Voted "Rising Star" in 61st and 62nd Annual Critics Poll",composer and band leader, Todd Marcus, is one of the few artists worldwide to focus on the bass clarinet as a main instrument in modern jazz with his large and small ensembles. His straight-ahead playing and compositions swing with fiery and introspective intensity, offer a strong and lyrical sensibility, and often incorporate Middle Eastern influences of his Egyption-American Heritage. For more information about Todd go to www.toddmarcusjazz.com.

He will be in good company with Alan Blackman on piano, Zack Pride on bass, and Eric Kennedy on drums.

The concert will be held at the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institue and Cultural Center, 847 N. Howard Street. (www.eubieblake.org) from 5-7PM.

Please go to http://www.instantseats.com/events/ContemporaryArts to reserve your tickets which are now $10 for adults, $7 for students.!

For additional information, contact: Barbara Grubbs 410-944-2909 or [email protected]. FREE PARKING garage at 821 N. Eutaw St.

This event is supported by funds from the Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Fund, the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund (creator of the bakerartistawards.org), the Citizens of Baltimore County, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the Office of Promotion and the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.