Guatemala Jazz Tour 2016
Thanks to the United States Department of State and The Jazz Drama Program, this was our third tour to Guatemala. What a privilege it was to visit this beautiful country and play for the amazing Guatemalan People! Joined by longtime friends and associates, LaFrae Sci, drums/compositions, Lakecia Benjamin, alto saxophone and Elias Bailey, bass, the […]
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First Ever- Jazz Drama Program Summer Jazz Arts Institute
We did it! On July 1 and 2, we broke ground on the first ever Jazz Drama Program Summer Jazz Arts Institute. With my great colleagues LaFrae Sci, Tom Dempsey, Shireen Dickson, and Jeanie LoVetri we launched what we hope will be a vital charging station for imaginative education through jazz for years to […]
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Guatemala Jazz Festival 2015 – Ambassador’s Residence
Back to Guatemala City now for a reception at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Todd Robinson. We could not ask for a more welcoming host. Ambassador Robinson hails from Newark, NJ, a jazz town once and forever. He truly believes in the power of jazz to uplift and unite everyone. He is also an idealist […]
Guatemala Jazz Festival 2015 – Concert in Guatemala City
Our first concert of the tour was at the auditorium at Instituto Guatemala Americano in Guatemala City. It was a pleasure to play the Baldwin grand on stage and interact with the audience who engaged deeply with us. Our program included songs from our recent CD, “Louie’s Dream, for our jazz heroes.” We played the […]
LIVE WEBCAST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18
We are thrilled to report 4 sold out shows at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Please join us from wherever you are around the globe for the free webcast thanks to Jazz at Lincoln Center! Webcast Eli Yamin & Friends December 18, 7:30-10:45pm EST I am joined […]
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Celebrating “Louie’s Dream” with New Quartet Live in New York
We had an amazing Louie’s Dream CD Release Celebration last week at Dizzy’s with Nicki Parrot on bass, LaFrae Sci, drums and Evan Christopher, clarinet and Eli Yamin on piano. It was pure magic with so many old and new friends packing the house for both sets! If you want some of the music to […]
Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert and APAP Showcase
Join us this Saturday night January 12, 2013 in New York City for a great night of music and raising money for a great cause. We are happy to participate in MOJO’S MARDIS GRAS CONCERT where profits will go to Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts via funds raised by Mecca Shriners and the Mariners Masonic Lodge […]
Abakan, Siberia
Dlya menya ehto ne prosto pesnya Sdelai vdoch ee ti poymesh Ya ee bleus vso vremya vmeste Dushevny blues Dushevy blues Russian translation by Ludmila Borisova A Healing Song by Eli Yamin and Clifford Carlson from the jazz musical “Message From Saturn” We had the good fortune to visit the music school […]
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U.S. Embassy in Moscow
We returned to Moscow to perform at the Independence Day Celebration at Spaso House, where U.S. Ambassador McFaul resides with his family. We enjoyed our conversation with the Ambassador and hearing from him first hand what it’s like to work closely with President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton. He was incredibly generous with his […]
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