The Foundation Center Atlanta along with several Georgia-based arts related organizations will host Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 10:00 am as part of the nationwide tour, Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative. The event will be held at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech.
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Masters of Persian Music features Hossein Alizadeh, the tar (plucked lute) maestro who is considered an inspiration to an entire generation of Iran's musical culture; Kayhan Kalhor, the kamancheh (spiked-fiddle) virtuoso who through many musical collaborations has been instrumental in popularizing Persian music in the West; and the remarkable young vocalist Hamid Reza Nourbakhsh, who is touring North America for the first time.
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Celebrating one of the longest running and most important jazz festivals in the world, the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour features The Kenny Barron Trio (Kenny on piano), violinist Regina Carter, vocalist Kurt Elling, and Russell Malone on guitar.
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Sharing timeless stories and unforgettable classic songs, Arlo Guthrie brings four generations of musical talent together on one stage. Along with Arlo's standards, the evening includes a selection of unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics put to music by friends and family. The show features Arlo, his son Abe, Arlo's daughters Cathy, Annie and Sarah Lee Guthrie, Sarah Lee's musical partner and husband Johnny Irion, and the youngest generation of Guthrie musicians--Arlo's grandchildren.
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Fiddler Eileen Ivers has created a tribute to the rich and tireless passage of the native Irish people from Ireland to the United States in this stunning multi-media performance. Through Irish and old-time musicians, singers, step dancers and cloggers, Ivers celebrates the Irish immigrant's impact on America and America's impact on the Irish immigrant. This slice of Irish-American musical history is told through Eileen's signature passion and rootsy grace.
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