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SUMMARY:Frank Owens on the Upper Terrace at Bryant Park
DESCRIPTION:Come on by and tap your toes to The Big Apple’s finest ragtime\, stride\, and jazz pianists around! Featuring special events and performances by distinguished musicians sprinkled throughout the schedule. \n \nFrank Owens \nFrank Owens – Pianist\, Arranger\, Musical Director\, Producer & Composer\nHis career spans across genres of the music spectrum. A true professional and quite often dubbed as “the perfectionist\,” Frank Owens is an authority on Erroll Garner\, and the late Eubie Blake\, with whom he briefly studied. His first gig included playing piano for Amateur Night at the Apollo\, in Harlem. If Frank Owens played for you as a singer in those days\, you were sure to win that night…or at the very least\, you would be asked to return the following week. Eventually\, in the 90s\, Frank served as Musical Director for the televised version of “Showtime at the Apollo.” A virtuoso pianist\, trained in the European classics\, he can shift gears at a moment’s notice to paint a Brazilian or Japanese landscape.
URL:https://www.pianyc.net/event/frank-owens-on-the-upper-terrace-at-bryant-park-2/2023-08-28/
LOCATION:Bryant Park\, Upper Terrace\, 36 W 40th St\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:Randy Ingram\, Drew Gress & Kush Abadey at Mezzrow
DESCRIPTION:Randy Ingram / Piano\nDrew Gress / Bass\nKush Abadey / Drums \nRandy Ingram (pianist/composer) has been hailed as “gifted” (Jazz Times)\, “one of the best up-and-coming pianists” (Icon)\, and “formidable” (The San Francisco Chronicle). “A young pianist drawn to contemporary harmony and a sleek rhythmic sensibility… Astute\, self-possessed” (The New York Times). “He’s got a crystalline sound\, rich and wide open\, and knows how to state a melody (with spacious chords\, veering into logical solos that wander into (intriguing lands” (Jazz Weekly).Ingram was born in Anchorage\, Alaska\, raised in Laguna Beach\, California\, and currently lives in Brooklyn\, New York. A protégé of pianists Alan Pasqua\, Danilo Perez and Fred Hersch\, who has named him to the vanguard of contemporary young jazz pianists\, he won scholarships to the University of Southern California\, where he received his Bachelors degree for Jazz Performance\, and The New England Conservatory\, where he received his Masters of Music. Ingram was selected by the Kennedy Center for the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program and is a winner of the 2007 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer’s Award.
URL:https://www.pianyc.net/event/randy-ingram-drew-gress-kush-abadey-at-mezzrow/2023-08-31/
LOCATION:Mezzrow\, 163 W 10th St\, New York\, NY\, 10014\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Amity Duet: Avishai Cohen and Makoto Ozone at Blue Note Jazz Club
DESCRIPTION:A dream-come-true collaboration of  two of the leading figures in contemporary music today. The ‘ Amity ‘ Duet\,  inspired through Friendship\, Peace \, Harmony and Mutual understanding. Makoto Ozone and Avishai Cohen\, are both unique creators of jazz in the world today with substantial paths and careers forged\, who are also both closely intertwined to belated jazz legend Chick Corea. They will join forces presenting a series of  intimate acoustic performances  throughout the globe during 2023 – 2024. \nAvishai Cohen\, born in Kabri\, Israel on April 20th\, 1970\, grew up in a multicultural family whose roots were found in Spain\, Greece and Poland. At home\, music was always in the air\, with his mother Ora\, an artistic influence\, listening to both classical and traditional music. Avishai’s musical journey began when he was nine years old\, when he began playing the piano. After moving to St. Louis\, Missouri with his family aged fourteen\, he continued to study the piano and began to play the bass guitar. The electric bass put a spell on him when his teacher introduced him to the music of luminary bassist Jaco Pastorius. Back in Israel\, Avishai joined the Music and Arts Academy in Jerusalem to further explore the bass universe. At the age of 22\, having served for two years in an army band\, he decided to take a big step and moved to New York City. \nMakoto Ozone graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1983. The same year\, he gave a solo recital atCarnegie Hall in New York City\, becoming the first Japanese musician to be exclusively signed to CBS\, with theworldwide release of his debut album OZONE.His stellar career has brought him a Grammy nomination in 2003\, and Makoto has constantly been in theforefront of the international jazz scene\, recording and touring with such greats as Gary Burton\, Chick Corea\,Gonzalo Rubalcaba\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Arturo Sandoval\, Elis Marsalis\, Branford Marsalis\, Jeff “Tain” Watts\, andmany others. In 2004\, he formed the “No Name Horses” big band in Japan. The band has been performingsuccessfully in Japan and all over the globe ever since.
