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Trumpeter, Educator Jim Rotondi Dies at 61
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
Don Byron will open the No Minimum series at New York’s Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center on Jan. 22, 2007. The clarinetist will perform duets with pianists Ursula Oppens and Kenny Barron. A following No Minimum concert includes pianist Vijay Iyer with Rudresh Mahanthappa, Suphala and Amina Claudine Myers on March 19.
Merkin Concert Hall is located at 129 W. 67th St. in Manhattan.
For more information go to: kaufman-center.org
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