McCoy Tyner & Gary Bartz

Highline Piano Series

McCOY TYNER TRIO CD RELEASE SHOW
With Special Guest Gary Bartz  +
Opening Act Jon Batiste Band
August 23,2009
Piano by Steinway & Sons.

Located at 431 W 16th St
New York, NY 10011
between 9th and 10th Ave
(212) 414-5994

Concert starts @ 7:30PM
Doors open @ 6 PM
Tickets $35.00 in advance
$40.00 day of show.

McCoy Tyner
Jazz piano legend McCoy Tyner will be joined by his trio and special guest alto saxophonist Gary Bartz for one night only at the Highline Ballroom in New York on Sunday, August 23. Tyner is celebrating the release of his latest CD on McCoy Tyner Music/Half Note Records and first solo recording in almost a decade titled Solo: Live From San Francisco, scheduled for an Aug. 25 official release. As a youth, Tyner was catapulted into the spotlight for his role in the John Coltrane Quartet, and at the Highline Ballroom, he will effectively pass the torch to another young pianist, the up and coming New Orleans native Jon Batiste, who Tyner has invited to perform as the opening act with his band. At the young age of 22, Batiste’s versatility, incredible musicianship and understanding of the music’s history prove that the future of jazz is in good hands.
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Jonathan Batiste
Jonathan Batiste is one of the next ambassadors of the culture of jazz music in America. Developing his own unique voice, the statement that he will make will be one that is distinctly his own. His statement in one that stresses the importance of humanity, sophistication, intelligence, and soul within music and the culture. Aiming to become an influential voice of the people through music in society, this New Orleans native is continually growing and changing into what will become a very powerful voice, not only in music but in society.

By the age of 17, he released his first of his two CDs as a leader entitled "Times In New Orleans" which features the talents of some of New Orleans finest musicians including Jason Marsalis, Donald Harrison and Christian Scott.
He is presently studying Jazz Piano at The Juilliard School of music in New York.
In 2005 he made his debut at Carnegie Hall at 18 years old. In 2007 he made his debut in at the Concert Gebouw in Amsterdam producing and performing in his own show and conducting music clinics/masterclasses and workshops throughout all of Holland in inner city schools and underprivileged neighborhoods.
Now a flame on the NYC scene, he has been invited to play with various wonderful musicians such as Abbey Lincoln, Wynton Marsalis, Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Buffet, Cassandra Wilson, Curtis Fuller, David "Fathead" Newman (saxophonist for Ray Charles), Maraca, Louis Hayes, Goapele, as well as some of South Africa's musicians such as Ernie Smith, Prince Kupi, Musa Manzani.
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