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Danielle Wertz Duo at The Jazz Station
Courtesy of Danielle Wertz | Posted on May 25, 2016
Where
The Jazz Station
124 W Broadway
Eugene, OR
Map
(458) 205-1030
When
Fri, June 3, 2016
8:00 pm
At Door
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Musicians
Danielle Wertz
vocalsJake Shapiro
pianoAbout
Danielle Wertz, recent graduate from the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, is an award-winning vocalist from Falls Church, Virginia. Barely out of school, Danielle has already gained national recognition as one of this generation’s leading voices in jazz. She was recently named one of eleven semi-finalists in the 2015 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition. She was also the inaugural winner of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival Young Artist Contest, and is a recipient of several other accolades including a 2015 DownBeat Award.
Jake Shapiro, an accomplished pianist and organist, has been performing since age seven. Native to Chicago, he studied with Laura Hoffman and Jim Trompeter, two of the city's premier pianists. Jake attended the University of Miami and studied with jazz greats such as Shelly Berg, Martin Bejerano, and Brian Lynch while completing his Master's Degree in Jazz Piano Performance under full scholarship. Playing with amazing technical facility and a swing feel like no other, Jake is quickly gaining acclaim as one of the top pianists of his generation....