DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7-8PM
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DAVE SHARP WORLDS QUARTET ft. ELDEN KELLY: CD RELEASE SHOW for “CATALYST: THE MUSIC OF GREGG HILL”

Recognized in the Jazz Times Critic’s Poll, the DAVE SHARP WORLDS QUARTET masterfully blends rhythms, sounds, and textures from across the globe with world music inspired original compositions. Featuring oud, violin, electric bass, synthesizer and world percussion, the WORLDS QUARTET is fueled by the spirit of jazz, world music and dynamic exploratory improvisation. Bassist, composer, and bandleader Dave Sharp leads the WORLDS QUARTET to explore music traditions from Armenia, India, Turkey, Egypt, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Greece.

The quartet has performed live at the JazzAscona Festival (Switzerland), the Detroit International Jazz Festival, the Lansing Jazz Fest, the Concert of Colors (Detroit), the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, the Bach Music Festival (Kalamazoo), the Lansing Harmony Celebration and the Rasa Indian Arts Festival (Ann Arbor), as well as intimate venues such as the Alluvion (Traverse CIty) Kerrytown Concert House (Ann Arbor), Blue LLama Jazz Club, Music Hall Jazz Cafe (Detroit), the Blue LLama Jazz Club (Ann Arbor) UrbanBeat Events Center (Lansing), the North Star Lounge (Ann Arbor) and the Riverfolk Music and Arts Blacksmith Shop Concert Series in Manchester.

Dave Sharp-Bass + Synthesizer
Henrik Karapetyan-Violin
Elden Kelly-Guitar
Mike List-Percussion