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Howard Alden With Kit Eakle And Djangosphere at Red Poppy Art House
Courtesy of Kit Eakle | Posted on January 12, 2018
Where
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom St
San Francisco, CA
Map
(415) 826-2402
When
Sat, January 27, 2018
7:30 pm
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Musicians
About
A California native, Howard Alden began playing at age ten, inspired by recordings of Armstrong, Basie, and Goodman, as well as those by guitarists Barney Kessel, Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, and George Van Eps. Soon Alden was working professionally around Los Angeles, playing in groups ranging from traditional to mainstream to modern jazz. He has won accolades from critics and musicians alike, including Benny Carter, Flip Phillips, Mel Powell, Bud Freeman, Kenny Davern, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, and George Van Eps, as well as notable contemporaries such as Scott Hamilton and Ken Peplowski. A Concord Jazz recording artist since the late ’80s, Alden has proved himself to be an artist of astonishing virtuosity and originality on the many records he has released....