The Jazzschool Piano Sale
This seventh annual free chamber music event will include the Poulenc Flute Sonata, Prokofiev's quixotic Quintet for Winds and Strings, a Horn Duet of Dvorak, Bach's majestic Brandenburg Concerto No.3 and more surprises! We are pleased to announce that pianist Roy Bogas will be taking part in this performance.
Mary Ellen Callahan is pleased to be back to sing at the piano store in a program of beautiful songs and arias with pianist Karen Rosenak. There will be wonderful music by Bach, Bernstein, and Barber.
The duo of pianist Frank Martin and guitarist Steve Erquiaga began in 1970’s, and first recorded together 1978 with alto saxophonist John Handy. The evenings musical menu will include the music of well known composers played in a fresh and interesting way, and will feature their original compositions, some funky, some etherial, some jazzy, some rhythmically complex, yet all palatable and full of unexpected surprises and fun.
Monica Chew plays Prokofiev, Kodaly, and Ginastera in her 5th appearance at Piedmont Piano. The program starts off with a bang, with Alberto Ginastera's Danzas Argentinas, followed by Zoltan Kodaly's folk-inspired pieces from op. 11. The second half is Prokofiev's 8th sonata (his last war sonata), an epic journey at times majestic, melancholy, sarcastic, and profoundly human.
Stride jazz pianist Mike Lipskin and ragtime impresario Terry Waldo perform original solos and duets with Dinah Lee, trad jazz vocalist. Lipskin has his own sound and compositions. Waldo has wonderful instrumentals and original vocals. Dinah Lee, is inspired by Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald. This is a stimulating evening of solos and Great American Song Book repertoire.
40th Anniversary Event:
Sharmila G. Lash presents a few a cappella ensemble pieces with fellow singers Yuhi Aizawa Combatti, Shauna Fallihee, and Colby Smith, followed by solo jazz tunes accompanied by pianist Art Lande. There will be music by Duruflé, Barber, Ellington, Jobim, and others, including a couple of Sharmila’s originals.
40th Anniversary Event:Miracle in a Box screening and Classical Recital
40th Anniversary Event:Ross Gualco Trio
40th Anniversary Event:Late Night Jam with Art Lande Trio & Special Guests
40th Anniversary Event:Norman Landsberg Quintet
Norman Landsberg - pianoErik Jekabson - trumpetCharlie Keagle - sax / flutePeter Barshay - bassDave Rokeach - drums
Jim Callahan, our founder, will talk about the people and the pianos that have contributed to our success over the decades. Join us in raising a champagne toast to celebrate our 40 years in business!
40th Anniversary Event:Socorro DeCastro Quartet
Socorro DeCastro - pianoCharlie Keagle - sax / flutePeter Barshay - bassDave Rokeach - drums
40th Anniversary Event:Frederick Hodges
40th Anniversary Event
A regular Bay Area presence since 2001, Anne Sajdera’s quintet performs original compositions, driving arrangements of traditional Roma melodies, as well as music of modern jazz masters like Herbie Hancock & Kenny Kirkland. She will be joined by Mike Olmos (trumpet & flugelhorn), Lyle Link (saxes), Gary Brown (bass), and Deszon Claiborne (drums).
40th Anniversary Event: Welcome Reception with S.E. Willis & the Willing
S.E. Willis and his band, Ruth Davies on bass and Bobby Cochran on drums and vocals, present music (mostly originals by Willis) that draws on a wide base of American musical forms, including Country, Zydeco, Soul, R&B, and of course Blues. This is a band that delivers a solidly entertaining show of music, executed with superb musicianship, while never losing sight of the goal of providing a danceable good time!
40th Anniversary Event:Piano Master Class with Emanuel Ax and Michael Morgan
Celebrated classical pianist and seven-time GRAMMY winner Emanuel Ax and Oakland Symphony Music Director Michael Morgan lead a master class with students from the Oakland School for the Arts. In collaboration with Piedmont Piano, celebrating its 40th anniversary, this event is free and open to the public.
Celebrate with us! We will have live music everyday, a film screening, refreshments, and prizes, including a drawing for a free $1,000 Yamaha digital piano.
All events are free. See the schedule below.
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Celebrated classical pianist and seven-time GRAMMY winner Emanuel Ax joins Oakland Symphony Music Director Michael Morgan in a discussion about the role of the arts in education and civic life, their remarkable careers and collaboration, as a kick-off event to a week-long residency in Oakland. Moderated by Roberto Bedoya, Cultural Affairs Manager for the City of Oakland, this event is free and open to the public.
Join us for a special evening of music with Alvon Johnson, "The Ambassador of the Blues." He has become a highly respected international Singer, Musician, and Entertainer. Whether he sings with big bands performing the great material of the American Song Book or the Low Down Blues, Alvon Johnson is an artist whose act should not be missed.
Recording and performing jazz vocal artist Ed Reed invites you to join him in a musical celebration of his 90th birthday with his quartet, both swinging and sublime, featuring pianist Adam Shulman, bassist Carla Kaufman, and drummer Lorca Hart. Ed is also excited to welcome special guest and long-time musical collaborator and friend, tenor saxophonist Anton Schwartz.
