PLANET ARTS ARTIST PROMOTIONS
Thomas Bellino
518 945 2669
917 699 5339 (mobile)
PlanetArts@gmail.com
www.PlanetArts.org
CLAIRE DALY’S
2648 West Grand Boulevard Tour
 
“Now here’s an idea: jazz interpretations
of classic Motown 45s. And in the hands
of baritone saxophonist Claire Daly,
 it’s a winner.”  Bob Bemotas
 
Claire Daly, Baritone sax and flute
Jerome Harris - Guitar
Steve Hudson - Piano
Mary Ann McSweeney - Bass
Peter Grant – Drums
​ELIZABETH WOODBURY KASIUS – Performer, Composer, Educator
Ensemble: Heard
​Performances, Clinics, Masterclasses
http://www.heardmusic.net/
 
Energetic, joyous, fresh, fun...Heard's sound aims to waken up your ears, enliven your heart, and even get you up and dancing! Original world music with jazz roots, influences from West Africa, Brazil, places in between and points beyond.
 
Shade Songs" is my favorite locally produced cd of the year. It's a captivating album that takes the listener on unexpected journeys through the realms of classical, jazz and world music." - Greg Haymes, Albany (NY) Times Union
 
"Shade Songs gently morphs through world rhythmic variations and quick jazz figures, subtly pushing at the edges of Western classical tradition." - Metroland (Albany, NY)
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CHRIS BYARS – Performer, Composer, Educator
Ensembles: The Chris Byars Quartet, Quintet and Octet
​Performances, Clinics, Masterclasses
http://www.chrisbyars.net/
 
CHRIS BYARS is an award-winning saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator based in New York City. He divides his artistic focus between development of original material and studying the vast repertoire of jazz composers of the 2.0th century.
 
As a cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department, Chris has ventured to American Embassies in 50 countries to perform concerts and educational outreach. Trips in 2015 include Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Albania and Kosovo.
 
Chris Byars: The Music of Duke Jordan: “…The players are all young enough to have been Jordan’s grandchildren, but together they create exactly the full, mellow sound his harmonies demand. Bass clarinettist Stefano Doglioni and Byars himself are the outstanding soloists in an excellent set.”
Dave Kelly, The Guardian Jazz Observer