My friend and Pulse collaborator, Jamie Begian, brings his powerhouse big band to the John Birks Gillespie Auditorium tonight. It's also the debut performance of the two-guitar, no-keyboard version of the band, with the composer and bandleader himself strapping on a six-string and joining the fray. It's touch and go as to whether I'll be able to make it -- I'm still putting the finishing touches on an orchestration that I've got to deliver tomorrow AM -- but if I can possibly swing it, I'll be there in the peanut gallery shouting "More shred! We demand more shred!"
Two sets (8 PM & 10 PM). $15 ($10 students).
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