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Hugh Masekela and Larry Willis at Pollak Theater At Monmouth University
Courtesy of Kelly Barratt | Posted on September 25, 2015
Where
Pollak Theater At Monmouth University
400 Cedar Ave.
West Long Branch, NJ
Map
732-263-6889
When
Sat, November 14, 2015
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Hugh Masekela
flugelhornLarry Willis
pianoAbout
Hugh Masekela, a world-renowned flugelhornist, trumpeter, bandleader, composer, singer, and defiant political voice, combines his talents with powerhouse pianist Larry Willis for a show of epic proportions. These two giants of the jazz world put on a one-of-a-kind show together, after decades of cultivating careers apart. Willis and Masekela met while they were both students at the Manhattan School of Music some 50 years ago. After coming under the tutelage of Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong, Masekela went on to carve out a five-decade-long (and counting) career, releasing over 40 solo albums...