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Norman Connors w/ Tom Browne, Azar Lawrence at The Thompson House

Courtesy of Walt Broadnax | Posted on June 19, 2012

Where

The Thompson House
24 East 3rd Street
Newport, KY
Map
859-261-7469

When

Fri, July 20, 2012
8pm

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Musicians

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Norman Connors, with special guests Trumpeter Tom Browne and Saxophonist Azar Lawrence will be live at The Thompson House Friday July 20, 2012 at 830pm. Ticket Price $25.

Norman Connors is best known for his major R & B records, however, his roots are steeped in jazz music. As a child, Norman lived in the same
neighborhood as Bill Cosby and became interested in jazz at an early age. At elementary school, he was exposed to jazz extensively, influenced by the drummer Lex Humphries and the younger brother of bassist and Jazz-Messenger, Spanky De Brest. Norman was in junior high when he began getting into jazz clubs and sat in for Elvin Jones at a John Coltrane gig. At the age of 13, he first got to meet his idol, Miles Davis....

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