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What is jazz?
BronxNet invites you to tweet your answer to that question between now and April 30th using Hashtag: #bronxjazz
Then… Join BronxNet, for a celebration of UNESCO's International Jazz Day, as we feature the Bronx' own, world-class, Bronx-connected jazz artists
Tuesday, April 30, 3:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

Watch the entire program on your BronxNet channels, Cablevision 67 and Verizon FiOS 33, catch the live stream at www.bronxnet.tv/bronxjazz or RSVP to (718) 960-1181 if you want to be part of the live audience in our studios at Lehman College, Carman Hall, Room C-14.
The afternoon/evening will feature: world-renowned, Bronx-connected jazz artists in performance:

• 3:30 PM: The unique, emerging sound of Pacheco Festival Jazz Ensemble, Lehman College’s own.
• 4:15 PM: The timeless guitar of Lou Volpe, the 2011 Yamaha Guitars, Yamaha Regional Artist.
• 5:00 PM: The extraordinary bass of Larry Ridley, a Jazz at Lincoln Center Educator and former National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Panelist.
• 6:00 PM: The Latin jazz and authentic Latin rhythms congas of Ray Mantilla, the first North American Latin musician to play in Cuba since the Cuban Revolution.
• 6:45 PM: The amazing pianist and composer Valerie Capers, Bronx Walk of Fame Inductee and former chair of the Department of Music and Art at Bronx Community College.

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