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Marvin Floyd and Friends Play Downtown Sounds Friday
Floyd has been touring with Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist Ashanti.
Marvin Floyd, musician, composer, record producer extraordinaire will kick off the first of eight consecutive free, Friday night Downtown Sounds concert series performances, in Glen Cove on Long Island’s historic North Shore Gold Coast this Friday, July 11th. The series will run every Friday through August 29th.
Floyd, who has been touring with Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist, Ashanti, is her former music director and produced one of the tracks on her latest CD, “Braveheart.”
Floyd is keyboardist in a 10-piece ensemble that will feature music of a number of genres.
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The free concerts are open air, at the Glen Cove Village Square, intersection of Glen and Bridge Streets. Shows begin at 7:30 and run until 9:30. There is ample free parking in the adjacent indoor and outdoor parking lots.
The Downtown Sounds Concert Series is presented by the City of Glen Cove and the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District. This year’s presenting sponsors are: Bethpage Federal Credit Union and Garvies Point. Other sponsors include American Community Bank, North Shore-LIJ Glen Cove Hospital, North Coast Subaru, Avalon Bay Communities, Kimco Reality, The Downtown Café, The Glen Cove Printery. Restaurant partner is The View Grill and media partner is The SUNY College at Old Westbury, OWWR Old Westbury Web Radio and OWTV Old Westbury Television.
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For more information, call Glen Cove BID, 516-759-6570 or on the Web at: http://www.glencovedowntown.org