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Courtesy of Gary Suarez | Posted on August 29, 2016
When
Fri, September 9, 2016
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Barry Stephenson
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Our Uptown Fridays series continues with a performance by jazz bassist Barry Stephenson.
Doors at 6:00pm. Set times: 7:00pm, 9:30pm.
No music charge. Two-item minimum per person at tables.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Barry Stephenson is one of the most promising acoustic and electric bassists on the music scene today. Born in Florida in 1987, he began playing the electric bass at the age of 14, with the intention to play rock music. In high school, Barry inadvertently joined the jazz band and started taking acoustic bass lessons when he was 17 in order to prepare for college auditions. He attended Florida State University where he studied jazz and classical double bass with Rodney Jordan and Melanie Punter, respectively. While at Florida State, he also studied with legendary pianist Marcus Roberts. Upon graduating, Barry moved to New Orleans and played with many of the city's notable musicians while studying for his Master's degree at the University of New Orleans under the tutelage of Roland Guerin....