The Jazzschool Piano Sale
JAZZ PIANO MASTERS SERIES
A select member of jazz’s piano pantheon, Fred Hersch celebrates the release of his solo piano album, Silent, Listening, an important contribution to ECM’s line of innovative solo piano recordings. It finds him putting a poetic emphasis on alert, open improvisation while also embracing original compositions and a scattering of standard tunes in his album’s graceful creative arc. Interspersing songs and spontaneously composed pieces, Hersch shapes and sustains a musical atmosphere that he describes as “nocturnal," an atmosphere of heightened sensitivity to sound.
Pianist and Bay Area young lion Joe Warner teams up with NEA Jazz Master and legendary drummer Billy Hart, along with renowned bassist Tarus Mateen, for an evening of world class jazz piano trio. This all-star group will thrill and delight audiences with standards, blues, ballads, and adventurous swingin' featuring one of the greatest drummers of our time.
Multifaceted, soulful, and elegant vocalist Jackie Ryan stands out on the international jazz scene as one of the best. She is equally at home with swinging jazz phrasing, be-bop vocalese, the blues, as well as funky boogaloo rhythms, singing in several languages. Jackie and pianist Larry Vuckovich have developed a close musical chemistry going back 30 years. They'll explore classic standards and rarely heard gems, among many others in Jackie's expansive repertoire.
SONGS & STORIES SERIESSinger-songwriter Joel Chapman plays a set of original songs. He’ll share stories about his choral background, his ever-evolving journey with YouTube, his obsession with comedy, and his album “I’m Sorry It Took So Long.” Followed by audience Q & A. Hosted by vocalist Sharmila G. Lash.
Internationally known pianist, composer, improviser, drummer and educator Art Lande returns to the piano store with Paul McCandless, Mark Miller, Peter Barshay, and Dillon Vado for a special artful evening of improvised music.
This unique brand of Latin-American music will take the audience on a journey through traditions from South America and the Caribbean with a Brazilian jazz twist. Multi-faceted Puerto Rican vocalist/interpreter Madeleine Zayas and her quartet will play original compositions and innovative arrangements of carefully selected classics from the Latin American/Caribbean songbook, influenced by various Afro-Peruvian rhythms –Chilean cueca, Brazilian samba and maracatú, Argentinian sambas and chamamés, and more – tied together with rhythmic precision and intertwined with jazzy flavors.
