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Wali Ali Band, Roger Byam (sax, Flute), Antoine Drye (trumpet), Paul Connors (organ), Kendall Buchanan (bass), John Dody (drums) at BeanRunner Cafe
Courtesy of Drew Claxton | Posted on September 25, 2016
Where
BeanRunner Cafe
201 S Division Street
Peekskill, NY
Map
914-737-1701
When
Fri, November 25, 2016
8:00 pm
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Musicians
About
Wali Ali unites the intimacy of folk music with the improvisation of jazz and the irresistible rhythms of R&B, and he invites the listener to explore new interpretations of contemporary melodies.
Wali has played guitar with various musical artists including Taj Mahal, Norman Connors, Donny Hathaway, Bobbi Humphrey, Melvin Van Peebles, Noel Pointer, Lonnie Liston Smith, Peter Tosh, and Stanley Turrentine. He has scored for television, and he was bandleader for the Broadway musical "Mule Bone". Wali is also the recipient of the ASCAP Songwriters Award.
Joining Wali Ali will be Roger Byam on sax and flute, Antoine Drye on trumpet, Paul Connors on organ, Kendall Buchanan on bass, and John Dody on drums.