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Laura Dreyer, Record Release Event at Zinc Bar

Courtesy of Antje Hübner | Posted on September 25, 2014

Where

Zinc Bar
82 W 3rd St
New York, NY
Map
212-477-8337

When

Wed, October 22, 2014
6:30 pm

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Musicians

About

Record Release: Vida. Arte. Amor. (Mayimba Music)

Laura Dreyer was a founding member and contributing arranger for the big band DIVA. In this capacity, she worked with luminaries Dave Brubeck, Rosemary Clooney, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Slide Hampton, Clark Terry and Brazilian pianist Dom Salvador, among others. Additionally she has performed with Dr. Billy Taylor, Mel Lewis, Robert Palmer, Nnenna Freelon, Lea Delaria, Leny Andrade, and Portinho. She was a band member for the award-winning musicals "Hot and Sweet" and the Duke Ellington tribute, "Hit Me With A Hot Note."

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Dreyer grants in performance and professional jazz study/composition. She participated in the BMI Jazz Composer's Workshop and four of her songs have received an honorable mention in Billboard Magazine's songwriting contests....

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