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  • The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad
    • 2009 Tours
      • Roseanna Vitro and the JazzIAm Band Quartet
      • Brian Horton Quartet
      • Eli Yamin Blues Band
      • Helen Sung & NuGenerations
      • Hoppin' John String Band
      • Chris Byars Quartet
      • Duende Quartet
      • Ryan Cohan Quartet
      • The Student Loan
      • Vice Verse All Stars
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2009 Tours

February - June 2009 Tours

Group photo of the JazzIAm Band
JazzIAm Takes its Modern Musical Gumbo to South America
Genre: Jazz
Countries: Paraguay, Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Chile
Tour Dates: May 26-June 22
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Group photo of the Brian Horton Quartet
Brian Horton Quartet Revisits Jazz Standards in Asia
Genre: Jazz
Countries: Kazakhstan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan
Tour Dates: May 19-June 17
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Group photo of Eli Yamin Blues Band
Eli Yamin Blues Band Takes Blues to the Balkans
Genre: Blues
Countries: Romania, Montenegro, Greece, Albania
Tour Dates: May 5-June 1
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Group Photo of Helen Sung & NuGenerations
Helen Sung & NuGenerations Uses Jazz to Connect in Southern Africa
Genre: Jazz
Countries: Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, South Africa
Tour Dates: April 28-May 24
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Group photo of Hoppin' John String Band
Hoppin' John String Band Shares Appalachian Melodies in Central America
Genre: Traditional Americana
Countries: Nicaragua, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala
Dates: April 17-May 16
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Group photo of Chris Byars Quartet
Chris Byars Quartet Brings '50s Bop Back to the Mediterranean
Genre: Jazz
Countries: Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, Syria, Morocco
Tour Dates: April 1-29
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Group photo of Duende Quartet
Duende Quartet Shares Latin Jazz in South Asia
Genre: Latin Jazz
Countries: India, Bangladesh, Philippines, Tawain
Tour Dates: March 4-30
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Group photo of The Student Loan
The Student Loan takes grassroots music to Southeast Asia
Genre: Bluegrass
Countries: Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Indonesia, Samoa, Fiji
Tour Dates: Feb. 16 - March 19, 2009
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Group photo of Ryan Cohan Quartet
Ryan Cohan Quartet Visits Eastern Europe and Russia on its Second Tour
Genre: Jazz
Countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
Tour Dates: February 9-March 7
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Group photo of Vice Verse All Stars
Vice Verse All Stars share urban sounds in West Africa
Genre: Urban/Hip-Hop
Countries: Mauritania, Togo, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Tour Dates: Feb. 7 - March 9, 2009
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VIDEOS

  • Photo of drummer LaFrae Sci sharing tips with an Albania student.
    The Eli Yamin Blues Band Tours Albania
  • Video still of Chris Rel from Vice Verse All Stars performing
    Vice Verse All Stars Pre-Tour Interview and Performance
  • Video still of members of The Student Loan talking about their tour
    The Student Loan Pre-Tour Interview and Performance

PHOTOS

  • Photo of The Student Loan member Leo Appling teaching a blind student to play the bass
    The Student Loan in Asia
  • Photo of a member of Vice Verse performing with an Ivorian musician.
    Photos from the first few weeks of the Vice Verse All Star's trip to West Africa
  • Publicity photo of The Student Loan
    Photos of The Student Loan's pre-tour performance
  • Publicity photo of the Vice Verse All Stars
    The Vice Verse All Stars perform before leaving for West Africa

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