Saturday, October 2019
Byron’s Ragtime Jazz
Byron Stripling rejoins the BPO, bringing his incomparable talent, wit, and charm to Kleinhans for another evening of jazzy musical stylings. The high-energy conductor and powerhouse trumpeter showcase the distinct influences of jazz, ragtime, and blues on the American songbook.
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Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic Series – 3 Concerts Series
With the impending two-year hiatus of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for expansion, the museum’s long-running Art of Jazz series will find a temporary new home in 2020 in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall. The series will be rechristened as the Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic series. During the past two decades, the series has become internationally renowned for presenting a dazzling array of the world’s most celebrated jazz artists. The concerts for the inaugural Art of Jazz at…
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Art of Jazz: Christian Sands High Wire Trio
Five-time Grammy-nominee and Creative Ambassador for the Erroll Garner Jazz Project, the dynamic pianist Christian Sands pays tribute to Erroll Garner, beloved for Concert by the Sea, one of the top-selling albums in jazz history, and his classic ballad “Misty” and acclaimed as “the man for whom the piano was invented” (Newsweek). Formerly featured in the Christian McBride Trio, Sands and his High Wire Trio dazzle audiences with their fresh take on the genius of Erroll Garner.
Find out more »Sunday, March 2020
Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic Series – 3 Concerts Series
With the impending two-year hiatus of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for expansion, the museum’s long-running Art of Jazz series will find a temporary new home in 2020 in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall. The series will be rechristened as the Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic series. During the past two decades, the series has become internationally renowned for presenting a dazzling array of the world’s most celebrated jazz artists. The concerts for the inaugural Art of Jazz at…
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Art of Jazz: Ethan Iverson & Tom Harrell Duo
Two of modern jazz’s leading lights unite to explore the classic jazz repertoire as heard on their current live recording Common Practice (ECM). A founding member of the Bad Plus, one of the most successful and groundbreaking jazz groups of the 21st century, pianist Ethan Iverson is a restless visionary with a deep respect for jazz history. Tom Harrell, recently voted 2018 Trumpeter of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association, is one of the most creative and lyrical jazz artists…
Find out more »Sunday, April 2020
Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic Series – 3 Concerts Series
With the impending two-year hiatus of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for expansion, the museum’s long-running Art of Jazz series will find a temporary new home in 2020 in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall. The series will be rechristened as the Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic series. During the past two decades, the series has become internationally renowned for presenting a dazzling array of the world’s most celebrated jazz artists. The concerts for the inaugural Art of Jazz at…
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Art of Jazz: Catherine Russell
“One of the outstanding singers of our time” (Wall Street Journal), Grammy-winning vocalist Catherine Russell is the rarest of entities – a genuine jazz and blues vocalist who puts her joyful stamp on the great African American songbook from the Swing Era and beyond. The daughter of Luis Russell, pianist and music director for the immortal Louis Armstrong, Catherine has toured around the world as a featured performer with Steely Dan, Paul Simon, and David Bowie and been awarded the…
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