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JAZZ SERIES 2008
Ann Hampton Callaway vocalist featuring Ted Rosenthal, pianist July 20
“Callaway establishes herself
as one of the best equipped jazz vocalists swinging today.”
Julian Lage
Taylor Eigsti Sept. 7 piano & guitar duo "Julian, you play with heart, mind, and soul. Where'd you find all this so early in life?" Herbie Hancock "Eigsti is a jazz-piano whirlwind with a light touch, a fluid sense of improvisation and a gift for wrapping his creative flights in solid melodies...this may be the sound of a future giant awakening." Down Beat
Gaye Adegbalola Blues Band vocals, guitar, harmonica featuring Roddy Barnes, piano October 26 "Adegbalola possesses a classic blues singer's talent to breathe life into mere words. It's the combination of prodigious singing, timely material and exquisite production that raises this effort above any mere "women's blues" label . . . Her identification with humanity's daily struggles--and her ability to articulate them--secure Adegbalola's place within the tradition." Blues Revue |
TAKANA
MIYAMOTO
TRIO
Featuring Zack Pride, bass Marlon Patton, drums
Sunday, June 8, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Diana Wortham Theatre,
Pianist Takana
Miyamoto will lead her trio, featuring bassist
Zack Pride and drummer
Marlon Patton, at 7:00 pm on Sunday, June 8, at Takana has achieved the jazz musician’s goal of developing a unique voice on her instrument and has done so at the tender age of 32. Years of classical training are apparent in her piano sound, and she has an unusual sense of telling a story in improvisation and composition. Her compositions are visual and emotional, coming from dedicated film music study. Spellbinding impressionistic solos take audience members on journeys that always resolve to create a coherent whole, thus appealing to persons with all ranges of experience with jazz. She describes her sound as "without boundary," "accepting," "improvisational" and "healing." As the Society’s audience members learned in 2006, an evening with Takana will be an unforgettable experience. Born in
After winning first place in the Randy
Edman Jazz Piano Competition in 1998, Takana made the move to New York City
where she performed with renowned musicians and began touring and recording
internationally. In 2001, she was accepted as a
Since 1998, Takana has recorded and toured
with five-time Grammy nominated vocalist, Nnenna Freelon. Takana was the
pianist, arranger and the musical director for Freelon's two-time Grammy
nominated "Soulcall" and "Live at the
Additional information:
Extended sound clips at www.wncjazzsociety.org
Tickets: $21 for members; $29 for non-members; $10 for students with ID under age 25. To purchase tickets, call the Diana Wortham Theater box office (828) 257-4530 between 10 am & 5 pm Tuesdays through Fridays & noon to 5 pm on Sundays. You may also purchase at the box office. Click to buy tickets for this show:
Click to buy tickets for future shows Diana Wortham Theater Box Office Visit the official WNC Jazz Society web site at www.wncjazzsociety.org. All “Jazz Series 2008” performances are open to the public. Discounted admissions are available to individual members only. New membership applications accepted at all WNC Jazz Society performances and events. JAZZ SERIES 2008 Diana Wortham Theatre Downtown in Asheville, NC
$21 members
$29 non-members
$10 students w/ID Memberships for sale at all shows.
Click to Purchase Tickets Online
To purchase tickets, call the Diana Wortham Theater box office (828) 257-4530 10 am & 5 pm Tuesdays through Fridays & Noon to 5 pm on Sundays. You may also purchase at the box office.
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