Ida K.Lang Recital Hall (Hunter College, 4th floor)
Entrance from 69th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues
doors-7:30pm
program-8pm

tickets 35$ online or by phone (no extra fees):
phone 1-800-838-3006
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/222261
at the door no credit cards accepted

The film " Trumpeter From Russia" is about a legendary jazz trumpeter
Valeri Ponomarev. In 1973, Valeri Ponomarev, a 30-year old Moscow musician left like a stalker for the capitalism zone the USA, while in New York he penetrated into yet another "zone" he became an acknowledged trumpeter 1 in the world capital of black jazz; for five years he has been playing in "The Jazz Messengers" of Art Blakey - the best jazz orchestra. Today, "twice stalker" Valeri Ponomarev is in the top ten trumpeters of the world. He has a big band in New York and a similar orchestra "The Russian Messengers" in Moscow and pupils in Moscow and New York. The film is about destiny and jazz.

The documentary "Trumpeter from Russia," filmed by Edward Topol, received the Golden Rami Award at The 44th Annual WorldFest, Houston International Film Festival 2011.

Directed by : Eduard TOPOL

The movie will be followed by Valery Ponomarev BIG BAND performance.
Mamiko Watanabe – Piano
Rouslan Khain - Bass,
Jerom Jennings – Drums
Camille Thurman - Vocal
Todd Bashore, Jason Curry, Peter Branin, Camille Thurman, Antony Nelson - Saxophones
Stafford Hunter, Alvin Walker, David White, Sir Jack Jeffers -Trombones
Rick Henly, Satoru Ohashi, Miki Hirose, Sharif Kales – Trumpets


"Our Father Who Art Blakey," aka VPJBB, is the "best kept secret" on the modern jazz horizon today. The music of the band projects into the future the spirit set forth by the best Blue Note Artists of the 50s and 60s, covering the transformation of acoustic jazz music from those times until today.

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