Concerts with the finest Jazz artists brought to your home
GMF ONLINE CONCERT SERIES
Concerts with some of the finest artists in Jazz today
Each concert will be 30 minutes (approx) and will be followed by a Q&A session with the performing artist(s).
The concerts will be live on Zoom. We have done all we can to achieve the best possible audio experience but we can only work within the bounds of the technology available at present. We advise using headphones.
ADVANCE BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Booking closes 30 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments and send out the meeting ID and password. With the increased amount of traffic in cyberspace at this time some replies are being delayed. To ensure that you receive your meeting ID and password in time please book as far in advance as possible. The meeting ID will be sent to you approximately 1 hour before the concert starts.
ROZ MACDONALD TRIO
FRIDAY APRIL 2
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LON / 3.00 PM NY / 12.00 PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
Roz MacDonald - bass Béla Meinberg - piano Jordan Dinsdale - drums
The trio have been playing together for a relatively short period of time, but quickly established a strong connection mostly due to being interested in the same kind of music. They will play some new music that Roz has been writing during the last year, along with some more well known pieces.
Roz Macdonald is a Scottish double bassist currently living in Berlin. She studied at Leeds College of Music where she received the Yamaha jazz scholarship in 2015. She’s also been lucky enough to study with some jazz greats including Greg Cohen, Drew Gress and Doug Weiss. She’s currently working on a new trio album after being awarded a grant from German based organisation ‘Musikfonds’.
Béla Meinberg is a German pianist, based in Hamburg and Berlin. He has worked with some of the finest jazz musicians around including Billy Hart, Seamus Blake, Matt Penman, Chris Cheek, Doug Weiss and John Stowell. His playing characterises a lyrical approach, always swinging and a good sense of humour.
Jordan Dinsdale is an English Jazz musician hailing from the city of Bradford in the North of England, now residing in Berlin. Jordan has studied with some of the greatest teachers of this music, most notably Jimmy Cobb. Since moving to Berlin and has recorded a debut trio album with Greg Cohen and Declan Forde; FORDE/COHEN/DINSDALE. He is a member of the Doug Weiss Berlin band, a quartet set to release its debut album soon.
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Booking will close 30 minutes before the concert to allow time to process payments and send passwords.
DAVID BERKMAN
SATURDAY APRIL 3
9.00 PM PAR | 8.00 PM UK | 3.00 PM NY | 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
David Berkman - piano
David Berkman has been an essential part of the New York jazz scene for over 30 years, as a creative and swinging voice on the piano and as a gifted composer, arranger and bandleader. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he currently divides his time between teaching in N.Y. and performing with world renowned jazz artists at home and abroad. Berkman has performed with numerous jazz luminaries including: Sonny Stitt, Tom Harrell, Brian Blade, the Vanguard Orchestra, Cecil McBee, Dave Douglas and Chris Potter. His 10 recordings as a leader have appeared on numerous “Critic’s Best” lists. Berkman is a tenured professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music, C.U.N.Y. in New York and has published three books on jazz with Sher Music Publishing which are used in jazz schools worldwide.
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Last minute booking will close 30 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments.
STEVE SANDBERG
SUNDAY APRIL 4
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LON / 3.00 PM NY / 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
Steve Sandberg, piano
Three-time Emmy-nominated pianist/composer Steve Sandberg is a musical shapeshifter, remixing classical music, world music and jazz with the excitement of virtuosic improvisation. A long time pupil of Seymour Bernstein, he leads the Steve Sandberg Quartet featuring Snarky Puppy violinist Zach Brock, whose concerts combine performances of Chopin, Ravel, Bartok, Debussy, and Liszt with improvisations on Mr. Sandberg’s original compositions that are based on these pieces and also draw from Latin, African, Balkan, jazz and East Indian traditions.
One audience member describes the experience as listening to “music from a country I’ve never been to but always wanted to visit.” Sandberg also uses the concerts as an opportunity to educate and engage his audiences with accessible commentary that draws them into his musical world.
Sandberg grew up playing classical piano, then became part of NY’s vibrant Latin music scene. He has toured with and arranged for such diverse artists as Mario Rivera, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Ruben Blades, Bebel Gilberto, and David Byrne.
He has studied raga singing with Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, and performs with North Indian classical and fusion violinist Dr. L. Subramaniam.
At this concert he will perform pieces by Bach, Marc Johnson, Bill Evans, and some originals.
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Booking closes 30 minutes before the start of concert to allow time to process payments and send passwords.
