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<!--StartFragment--> <div class="MsoNormal"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Please check out my new website <a href="http://www.georgebrooks.com">http://www.georgebrooks.com</a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">To find lots of nice pictures, concert info, mp3s, easy access to purchase CDs through i-tunes and paypal etc.</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">You will also find a link to the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sfmoma-rooftop-garden/id341600523?mt=8">SFMOMA app</a> that contains my composition <b>Alphorn for Hans C. Seigmann</b><span style="font-weight: normal">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>This piece for gongs and saxophone quintet was commissioned by the SFMOMA and is available as an app </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal">or on I-pods at the museum to accompany you as you walk through the new roof-top sculpture garden.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u>PERFORMANCES<o:p></o:p></u></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u> <o:p></o:p></u></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><b>February 19<sup>th</sup></b></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>deYoung Museum</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> Friday night series. Free<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">A free concert with the Afghan Jazz Project</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Afghani Rhubab virtuoso <font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><b>Homayoun Sakhi </b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> Afghan tabla wizard <font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b>Salar Nader</b></span></font> <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><b>March 4<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><b>Global Fusion in Muscat<o:p></o:p></b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">With <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Vikku Vinayakram - ghatam<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Mahesh Vinayakram- voal</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">A. Sivamani - percussion<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Larry Coryell - guitar<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Steve Smith - drums<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Zoltan Lanos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>- violin<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Kai Eckhardt – bass<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Niladri Kumar - sitar<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><b>Bombay Jazz <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>US and Canada Tour<o:p></o:p></b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Larry Coryell – Guitar<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">George Brooks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>- saxophone<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Ronu Majumdar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>- Indian flute<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Aditya Kalyanpur – Tabla<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>March 9th ad 10th </b></span></font> <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#250064">Yoshis Jazz Club San Francisco, CA</font><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>M</b></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>arch 11th </b></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#270064">Mount Vernon Country Club, Golden, CO</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>March 16th and 17th</b></span></font> <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#290064">Dakota's, Minneapolis, MN</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>March 19th </b></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2B0064">Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York NY</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>March 23rd </b></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2B0064">L'Astral, Montreal, Canada</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>March 25th</b></span></font> <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#290064">Palais Montcalm, Quebec, Canada</font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div></body></html>