URL:https://www.pianyc.net/event/the-amity-duet-avishai-cohen-and-makoto-ozone-at-blue-note-jazz-club/2023-08-31/
LOCATION:Blue Note\, 131 W 3rd St\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Amity Duet: Avishai Cohen and Makoto Ozone at Blue Note Jazz Club
DESCRIPTION:A dream-come-true collaboration of  two of the leading figures in contemporary music today. The ‘ Amity ‘ Duet\,  inspired through Friendship\, Peace \, Harmony and Mutual understanding. Makoto Ozone and Avishai Cohen\, are both unique creators of jazz in the world today with substantial paths and careers forged\, who are also both closely intertwined to belated jazz legend Chick Corea. They will join forces presenting a series of  intimate acoustic performances  throughout the globe during 2023 – 2024. \nAvishai Cohen\, born in Kabri\, Israel on April 20th\, 1970\, grew up in a multicultural family whose roots were found in Spain\, Greece and Poland. At home\, music was always in the air\, with his mother Ora\, an artistic influence\, listening to both classical and traditional music. Avishai’s musical journey began when he was nine years old\, when he began playing the piano. After moving to St. Louis\, Missouri with his family aged fourteen\, he continued to study the piano and began to play the bass guitar. The electric bass put a spell on him when his teacher introduced him to the music of luminary bassist Jaco Pastorius. Back in Israel\, Avishai joined the Music and Arts Academy in Jerusalem to further explore the bass universe. At the age of 22\, having served for two years in an army band\, he decided to take a big step and moved to New York City. \nMakoto Ozone graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1983. The same year\, he gave a solo recital atCarnegie Hall in New York City\, becoming the first Japanese musician to be exclusively signed to CBS\, with theworldwide release of his debut album OZONE.His stellar career has brought him a Grammy nomination in 2003\, and Makoto has constantly been in theforefront of the international jazz scene\, recording and touring with such greats as Gary Burton\, Chick Corea\,Gonzalo Rubalcaba\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Arturo Sandoval\, Elis Marsalis\, Branford Marsalis\, Jeff “Tain” Watts\, andmany others. In 2004\, he formed the “No Name Horses” big band in Japan. The band has been performingsuccessfully in Japan and all over the globe ever since.
URL:https://www.pianyc.net/event/the-amity-duet-avishai-cohen-and-makoto-ozone-at-blue-note-jazz-club-2/2023-08-31/
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SUMMARY:Marc Devine Trio at Mezzrow
DESCRIPTION:Marc Devine is a Jazz pianist/bandleader in NYC. Rooted in the Bebop tradition\, Marc Devine is presenting REAL Jazz music and carrying on the message. Developing a taste for Jazz while still in highschool\, he attended the University of New Hampshire and played with several Jazz ensembles including two big bands and a Jazz choir. While at UNH\, Marc was exposed to great Jazz musicians such as Phil Woods\, Milt Hinton\, Frank Wess\, took some lessons with pianist James Williams and was introduced to the music and teaching of legendary trumpeter Clark Terry (famous for his work with Lionel Hampton\, Charlie Barnet\, Count Basie\, Duke Ellington\, The Tonight Show Band) and trumpeter Stephen Fulton. Marc went on to study with Stephen Fulton and Morris Nelms at the Clark Terry International Institute of Jazz Studies\, where he began to develop a style based on his piano influences Wynton Kelly\, Red Garland (both of whom played with Miles Davis)\, Hampton Hawes\, Bud Powell\, Count Basie and Errol Garner. Marc also had the opportunity to study and perform with Jazz greats Red Holloway\, Butch Miles\, Jessie Davis\, and\, of course\, Clark Terry. After leaving the Clark Terry school\, Devine moved to the Austin area where he played as a sideman and most often lead his own groups. His bands performed regularly at all of Austin’s Jazz venues and several festivals including The Zilker Park Jazz Festival\, The Kemah Jazz Festival\, and became a mainstay at the Texas Jazz Festival in Corpus Christi\, TX.  Coming to NYC in January of 2009 after establishing himself on the forefront of the Jazz scene in Austin\, TX. Marc is making a name for himself as hard swingin’ pianist rooted in the traditions of bebop and swing and has already performed at venues such as Small’s Jazz Club\, Smoke\, The Iridium\, Cleopatra’s Needle (running a weekly trio gig/jam session)\, The Garage\, \, Flute Bar\, Tomi Jaz\, The Velvet Lounge and several other venues both as a sideman and as a leader working with some of the best musicians in the city.  His working bands include the great jazz drummers Fukushi Tainaka (drummer for Lou Donaldson)\, Jackie Williams (has played with all of the jazz greats including Teddy Wilson\, Earl Hines\, Barry Harris\, Junior Mance\, Doc Cheatham\, Buck Clayton)\, bassists Paul Sikivie and Hide Tanaka (bassist for Junior Mance) and has performed with trombonist Benny Powell\, saxophonist Jerry Weldon\, drummer Jimmy Wormworth and others.
URL:https://www.pianyc.net/event/marc-devine-trio-at-mezzrow/2023-08-31/
LOCATION:Mezzrow\, 163 W 10th St\, New York\, NY\, 10014\, United States
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