A World of Piano - Jazz Piano Series
Thursday, November 17, 7:30pm - Lafayette Gilchrist
Friday, November 18, 7:30pm - Ron Stabinksy
Saturday, November 19, 7:30pm - Marilyn Crispell
Come to one concert or all three!
Join us for the resurrection of the Valley’s popular jazz piano series! In 1995, the Northampton Center for the Arts asked long-time Connecticut River Valley jazz producer Glenn Siegel to produce a solo piano series, and A World of Piano was born. Taken from the title of a 1962 Phineas Newborn album, the first incarnation of the series featured recitals by Jaki Byard, Stanley Cowell, and Paul Bley. A World of Piano resumed in 2003 and continued until 2013, when the Northampton Center for the Arts lost its former space on South St.
Now firmly re-established at 33 Hawley St, the Northampton Center for the Arts, in partnership with Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares, the non-profit founded by Siegel and Priscilla Page, are resurrecting A World of Piano. On November 17, 18, and 19, the series resumes with performances by pianists Lafayette Gilchrist, Ron Stabinsky and Marilyn Crispell. Come to one concert or all three!
Throughout its history, the A World of Piano has sought to present a wide variety of approaches to the instrument, a veritable world of piano.
More about the artists below. All concerts start at 7:30pm.
Thursday, November 17: Lafayette Gilchrist’s music draws on the span of jazz history from stride to free improvisation, along with inspiration from hip-hop, funk, and Washington D.C.’s unique go-go sound. Gilchrist has toured extensively with David Murray, and his compositions have graced the soundtracks of David Simon’s acclaimed series The Wire, The Deuce and Treme.
Friday, November 18: Ron Stabinsky enjoys working in many stylistically diverse musical contexts throughout the United States and Europe with a wide variety of other musicians and ensembles. He is currently a regular performing member of the groups Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Relâche, the Meat Puppets, and the Peter Evans Ensemble.
Saturday, November 19: Marilyn Crispell is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and has been a resident of Woodstock, New York since 1977 when she came to study and teach at the Creative Music Studio. She tours and records with Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry, with Harvey Sorgen and Joe Fonda, as well as collaborating with Angelica Sanchez, Tanya Kalmanovitch, Tyshawn Sorey, David Rothenberg and others.
