The Birdland All-Stars featuring Tommy Igoe Teach The Art of Jazz at MPAC

Enjoy an evening of jazz at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, January 25, 2018 starring The Birdland All-Stars featuring Tommy Igoe at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $29-$59.

The concert, entitled, "The Art of Jazz," will feature a visual artist who will create works inspired by the music on stage.

Featuring the finest musicians in New York, The Birdland All-Stars have been thrilling audiences at "The Jazz Corner of the World" for the last 10 years. Returning to the road for the first time in 5 years, the Birdland All-Stars have created new arrangements featuring the music of David Bowie, The Police and Steely Dan, as well as fresh treatments of iconic compositions by Charlie Parker, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock.

Tommy Igoe is one of the world's most prominent drummers, bandleaders and music education authors. All of his published works are #1 on Amazon, have attained bestseller status on every relevant list worldwide and many are required coursework at top-tier collegiate music schools and conservatories. He has been featured on multiple Grammy award-winning recordings and recently won the coveted 2014 Modern Drummer Reader's Poll award for "Best Jazz Drummer". Tommy also created the drumset book for Disney's Broadway production of "The Lion King" where he also served as the production's Associate Conductor from its inception. He currently is a globally requested clinician and speaker, runs two music residencies in the United States at legendary venues in San Francisco and New York and is President of Deep Rhythm Music LLC, his music services company and publishing arm.

More information about Igoe can be found at http://www.tommyigoe.com/.

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2017-2018 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Mayo Performing Arts Center was named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres, and is ranked in the top 50 mid-sized performing arts centers by Pollstar Magazine.

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