Jake Hart (Solo Piano) + John Hart Quartet featuring Joe Magnarelli
The Durham Jazz Workshop / Sharp 9 Gallery
4608 Industry Lane, Suite L
Durham NC 27713
Friday, January 8, 7PM
Jake Hart, John Hart, Joe Magnarelli
Pianist and composer Jake Hart will be performing an excerpt from his latest solo piano composition. The piece is a continuation of a project titled Collage. It utilizes creative borrowing from a multitude of different composers and gives the listener the feeling that the music is completely improvised.
After Jake Hart’s performance, jazz guitarist John Hart will perform standards and original music with his quartet featuring music from his 18th album as leader on SteepleChase records.
Jake Hart ("Collage", Sunnyside Records, 2024) on May 3rd, 2024. The album received praise in the Los Angeles Jazz Scene where the reviewer Scott Yanow wrote how “the two Parts sound spontaneous and bridge the gap between modern classical music and jazz.”
A fixture on the New York music scene for 40 years, John Hart has performed with Jack McDuff, Lou Donaldson, James Moody, Jon Hendricks, Jimmy Smith, Brian Blade, Chris Potter, Larry Goldings, the Maria Schneider Orchestra. A prolific recording artist, John has appeared on 100-plus CDs as a sideman.
Joe Magnarelli is an acclaimed jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and educator known for his lyrical improvisation, hard-swinging style, and deep roots in the hard bop tradition. He has performed with Lionel Hampton, Brother Jack McDuff, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Harry Connick Jr., and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
Jake Hart - solo piano
Joe Magnarelli - trumpet
John Hart - guitar
Steven Kirsty - bass
Rudy Petschauer - drums