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X-WR-CALNAME:Vinson Valega Quartet in New York City at Garage Restaura
	nt - Eventful
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DTSTART:20080129T223000
DTEND:20080130T023000
DTSTAMP:20080106T005617Z
SUMMARY:Vinson Valega Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Vinson grew up in a musical family near Washington\, D.C.\
	, studying classical piano from age seven until switching to the drums
	 when he was 12. He played drums for three years in the All-County Jaz
	z Ensemble during high school and subsequently held the drum chair in 
	the University of Pennsylvania Big Band during college. After graduati
	ng from UPENN with a B.A. in Economics\, Vinson came to New York City 
	in the early 90's to study music at the Mannes College of Music in Man
	hattan\, where he studied with Marvin "Smitty" Smith (of The Tonight S
	how Band)\, Vernel Fournier\, and Norm Freeman (of the New York Philha
	rmonic). Vinson has performed in many clubs in the New York Metropolit
	an area\, including the Blue Note\, Smoke\, Sweet Rhythm\, 55 Bar\, Bi
	rdland\, Smalls\, Detour\, Cornelia Street Cafe\, Cleopatra's Needle\,
	 and Trumpets of Montclair\, NJ. An avid composer\, Vinson also teache
	s privately and served on the staff of the Stanford Jazz Workshop in C
	alifornia from 1999-2001. He has toured throughout North America and E
	urope with his groups and others\, and he appears on Matthew Fries' CD
	\, Song For Today (TCB) and the Ganz Brother's release\, First Steps (
	Extravaganza). Vinson also has three CDs out as a leader\, Live@147\, 
	Consilience\, and Awake. In addition\, Vinson has also worked with or 
	played alongside with many of the great musicians in jazz\, such as Gr
	over Washington\, Jr.\, Dakota Staton\, Clarke Terry\, James Williams\
	, Donald Brown\, Harold Mabern\, Jr.\, Jamil Nasser\, Ron McClure\, Bo
	b Mintzer\, Russell Malone\, Peter Bernstein\, Mark Turner\, Terell St
	afford\, Eric Alexander\, Jim Rotundi\, David Hazeltine\, Joel Frahm\,
	 Dena DeRose\, and Vincent Herring\, and Candido Camero\, among others
	.
LOCATION:Garage Restaurant @ 99 Seventh Avenue South, New York, New Yo
	rk 10014 United States
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