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Dion Parson & 21st Century Band at Dizzy's Club

Courtesy of Brian Ross | Posted on May 23, 2016

Where

Dizzy's Club
60th St And Broadway
New York, NY
Map
212-258-9595

When

Sat, June 11, 2016
9:30 pm

Musicians

Dion Parson & The 21st Century Band
band / ensemble / orchestra
Ron Blake
saxophone

About

With drummer/percussionist Dion Parson, tenor/soprano/bari saxophonist Ron Blake, trumpeter Melvin Jones, steel pan player Victor Provost, bassist Reuben Rogers, pianist/keyboard player Carlton Holmes, and percussionist Alioune Faye

GRAMMY® Award-winning drummer and composer Dion Parson has put together a powerhouse ensemble comprising some of the world’s finest musicians. Together with saxophonist Ron Blake (of the legendary Saturday Night Live Band), Parson formed 21st Century Band in 1998 to showcase the music of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It has since developed an innovative sound that mixes Virgin Islands traditions, such as Quelbe, and Caribbean infusions like reggae, calypso, soca, mento, ska, zouk, steel pan, chutney, and funk, with New Orleans and African overtones...

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