[Dixielandjazz] CPFJ Welcomes The Mulgrew Miller Quartet This Sunday at The Hollywood Casino in Grantville

[Harry Callaghan]

FYI:

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 From: Dave Wilson
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 Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:17 PM
 Subject: CPFJ Welcomes The Mulgrew Miller Quartet This Sunday at The
Hollywood Casino in Grantville


 April 17, 2011 at 6 pm
 The Mulgrew Miller Quartet,
 at The Hollywood Casino at the Penn National Race Course, Hall of Champions
Banquet Room.
 Featuring Rodney Green (drums), Ivan Taylor (bass) and Steve Nelson
(vibes). Opening at 5 pm: TBA.

 The Hollywood Casino is located at 777 Hollywood Blvd, Grantville, PA
17028; end_of_the_skype_highlighting717-469-2211
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting  http://www.hollywoodpnrc.com

 Mulgrew Miller

 Mulgrew Miller is an American jazz pianist born in 1955 in Greenwood,
Mississippi.
 In a childhood filled with early musical experiences, mostly playing gospel
music in his church and R&B and blues at dances. Mulgrew was constantly
meddling in jazz piano, and established a trio in high school that would
play cocktail parties.
 Miller admits that they didn't really know what they were doing and were
merely “approaching jazz”. Miller is said to have set his mind definitely to
becoming a jazz pianist after seeing Oscar Peterson (a first for Mulgrew) on
television. “It was a life changing event. I knew right then that I would be
a jazz pianist”.
 Mulgrew did indeed become a jazz pianist, and has adopted more from
Peterson than his profession. Much of Mulgrew's playing has the same
technical prowess so often connected with Peterson.
 With this trio he has released two albums to date (both on the label Max
Jazz Records): Live At Yoshi's Vol. 1 (2004), Live At Yoshi's Vol. 2 (2005).
 On May 20, 2006, Miller was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of
Performing Arts at Lafayette College's 171st Commencement Exercises.



 How to get to the Hollywood Casino
 Site of our Mulgrew Miller Concert on April 17, 2011
 Location
 Hollywood Casino
 777 Hollywood Blvd., Grantville, PA, 17028
 (717) 469-2211
 Directions
 Head northeast on I-81 N. Go about 14 miles (from Harrisburg) to Exit 80-PA
743 toward Grantville/Hershey. At the exit turn left onto PA 743 N/Bow Creek
Rd/Ridge Rd. Go eight-tenths of a mile and turn right into the entrance of
the Casino.
 Parking
 Parking is free in the Garage.
 You will want to park on level “D” or “E”.
 Take the elevator to the 3rd floor, change for another elevator for the 4th
floor and follow the signs to the Hall of Champions Banquet




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