Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble with Drummer Boby Sanabria at the Baha'i Center, 11/9

Eugene Marlow's The Heritage Ensemble will perform two sets this coming November 9, 2010 at the 140-seat Dizzy Gillespie Auditorium. World-renowned multi-Grammy-nominated drummer Bobby Sanabria will perform with the group.

The John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie Auditorium (part of the Jazz at the Baha'i Center) is located at 53 East 11th Street (between University Place and Broadway), New York City. There will be two sets: 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $15; $10 with student ID at the door. Advance tickets may be purchased by credit card only by calling 212-222-5159.

About The Heritage Ensemble

Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble is a quintet devoted to the concert performance of Hebraic melodies in various jazz, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and neo-classical styles. For this performance the group consists of: Eugene Marlow (founder/leader/piano/arranger), Bobby Sanabria (drums), Michael Hashim (alto/soprano saxophones), Frank Wagner (acoustic bass), and Cristian Rivera (percussion). All arrangements are by founder/leader Eugene Marlow.

The Heritage Ensemble has performed its unique set of arrangements at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, Engelman RecitAl Hall (Baruch Performing Arts Center), the Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue, the Riverdale YM-YMHA, The RiverDale Home for the Aged, Hunter College, the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, Symphony Space, and Tavern on the Green (New York City), among other venues. On December 16 it will perform its "Celebrations" album at Engelman Recital at the Baruch Performing Arts Center.

Its most recent album is "Celebrations: The Heritage Ensemble Interprets Festive Melodies From the Hebraic Songbook" (MEII Enterprises 2010). Its inaugural CD is "Making the Music Our Own" (MEII Enterprises 2006). Both CDs are available at cdbaby.com.