Freddie Bryant
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Location
BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity (130 Pine St., Florence, MA 01062, Florence MA)
7pm, 6pm doors
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**Freddie Bryant: Upper West Side Love Story**
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“Melodies drift from block to block, through alleys and courtyards.
Day by day, a year has passed.
By summer’s end, unknown we’ve grown with songs our own.”
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~ from “My Home Sings” by Freddie Bryant
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Join us on a musical journey through the iconic New York neighborhood made famous in Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Part personal history and part reflection on development and gentrification, Bryant’s latest work for chamber-jazz ensemble traces the composer’s decades long relationship with the area, it’s residents, and their impact on who he is today.
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“A love story is about beginnings, about excitement and nurturing growth – love through joy
and adversity over many years. This piece is a love story dedicated to the neighborhood that raised me from birth to where I am now.” -Freddie Bryant
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*This event is supported by Chamber Music America and presented in partnership with Valley Jazz Shares and Music at Amherst.*