New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Violinist Ben Sutin, and his septet Klazz-Ma-Tazz was originally scheduled to bring their unique blend of jazz and klezmer music to New York's acclaimed music venue, The City Winery on November 29, 2015. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the show has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. This Valentines Day event is part of the Winery's Klezmer Brunch series. In light of the holiday, the musical program will feature new arrangements of love songs from around the world, selections from Fiddler On The Roof, as well as a display of some of Klazz-Ma-Tazz's newest original material and selections from their debut album, Tangibility, released in September, 2015 on OneTrickDog* Records. The album, which features some of Sutin's original work, has been praised for its dynamic composition, its improvisation, multi-cultural spirit and sense of humor. Tracks from Tangibility are currently being played in rotation on FM stations across the U.S. While rooted in jazz idioms, the music reflects influences from around the world, particularly from the diverse ethnic backgrounds of the group's members. Fred Stal (RG Magazine), described the sold-out CD release sets at The Cornelia Street Cafe: "Going in, I knew it would be a great experience, but the performance far exceeded my expectations. This band is honest in their approach to what they do, paying an eclectic homage to their roots, which encompass a broad variety of elements and styles of music. Wild, yet reserved, the music of Klazz- Ma-Tazz will surprise you, excite you, and calm you, all in one sitting.
City Winery is located at 155 Varrick Street between
Spring Street and Vandam Street. Tickets can be purchased in advance atwww.citywinery.com. Admission is $10.00 for live music. Children 13 and under are free for the music.
Doors open 10:00 am. Music: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm with an intermission.
Klazz-Ma-Tazz was founded by violinist and composer
Benjamin Sutin, in 2014. In addition to Sutin on violin, band members include: saxophonist and clarinetist Elijah Shiffer, pianist Ben Rosenblum, guitarist Grant Goldstein, bassist Mathew Muntz, drummer Matt Scarano, tabla player, Ani Challa, current touring drummer Tim Rachbach and various special guest vocalists.
Listen to Tangibility at: https://soundcloud.com/klazzmatazz-tangibility
Purchase Tangibility at: iTunes, Amazon.com, Bandcamp.com or CDBaby.com
Read review of Tangibility at: https://www.rgmagazine.com/jazz-klezmer-fusion-band-klazz-ma-tazz-release-tangibility-a-review-by-fred-stal/
Watch Klazz-Ma-Tazz at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUflg2dq4Hw
Sutin, who is currently based in New York City, began his career in Philadelphia, where he studied with legendary jazz violinist, John
Blake Jr. Sutin has since had the privilege of performing in venues such as: NJPAC's
Victoria Theater, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Microsoft Theater, the Nassau Coliseum, Oracle Center, Clifford Brown Jazz Festival among many. Sutin has performed with the
National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, Tran-Siberian Orchestra, Arijit Singh, Larry Harlow,
Bobby Sanabria, Pandit Samir Chatterjee, Ronnie Burrage, Benito Gonzalez,
George Burton,
Diane Monroe, and Tommy Byrnes. Finally, he has garnered acclaim in the jazz violin community from the likes of Jean Luc Ponty,
Regina Carter, Christian Howes and Sara Caswell. On hearing Sutin Caswell wrote. "his adventurous musical lines and underlying creative energy left me feeling that I had witnessed a unique voice destined for something great."
