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SUMMARY:Dick Lowenthal’s Big Band Featuring Lisanne Lyons
LOCATION:Arts Garage\, 94 NE 2nd Ave\, Delray Beach\, FL\, 33444\, United S
 tates
DESCRIPTION:Dick Lowenthal and his Big Band\, with vocalist Lisanne Lyons\,
  will perform music of the great arrangers of the past 100 years. Arranger
 s like Billy Strayhorn and Mary Lou Williams for Duke Ellington\; Fletcher
  Henderson for Benny Goodman\; and Frank Foster and Billy Byers for Count 
 Basie. In addition they will perform music of Gerry Mulligan\, Bob Mintzer
 \, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Gil Evans. The band consists of many of the outsta
 nding jazz performers in South Florida. Dick’s experiences include perfo
 rmances with Ella Fitzgerald\, Clark Terry\, Nancy Wilson\, Mel Torme\, To
 ny Bennett\, and Cher. He also has conducted the Special Unit of the Glenn
  Miller Orchestra for 10 years\, including at the Tony Awards\, several co
 ncert tours of Poland\, Paris\, Japan\, South America\, and Crystal Cruise
 s. He also has conducted concerts with Wynton Marsalis\, Clark Terry\, Phi
 l Woods\, Gerry Mulligan\, Paquito D’Rivera and Cyrille Aimee among othe
 rs. PERFORMER BIOS: Dick Lowenthal In addition\, Richard Lowenthal\, Profe
 ssor Emeritus\, is a noted Jazz Educator for the past 55 years. He founded
  the Jazz Program at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music and was Cha
 ir of the Department and Conductor of the award -winning Jazz Orchestra fo
 r 19 years. He served as Vice-President of the National Association of Jaz
 z Educators and Chair of the National Music Council. and is former Chair o
 f the Board of Directors of the Arts Garage. He instituted a unique progra
 m of Adult Education at the Arts Garage called Jazz and Java\, one of a ki
 nd in Florida. Lisanne Lyons Miami-based jazz vocalist\, pianist\, and arr
 anger Lisanne Lyons has built an acclaimed career as both a performer and 
 educator. She has shared the stage with celebrated artists including Artur
 o Sandoval\, Natalie Cole\, Bobby McFerrin\, and George Benson. Lyons bega
 n her professional career at just 17 years old as a featured vocalist for 
 three U.S. Air Force bands\, performing throughout the United States and C
 anada at major jazz festivals and concert venues. She later earned graduat
 e degrees from the University of Miami Frost School of Music and went on t
 o perform with internationally recognized orchestras\, big bands\, and jaz
 z ensembles. Her performances have taken her across the United States\, Eu
 rope\, Canada\, Japan\, and South America. Alongside her performing career
 \, Lyons has become a highly respected jazz educator\, vocal arranger\, an
 d clinician. She helped develop award-winning jazz vocal programs at both 
 Virginia Tech and Florida International University\, where her students an
 d ensembles earned multiple national honors and DownBeat Student Music Awa
 rds. Lyons has also served as a featured guest clinician and adjudicator f
 or universities\, festivals\, and all-state ensembles throughout the count
 ry. As a recording artist\, she has produced several acclaimed releases\, 
 including Right as the Rain\, Smile\, and her latest album\, May I Come In
 . Her work continues to blend exceptional artistry\, education\, and a dee
 p passion for jazz performance. TICKETS\n\nhttps://artsgarage.org/event/di
 ck-lowenthals-big-band-featuring-lisanne-lyons/
URL:https://artsgarage.org/event/dick-lowenthals-big-band-featuring-lisanne
 -lyons/
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