Concerts with the finest Jazz artists brought to your home
GMF ONLINE CONCERT SERIES
Solo Concerts with some of the finest artists in Jazz today
Each concert will be 30 minutes long and will be followed by a Q&A session with the performing artist.
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.
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SCOTT HAMILTON TRIO
SUNDAY JUNE 21
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM UK / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
Scott Hamilton, tenor saxophone
Aldo Zunino, bass
Alfred Kramer, drums
A unique opportunity to hear Scott Hamilton playing in a trio setting..
Scott Hamilton was born in 1954, in Providence, Rhode Island. After a move to New York in 1976 at the age of twenty-two, and through Roy Eldridge, he got a six-week gig at Michael’s Pub. Roy also paved the way for him to work with Anita O’Day and Hank Jones. During this period he also played with Illinois Jacquet, Vic Dickenson and Jo Jones. Pianist John Bunch got Scott his first recording date, for Famous Door, and was also responsible for him joining Benny Goodman. He continued to work with Goodman at different times until the early 1980s. In 1977 he formed his own quartet, which later became a quintet, with Bunch added to the group. He started to record for the Concord label and along the way he has made albums with Dave McKenna, Jake Hanna, Woody Herman, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Flip Phillips, Maxine Sullivan, Buddy Tate, Warren Vache, many with Rosemary Clooney and several with another of his mentors, Ruby Braff. Over the years Scott has also performed and recorded with such touring bands as the Concord Jazz All Stars, the Concord Super Band and George Wein’s Newport Jazz Festival All Stars.
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XAVIER DAVIS
WEDNESDAY JUNE 24
9.00 PM PAR | 8.00 PM LON | 3.00 PM NY | 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
Xavier Davis' professional career as a Jazz pianist took off when the legendary vocalist Betty Carter spotted his outstanding talent in 1994. It was her who brought Xavier to New York, hiring him exclusively as the pianist of her working trio. Today, Xavier is one of the most accomplished Jazz pianists world wide.
Xavier has performed and recorded with many world-famous Jazz artists like the legendary Freddie Hubbard, Tom Harrell, Christian McBride, Regina Carter, Stefon Harris, Abbey Lincoln, Wynton Marsalis, Don Byron, Nat Adderley, Nicholas Payton, Al Foster, among others. During 1999 - 2000 season, Xavier was Musical Director of the Boy's Choir of Harlem. He is featured on more than 50 albums, is part of the Christian McBride Big Band and was featured on Christian's album 'The Good Feeling', which won a GRAMMY award in 2012.
As a bandleader, Xavier has released two critically acclaimed albums - 'Dance of Life' and 'The Innocence of Youth'.
In 2005, Xavier became the first person to receive the prestigious "New Works Grant" twice from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation under the auspices of Chamber Music America.
He has composed and arranged music for outstanding artists like Carl Allen, Regina Carter, and Hans Schuman. He co-produced the album "Wise Children" by Tom Harrell and recently produced the new album of singer Lizzie Thomas.
HYUNA PARK
THURSDAY JUNE 25
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LONDON / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
An award-winning jazz pianist, Hyuna Park’s musical universe is both deeply connected to New York and its vibrant jazz tradition while at the same time embracing her Korean and classical roots. She was the 2018 winner of the International Women in Jazz (IWJ) festival as well as the Jimmy Heath Award. She has graced the stage with Grammy award-winners such as Linda Oh, Luis Bonilla, Michael Mossman and Vincent Herring and performed at notable venues like the Kennedy Center and the French Embassy in Washington D.C., the Dizzy Gillespie Auditorium, and at the UN as well as a number of Embassies and Cultural Centers throughout NYC.
Hyuna formed a trio in 2018 with country/folk bassist Myles Sloniker and funk drummer Peter Traunmueller as a non-traditional band that infuses various styles and musical elements into their core jazz repertoire. Hyuna and her band are regulars at many of the more prestigious jazz venues in New York City such as Zinc bar, Iridium, Club Bonafide, The Metropolitan Room, and The Django.
“Hyuna Park is a beautiful new voice on the piano. She plays with a feeling and maturity that is rare.”
— Vincent Herring
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FRANCESCO PETRENI & MARIA LAURA BIGLIAZZI DUO
“DOIS”
FRIDAY JUNE 26
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM UK / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
The duo “DOIS” is born from passion for Brazilian music. The beauty of Brazilian music offered with specially written arrangements for voice, guitar, percussion and much more! Colours, sounds and rhythms that convey the expression of feelings that make this great contemporary music genre truly unique.
Drummer, percussionist and composer, Francesco Petreni has played with many musicians, among whom are Marc Johnson, Jonny Griffin, Palle Danielsson, Mal Waldron, Eddie Henderson, Claudio Roditi, Cameron Brown, George Cables, Bill Smith, Tony Scott, Guinga, Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu..participating in International Festivals around the world including and concerts in Cuba and Brazil.
