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| Michael Wolff Returns To His Bay Area Roots Acclaimed jazz pianist Michael Wolff returns to his Bay Area roots with a July 21st concert at Piedmont Piano in Oakland, joined by Michael Barsimanto on drums and Peter Barshay on bass. The upcoming concert kicks-off a busy period of performances, recordings and collaborations for Wolff, including a Berkeley benefit concert to raise funds for a scholarship in his mother's name. MICHAEL WOLFF AT PIEDMONT PIANO - JULY 21ST Michael Wolff Trio with Peter Barshay and Michael Barsimanto Piedmont Piano Company 18th & San Pablo, Oakland CA (1728 San Pablo Ave.) 8PM Tickets $15 - Please call 510-547-8188 to reserve tickets http://piedmontpiano.com/Webpages/MichaelWolff.html Wolff recently completely a pair of successful Spring gigs at Vitello's in LA, which Don Heckman's International Review of Music praised as "an occasion to celebrate." Preview and review coverage for Wolff's March show ranged from a 'Preview Pick of the Week' via International Review of Music to a 'Featured Preview' in LAJAZZ, to preview postings via NPR.org Music News, LA Weekly, Broadwayworld - Los Angeles, and more. Greg Burk covered via METALJAZZ as well: http://www.metaljazz.com/2011/04/la_previews_april_1521_proverb.php Other notable upcoming Wolff appearances/activities include: August 3-7: Wolff travels abroad for performances at Outreach Music Festival in Innsbruck, and Schwaz, Austria. September 30th: Benefit at the Berkeley Jazz School in Berkeley, California, to raise funds for a Scholarship in Wolff's mother's name for the Sanville Institute, a PHD program in social work. Wolff's mother, Elise Blumenfeld, was a PHD social worker. Wolff did a similar benefit in her name last year, which raised over $10, 000 for the Scholarship fund. Additional details and band line-up tbd. http://www.jazzschool.com/html/events_live.html October 7th and 8th: Wolff Trio returns to his beloved Knickerbocker in NYC - more details coming soon. October 24: Wolff comes to Yoshi's in San Francisco as a featured soloist with The Diablo Valley Night Jazz Band. Wolff will perform under the direction of Rory Snyder, his old friend from their UCLA days. Wolff is also currently involved in three recording projects: He's working on a trio album this weekend with Mike Clark and Chip Jackson, which Wolff describes as "an acoustic, funky album." He'll then head into the studio to record a new solo piano album in the months ahead. Finally, in August, Wolff will begin work on a quartet album in Los Angeles, with renowned trumpeter Mark Isham. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Jazz News :: home page |