Bertha Hope Pianist In Residence At The New Minton's In Harlem

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Legendary pianist Bertha Hope is pleased to announce her residency at the new Minton's In Harlem. The new Minton's was created by New York businessman Richard Parsons and noted restaurateur and chef Alexander Smalls, and is a revival of one of New York City's most famous jazz clubs. Bertha can be heard every Thursday in a trio setting from 7-11pm and with a quintet format on Friday and Saturday 7-Midnight. Bertha's band personnel will feature a rotating group of jazz musicians, some of whom actually played at Minton's Playhouse.

There are no covers or minimums, but reservations are highly recommended.

Minton's is located at 206 West 118th St. Harlem, NY 10026 Tel. (212) 243-2222.

About Bertha Hope:

Bertha Hope was born and raised in Los Angeles. She was the wife of the late pianist Elmo Hope and collaborated and transcribed many of his compositions. In her work in perpetuation of these compositions she has developed a group called "ELMOllennium" consisting of Walter Booker, Leroy Williams, Virgil Jones, Charles Davis, Roni Ben-Hur and guest vocalist Amy London. She was an artist in residence under the auspices of the The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, creating spinoff workshops statewide. Bertha has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Foster, Nat Adderley and Philly Joe Jones. Also, as the leader of "The Bertha Hope Trio, " she has extensively toured throughout Japan. As a composer and arranger she has recordings of her own such as "In Search of Hope, " "Elmo's Fire, " "Between Two Kings" and "Nothing but Love."

She currently teaches at Manna House Jazz Workshop in East Harlem, and works regularly with the Jazz Foundation of America.

In addition Bertha is a founding member of the award winning group JazzberryJam!, performing in the tristate area.

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