A Tribe for Jazz presents Acclaimed Bassist George DeLancey

A Tribe for Jazz 2024 Columbus International Jazz Series

Don't miss out on an unforgettable evening with bassist extraordinaire George DeLancey! Join us on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at the Columbus Dance Theatre for a mesmerizing performance by this Cambridge, OH native. A product of esteemed programs like the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Michigan State University Jazz Studies Program under Rodney Whitaker's tutelage, DeLancey's talent knows no bounds.

This event is presented with the generous support of the Greater Columbus Arts Council and Ohio Arts Council.

About George DeLancey

"Every so often a musician arrives in New York City who seems destined to make a mark. George DeLancey is clearly in that category." Loren Schoenberg, National Jazz Museum In Harlem - Founding Director & Senior Scholar

A native of Cambridge, OH, and a student of such prestigious programs as the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Michigan State University Jazz Studies Program, where he studied under Rodney Whitaker. He toured nationally and internationally with the Larry Fuller Trio from 2017 to 2019, and has performed as a sideman with bandleaders including Wessell Anderson, Peter Bernstein, Bobby Broom, Tia Fuller, Philip and Winard Harper, Christian Howes, Willie Jones III, Wynton Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Tomoko Omura, Johnny O'Neal, Houston Person, Ben Paterson, Jeremy Pelt, Bria Skonberg, as well as many others in New York and throughout the United States. He is active nationally as a bandleader and educator, and has worked with programs including Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz for Young People, Christian Howes’ Creative Strings Workshop, and Keith Hall's Summer Drum Intensive. He is also the director of the Midwestern arts initiative Appalachian Muse.

https://www.georgedelancey.com/about

About A Tribe for Jazz

A Tribe for Jazz is a Columbus-based nonprofit whose mission is to preserve the legacy and advance the future of jazz through visual storytelling, live and virtual performances, education, and community engagement. To learn more about their exciting array of programmign visit: www.atribeforjazz.org

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