Aronoff Center Features Jim Brickman on Valentines Day

Make a date with "America's Romantic Piano Sensation" this Valentine's Day as Grammy®-nominated Jim Brickman brings his greatest hits to the Aronoff Center's Procter and Gamble Hall on Monday, February 14 at 8:00 PM.  Jim will be joined by two special guests - vocalist Anne Cochran and electric violinist Tracy Silverman.  With their unique warmth and humor, Jim and his guests will take fans on a musical journey, playing such hits as "Valentine," "Love of My Life," "If You Believe," "Never Alone," and more!  The show is part of the Cincinnati Arts Association's 2010-11 "Let's Play" Season. 
 
Tickets are on sale now at  www.CincinnatiArts.ORG, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. 
 
Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman has revolutionized the sound of solo piano with his pop-style instrumentals and star studded vocal collaborations.
 
Since the release of his debut album No Words  in 1994, Jim's romantic piano sound has made him the best selling solo piano artist of our time.  His signature style of playing and songwriting has also brought him two Grammy® nods, six Gold and Platinum albums, and 28 charted adult radio hits. He recently tied for most number one CDs on Billboard's New Age chart, and currently holds four of its top-ten spots.  Jim received top honors with two SESAC "Songwriter of the Year" awards, a Canadian Country Music Award, and a Dove Award presented by the Gospel Music Association.
 
Jim's best-known compositions include the chart-toppers "Valentine," "The Gift," "Love of My Life," "Simple Things," and "Peace." He has established a reputation for his collaborations with many gifted musical artists that include: Martina McBride, Gerald Levert, Lady Antebellum, Matt Giraud, Michael W. Smith, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Herb Alpert, Collin Raye, Michael Bolton, Sara Evans, Donny Osmond, Olivia Newton-John, and four American Idol Finalists.

A native of Cleveland, Jim began playing piano at the age of five and studied music at the prestigious Cleveland Institute of Music. He founded his own advertising music company in 1980, writing commercial jingles for such advertisers as McDonald's, Pontiac, and Kellogg's. 
 
For more information, visit www.jimbrickman.com.
 
ANNE COCHRAN
Also a native of Cleveland, Anne met Jim during their years together at Case Western University and have remained friends ever since.  Today, most of Anne's year is devoted to touring with Jim and the crew. Since 1995, Anne has shared memorable duets with the likes of Collin Raye, Donny Osmond, Dave Koz, Tracy Silverman, Jeff Timmons, Kristy Starling, Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis, Michael Feinstein, Broadway's Mike Eldred, Wayne Brady, Michael Bolton, Linda Edder, Orlagh Fallon, and Richie McDonald.  Some of her most cherished performances have been enriched by "joint ventures" with the symphony and pops orchestras of Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Louisville, Kansas City, Hartford, Cincinnati, Nashville, and Columbus...and their eminent conductors. 
 
In her own right, Anne carves out the time to co-write original material and put her musical stamp on classic favorites from the American songbook. She has released a wonderful series of CDs in the past decade, with evocative titles like Lucky Girl, This is the Season, All my Best, Cover Girl, and her exciting and very latest opus Close To Me.
 
For more information, visit www.annecochran.com.
Tracy SilverMAN
Lauded by the BBC as "the greatest living exponent of the electric violin," Juilliard graduate Tracy Silverman has redefined the violin with his instantly-recognizable trademark sound. His groundbreaking work with the six-string electric violin has transformed violin playing the way Hendrix redefined the electric guitar. Tracy single-handedly legitimized the electric violin with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams' electric violin concerto "The Dharma at Big Sur," written expressly for him.

Tracy has performed it all over the world, and his recording on Nonesuch Records with the BBC Symphony has received rave reviews and landed on The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Boston Herald's Top Ten Recordings of 2006. The LA Times raved, "Inspiring. Silverman is in a class of his own." The Chicago Tribune wrote of Tracy's "blazing virtuosity. You will be astonished that anybody can play a fiddle like that." His own "Electric Violin Concerto" has been called "the ideal piece for today's symphony."
 
Tracy has toured with Jim Brickman for ten years, and produced and performs on Jim's hit CDs Simple Things, Love Songs and Lullabies, Escape, Homecoming, and Beautiful World. Tracy also performs on all four of Jim's popular TV specials, as well as arranging Jim's popular symphonic program.
Tracy teaches jazz violin at Belmont University in Nashville, and gives frequent workshops and clinics around the world. 
 
For more information, visit www.tracysilverman.com.

 

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