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Caramoor Jazz Festival (Jean Michel Pilc and other legends and bands)

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Dianne Reeves, one of the premier vocalists in the world, headlines this year's festival with her Strings Attached featuring guitar masters Russell Malone and Romero Lubambo. After his sizzling performance in last year's Cuban Piano Summit, pianist Chuchito Valdés returns with his quartet to kick off the evening Cubanismo style. New York City-based French pianist and composer Jean-Michel Pilc opens the afternoon with his trio, in a performance of his Chaplin Suite: music reflecting and inspired by Charlie Chaplin’s films. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the recording of the John Coltrane masterpiece 'Giant Steps'. Legendary pianist, Cedar Walton, who participated in these sessions, has assembled a band to pay tribute to this historic music. Twenty-five year old Gerald Clayton, with his trio, demonstrates why he is one of the most significant young pianists emerging today.On Sunday, jazz piano legend Randy Weston tops off the 2009 Jazz Festival with his African Rhythms band in an exploration of the connections between Afro-American classical music and the ancestral rhythms of the African continent. The leading Brazilian duo of singer Luciana Souza and guitarist Romero Lubambo present a sultry and expansive set of music from their native Brazil.Two master pianists - Junior Mance and Cyrus Chestnut - each with his own trio kick off the afternoon in swinging elegance.
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