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BILLY MCALLISTER February 8th, 2023
Billy McAllister grew up in Michigan and has been singing and playing piano since he was 8 years old. At the age of 20, he began a 15-year career as a singer and piano player in bands, then spent 10 years as a one-man-band, before spending 20+ years performing in “Dueling Pianos” around the world and aboard Holland and Carnival Cruise Lines. In 2017, McAllister began performing his Sinatra Tribute Show “Frankie and the Crooners” across the country. He consistently headlines Chamber concert series, festivals, and venues and communities across the country.
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DANNY SINOFF February 2023
As a bandleader, performer, pianist, and singer, Danny mesmerizes the crowd with his engaging charisma and command of the stage. Previously in residency at PLAYERS CIRCLE, each week Danny with his trio creates a different show: The Very Best of Sinatra, The Cole Porter Songbook, The Bobby Darin Songbook, The Music of Cole Porter, The Music of the Gershwin’s, The Frank Sinatra Songbook, Broadway show tunes, Unknown Love Songs, The Music of Hoagy Carmichael, and more. This fantastic entertainer, along with singer/drummer Patricia Dean and Bassist Scott Smith never misses the opportunity to connect with his audience and always leaves them on their feet wanting more.
JAMES EHNES 2023
James Ehnes has established himself as one of the most soughtafter violinists on the international stage. Gifted with a rare combination of stunning virtuosity, serene lyricism and an unfaltering musicality, Ehnes is a favorite guest of many of the world’s most respected conductors including Ashkenazy, Alsop, Sir Andrew Davis, Denève, Elder, Ivan Fischer, Robertson, and Runnicles. Ehnes’s long list of orchestras includes, amongst others, the Boston, Chicago, London, NHK and Vienna Symphony Orchestras, the Los Angeles, New York, Munich and Czech Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Cleveland, Philadelphia, Philharmonia and DSO Berlin orchestras. James Ehnes is also the Gilbert Omenn and Martha Darling Artistic Director of the Seattle Chamber Music Society since 2011.
MUSIC WITH JOHN: Research suggests that listening to or singing songs can provide emotional and behavioral benefits. Musical memories are often preserved because key brain areas linked to musical memory are relatively undamaged by disease. Music can relieve stress, reduce anxiety and depression, and reduce agitation. All the more reason not to miss John’s musical performances!
