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; CommentsJudy 03/01/2012 20:39
Loved the encore ballad , "My Foolish Heart." What a WONDERFUL gift to jazz fans! The room was smoking ! Gomez, Karlsson ( piano ) and Soph ( drums ) were really talking to each other. Leave a Reply |
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