Brandon
posted
Jan 17, 2013
Photo courtesy of Brandon Music
Kenny Werner is host at the Jan. 17 Brandon Music Jazz Series
concert.
Brandon Music Cafe, located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon,
will host the pianist and composer Kenny Werner on Jan. 17 at 7:30
p.m. General admission is $15 and reservations are encouraged. A
dinner & show package is available for $30. Venue is BYOB. For
reservations call Brandon Music at 465-4071.
Kenny Werner's influence on the musical community is
unsurpassed. A Guggenheim Fellowship Award-winner and celebrated
recording artist (with records on Blue Note, Sunnyside, Concord,
Steeple Chase, and Half Note labels) he has impacted an entire
generation of musicians. His compositions and dynamic live
performances have impacted audiences around the world for more than
30 years.
Kenny was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Oceanside, Long
Island. A piano student from a young age, he first recorded (for
television) at the age of 11. He played classical piano, though
found joy in playing music he heard on the radio. Kenny studied
classical piano at the Manhattan School of Music and later attended
the Berklee School of Music.
After graduation and time in Brazil, where he played and studied
with Joao Assis Brasil, Werner started his own trio with drummer
Tom Rainey and bassist Ratzo Harris. He has written many
compositions featuring trios and other small group configurations,
and in the mid 1980's he became the pianist for the Mel Lewis
Orchestra (currently known as the Village Vanguard Orchestra). He
serves as an Artist-in-Residence at New York University, and has
been celebrated for his 1996 book "Effortless Mastery - Liberating
the Master Musician Within." This groundbreaking work explores the
emotional, spiritual, and psychological challenges that artists
face.
Mr. Werner will perform in Brandon with bassist Elliot Berman
and drummer Jamie Eblen.
The Jazz series at Brandon Music is coordinated by NH Jazz
Presents.
Up to date schedules are available at www.NHJazz.com
