Singer, pianist and songwriter Tony DeSare has earned critical acclaim for his recent performances at the legendary jazz club Birdland, the elegant Cafe Carlyle, Jazz at Lincoln Center and his new big band show which debuted at the fabled Sands Hotel in Atlantic City. "With his dark hair, bright brown eyes and toothpaste smile that rarely fades," raved the New York Times, "he exhibits the slicked-up charm of an early pop star with Rat Pack dreams."

Hear "They Can't Take That Away" by Tony DeSare

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Grand Prize and Gold Medal winners of the prestigious Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in 2007, the Prima Trio distinguishes itself not only with its remarkable playing, but also through the repertoire it performs, from Mozart to Schickele as well as arrangements of Piazzolla and Lotti by their clarinetist Boris Allakhverdyan.

Hear "Variations (from Serenade for Three)"
by Prima Trio

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Rastrelli Cello Quartet
Thursday, May 6, 2010 — 7:30pm
Watertown High School Auditorium

Baroque to rock and in between...Four cellos sound like a symphony, then enjoy playing ragtime and jazz.

"Riveting...very entertaining...wild cheers...These four musicians could sound like a classical symphony one moment and play ragtime, jazz, klezmer or even a polka the next."

— The Barrie Examiner, Ontario, Canada

Hear "12th Street Rag" by the Rastrelli Cello Quartet

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