He is on more than sixty recordings also with Enrico Pieranunzi trio, Avishai Cohen, Eddie Henderson, Eddie Wied, David Links, Paolo Fresu, Luca Flores, Ares Tavolazzi, Furio Di Castri, Stefano Bollani, Maria Pia de Vito, Kim Prevost, Bill Solley, Gabriele Mirabassi, Fabrizio Bosso, and brasilian music with Dadi, Marisa Monte, Ivan Lins, Hamilton De Holanda, Barbara Casini, Gilson Silveira, Marivaldo Paim.
Singer, Jazz vocalist and composer Maria Laura Bigliazzi, has been active on the jazz scene, since 1994, as leader of her own formations. She has been singing and playing Brazilian Music for years, also playing percussion. She has had many musical partnerships including with: Tony Scott, Ares Tavolazzi, Gianni Basso, Stefano De Bonis, Raffaello Pareti, Renato Chicco, Mauro Grossi, Stefano "Cocco" Cantini, Francesco Petreni, Roberto Nannetti, Simone Graziano, Marco Tamburini, Ettore Bonafè and more. She also recorded with: Fabrizio Bosso, Stefano Cantini, Alberto Borsari, Bruno Cesselli, Luciano Biondini, Ares Tavolazzi, Marivaldo Paim, Gilson Silveira, Hamilton De Holanda, Mauro Grossi, Daniele Mencarelli, Alessio Menconi.
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FRANK HARRISON
SATURDAY JUNE 27
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LONDON / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
*THIS CONCERT WILL BE BROADCAST IN STEREO FOR THOSE TUNING IN WITH A LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER. FOR PEOPLE USING A CELL PHONE OR IPAD THIS OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO THE LIMITATIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY.
After taking up a scholarship at Berklee School Of Music, Boston, Frank returned to England and joined the Orient House Ensemble playing all over the world at major Jazz and World music festivals. Frank has also performed with Tim Garland, Peter King, Julian Arguelles, Bobby Wellins, Julian Siegel, Don Weller, John Etheridge, Louis Stewart and Iain Ballamy.
He leads his on trio and apart from his work as a sideman he has recorded 5 albums as a leader, all to high critical acclaim, and a duo album with Brigitte Baraha.
“Frank Harrison is one of the most talented young musicians I have heard.” Ronnie Scott
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LIBOR SMOLDAS
SUNDAY JUNE 28
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LONDON / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
As leader, Libor first introduced himself with his debut album On the Playground (2007) with Polish drummer Łukasz Żyta and Ondřej Pivec on the organ, which also performed in the Jazz in Rudolfinum project, with Prague Chamber Philharmonia. He later went on to form the Libor Šmoldas NYC Quartet featuring a stellar lineup; George Mraz, Sam Yahel & Jeff Ballard. He has toured and recorded with legendary American saxophone player and former member of Jazz Messengers Bobby Watson. Since 2012, Libor leads his NYC trio with the great drummer Adam Nussbaum and bassist Jay Anderson. They have recorded three albums together: Dreamtime (2013), On the Move (2016) and Dusk (2020). The trio mostly plays Libor’s compositions and regularly performs mainly in Europe, but also in the US. Libor Šmoldas has also been performing solo. He released his first solo guitar album entitled Blue, Šmoldas plays Ježek, in 2015. The recording features interpretations of the songs by the genius Czech composer, and is among his best received albums. His second solo album came out in 2019, named Silver with the subheading Sketches of the Silver Screen, contains improvized arrangements of songs from Czechoslovak films from the First republic.
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"a guitarist with the ability to communicate his warmth, to connect with the audience and to move them." Sergio Cabanillas - TOMAJAZZ
SARA DOWLING
WEDNESDAY JULY 1
9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LONDON / 3.00 PM NEW YORK / 12.00PM LA
TICKET PRICE €10.00 / £10.00 / $13.00
Sara Dowling is a jazz singer who is deeply inspired by the repertoire of the classic American songbook, her most important influences are Sarah Vaughan and Betty Carter. And yet, as the clubs who have been booking her regularly in and over the past couple of years – Ronnie Scott’s, the 606 and the Cinnamon Club – have spotted, there really is something different, special and fresh about her. And that she makes audiences want to come back to hear her again. It is not her heritage, although that is unusual: she was born in Muscat / Oman with Jordanian and Irish parents. Nor is it her first career: as a professional cellist. So what is it? First, the fabulous fearlessness with which she approaches the act of singing. And the burning conviction, the irresistible communicative power and jaw-dropping musicality she brings to it. And maybe the fact that she leaves no stone unturned in her preparation. As she says : “I like to learn huge lists of songs that belong to one composer, to get the feel of the composer and his style. There is beauty to be found in all songs if they are written by one of the greats. That’s the beauty of the American Songbook.” She trusts her voice and its range of timbre. She trusts her ability both to convey the emotion of very slow ballads - or to bring joy as she rip-roars and scats through faster songs. And above all she makes a wonderful connection both to the music and to the audience.
Sara was voted best vocalist for the British Jazz Awards 2019 and often guests with the Ronnie Scott’s All Star Band.
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"A vocal with timeless quality, 5 stars" - Sebastian Scotney - Editor, London Jazz News