
 r Art Blakey. Also worked as a Bassist with Billy Eckstine, Hank Moble
 y, Freddie Hubbard and Sonny Rollins, to name but a few, and Gloria Ly
 nne, for whom he also served as Musical Director. Recordings include s
 tints with; Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan for “Blue Note” Records, Bobb
 y Timmons on “Prestige” and Curtis Fuller on “Mainstream” ...T
 his event is also to further a book launching of Mickeys' original Jaz
 z Improvisational Method, a retail link can be found here for “The D
 iminished Whole Tone Concept\"\nMeanwhile...back to the Band, which wi
 ll feature a very special guest on the Vibraphone who performed with G
 eorge Shearing and Dave Holland and was Co-Leader of “Wingspan\" wit
 h Mulgrew Miller. Myself, I had the fortune to play with him earlier o
 n in his career; one of the formative members of my “Manhattan Burn 
 Unit\" along with Carter Jefferson and Michael Carvin, with whom I rec
 orded “Another Way Out\" ( 4 1/2 Stars All Music Guide). This very t
 alented man with a one-of-a-kind sound is Steve Nelson. On tenor saxop
 hone will be Charles Davis Jr. who has worked with both Roy Haynes as 
 well as the Sun Ra Orchestra.The Bombardier Eric Allen is a former alu
 mni of Mr. Bass’ Jazz Ensemble at The Ellington School of The Arts, 
 and has played extensively with Wallace Roney’s Quintet. He has also
  toured Japan with Vocalist Helen Merrill, and played in Illinois Jacq
 uet’s band, along with Richard Wyands and ‘Slam’ Stewart.\n\n“
 The genuine uncontrived nature of this music and its' ability to provi
 de a conduit to the souls of the performers and audience alike can onl
 y serve to inspire jazz lovers and connect people who could be jazz lo
 vers, if only this music could get greater exposure.\"\n—Mercy Monet
 , Jazz Improv. Magazine Manhattan Burn Unit @ “Minton's\" Be-bop Her
 itage series Then and Now, November 2006\n\nBohemian Caverns is locate
 d at 2001 Eleventh Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. Performances a
 re on Friday March 28th & Saturday March 29th 2014 with two shows at 8
 :30PM and 10:30Pm.\n\nFor more information visit https://washingtondcj
 azznetwork.ning.com/events/mickey-bass-his-manhattan-burn-unit
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CATEGORIES:live, jazz, "&", book, signing
LOCATION:Bohemian Caverns
WEBSITE:http://www.bohemiancaverns.com/tickets/
URL:http://www.bohemiancaverns.com/tickets/
CONTACT:(202) 299-0800
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