Eric Mintel Quartet at The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts And Cultural Center

The Eric Mintel Quartet are back just in time for the holidays! The EMQ’s Charlie Brown Jazz holiday concerts have been a staple of the holidays for the last 20 years. Songs include Linus and Lucy, Skating, and Christmas Time is Here, plus new arrangements of holiday favorites like a funky Do You Hear?, a swinging Santa Claus is Coming to Town, a Latin Jingle Bells, and a melodic Silent Night! And many more originals by Eric. Fun for the whole family!

Eric Mintel has played the piano all his life. Career highlights include two performances by invitation at the White House, several concerts and the Kennedy Center, and a special concert at the United Nations. Eric was a featured guest on Marian McPartland’s award winning program Piano Jazz on NPR, and his music is regularly played on XM and Sirius radio....

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The Eric Mintel Quartet are back just in time for the holidays! The EMQ’s Charlie Brown Jazz holiday concerts have been a staple of the holidays for the last 20 years. Songs include Linus and Lucy, Skating, and Christmas Time is Here, plus new arrangements of holiday favorites like a funky Do You Hear?, a swinging Santa Claus is Coming to Town, a Latin Jingle Bells, and a melodic Silent Night! And many more originals by Eric. Fun for the whole family!

Eric Mintel has played the piano all his life. Career highlights include two performances by invitation at the White House, several concerts and the Kennedy Center, and a special concert at the United Nations. Eric was a featured guest on Marian McPartland’s award winning program Piano Jazz on NPR, and his music is regularly played on XM and Sirius radio.

Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck has said “As long as the music attracts dedicated yound musicians like Eric Mintel, jazz will continue to thrive and progress as a voice of freedom.” Eric Mintel continues to thrill audiences of all ages and continues to connect with people all over the world.

Alto sax, flute, and soprano saxman Nelson Hill’s career alongside the likes of Maynard Ferguson where he played lead alto, Buddy Rich, Frankie Valli, and the great Phil Woods among others continues to soar with his role in the Eric Mintel Quartet. www.nelsonhill.com

Jack Hegyi‘s career as a bassist on both electric and upright has taken him all over the world and included a 30-year career in the Atlantic City music scene. Jack has played alongside the likes of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gourmet, Don Rickles, and many other greats of the entertainment world. His contagious joyous energy is felt
throughout the concerts when he hits the stage with the Eric Mintel Quartet.
www.jackhegyi.com

Dave Mohn has been drumming all his life. Career highlights include drumming withthe popular Johnny’s Dance Band, Johnny Defrancesco, Sesame Street players, and
the legendary Randy Burns and the Sky Dog Band. He continues to delight audiences in the Eric Mintel Quartet. www.jddrums.com

“Pianist/composer Eric Mintel is on a mission to spread the word about the power and the glory of jazz and its ability to bring people together in a kind of musical communion.” – Hartford Courant

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