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Bridging an ocean through music

Submitted by zachary on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 19:49
Date: 
June 10, 2010
Publication: 
Sound Shore Report

La Rochelle sits on the west coast of France, an ocean away from its sister city New Rochelle. Face-to-face communication between residents of the two cities is rare at best. However, the cities are connected through music, jazz specifically. Through the Sister City Initiative, New Rochelle sent 24-year-old musician Zachary Lipton to La Rochelle to both play jazz and to be an ambassador to represent the Queen City of the Sound.

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Jazz, couleur Django

Submitted by zachary on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 00:57
Date: 
April 26, 2010
Publication: 
Sud Ouest

C'était il y a deux ans. À quelque 60 ans passés, René Bigot était à New York pour courir le marathon. Un saut de puce plus loin, du côté de New Rochelle, ce fou de jazz découvrait Zachary Lipton, 24 ans, diplômé de Columbia et musicien prodige. Un échange avec de jeunes jazzmen rochelais plus loin, Zachary déboulera cette fin de semaine en Charente-Maritime où il sera l'une des attractions majeures de la dixième édition du Festival de jazz New Aunis - New Orléans, qui débute le 30 avril pour s'achever le 7 mai.

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Sister City Committee to send musician to La Rochelle “New Orleans Jazz Festival

Submitted by zachary on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 03:20
Date: 
February 25, 2010
Publication: 
New Rochelle Sound Report

The New Rochelle Sister City Committee is proud to announce the selection of saxophonist Zachary Lipton as the city’s musical ambassador to the La Rochelle, France, “New Orleans Jazz Festival” this April. Lipton, 24, is a 2003 graduate of New Rochelle High School and a 2007 graduate of Columbia University.

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First Steps

Submitted by zachary on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 03:24
Date: 
February 16, 2008
Publication: 
All About Jazz

There's certainly no shortage of young jazz musicians vying for attention in New York. The sizeable amount of fresh-out-of-college idealists scouring the city's jam-sessions makes one wonder how a young tenor saxophonist like Zack Lipton could ever stand above the crowd and be heard. The answer may lie in artistic integrity, avoiding shifting trends and remaining true to the essence of the jazz genre. Lipton's debut as a leader, First Steps covers all of the above, resulting in an enjoyable, modern jazz release. The disc also features trumpeter Theo Crocker, pianist Tobin Chodos, bassist Jeff Hanley and drummer Craig Weinrib.

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