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SUMMARY:Playwright's Jam
DESCRIPTION:Jazz		\n\n		\n			Share:\n			\n								\n				\n					\n				\n\n				\n				\n					\n				\n\n				\n				\n					\n				\n\n				\n				\n					\n				\n			\n		\n\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	Looking for an opportunity to connect with local writers\, actors\, and directors? Want to share a theater piece you’re writing? Join us for the 1st Sunday monthly Playwright’s Jams! A monthly meetup hosted by Caffe Lena for local writers\, actors & directors The First Sunday of the Month 1:30pm- 4:00pm Doors open at 1:00; Casting begins at 1:15pm and Readings start at 1:30pm! Bring your great ideas\, your new scripts\, your edits and your friends for an inspiring afternoon fo theater in the making. Playwrights should bring a highlighted script for each of their actors and one extra for stage directionsBring a short scene (7-8 minutes). Cast your actors from the audience\, including your fellow playwrights. Give them brief directions and then put them on stage to read your script. We’ll go around the room after the reading and let everyone give a “popcorn” reaction (one word!).Each meeting will include 6 or 7 scenes selected at random from those submitted. After the readings we’ll have time to hang out and get acquainted.  This event will be co-hosted by Michael Wells-Oakes and Vivian NesbittPlaywright Nice! We foster a diverse community that has a great time making art and helping one another get better. Excessive profanity\, explicit sexual themes and “humor” that unkindly targets a specific group undermines this goal. It is up to the discretion of the host to enforce the house standards. \n		\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n		\n		Doors Open\n		Doors Open: 7:30 pm	\n	\n	\n\n		\n\n	\n		\n	\n						\n					Price\n					\n						Member\n						$27.11\n					\n				\n							\n					\n					\n						General\n						$30.37\n					\n				\n							\n					\n					\n						Child or Student\n						$15.18\n					\n				\n						\n				 \n				inclusive of fees\n			\n		\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n		\n					\n				Get Tickets			\n			\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n		\n		\n			Similar Events\n			\n				View All\n				\n			\n		\n				\n			\n				\n\n											\n							\n\n	\n		\n		Caffè Lena\n	\n\n		\n\n		JAZZ at Caffe Lena : The Chuck Lamb Trio with Special Guest Eric Person\n\n				Jazz\n		\n		\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n\n		\n			Apr 14 • 7 PM		\n	\n	\n\n\n\n						\n												\n							\n\n	\n		\n		Caffè Lena\n	\n\n		\n\n		Peak Jazz Series: Charlie Ballantine\n\n				American Roots Folk Jazz\n		\n		\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n\n		\n			Apr 30 • 7 PM		\n	\n	\n\n\n\n						\n												\n							\n\n	\n		\n		Caffè Lena\n	\n\n		\n\n		JAZZ at Caffe Lena : The Chuck Lamb Trio with Special Guest TBA\n\n				Jazz\n		\n		\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n\n		\n			May 12 • 7 PM
URL:https://www.caffelena.org/event/playwrights-jam-7/
LOCATION:Caffè Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pierre Bensusan
DESCRIPTION:Jazz		\n\n		\n			Share:\n			\n								\n				\n					\n				\n\n				\n				\n					\n				\n\n				\n				\n					\n				\n\n				\n				\n					\n				\n			\n		\n\n	 \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nFrench-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso\, vocalist\, and composer Pierre Bensusan—affectionately nicknamed “Mister DADGAD”—has been captivating audiences around the world for five decades with his deeply personal sound and breathtaking technique. \n \nWinner of the Independent Music Award for his triple live album Encore and voted Best World Music Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine readers\, Pierre is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of our time. \n \nWhen Michael Hedges titles one of his compositions “Bensusan”\, you know that