Hartford Jazz Society River Cruise
The Hartford Jazz Society presents the 58th Anniversary Jazz & Blues Cruise on the Connecticut River, Saturday, September 7 2019. A seven hour jazz and blues party, down the Connecticut River to Long Island Sound and back! Two live bands bring continuous music throughout the day.
This year’s cruise features performances by (click links for more info):
Ronnie Burrage & Holographic Principle and Liviu Pop and Friends
Boarding at 10am and sailing at 11:30am from the state pier 152-198 Little Meadow Road , Haddam, CT. Arrival back at the dock at 7:00 PM.
Bring your own picnic baskets, drinks and coolers. Hot dogs and snacks available on board. Ice and cold drinks available free on the lower deck.
Adults Only, No Pets. Please note, the boat is not wheelchair accessible.
Ticket Information.
Tickets are $65 individual or $70 individual reserved table seating. Reserved Tables of 10 located on bottom deck (call to reserve) – $600.00. $100.00 non refundable deposit per table required at time of reservation, balance due by August 17, 2019. Reserved tables after August 17, $700.00. Tickets can be ordered on-line below via paypal link below or call (860) 242-6688, and leave a message with your name and phone number.
General Admission
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Individual Reserve Table
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Ronnie Burrage Holographic Principle
Holographic Principle as appearing on HJS Jazz Cruise:
Ronnie Burrage drums
Nimrod Speaks bass
Geoffrey Keezer keyboards
Burrage is considered to be a virtuoso, exceptionally skilled and regarded as one of the best in the business at his craft. He has toured all four continents from Siberia to South Africa to Japan. Ronnie is a well-respected educator who’s biography is vibrant and dynamically diverse. He has graced stages with the who’s who of jazz such as Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Morgan, Wallace Roney, Jackie & Rene McLean, James Moody, Gary Bartz, Archie Shepp, Reggie Workman, Joe Zawinul, Cedar Walton, Wood Shaw, McCoy Tyner, and Pepper Adams. Throughout his illustrious career he has been featured on over 100 recordings.
Ronnie Burrage’s current band “Holographic Principle” is featured on his Truth Revolution Recording Collective/Truth Revolution Records in collaboration with his own label, MiMikAlana Records debut release, entitled “Dance of the Great Spirit”. The band includes Polish pianist Michal Wierba and bassist Nimrod Speaks, alongside Ronnie himself on an assortment of instruments, which of course includethe drum kit. According to Burrage, “The purposes of ‘Dance of the Great Spirit’ is to bring ‘Holographic Principle’ to the world, to provide work for each member of the trio, so that they might provide for their families and most importantly fund the nonprofit organization, ‘World Rhythm Academy’.
Liviu Pop and Friends
LIVIU POP & FRIENDS
LIVIU POP (drums) / SONYA RAE TAYLOR (gtr & voc) / RYAN TAYLOR (gtr) / ROB ARIES (keys) / GREG TORO (bass)
LIVIU POP – “A drummer’s drummer, a musician’s musician this talented versatile drummer with magic in his hands and fire in his soul can and does play a wide variety of genres. Some have called him the hardest working drummer around. Whether laying back and holding a tight rhythm section together or breaking out into one of his groove oriented & melodic drum solos, you’ll be mesmerized by a Liviu Pop performance.”
Liviu has performed with a virtual who’s who of blues & soul artists including Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay, Lucky Peterson, Debbie Davies, Lil’ Dave Thompson, Toni Lynn Washington, Chris Tofield, Diane Blue, Ruben Wilson, Bruce Katz, Mighty Sam McClain, Murali Coryell, Studebaker John, Slam Allen, Kal David to name some. In 2018, Liviu was inducted into the CT Blues Hall of Fame.