Eri Yamamoto is one of jazz's most original and compelling pianists and composers. Her music portrays a wide range of her experiences from joyful to introspective, reflecting the vibrancy of New York City, while exploring mysteries of nature and memory. She has a loyal worldwide following, and has toured the U. S., Canada, Australia, Europe, and Japan, with appearances at major festivals.

"4-Stars. Her CD Firefly reaffirms Yamamoto's standing as a contemporary pianist of the highest order. While she has a deft sense of harmony and note selection, not to mention sheer chops, her virtuosity never gets in the way of playing it straight from the heart." DownBeat

See Eri Yamamoto in performance Live at Cornelia Street Cafe

This concert is presented with the support of the Embassy of Japan.

New York based, multiple Grammy award winning composer, arranger, pianist and music producer Daniel Freiberg has spent most of his life at the intersection of the distinct worlds of classical, jazz, rock and Latin American music. Daniel Freiberg’s jazz arrangements have been performed by Stephane Grapelli, Dizzy Gillespie All Stars Big Band featuring Paquito D'Rivera, The Wynton Marsalis Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Regina Carter, Claudio Roditi Quintet, WDR Big Band, et al.

"subtle harmonies and supple rhythms in Mr. Freiberg’s compositions" The New York Times

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This concert is presented with the support of the Embassy of Argentina.

Victor Gould, completed his undergraduate degree at Berklee College of Music where he was a recipient of the Herbie Hancock Presidential Scholarship. He graduated from Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz with a Masters Degree. Gould's honors include the 2009 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award, and in 2006 he was a semifinalist in The Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition. As a member of the Donald Harrison Quartet, Gould recorded three CD's and a DVD, and toured the United States and Europe. He has performed with Esperanza Spalding, Terence Blanchard, Branford Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Wallace Roney, et al.

"He's got the musical world on a string, in his mind, and at his fingertips." All About Jazz

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Michael Weiss has appeared with a host of major artists and ensembles during his career. Memorable collaborations include Johnny Griffin, Benny Golson, Slide Hampton, Jon Hendricks, and Lou Donaldson, among countless others. Weiss is a two-time Doris Duke/Chamber Music America New Works grant recipient and was the grand prize winner of the 2000 BMI/Thelonious Monk Institute's Composition Competition.

""Weiss' shrewd writing and arranging skills are as clearly in view as his sleek piano work" The New Yorker

"Warmth, integrity and above all, originality" – JazzTimes

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