Charm City Combos at An Die Musik Live

Chloe Mather, piano
Henry Kornblatt, flute
George Ritchie, guitar
Lou Frisino, drums
Jim Goodrich, trombone
Alan Blackman, bass/director

Charm City Combos is a jazz combo experience for adult amateur and semi-pro musicians. Performers join a group, rehearse twice a month, perform in public, and receive professional coaching from director Alan Blackman. All of this for about the cost of taking private lessons and a lot more fun! If you are interested in joining an ensemble check out www.charmcitycombos.com, facebook/iplayjazzpiano.com or email Alan directly at [email protected]. ...

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Chloe Mather, piano
Henry Kornblatt, flute
George Ritchie, guitar
Lou Frisino, drums
Jim Goodrich, trombone
Alan Blackman, bass/director

Charm City Combos is a jazz combo experience for adult amateur and semi-pro musicians. Performers join a group, rehearse twice a month, perform in public, and receive professional coaching from director Alan Blackman. All of this for about the cost of taking private lessons and a lot more fun! If you are interested in joining an ensemble check out www.charmcitycombos.com, facebook/iplayjazzpiano.com or email Alan directly at [email protected].

ALAN BLACKMAN is a Baltimore based pianist and award-winning composer. He and his ensembles have performed at Blues Alley, the Kennedy Center, and many festivals and venues from San Francisco to New York. Recent performances have been with Donny McCaslin, Joe Locke, Ferenc Nemeth, Mike Pope, Warren Wolf, Tim Green, Alex Norris, and Sunna Gunnlaugs among others. He was selected to be part of the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program at the Kennedy Center, The Banff Centre Residency program and has received grants from the Maryland State Arts Council in jazz composition, performance and world music as well as the Chamber Music of America’s prestigious New Jazz Works multi-year commission. Arrangements and performances of his music have been featured on NBC’s Parenthood, NPR’s Talk of the Nation, and JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater, as well as Stephen King’s movie, 1408.

Turning Point featuring Donny McCaslin was released in 2011, Alone Together: The 2 Piano Project in 2012 and The Coastal Suite, a multimedia work is out now on Top Floor Records. Chapter 3, released in 2018 is the latest recording and features guitarist Gilad Hekselman.

Tickets: $15 in advance/$18 at door /$10 full-time students with ID

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