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It's a Hardbop Life DVD/CD SET The First Play to
Feature a Cast of Top Jazz Musicians

Made possible by an in-kind grant from The American Youth Symphony
(while supplies last)
The American Youth Symphony presents this entertaining yet educational
production that examines the importance of jazz through the eyes of today's
generation.

"Where might this and other traditional forms of music be in 30 years when the
baby boomers are no longer around to support them?"
Retail List price: $24.95
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Great for Schools, Libraries and Parents. A great way to introduce and prerserve
the legacy of Jazz!

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NOTESThis DVD/CD Set of the Historic Jazz Play It's a Hardbop Life, which
debuted at the 2004 New York JVC Jazz Festival, was written by one of the most
talented trombonists in the world today, Gregory Charles Royal. Called "One of
the Important Guys on the Instrument" by Slide Hampton, Royal has created a
"new" vehicle for live jazz performance and _expression- the theatre. His play,
the first to feature actual top jazz musicans as the main cast, lets the
audience hear and see up close and personal the musicians in a very private way,
while also entertaining and educating those that may not have been exposed to
jazz. Musically, the play features an era of jazz most often ignored by
traditional plays and musicals which primarily feature 30's and 40's jazz--
1960's Hardbop. This soulful swinging jazz is the backdrop for the plot which
attempts "in part" to stress the importance of jazz's Black roots and intrisic
sound. For more information about the play visit www.hardboplife.com

Gregory Charles Royal has been a part of many legendary groups over the years,
including Slide Hampton's World of Trombones, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, and
onstage in the Broadway hit Five Guys Named Moe. As a teenager, Royal was also
the protetge of legendary drummer Art Blakey who brought him to New York to live
with him in his 45th Street apartment. It was his relationship with Blakey and
his teacher, trombonist Curtis Fuller, that shaped the concept for the music in
It's a Hardbop Life- the funky brand of jazz made famous by Art Blakey and the
Jazz Messengers.

Gregory Charles Royal has many interests including football (he played at the
semi-professional level as a wide receiver and kick returner)and track and
field. He hold's a Master degree in Jazz Studies from Howard University and is
listed in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz (Leonard Feather, Oxford
University Press 1999). It's a Hardbop Life DVD/CD Soundtrack Licensed by The
American Youth Symphony© 2005 GCR Music Company





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