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Joel Harrisons Free Country at Brooks Hall At Uva

Courtesy of Brown Paper Tickets | Posted on September 3, 2018

Where

Brooks Hall At Uva
1560 University Avenue
Charlottesville, VA
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When

Sun, September 23, 2018
7:00 pm

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On September 23rd at 7:00 pm at UVAs Brooks Hall, The Charlottesville Jazz Society and WTJU are please to present the return of guitarist/vocalist Joel Harrison and his roots/jazz band Free Country. Harrison has recorded several well-received CDs with this band. The latest iteration features a powerhouse two-guitar lineup with young sensation Anthony Pirog on the other guitar.

In 2003 and 2004 Harrison recorded Free Country and So Long Second Street on the ACT label. These recordings, which featured Norah Jones and others, seemed to defy categorization and were widely acclaimed. Harrison now revisits this concept with his new CD Angel Band, including enormously diverse and imaginative arrangements of timeless tunes by Bill Monroe, Bob Wills, Olabelle Reed, Johnny Cash, and more. Each song bears a unique imprint, wherein country music, African rhythms, R&B, modern jazz, rock and psychedelia all beautifully blend. The band on the recording is a "who's who" of the modern jazz scene, including Stephan Crump, Brian Blade, Darol Anger, and Uri Caine. ...

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