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01/17/2014

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Sarasota News Leader January 17, 2014 Page 133 DAVE BENNETT QUARTET PERFORMANCE SET FOR JAN. 26 Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will present the Dave Bennett Quartet, with Bennett on clarinet, Tad Weed on piano, Don Mopsick on bass and Dick Maley on drums on Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, located at 709 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. The group will perform such popular compositions as Moonglow, Stompin' at the Savoy and Just a Closer Walk with Thee, a news release notes. Tickets are $40 and $45. They may be purchased online at www.artistseriesconcerts. org or by calling 360-7399. Student rush tickets, priced at $5, will be available 30 minutes before the performance. For group discount tickets or for more information about this show or the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota's 2013-2014 season, visit www.artistseriesconcerts.org or call 306-1202. Bennett "doesn't fit the mold of most contemporary jazz clarinetists," the release explains. "For starters, you don't find many jazz clarinet players who name Alice Cooper, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Chris Isaak among their influences. You won't find many musicians under 30 who are equally conversant with the music of Benny Goodman and Roy Orbison," the release says. "In fact, you may not find even one other clarinet virtuoso who occasionally breaks from his swing era repertoire to sing rockabilly hits while accompanying himself at the piano," it notes, adding that Bennett "can play a mean barrelhouse boogie-woogie." "Add in the talents of Tad Weed, Don Mopsick and Dick Maley and you understand why the Dave Bennett Quartet has a zealous bevy of fans of all ages," the release continues. % Dave Bennett/Contributed photo

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