LUNA STAGE ~ MUSIC IN THE MOONLIGHT JAZZ SERIES
Pianist and Vocalist Daniela Schachter performs “Jazz and the American Songbook: The Music of Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen”. Ms. Schachter will be joined by tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm, bassist Steve La Spina and drummer George Schuller.
February 10th @ 7:00pm
Luna Stage
555 Valley Road
West Orange, NJ 07052
About the Band
Daniela Schachter moved from Sicily to the United States when she received a scholarship from the Berklee College of Music. She studied at Berklee under pianist Joanne Brackeen and counts Thelonius Monk as one of her main influences. Allaboutjazz.com calls her a “beautifully talented composer and pianist with an important touch and a suave mature voice.” The Washington Post describes her piano playing as “fluid improvisation with a soulful touch.” And La Gazzetta del Sud predicts that “she might be the new Diana Krall.”
Joel Frahm’s May 1st release, We Used to Dance, places him in the company of master musicians Kenny Barron (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), and Victor Lewis (drums). Frahm more than holds his own in showing both the chops and lyricism that has made him an irreplaceable part of so many sessions in his two decades on the jazz scene.
Bassist Composer Educator Steve LaSpina has been a prominent bassist on the New York and national scene for over twenty years. During that time, he has played and recorded with many great musicians in jazz history. He was a regular band member, toured and recorded with saxophonists Benny Carter, Stan Getz and Phil Woods, vocalists Joe Williams and Mark Murphy, trumpeters Clark Terry, Chet Baker and Randy Brecker, and guitarist Pat Martino. He has spent the last ecade traveling around the world and recording with the legendary guitarist Jim Hall, has appeared on six of his recordings, including These Rooms featuring Tom Harrell.
Read more: http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=101949#.UOs-paXhEhQ
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