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Consilience Awareness Concert Series Promo ---------------->
VoxPop Cafe' - Brooklyn, NY
November 2009
Mentorship: Hip-Hop Meets Physics!

Our first in a series of concerts that uses jazz to raise awareness and inspire participation in our "dialogue BEYOND music!"

This one took place in November 2009 at the VoxPop Cafe in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, and featured Sam Hillmer - founder of the music production company, Representing NYC!, and community activist/ artist teacher who helps aspiring young rap musicians realize their calling to record CDs and perform all around the New York City Tri-State area; Weldon MacDonald - New York City public school physics teacher who started a robotics club at his school; and the rap group with whom Sam works called Nine 11 Thesaurus (featuring Shasty, P.Dot, and Breezy).

Following the quartet's performance, Sam and Weldon compared and contrasted mentorship models they use to direct and inspire their students. The event concluded with an awesome hip-hop performance by Nine 11 Thesaurus!

Check out the other installments of this fantastic series!

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Vinson Valega Group

"A Moment of Silence"
by Vinson Valega
arranged by Vinson Valega
Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY
5 /1/10
featuring:
Anton Denner (alto sax & flute)
Chris Bacas (tenor & soprano saxophones)
Mike Fahn (trombone)
Matthew Fries (piano)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Group

"Sunset & the Mockingbird"
by Duke Ellington
arranged by Vinson Valega
Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY
5 /1/10
featuring:
Anton Denner (alto sax & flute)
Chris Bacas (tenor & soprano saxophones)
Mike Fahn (trombone)
Matthew Fries (piano)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Group
"Talk Time"
by Chris Bacas
arranged by Chris Bacas & Anton Denner
Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY
5 /1/10
featuring:
Anton Denner (alto sax & flute)
Chris Bacas (tenor & soprano saxophones)
Mike Fahn (trombone)
Matthew Fries (piano)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Group
"Doesn't It Feel Great to Be Alive?"
by Vinson Valega
arranged by Vinson Valega
Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY
5 /1/10
featuring:
Anton Denner (alto sax & flute)
Chris Bacas (tenor & soprano saxophones)
Mike Fahn (trombone)
Matthew Fries (piano)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Group

"Luftmenschen"
by Anton Denner
Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
6/1/07
featuring:
Chris Bacas (tenor, soprano, & clarinet)
Phil Grenadier (trumpet)
Anton Denner (alto, flute, & piccolo)
Jon Cowherd (piano)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Group

"Ed Blackwell"
by Vinson Valega
Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
6/1/07
featuring:
Chris Bacas (tenor, soprano, & clarinet)
Phil Grenadier (trumpet)
Anton Denner (alto, flute, & piccolo)
Jon Cowherd (piano)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Group
"Sputnick"
by Chris Bacas
Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
6/1/07
featuring:
Chris Bacas (tenor, soprano, & clarinet)
Phil Grenadier (trumpet)
Anton Denner (alto, flute, & piccolo)
Jon Cowherd (piano)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Group
"This Is What Democracy Sounds Like"
by Vinson Valega
Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
6/1/07
featuring:
Chris Bacas (tenor, soprano, & clarinet)
Phil Grenadier (trumpet)
Anton Denner (alto, flute, & piccolo)
Jon Cowherd (piano)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Quartet
"The Trend is Your Friend"
by Vinson Valega
DEKK, New York City
3/11/07
featuring:
Anton Denner (alto sax)
Chris Bacas (soprano sax)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Quartet
"Angelica"
by Duke Ellington
DEKK, New York City
3/11/07
featuring:
Anton Denner (alto sax)
Chris Bacas (soprano sax)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Trio
"All or Nothing At All"
by Arthur Altman & Jack Lawrence
The Brecht Forum, New York City
1/24/07
featuring:

Dimitri Moderbacher (tenor sax)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Vinson Valega Trio
"Giant Steps"
by John Coltrane
The Brecht Forum, New York City
1/24/07
featuring:
Dimitri Moderbacher (tenor sax)
Gary Wang (bass)
Vinson Valega (drums)

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Nicki Denner Group, featuring Julian Llanos
"Lagrima Negras"
by Miguel Matamoras
Smoke Jazz Club, NYC
12 /12/07
featuring:
Nicki Denner (piano)
Julian Llanos (vocals & guiro)
Anton Denner (alto sax & flute)
Mark Miller (trombone & background vocals)
Mayra Casales (congas & background vocals)
Willie Martinez (drums & background vocals)
Jennifer Vincent (bass)

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Nicki Denner Group, featuring Julian Llanos
"Obsesion"
by Pedro Flores
Smoke Jazz Club, NYC
12 /12/07
featuring:
Nicki Denner (piano)
Julian Llanos (vocals & guiro)
Anton Denner (alto sax & flute)
Mark Miller (trombone & background vocals)
Mayra Casales (congas & background vocals)
Willie Martinez (drums & background vocals)
Jennifer Vincent (bass)

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