RACC Jazz Series - Joe Magnarelli & Akiko Tsuruga

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Syracuse native Joe Magnarelli is a regular participant in the New York and international jazz scene. Joe currently has nine records out as a leader, and has played on numerous jazz labels as a sideman. Joe is currently an adjunct professor of music at the Juilliard School of Music and Rutgers University. Akiko Tsuruga has released five albums in Japan and four in the U.S. Akiko is at the center of the New York scene. As her mentor, the legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith notes, “Akiko's playing is like watching a flower blooming, a bird spreading her wings in the music world. Akiko is here to stay.”