Valley Arts Celebrate Creativity Music Agenda - Miguel Ito Rivera 7:00 – 7:30 PM Songwriter/Producer/Musician/Artist - Playing funk guitar. Playing Latin percussion instruments for Bombay, Plena, Tumba and Guaguanco music. Loves writing poetry. His favorite poet is Edgar Allen Poe. Bomba and plena are percussion-driven musical traditions from Puerto Rico that move people to dance. ≠==================================== Jinmi Kim Project – Drummer, Composer, Arranger, Educator - 7:45 -8:15 Jinmi Kim Project – This emerging jazz musician is a rising star on the local music scene. Graduated with Master of Music in Jazz Arranging from William Patterson University, Jinmi was arranging studies with prominent musicians such as Jim McNeely, Pete McGuiness and Cecil Bridgewater also conducted an arrangement for Joe Lovano, is growing her jazz chops locally and worldwide from New York to Korea. ≠========================================== Ife Basim Masterpiece - l8:30 – 9:00 PM Ife Basim - Storms Weathered is a two-act musical exposé that features fictional, intimate discussions between four of the most renowned women in jazz and blues history - Billie Holiday, Josephine Baker, Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters. The play presents an in-depth look into the lives of these amazing women. ========================================= Zack Brock – Violinists 9:15 – 9:45 PM Zach Brock Live - a Grammy Award-winning violinist and composer whose music evokes the spirits of John Coltrane, Béla Bartók, and Jimi Hendrix. Recognized for his "soaring lyricism, audacious ingenuity, and masterful command of the instrument." Downbeat Magazine named Zach it's 'Rising Star Violinist' of 2013. Besides fronting his own critically acclaimed projects, Zach has recorded and toured all over the world with Snarky Puppy, Stanley Clarke, and Phil Markowitz.- . #valleyarts #valleyartsgallery #valleyartsdistrict #orangenj #valleyartslivemusic #music #valleyartsconcerts #art #zachbrock #ifebasim #dramaticreadings #gregoryburrusproductions #livemusicambassador #gregoryburrusaroundtown #jazz #miguelitorivera #jinmikimdrummer #grammywinningviolinist #violinist #valleyartsfundraiser (at ValleyArts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnJMWZZgmWN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vhs4510vldox