the inspiration behind it must be special and Pierre Bensusan certainly is. Guitarists from Leo Kottke to Larry Corryel\, to Tuck Andress\, Tommy Emmanuel\, Mark Knopfler\, Andrew York\, Andy Timmons\, to Steve Lukather… have sung his praises\, and Steve Vai released three Bensusan albums on his label Favored Nations. And it's not just guitarists who are so inspired by Pierre's music\, as a recent studio collaboration with him on Donny Osmond’s latest album “Start Again” goes to show. \n \nSelf-taught on guitar after beginning as a pianist\, Pierre pioneered a singular approach to the DADGAD tuning\, fusing traditional\, contemporary\, jazz\, classical\, and world music into something unmistakably his own. His live performances are both intimate and orchestral\, weaving intricate counterpoint\, dazzling harmony\, and soulful improvisation into an experience that is at once virtuosic and profoundly moving. \n \nSince his debut in 1974\, Pierre has sold over half a million albums and played thousands of concerts across the globe\, earning honors such as the Rose d’Or at the Montreux Festival and the Grand Prix of the Independent Music Awards. His music\, described as “almost sacred\,” invites listeners on a journey that stirs the heart\, challenges the mind\, and leaves the spirit renewed. \n \n“For me\, Pierre can only justly be compared to someone of the stature of Keith Jarrett; so total is his mastery of the solo instrument\, his dazzling harmony\, his many innovations\, and his deft command of counterpoint\, the jazz idiom\, folk expression\, and all genres between and beyond. An entire history unfolds as he plays. But really\, like Jarrett\, the emotional depth – and this is where true artistry often likes to live – of many of his songs and compositions is all\, well\, breathtaking. With only his steel-string-acoustic guitar – and sometimes his rich\, affecting voice – Mr Bensusan can disassemble your heart and hand it back to you restored and renewed. As he did to mine tonight. A true giant.” \n \nJames Volpe Rotondi (editor at Guitar Player Magazine)  \n \nSAMPLE SONG \n \nCan't make it to the show in person? Stream this show live at Caffè Lena TV. Live stream available for $5 – 100% of live stream tickets on CaffeLenaTV benefit the artists. Subscribe for unlimited live streaming\, two week access to recent shows\, and Caffe Lena's video archive.  \n \n \n \nNote: Caffe Lena does not permit ticket reselling above face value. Tickets purchased for the purpose of resale may be canceled without notice\, and refunds for such purchases will not be granted.  \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n	\n		Doors Open\n		Doors Open: 6:30 pm	\n	 \n \n	\n	\n						\n					Price\n					\n						Member\n						$27.11\n					\n				\n							\n					\n					\n						General\n						$30.37\n					\n				\n							\n					\n					\n						Child or Student\n						$15.18\n					\n				\n						\n				 \n				inclusive of fees\n			\n		\n	 \n \n	\n					\n				Get Tickets			\n			\n	 \n\n\n \n	\n		\n			Similar Events\n			\n				View All\n				\n			\n		\n				\n			\n				\n\n											\n							\n\n	\n		\n		Caffè Lena\n	\n\n		\n\n		JAZZ at Caffe Lena : The Chuck Lamb Trio with Special Guest Eric Person\n\n				Jazz\n		\n		\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n\n		\n			Apr 14 • 7 PM		\n	\n	\n\n\n\n						\n												\n							\n\n	\n		\n		Caffè Lena\n	\n\n		\n\n		Peak Jazz Series: Charlie Ballantine\n\n				American Roots Folk Jazz\n		\n		\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n\n		\n			Apr 30 • 7 PM		\n	\n	\n\n\n\n						\n												\n							\n\n	\n		\n		Caffè Lena\n	\n\n		\n\n		Peak Jazz Series: The Levin Brothers\n\n				Jazz\n		\n		\n			\n				\n								event\n			\n					\n\n		\n			May 28 • 7 PM
URL:https://www.caffelena.org/event/pierre-bensusan-album-and-book-release-tour/
LOCATION:Caffè Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
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