BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:José\; Manuel Garcia\, born in Caracas\, Venezuala\, gr aduated from Emil Friedman Conservatory in 1992. He received his BM in p iano performance from Clayton State College. While at Clayton\, he studi ed with George Lucktenberg and Michiko Otaki. Mr. Garcia earned his Mast er of Music in piano performance from Georgia State University in 2001\, while a student of Geoffrey Haydon. Mr. Garcí\;a holds a Doctor o f Musical Arts Degree from the University of Georgia\, from the piano st udio of Evgeny Rivkin. **Additional Show at 9:30PM***\n \;\nMr. Garc í\;a is a founder of International Groove Conspiracy\, an Atlanta- based jazz trio which received great reviews by giants in the industry s uch as pianists Ahmad Jamal and Chucho Valdé\;s\, while also perfo rmed at major venues in the nation\, including the Atlanta Jazz Festival \, the Montreaux Jazz Festival\, The National Black Arts Festival\, the Rialto Center for the Arts\, Callawolde Fine Arts Center\, Mable House B arnes Amphitheatre\, and the Blue Note in New York City.José\; Man uel has recorded several projects\, both as leader and collaborator. Mr. Garcí\;a&rsquo\;s latest CD\, Cruz del Á\;vila\, realeased in December 2010\, is a solo piano project\, in which giant Ahmad Jamal describes José\; Manuel pianism as &ldquo\;sensitive and brilliant .&rdquo\; URL:http://alpharetta.patch.com/events/jose-manuel-garcia SUMMARY:Jose Manuel Garcia LOCATION:The Velvet Note: 4075 Old Milton Pky\, Alpharetta\, GA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR