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The Village Trip 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bathed in glorious late September sunshine, on the last weekend of September Washington Square Park and the surrounding streets were a mecca for all those who appreciate the history and heritage of Greenwich Village and who want to celebrate and preserve it. From its Thursday evening launch at the historic Washington Square Hotel to Sunday’s closing folk festivities at the fabled Bitter End, The Village Trip honoured some of the many figures whose careers were born in the Village and who went on to leave an indelible mark on the world.<\/p>\r\n

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Among them: David Amram, multi-instrumentalist and composer, who arrived in the Village in the 1950s and who has worked with such diverse and revered figures as Leonard Bernstein, Charles Mingus, Arthur Miller, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Hunter S Thompson, Joseph Papp and Jack Kerouac, with whom he performed the first ever jazz\/poetry readings in 1957.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Village Trip was honoured to feature David Amram as Artist-in-Residence and he performed with energy and generosity at every event. He said:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cI am basking in the glow of an AMAZING event that you somehow put on and made into a MIRACLE!!!!!<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\u201cGearing up for next year and will do anything i can do to help (if you need any help in fundraising and need entertainment or furniture moving or whatever!)<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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EVERYONE I spoke to and who spoke to me LOVED EVERYTHING that took place!!<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\u201cYou should be as proud of what you dreamed of and DID, and know that we are all equally grateful.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\u201cWHAT A TRIP!!!<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\u201cIt was a true honoring of dear friends no longer with us and honored and inspired many young creative people today who are here and who will redefine that spirit in their own way!\u201d<\/p>\r\nDavid Amram<\/cite><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A full Village Trip album plus video clips will be published shortly. Meantime, here’s a few photos that capture the flavour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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From left: Musicians David Massengill, Diana Jones (and Birdie), and David Amram; Thom Duffy of Billboard;<\/em> Arthur Levy, journalist and musician, and wife Andrea; and Joel Siegel, lawyer, musician and executor of photographer David Gahr in the Lobby of the Washington Square Hotel following the opening party

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Artist-in-Residence David Amram makes his Village Trip debut with ‘Amazing Grace’ at the opening party

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Professor Cecilia Rubino of the New School (center, in blue) and actors following the performance of scenes from Eugene O’Neill

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From left: Vic Juris, Andy McKee, Joanne Brackeen and Billy Harper, jazz maestros and faculty from the New School, come together for a unique concert celebrating Jazz in the Village

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Right: Jazz students from the New School play a late-night Jazz Jam with David Amram<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n