 Monday, Dec. 1 in NYC An Ancient YuleKiera Thompson, clarinet Alex Blake, bass Burnett Thompson, piano
Dec. 1 at Mezzrow Jazz Club New York City TICKETS Next up on the performance and recording agenda is An Ancient Yule, Byzantine and Medieval Christmas music from the 8th century into the Renaissance. Who knew that these melodies could be so vital and energizing? This virtuoso ensemble will put their own stamp on the performance at the renowned Mezzrow Jazz Club in Manhattan, followed by a recording session and the album release. 
Mon. March 2, Decatur House Museum PianoJazz DC Presents Roberta Piket SEATED AUDIENCE TICKETS HERE LIVESTREAM TICKETS HERE
Pianist Roberta Piket is a native New Yorker who explores the more adventurous harmonic possibilities of jazz and improvised music. The New England Conservatory graduate is a prize winner in the Thelonius Monk Composers Competition and recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Roberta frequently appears at the top of the Downbeat Magazine readers' polls.
Roberta's first recording was with the Lionel Hampton band, in addition to collaborations with David Liebman, Benny Golson, Valery Ponomarev, Rufus Reid, Ben Vereen, and her husband, the renowned drummer Billy Mintz. Tours have taken her to Japan, France, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Ukraine and Spain.She is a regular performer at the Blue Note, Birdland, and Dizzy’s at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Smalls, and Mezzrow, and appeared three times on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz radio show.
Roberta launched the Nabokov Project, setting poems of Vladimir Nabokov to music for piano, violin, mezzo-soprano, percussion, and speaker. The project was presented in New York, Prague and Vienna to rave reviews.
Roberta has taught at the Eastman School of Music, Rutgers University, Cal Arts, Duke University, the Northwestern University Composers’ Colloquium, and other schools in the U.S., Europe and Japan.
Decatur House Museum 748 Jackson Pl NW Washington, DC 20006
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