David Finck News

This Friday, May 27th, New York's acclaimed Triad Theatre (www.triadnyc.com) on the upper west side presents a special jazz concert, featuring a solo performance by pianist Steve Kuhn and a performance by Saxophonist Daniel Bennett and his band.

A sure sign of spring in Boston is the opening of the 126th season of the Boston Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall

The 2011 Savannah Music Festival (SMF) is an expansive city-wide, multi-venue program showcasing a wide array of internationally acclaimed artists in over one hundred productions from March 24 to April 9. Held annually in historic downtown Savannah, this 22nd season of Georgia's largest festival - described by The Times of London as 'one of the best events around the world'- features two premieres, numerous festival debuts, and the return of several audience favorites from the realms of classical, jazz, Americana and world music.

Savannah Music Festival (SMF) announces the lineup for its 2011 season, an expansive city-wide, multi-venue program showcasing a wide array of internationally acclaimed artists in over one hundred productions from March 24 to April 9.

The Hartt School, the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford, is pleased to announce its thrilling roster of artists for the 2011-2012 Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series.

April at The Metropolitan Room

French composer Michel Legrand has written some of the most memorable romantic music on film. Many of his songs have long since become jazz and pop standards. In Umbrellas and Sunshine, pianist and composer Roger Davidson and bassist David Finck offer a deeply original, intimate take of Legrand's music - stories of love found and lost, elegantly whispered, swinging, among friends.

The 2011 Savannah Music Festival (SMF) is an expansive city-wide, multi-venue program showcasing a wide array of internationally acclaimed artists in over one hundred productions from March 24 to April 9. Held annually in historic downtown Savannah, this 22nd season of Georgia's largest festival - described by The Times of London as 'one of the best events around the world'- features two premieres, numerous festival debuts, and the return of several audience favorites from the realms of classical, jazz, Americana and world music.

French composer Michel Legrand has written some of the most memorable romantic music on film. Many of his songs have long since become jazz and pop standards. In Umbrellas and Sunshine, pianist and composer Roger Davidson and bassist David Finck offer a deeply original, intimate take of Legrand's music - stories of love found and lost, elegantly whispered, swinging, among friends.

April at The Metropolitan Room

On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at 7:30 PM, organist Nancianne Parrella is joined by Jorge Ávila (violin), Victoria Drake (harp) and Arthur Fiacco (cello) in a program of original works and transcriptions for various combinations of this unique instrumentation.

On Wednesday, March 9, 2011, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance presents Fanfare for an Uncommon Woman: A Celebration of Joan W. Harris on Her Birthday, an extraordinary performance that is certain to be the musical event of the season. Preeminent soprano Renée Fleming and virtuoso violinist Pinchas Zukerman headline this exceptional concert to benefit Harris Theater programs. They will be joined by the spectacular Emerson String Quartet, acclaimed cellist David Finckel and impassioned pianist Wu Han of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the electrifying Escher String Quartet, and Stephen Burns, brilliant trumpeter and artistic director of the Fulcrum Point New Music Project. The evening begins at 5:30 pm with a champagne reception for all guests in the Theater lobby and is followed by a 75-minute concert at 6:30 pm. Tickets for this once-in-a-lifetime performance begin at $100 and are on sale now at the Harris Theater box office located in Millennium Park at 205 E. Randolph Dr., by calling 312-334-7777 or by visiting www.HarrisTheaterChicago.org.

The Harris Theater is pleased to announce its 2011-2012 Hear the Music season to include the first performances of a three-year annual concert series and residency presented in collaboration with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS), the nation's premier ensemble for chamber music, and the triumphant return of the extraordinary Vienna Symphony Orchestra (VSO), joined by the Grammy-nominated Eroica Trio.

On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at 7:30 PM, organist Nancianne Parrella is joined by Jorge Ávila (violin), Victoria Drake (harp) and Arthur Fiacco (cello) in a program of original works and transcriptions for various combinations of this unique instrumentation.

The Hartt School, the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford, is pleased to announce that the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has granted Hartt $53,000 to support The Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series for 2011-2012.

This March, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present a month full of exciting debuts and premieres by the finest music and dance artists from Chicago and around the world.

Take a look at Sir Andre Previn's heavy touring schedule, and it's clear that he is a celebrated classical pianist and conductor, touring some of the world's best venues and performing with top orchestras. But at the Blue Note, Previn will make a rare detour to another facet of his illustrious career - the jazz piano side - of which recordings with the likes of Dinah Shore and Ella Fitzgerald represent the tip of the iceberg. In addition to his ten Grammy awards, Previn has also won four Academy Awards for his film scores. In 2010, Previn was awarded with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was the subject of a documentary aptly titled A Bridge Between Two Worlds. Previn is one of the most versatile musicians to perform at the Blue Note, which is undoubtedly the most intimate venue he plays worldwide. From February 7 - 9, Previn will be joined by celebrated bassist David Finck.

Take a look at Sir Andre Previn's heavy touring schedule, and it's clear that he is a celebrated classical pianist and conductor, touring some of the world's best venues and performing with top orchestras. But at the Blue Note, Previn will make a rare detour to another facet of his illustrious career - the jazz piano side - of which recordings with the likes of Dinah Shore and Ella Fitzgerald represent the tip of the iceberg. In addition to his ten Grammy awards, Previn has also won four Academy Awards for his film scores. In 2010, Previn was awarded with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was the subject of a documentary aptly titled A Bridge Between Two Worlds. Previn is one of the most versatile musicians to perform at the Blue Note, which is undoubtedly the most intimate venue he plays worldwide. From February 7 - 9, Previn will be joined by celebrated bassist David Finck.

On Wednesday, March 9, 2011, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance presents Fanfare for an Uncommon Woman: A Celebration of Joan W. Harris on Her Birthday, an extraordinary performance that is certain to be the musical event of the season. Preeminent soprano Renée Fleming and virtuoso violinist Pinchas Zukerman headline this exceptional concert to benefit Harris Theater programs. They will be joined by the spectacular Emerson String Quartet, acclaimed cellist David Finckel and impassioned pianist Wu Han of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the electrifying Escher String Quartet, and Stephen Burns, brilliant trumpeter and artistic director of the Fulcrum Point New Music Project. The evening begins at 5:30 pm with a champagne reception for all guests in the Theater lobby and is followed by a 75-minute concert at 6:30 pm. Tickets for this once-in-a-lifetime performance begin at $100 and are on sale now at the Harris Theater box office located in Millennium Park at 205 E. Randolph Dr., by calling 312-334-7777 or by visiting www.HarrisTheaterChicago.org.

BARBARA COOK, Broadway's legendary singing actress, and MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, the platinum-selling vocalist and pianist, will release their first-ever duet CD "Cheek to Cheek," recorded live during their sold-out engagement at Michael's nightclub Feinstein's at Loews Regency last season.