The Jazzschool Piano Sale
The Dann Zinn Band features Dann Zinn on tenor and soprano saxophone, Taylor Eigsti on piano, Dan Robbins on bass, and Mark Ferber on drums. This performance is a CD release concert for Dann’s newest recording, Day Of Reckoning, on Origin Records. The music is a dynamic blend of Contemporary Jazz, World Music, and Americana, with memorable melodies and intense improvisations. “…demanding new material and game virtuosity combine for a thrilling, seat-of-the-pants set…” SFCV
Joel Tepper performs an evening of solo classical piano music. The program consists of Haydn’s Sonata in C Major Hob.XVI:35, Chopin’s Nocturne in Eb Major Opus 55 No. 2, Debussy’s 1st Arabesque, the Brahms Sonata in F Minor Opus 5 No. 3, and three pieces by Justin Levitt, an award winning Contra Costa County composer.
8-time Grammy Nominee Tierney Sutton teams up with pianist Tamir Hendelman for a special duo evening, following their recent tours to Japan and Italy. Sutton is heralded for her abilities as a jazz storyteller and her ability to use her voice as an instrument. Hendelman is known for his sense of swing, imaginative arranging, sensitive touch and his work with vocalists from Natalie Cole to Barbra Streisand. Together the duo will draw on sources from Bill Evans to Nancy Wilson, Chick Corea to Cy Coleman and more.
Celebrates the release of Two Weeks Inside Studio D
Don’t miss this intimate evening, celebrating the release of Two Weeks Inside Studio D, produced at Fantasy Studios, which features 3 originals by Tammy L. Hall. She will also be sharing some of her favorite songs and moments in live and recording performances. She will be joined by Ron Belcher (bass), Ruthie Price (drums), and special guests Rhonda Benin (vocals) and Kristen Strom (sax)
For the past decade vibraphonist and composer Tyler Blanton has garnered notice as a rising star in the New York Jazz scene. Known for his distinctly lyrical and nuanced sound on the vibraphone, Blanton has been praised as "an heir to the swinging and melodically charged throne of post-bop masters such as Gary Burton and Bobby Hutcherson." He has toured the US, Europe, and Asia both as a leader and as a featured guest artist and received press from the NY Times, Jazztimes, Village Voice, Hot House, LA Times, and Downbeat Magazine. His third record as a leader is due for release in Spring of 2019 on Destiny Records which consists of an adventurous program of original compositions and tastefully delivered jazz standards. This tour finds him in the company of a stellar band consisting of pianist Glenn Zaleski, bassist Aidan Carroll, and drummer Christian Euman.
Benefit Concert
The Young People’s Symphony of Berkeley will hold a benefit concert to raise funds to support their music scholarship program. It will feature their 2019 concerto winner Isabelle Brown-Lyden, cello with Caroline Turner, oboe and Ananya Navale, flute. Guest artists will be composer/pianist Davide Verotta, pianist Laura Magnani, pianist Martin Morley and the piano trio "Caverca" featuring Carol Braves, violin, Verna Lim, piano and Catherine Jolly, cello.
Philip Aaberg brings his eclectic musical background to the piano store for one special evening of solo piano. Hear the Great Northern train thundering across the High Plains of Montana, roll down the Marias River and listen to Chicago Breakdown and Fooled Around and Fell in Love from Aaberg’s latest CD Versatile. He often says, "it's all one music,“ but rarely can an artist cover this kind of musical ground so well.
