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Music

January 7, 2011

Mad. Sq. Music: Red Horse with Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky

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Red Horse is the debut album from folk’s newest supergroup featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky. Together these three veteran songwriters team up to cover each other’s songs and breathe new life into old favorites. Awash in gorgeous harmonies and simple acoustic production, this album is sure to be an instant folk classic… Read more

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Christian McBride & Inside Straight

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Bassist extraordinaire, composer, and educator, Christian McBride has been one of the most important and omnipresent figures in the jazz world for 20 years. He has played with and arranged for Isaac Hayes, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, and the one and only Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. Named “Hot Jazz Artist” of 1992 by… Read more

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Lionel Loueke Trio, Edmar Castaneda Trio plus special guest Andrea Tierra

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Originally from the West African nation of Benin, guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past several years. He was picked as top Rising Star guitarist in Down Beat magazine’s annual Critics Poll in 2008 and 2009. Loueke met bassist Massimo Biolcati and drummer Ferenc Nemeth at Berklee College of Music. Together… Read more

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Dale Ann Bradley, The Steel Wheels

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Dale Ann Bradley was the 2007, 2008, and 2009 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year. She has been hailed by Alison Krauss as one of the greatest vocalists in country and bluegrass music. Her voice is “shimmering” (The Washington Post), “angelic” (Billboard), and “exceptional” (Bluegrass Unlimited), and her performances fill every venue… Read more

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Tonight: Tift Merritt!

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PLEASE NOTE: Tonight’s concert will take place at the southern end of the Park, on the gravel area south of the fountain. Tift Merritt, along with her longtime band, kicks off the 2011 Mad. Sq. Music: Oval Lawn Series with her beautiful vocals and moving songwriting. Her first record landed on the top ten lists… Read more

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Mad. Sq. Kids: Oran Etkin

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Oran Etkin is both an internationally acclaimed jazz and world music artist, and the creator of the groundbreaking Timbalooloo method of enriching the musicality of young children that has been endorsed by parents of kids in Oran Etkin’s Timbalooloo music classes including Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Harvey Keitel, Daphna Kastner Keitel, Ken Burns, Julie Burns… Read more

http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-kids-concert-series-19

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Mad. Sq. Kids: Dog on Fleas

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Dog on Fleas is a unique beast with equal parts brains and muscle. They have been performing and recording intelligent, gutsy music for kids and adults since 1999, and have no plans to stop. They revel in diverse sounds and styles of music, and you can feel their excitement in every note. In performance, Dog… Read more

http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-kids-concert-series-18

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Mad. Sq. Kids: The Suzi Shelton Band

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Calling all Rock and Roll Kids! Multi-award winning, and local kindie celebrity Suzi Shelton and her band return to one of their favorite and coolest kid venues in the city, Madison Square Kids! Come early to get a good seat. Suzi will be performing NEW original songs and will be joined by her six year… Read more

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Mad. Sq. Kids: Moona Luna

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Moona Luna is a family-friendly band that performs their own brand of Latin-flavored music in both Spanish and English with a positive message and toe-tapping beats.

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Mad. Sq. Kids: The Itty Biddies

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The Itty Biddies‘ genre-defying sound has earned the group an avid following. Their interactive, energetic show takes children on a musical journey around the US and beyond through song and storytelling. The audience will dance at a hoedown, soar over imaginary rivers, and play instruments they didn’t know they had. The Itty Biddies’ show is… Read more

http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-kids-concert-series-15

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