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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear friends -- I hope spring is
treating you well.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.presidioofficersclub.com/event/george-brooks-with-kala-ramnath-osam-ezzeldin-vishal-nagar/?hc_location=ufi">This
Friday I will be performing a FREE concert </a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class=""><b><a href="http://www.presidioofficersclub.com/event/george-brooks-with-kala-ramnath-osam-ezzeldin-vishal-nagar/?hc_location=ufi">at
the Presidio in San Francisco. </a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is an early,<b> 6pm</b> program, in a beautiful historic location, <span style="color:rgb(20,24,35)">presented by </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SFFCM"><span style="color:rgb(59,89,152);text-decoration:none">San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music</span></a><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35)">. Joining me are three extraordinary musicians....
classical Indian violinist </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/violinkala"><span style="color:rgb(59,89,152);text-decoration:none">Kala Ramnath</span></a><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35)">, pianist </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/osam.ezzeldin"><span style="color:rgb(59,89,152);text-decoration:none">Osam Ezzeldin</span></a><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35)">and on tabla, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/vishal.nagar.14606"><span style="color:rgb(59,89,152);text-decoration:none">Vishal Nagar</span></a><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35)">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35)">A couple of dates to
hold--</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35)"><a href="https://stanfordjazz.org/more-info/india-jazz-generations-george-brooks-vikku-vinayakram-v-selvaganesh-swaminathan/">June
28th – Stanford Jazz Festival</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35)">I will be performing the
Stanford Jazz Festival with an extraordinary line-up featuring the father-son
percussion team of <b>Vikku Vinayakram</b>
and <b>V.</b> <b>Selvaganesh</b> along with <b>Kai
Eckhardt</b> on bass and <b>Osam Ezzeldin</b>
on piano.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Vikku-ji was the founding percussionist of Shakti along with
Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin and L.Shankar. His son, Selvaganesh now holds
the percussion chair in that remarkable ensemble. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>BOMBAY JAZZ is BACK!</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>with Larry Coryell-
guitar George Brooks - saxophone</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ronu Majumdar –
bansuri (bamboo flute) Aditya Kalyanpur - tabla</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.dakotacooks.com/event/george-brooks-bombay-jazz-with-larry-coryell/">August
6th – Dakotas Jazz Club, Minneappolis MN</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://mimmusictheater.themim.org/george-brooks-bombay-jazz-featuring-larry-coryell">August
7th - Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix AZ</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://summerfest.sanjosejazz.org/artists/bombay-jazz">August 8<sup>th</sup>
– San Jose Jazz Festival</a></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">…and speaking of <b>Larry
Coryell</b> … he has a new recording out on the Berkeley based Wide Hive record
label. I am pleased to say that I am featured on 4 of the tracks of this great
live recording entitled <b>Heavy Feel</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RCYYQ7K/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687622&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B004NTMNDQ&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0G8SYF07MJXRTJ2W9GCD">You
can purchase a CD or Vinyl album at Amazon</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The CD release is scheduled for Yoshi’s on July 8<sup>th</sup>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">…and speaking of <b>Kala
Ramnath- </b>She will be featured in a solo performance at the Cowell Theater, on<b> </b>May 1<sup>st</sup> as part of program
the Terry Riley is curating for the California Institute of Integral Studies. <a href="http://www.ciis.edu/Public_Programs/Public_Programs_Events/Terry_Riley_weekend_SP15.html">Details
and full schedule here.</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More to come soon.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for supporting live music and living musicians.</p>
<div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">George Brooks<br><a href="http://www.georgebrooks.com" target="_blank">www.georgebrooks.com</a></div>
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