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Theo Croker’s Dream … Manifested!
Partway through his early set at Smoke Jazz Club, Theo Croker blinks the room back into focus. He leans over the piano.…
Jazz guitarists Jim Hall and Peter Bernstein will perform a duet at the New School For Jazz And Contemporary Music. The concert will take place on Wednesday, March 7, at 8:00, at The New School, 55 West 13th Street, 5th Floor.
Bernstein is a 1990 graduate of the New School and Hall is a former faculty member. They performed together at New School Jazz 14 years ago. The performance is part of New School Jazz’s 20th anniversary celebration.
For more information go to: jazz.newschool.edu
To record Dream Manifest (Dom Recs), Croker convened artists from his current and recent past ensembles, plus special guests.
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