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Bloom on NYHS Sdtrk
In Nov. 2007, flutist/ saxophonist Peter Bloom and his 19th-century period music group may be heard on the soundtrack for an intriguing new exhibit at the New York Historical Society, French Founding Father: Lafayette's Return to Washington's America. Click here to see more about the exhibit.
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Aardvark Kicks Off Season 36 @ R-Bar with Guest, Matt Savage PDF Print E-mail

  

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra with Guest, Matt SavageThe Aardvark Jazz Orchestra with Matt Savage
Regattabar, Charles Hotel, Cambridge, MA
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Tickets:  $16

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NEW CD: American Agonistes: Music in Time of War PDF Print E-mail

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra CD American AgonistesAardvark’s 10th CD release:  American Agonistes: Music in Time of War (Leo Records) will be celebrated with two Aardvark concert performances:

Stonehill College in Easton, MA
Friday, April 18, Music in Time of War from Bunker Hill to Baghdad
MIT in Cambridge
Saturday, April 19, Social Significance Soundings, New Music by Mark Harvey

 


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May 28: FiLmprov/Poetry: Eight: Infinity on its Side PDF Print E-mail

FiLmprovAardvark musicians join Super 8 filmmaker Kate Matson on Wed., May 28, 2008, at 8 pm for:
Eight: Infinity on its Side
Super 8 Films, Poetry, and Musical Improvisation
Dudley House, Harvard Yard
Lehman Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Free admission

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NEW CD: No Walls/A Christmas Concert PDF Print E-mail

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra CD No Walls / A Christmas Concert (2007, Aardmuse)Celebrating the release of its 9th CD, No Walls/A Christmas Concert (Aardmuse label), the CD features carols from around the world and Mark Harvey’s piece No Walls, a tribute to Doctors Without Borders. The CD is available now! Order yours!

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Recent Concert: May 4, Eastern Nazarene College PDF Print E-mail

Jazz WeekEastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA
Sunday, May 4, 7.30 pm
Musica Eclectica: The Spiritual Side of Jazz
Featuring the College’s 50-voice choir in concert with the band.
Wollaston Church of the Nazarene (on the college campus)
31 East Elm Avenue, Quincy, MA
MBTA Red Line, Wollaston Stop
Free admission
Information:  617-745-3614 or 617-776-8778

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AJO: 1st Runner Up in Phoenix/FNX Best Music Poll PDF Print E-mail

Aardvark Phoenix Best Band Poll Aardvark received "first runner up" honors in the 2008 Phoenix/FNX Best Music Poll. Thanks to everyone who voted for Aardvark! There are reports that we've won a year's supply of Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco Treat, ding! ding! but that remains unconfirmed.
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Vote for the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra in the 2008 Phoenix/FNX Best Music Poll.

 
Photos from Nov. 8 Scullers Debut Concert PDF Print E-mail

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Debut Concert at ScullersJoe Harrington Photography -- Mark Harvey and the Aardvark Jazz OrchestraOn, Nov. 8, 2007, Aardvark made a full-house debut at Scullers, Boston's premier jazz venue, with a high-energy mix of big band classics by Ellington and Basie featuring vocalists Grace Hughes and Jerry Edwards.  
See jazz fan and pro photographer Joe Harrington's fantastic slideshow of pics from this concert. Thanks Joe! (Learn more about Joe Harrington.)

 
Aardvark Musicians Featured on New Historic Silent Film DVD Set PDF Print E-mail
 October 16 marks the release "Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film 1900-1934" with improvisational soundtracks by Aardvark musicians. 'Treasusures III" brings this early 20th-century period to life through 48 rare cartoons, serial episodes, newsreel stories, and features preserved by the George Eastman House, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, and other archives. The third in the National Film Preservation Foundations's award-winning DVD series, "Treasures III" explores how movies helped change America. www.filmpreservation.org
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