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X-WR-CALNAME:Alex Hoffman's Quartet in New York City at Garage Restaur
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SUMMARY:Alex Hoffman's Quartet
DESCRIPTION:A native of Washington D.C.\, Alex Hoffman began playing t
	he saxophone at age 9 but first became passionate about jazz at age 12
	 under the tutelage of his teacher Paul Carr.  Mr. Carr encouraged Ale
	x to pursue the saxophone seriously and preached diligent practice and
	 thorough listening.  Alex then began to audition for a number of all-
	star jazz ensembles while in high school.  He was a member of the gram
	my High School Jazz ensembles twice\, a participant in the Vail Jazz W
	orkshop\, and thrice a semi-finalist in the Fish Middleton Jazz Schola
	rship Competition. After high school\, Alex moved to New York to furth
	er pursue his musical endeavors.  He began studying with luminaries su
	ch as Ralph Lalama\, Barry Harris\, Brian Lynch\, Charles Davis\, and 
	Chris Byars\, and quickly gained a reputation on the New York jazz sce
	ne as a serious student of jazz with an authentic and refreshing sound
	.  Since moving to New York\, Alex has performed with artists and band
	s such as Brian Lynch\, the Chris Byars Octet\, Ari Roland\, Sacha Per
	ry\, the Stan Rubin Orchestra\, the Lapis Luna Orchestra\, and Fukushi
	 Tanaka\, at venues such as Lincoln Center\, the Blue Note\, and Small
	s Jazz Club.  He has also led his own quartet at venues in Washington 
	D.C. and New York\, featuring Sacha Perry\, Ari Roland and Keith Balla
	.
LOCATION:Garage Restaurant @ 99 Seventh Avenue South, New York, New Yo
	rk 10014 United States
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