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September 11, 2010 - An Evening of Jazz
 
   
 

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ARTISTS

Classically trained Miguel, is a Chicago native and a multi-faceted pianist, conductor and music director.  He is renown for his jazz arrangements for singers, but, as well, he is accomplished in classical music and musical theater.  He spent several years cutting his teeth in the New York and European free-lance scenes. He continues to have standing tour engagements in Europe and Asia.  His performances are a fevered mastery of brilliance.

SYlvia
Photo by Andre LaCrou

Sylvia, Miguel’s wife, is a classically trained jazz violinist with a degree from the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory and extensive studies in the music programs at Yale and the University of Chicago.

Bassist Harrison Bankhead is one of the most versatile bassists in a town that has cultivated some of the best bass players in the world.  Ranked with such notables as Wilbur Ware, Fred Hopkins, Ray Brown, Milt Hinton and Malachi Favors, Bankhead's sensitive and immensely creative bass lines and solos have accompanied a range of bands that includes big band and bebop ensembles. He is probably most widely known for his work with members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), whose relentless experimenting with improvisatory music has earned worldwide acclaim.

Percussionist Ernie Adams' roster of credits includes performances, tours or recordings with legends including Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Turrentine featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Al DiMeola, Dianne Reeves, Arturo Sandoval, Pharoah Sanders, Joe Zawinul, James Moody, Nancy Wilson, Al Jarreau and Ahmad Jamal, among others.  He has contributed to more than 100 recordings, plus radio, TV and movie score recordings.  Mr. Adams is also a drum professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

 

 

 

 

Feb 12, 2011  VALENTINE DAY CONCERT

Adam NeimanAmerican pianist Adam Neiman is widely hailed as an artist of rare depth, sensitivity, and virtuosity. With a repertoire that spans over fifty concertos, he has performed with the symphony orchestras of Belgrade, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Minnesota, Nashville, Saint Louis, San Francisco, Umbria, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C.

He has collaborated with many of the world’s celebrated conductors, including Jiri Belohlavek, Giancarlo Guerrero, Theodor Gushlbauer, Carlos Kalmer, Uros Lajovic, Yoël Levi, Andrew Litton, Rossen Milanov, Heichiro Ohyama, Peter Oundjian, Leonard Slatkin, and Emmanuel Villaume. Known for his diverse recital programs, Neiman has been presented in the major halls of New York, Washington D.C., Seattle, Vancouver, Miami, Phoenix, La Jolla, and at Caramoor and Ravinia. He has also given recitals in France, Germany, Korea, and Japan where he made an eight-city tour culminating in his debut at Tokyo's Suntory Hall.

A Grammy Award-nominated artist, Neiman’s wide-ranging discography can be heard on the Deutsche Grammaphon, Naxos, and VAI labels, including his recent release of early Mozart concerti for VAI, an upcoming release of solo piano music by Arensky for Naxos, and an upcoming album of the complete Brahms Viola and Piano Sonatas for Deutsche Grammaphon.

Adam Neiman will be presenting all four of Chopin[s magnificent Ballades,works that are considered to be Chopin's greatest masterpieces. In addition Neiman will open wth the very famous early set of piano pieces by Rachmaninoff, the Cinq Morceaux de Salon . These georgeous character works show Rachmaninoff at the height of his powers, displaying a vast range of textures and a powerfu emotional expressivity.

Adam Neiman on YouTube:

Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 2 in A Minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNxnYenPVos

PROGRAM

Program

Rachmaninoff: Cinq Morceaux de Salon

Chopin: Four Ballades

 

 

 

Concert Flyer

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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Valentine's Concert. Adam Neiman, pianist
 Adult Ticket $22
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Student ticket $10
 

 



 

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