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March 25, 2012 | An Evening in the Village: The Music of Bela Bartok

Schepps.jpg We've mentioned Jake Schepps here on the site in a 2007 review of his project with mandolinist Matt Flinner, Ten Thousand Leaves.

Just a heads up, in celebration of Bela Bartok's 131st birthday you can download the latest album of the forward-thinking banjo sensation for free today only, 3/25/12. The album features the Matt Flinner Trio (plus Schepps), Grant Gordy (of the DavidGrisman Quintet), Ben Sollee and more. You can get the album at the following link: An Evening in the Village: The Music of Bela Bartok and enter $0 at the checkout.

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More about the album:
Pop Matters.
Wall Street Journal .

Or watch some of it here on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert (Matt Flinner not in video):

Video link: Jake Schepps' Expedition Quartet: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Purchase more music from Jake Schepps

Posted by Ted at March 25, 2012 6:45 AM


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