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Winard Harper & Jeli Posse at Audrey Sabir Cultural Center Of Jersey City
Courtesy of Don Jay Smith | Posted on April 20, 2015
Where
Audrey Sabir Cultural Center Of Jersey City
297 MLK Drive
Jersey City, NJ
Map
When
Sat, May 2, 2015
6:00 pm
At Door
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Musicians
Winard Harper
drumsJimmy Heath
saxophone, tenorAbout
Drummer Winard Harper and Jeli Posse will be joined by jazz legend Jimmy Heath for a cultural jazz experience and dinner at the Audrey Sabir Cultural Center of Masjid Muhammad of Jersey City on Saturday, May 2nd. The program includes great music, poetry and dinner. Shows are at 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Jersey City resident Winard Harper is considered one of the most exciting and innovative drummers in jazz, leading an exciting group that mixes bebop with African and Caribbean rhythms. Equally at home with sticks, brushes or mallets, Harper is both a gifted soloist and rock-solid bandleader, and he has surrounded himself with outstanding young musicians. His most recent release, “Coexist,” topped the jazz charts last year and was one of the year’s most requested jazz recordings. ...