We're thrilled to host the monthly Dallas Jazz Piano Society concerts.  It's been an incredible series and we've had the opportunity to hear some incredible musicians.  The bar gets raised this Monday night. (2/27 at 7 PM)

Legendary Bassist Eddie Gomez will play "The Music Of Bill Evans" with Pianist, Stefan Karlsson and Drummer, Ed Soph.  Eddie was a member of The Bill Evans Trio from 1966-77.
Legendary bassist EDDIE GOMEZ has been on the cutting edge of music for over four decades. 
The Latin GRAMMY® award-winner’s impressive resumé includes performances with jazz giants such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan and Benny Goodman. Eddie’s unique sound and style can be heard on hundreds of recordings spanning the worlds of jazz, classical, Latin jazz,rhythm & blues, popular and contemporary music. In popular music, Eddie has performed and recorded with artists such as Bobby Darin, Tim Hardin, Carly Simon, Art Garfunkel, Mark Knoffler, Michael Franks, Judy Collins and Jennifer Holliday. He has also been a member of “The Gadd Gang,” Steve Gadd’s All Star R&B/jazz band.Proceeds of the Concert benefit the DJPS open concert series and the “Keys for Kids” educational venture that supports piano lessons and digital keyboards for the underprivileged.  Proceeds will be matched by the Donachie Foundation.  Please come and contribute to this effort.    

Eddie Gomez, Chick Corea and Paul Motian recently did an album featuring the music of Bill Evans.  Here's some clips from that;

I'm honored to have been selected by The Dallas Jazz Piano Society as the next performer on their series.  The line-up was selected by their artistic director Dan Haerle, who we are thrilled to have as a DSM staff member.  Dan was the main reason I came from New Jersey to study Jazz at North Texas State University, so it has extra meaning to me.

The concert will be from 7-9 PM on Monday 12/12 in Frandsen Hall here at DSM. It is titled "Jazzers Without Borders" and will be a slightly different look at songs that could be considered jazz, like Amber Rubarth and Radiohead, and some different ways to play some standard Jazz songs.

The playlist will be:
All The Things You Are- (1939) Kern/Hammerstein
In Your Eyes- (1986) Peter Gabriel
Full Moon in Paris- (2010)  Amber Rubarth
All Day and All of The Night- (1964) Ray Davies
When I Fall in Love- (1952) Young/Heyman
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning)- (1943) Rogers/Hammerstein

Bye Bye Blackbird- (1926) Henderson/Dixon
“Where This Story Goes”- (2010) Mike Finkel
Jigsaw Falling Into Place- (2007) Radiohead 
“Desert Wind”- (2010) Mike Finkel
Bodhisattva (1973) Fagen/Becker

My two original songs are from our upcoming Jazz Series.  If you're in Dallas, you can reserve a spot at;http://bookwhen.com/dsminfo

Admission is free, but they do request a donation to the DJPS foundation.If you're not in Dallas, you can view the concert online at;http://www.justin.tv/mikefinkel

I hope you're able to attend or watch, it should be a great show

.Thanks,
Mike