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Free Concert: A Tribute to Benny Goodman

Enjoy the music of "The King of Swing" at a free concert on Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m. at The Ferguson Library.

Enjoy the sound that defined the Swing Era and made American jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman the world-renowned "King of Swing" at a free concert, A Tribute to Benny Goodman, on Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m. at Ernest A. DiMattia, Jr. Building of The Ferguson Library.

Musicians:

Mark Soskin - Piano (Sonny Rollins, Journey. On the faculty of The Manhattan School Of Music.)

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John Patitucci - Bass (Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Steve Gadd. Visiting Scholar at Berklee College of Music, teaching in both the Global Jazz Institute and the Bass Department.)

Joe Stelluti - Clarinet (Duke Ellington Orchestra, Ray Charles, Manhattan Transfer)

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Joe Corsello - Drums (Benny Goodman, Sonny Rollins. Author of The Drummer's Playbook: The Ultimate Guide for the Serious Drummer.)

Russell Malone - Guitar (Ron Carter's Golden Striker Trio, Sonny Rollins, Dianne Reeves, B.B. King, Diana Krall)

Refreshments will be served. Register online at fergusonlibrary.org/event/.

For more information, call 203 351-8231.

The Ernest A. DiMattia, Jr. Building of The Ferguson Library is located at the corner of Bedford and Broad Streets, Stamford.

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