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04/19 Wednesday

8:00 PM Alec Spiegelman Quartet/ Blake and Veilluex Duo

$8
An Alec Spiegelman Quartet
 playing original and unoriginal music
 Alec Spiegelman - woodwinds
 Nat Mugavero - drumset
 Eric Hofbauer - guitar
 Jeff Galindo - trombone
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The Dan Blake/Chris Veilluex Saxophone Duo

10:00 PM Newpoli

Southern Italian Folk Ensemble
Newpoli brings together the traditional music of
Southern Italy. The group performs a wide variety of
styles such as tarantella, tammuriata, pizzica,
villanella as well as Neapolitan canzone. The  music
dates back as far as the Middle Age and streches up to
the 19th century.
The Phoenix:
"The roots show of the week has to be Newpoli"
Boston Globe:
"Like Rossi, Marsico lends melodic, jazzy vocals to
the band's Italian folk sound"
International Folk Festival 2004:
"Italy took the stage with a dramatic rendition of
traditional southern Italian songs" - Kerry Malloy,
Berklee Correspondent
Carmen Marsico - vocals
Angela Rossi - vocals
Björn Wennås - guitar
Roberto Cassan -  accordion
Lello Molinari - acoustic bass
Sofia Kakoulidou - percussions
Geni Skendo - flutes
Megumi Sasaki - violin