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Jazz Piano Legend takes Concerts in the Court Stage S a t u r d a y, S e p t e m b e r 2 2 • 8 p . m .
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four-decade legend of jazz piano takes the stage as Concerts in the Court presents Joe Sample 8 p.m. Saturday, September 22 in the Museum of Art.
American pianist and composer Joe Sample is an integral, innovative and bestselling part of jazz history. A founding member of the influential jazz funk combo The Crusaders and a pioneer of contemporary jazz piano, Sample reaches back to the primary sources of jazz and soul music to create his personal interpretations of classics by such esteemed composers as Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, the Gershwins, Al Jolson, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and others. Sample began playing the piano when he was five years old as a student of the late great Curtis Mayo. After more than 20 years with The Crusaders, he now tours the world enjoying a successful solo career and has appeared as a guest on recordings by Miles Davis, B. B. King, Eric Clapton and Steely Dan.
Tickets for this performance and all Concerts in the Court are $26.50 for Members, $31.50 for General admission, and $16.50 for students. The museum opens at 7 p.m. so patrons may view the current exhibitions, socialize and visit the Gift Gallery. Concerts in the Court also feature a cash bar and special gallery talks at intermission. For tickets contact the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 797-0055 or 800-754-0797. Tickets are also available online at www.mwpai.org.
Sponsored by
Spellbinding Music Featured in Keyboard Conversations®
Special Keyboard Conversations® Event for Families
S a t u r d a y, S e p t e m b e r 8 • 8 p . m .
S u n d a y, S e p t e m b e r 9 • 2 p . m .
xperience the sound and learn the stories behind the highvoltage, romantic compositions of the Baroque master when Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations® presents Spellbinding Bach, 8 p.m. Saturday, September 8 in the Museum of Art Auditorium.
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This program showcases Bach’s stunning virtuosity and deeply expressive music including the exhilarating Toccata in D, the vivacious Italian Concerto, and the soul-stirring Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue.
Fans of Keyboard Conversations® will enjoy this concert where Jeffrey will present a fun take on the classical music that many kids already know, but just don’t know they know it!
Admission for MWPAI members is $31.50; general admission is $36.50; student tickets are $16.50. For tickets contact the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 797-0055 or 800-754-0797. Tickets are also available online at www.mwpai.org.
Sponsored by Dr. Cynthia Parlato, Dr. Kenneth Novak, and Dr. Douglas Hurd
usic enjoyable for all ages from 6 to 106 will be performed as Jeffrey Siegel presents a special family Keyboard Conversations® Music for the Young, and the Young at Heart! 2 p.m. Sunday, September 9 in the Museum of Art Auditorium.
Admission to this concert is $8. Tickets may be purchased in advance or one hour prior to the performance time at the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, 797-0055 or 800754-0797. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.mwpai.org.