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Blindfold Test: Buster Williams
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2017’s Circles Of Chimes is Marius Neset’s most recent recording for the ACT label.
(Photo: Courtesy of the Artist)Marius Neset, a Norway-born saxophonist who records for the ACT label, is set for his first North American tour.
Most recently having released Circles Of Chimes, which earned a four-and-a-half-star review in DownBeat, Neset has performed with genre stalwarts like Marcus Miller and Chick Corea during his career. Neset’s tour dates are below.
June14: San Francisco Jazz Festival
June16: The Old Church, Portland, Oregon
June18: Blues Alley, Washington D.C.
June 21: Rockwood Music Hall, New York
June 22: Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
June 23: TD Ottawa Jazz Festival
June 29: Festival international de Jazz de Montréal
For more information, visit Neset’s website. DB
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