(Newswire.net — April 10, 2013) NYC, NY — John diMartino’s INTERGALACTIC JAZZ TRIO with Boris Kozlov (bass) and Shinnosuke Takahashi (drums) will be performing at The Kitano Hotel on the corner of Park Ave and 38th street in NYC Saturday April 20, 2013. Mr. diMartino will be featuring the legendary jazz trumpeter, Eddie Henderson along with the celebrated vocalist Marion Cowings.
The Kitano Hotel is a haven for jazz lovers. Nestled in the back of the entranceway, on the first floor, it features lovely Japanese cuisine, fine wines and good accoustics. The ambiance is contemporary and serene, the service is excellent.
Mr. diMartino is a native Philadelphian, and constant contributor as a sideman and a leader to the NYC jazz scene. His appearances are anticipated by loyal fans who regard him as a source for inventive personnel combinations and a provider of a varied and unusual repertoire.
This new combination of Mr. Henderson and Mr. Cowings as his featured artists, should prove to be exciting and an excellent choice for a great evening of music. John diMartino has recently released two new CD’s on the Kilamanjaro Disques label. TURNAROUND, featuring his trio Boris Kozlov (bass) and Alvin Atkinson (drums), and IMPROMPTU, a duo CD featuring Warren Vache (cornet) a former member of Rosemary Clooney’s band. www.johndimartino.com
Trumpeter Eddie Henderson, also know as Dr. Henderson, lives a dual life. There was a stretch of 10 years in San Francisco, between 1975 and 1985, when Mr. Henderson was juggling two extremely demanding disciplines: practicing medicine and playing the trumpet. In 1985, Henderson moved to New York to pursue his musical path while continuing to practice medicine in the early stages of his relocation. “I practiced medicine here in New York a bit,” he says. “I worked for the Transit Authority for three months and then at a little clinic for about a year or two, just a couple hours a day. I moved here for music, not to practice medicine. And now I have not practiced medicine in about 11 years.”
For Henderson, music and medicine go hand-in-hand. “Music and medicine are both divine disciplines,” he explains. “You’re dealing with the human body, which is a divine creation, on one hand. And then you’re dealing with the divine creation of music. The universe is made of music. Everybody’s billions of cells in their bodies—those are vibrations, the vibrations of the solar system, the movement; everything’s in a constant flux. And I’m dealing with both of them. They’re just very different mediums through which you can see yourself.
Jazz singer Marion Cowings is a native New Yorker. His smooth baritone voice and considerable range has been delighting audiences around the world for decades. Mentored by the legendary Jon Hendricks, Cowings is a master of scat and vocal technique. He has appeared at the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Blue Note, Village Vanguard, and as well as many prestigious venues abroad. Currently Cowings performs regularly at Small Jazz Club in the West Village.
Cowings grew up in the South Bronx where his father was a merchant and his mother taught public school. He attended Music and Art (now LaGuardia High School), where he was chosen to perform as a solo vocalist with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein. He continues a regular vocal coaching program on Sundays at Smalls Jazz Club in the Village and mentors young singers on the art of jazz. www.marioncowings.com
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