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Opera House - Jazz Concert “A Yellow Night”

Posted: 20 Aug 2008. Filed under: Music.

Fri 29 Aug, 8 pm

8 famous compositions performed in Jazz Funky Style of Yellow Jacket Band by Red River Jazz Band

Program
1 Evening Dance
by Russell Ferrante
2 Foreign Correspondent
by Russell Ferrante Jimmy Haslip Marc Russo and William Kennedy
3 River Waltz
by Russell Ferrante Jimmy haslip and William Kennedy
4 Imperial Strut
by Russell Ferrante
5 Galileo (for Jaco)
by Jimmy Haslip
6 Indigo by Russell Ferrante
7 Seven Stars by Russell Ferrante
Jimmy Haslip and William Kennedy
8 Whistle While You Walk by Russell Ferrante

Red River Jazz Band
Saxophone: Nguyen Bao Long, Quyen Thien Dac,
Piano: Pham Tuan Hung, Keyboad: Pham Tuan Manh,
Drummer: Phan Quoc Long, Bass: Nguyen Mai Kien

History:
1996: Founded by Vietnam Jazz legendary Quyen Van Minh
1997: Join VOV festival
Winner at Student music festival
1999: Co-produce Birth Album with Mr. QV Minh
2000: Singapore tour
2003: Join EU Jazz festival
2005: Jazz festival and Peace supported by Japanese Embassy
2007: Viet Jazz live series Concerts

Yellowjacket’s CD’s
Shades (1986)
- Grammy “Best R&B Instrumental”
Politics CD (1988)
-Grammy “Best Contemporary Jazz Recording”
13 Grammy nominations for “Best Contemporary Jazz Recording”