A Night of Grammy Winning Jazz to Benefit MOKA
Proudly presents
A piano duet
by Grammy Award winning pianists Gerald Clayton and Tamir Hendelman
in the first benefit concert for the
MoKA.
Proceeds from "A Duet for MoKA" will help fund the new jazz
education program that begins in January 2012.
In the spirit of the classic piano duet "
An Evening
with Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea
", "A Duet for
MoKA" promises to be memorable entertainment for a very worthy cause.
Gerald
Clayton
distills the
wide-ranging influences to which he's been exposed, while knowing "the right
moment to get spunky like Monty Alexander and thoughtful like Ron Barron." He
returns to Rochester riding the crest of a very recent Grammy nomination for his
latest CD, "Bond - The Paris Sessions." Adding to
two prior
Grammy nominations, Clayton affirms recent Downbeat polls - 2010 Critic's
Poll "Rising Piano Star" and 2008 Reader's Poll for "Top Up and Coming
Pianist".
Click
here
to listen
to Gerald Clayton on YouTube.
Tamir
Hendelman
, in high demand as a pianist and arranger,
maintains an active touring schedule leading
his own groups and performing regularly with the Jeff Hamilton Trio and the
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Having recorded with Diana Krall, Gladys
Knight, John Pizzarelli, Natalie Cole and Barbara Streisand, Hendelman has
garnered considerable Grammy Award recognition as a top-tier accompanist;
his engaging melodic and rhythmic dynamism fuel his growing
popularity.
Click
here to listen to Tamir
Hendelman on YouTube.
Special Opening Performance: Madrigalia
Chamber Choir
Under
the leadership
of Music Director Lee Wright, Rochester-based Madrigalia opens the concert with
a sampling of their diverse choral repertoire. Now in its 36th
season, this choir is sure to reveal the "magic that is Madrigalia!"
Concert Information
Date: Sunday, January 22, 2012
Location: Performance Hall Hochstein School of Music 50 N. Plymouth Ave., Roch., NY 14614
Times:
4:00pm - Doors Open;
- "Meet
& Greet" Reception*
5:00pm - Madrigalia
5:20pm -
Intermission (10 minutes)
5:30pm -
"A Duet for MoKA" Begins
6:30pm -
Intermission (30 minutes)
-
Refreshments & CD Sales
7:00pm -
"A Duet for Moka" Resumes
8:00pm -
Concert Ends
Prices
:
$45 - Patron tickets*
$25 - Premium tickets
$20 - General Admission tickets
$15 - Student GA with valid ID.
Ticket Outlets:
Onsite @ All Wegmans Stores;
Online @ BrownPaperTickets.com
For Information:
Visit
ExodusToJazz.com
Call (585) 733-7685