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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: John Blake\, Jr. and Afro Blue Bring Jazz Influence
 d African American Spirituals to Berklee\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston
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 ced_African_American_Spirituals_to_Berklee\nEvent Date Begin: 2011-02-10\n
 Event Date End: 2011-02-10\n\nBerklee College of Music presents The Spirit
 ual Song with the John Blake Quartet and Afro Blue on February 10 as part 
 of a collaborative effort between Berklee's American Roots Music Program a
 nd Berklee's Africana Studies Program. Blake\, his quartet\, and Howard Un
 iversity alumni from the school's renowned vocal jazz group Afro Blue will
  perform works from Blake's newest album\, Motherless Child. The album\, r
 eleased last spring\, represents Blake's first journey as an arranger into
  the African American spiritual songbook\, putting an original jazz twist 
 on the classic inspirational works.  Audiences can catch the jazz legend p
 erform on Thursday\, February 10\, at 8:15 p.m. at the Berklee Performance
  Center\, 136 Massachusetts Avenue\, Boston. General admission tickets are
  $10 and are available at the box office\, at ticketmaster.com or by calli
 ng 617.931.2000. For more information\, call 617.747.2261 or visit berklee
 bpc.com.   One of the world's leading jazz violinists for over four decade
 s\, Blake is an improvisational pioneer who gained global recognition in t
 he mid-1970s as a touring member of Grover Washington\, Jr.'s popular &ldq
 uo\;crossover&rdquo\; jazz band. Originally a classically trained musician
 \, Blake is often credited as one of the first musicians to gain recogniti
 on in the jazz community on an instrument typically associated with classi
 cal and folk music. In addition to performing regularly\, Blake serves on 
 the faculty of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and of the Manha
 ttan School of Music. Blake is the co-author of the definitive string jazz
  method book\, Jazz Improvisation Made Easy.    Joining Blake on stage at 
 the Berklee Performance Center will be his quartet members\, pianist Sumi 
 Tonooka\, bassist Boris Kozlov\, and Blake's son\, drummer Johnathan Blake
  III. Alumni members of Howard University's award-winning vocal jazz group
  Afro Blue\, named Best College Jazz Group by DownBeat magazine in 2003\, 
 will bring dynamic voices to the stage. The John Blake Quartet and Afro Bl
 ue played on the recording for Motherless Child.   The Spiritual Song with
  John Blake and Afro Blue is co-presented by Berklee's American Roots Musi
 c Program\, a focused area of study that explores America's musical and cu
 ltural heritage directed by Matt Glaser. The February 10 concert is also p
 art of the annual Africana Studies Concert Series\, produced by Bill Banfi
 eld\, director of Africana Studies\, and students and faculty. The series 
 includes performances and lectures by Ernie Isley\, Honeyboy Edwards\, Bob
 by McFerrin\, Patrice Rushen\, and Nnenna Freelon\, among others.\n\nStart
  time: 8:15 pm
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SUMMARY:John Blake\, Jr. and Afro Blue Bring Jazz Influenced African Americ
 an Spirituals to Berklee
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