Marcus Roberts, Jazz Piano at Doheny Mansion

Chamber Music in Historic Sites presents Marcus Roberts, jazz piano

Twenty years after his Chamber Music in Historic Sites debut at the historic Dunbar Hotel, one of the pre-eminent jazz artists of his generation brings his trademark “timeless piano style” to the intimate elegance of the Pompeian Room. A “jazz renaissance man” who opens “a creative window on both the past and the future” (Los Angeles Times), Roberts was the subject of a recent “60 Minutes” feature in which his mentor, Wynton Marsalis, called him a “walking encyclopedia of America’s jazz heritage.” Observing that when the five-year-old Roberts “lost his sight, he gained a rare insight into American music,” Marsalis added: “We call him the ‘genius of modern piano’ because he is.”...

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Chamber Music in Historic Sites presents Marcus Roberts, jazz piano

Twenty years after his Chamber Music in Historic Sites debut at the historic Dunbar Hotel, one of the pre-eminent jazz artists of his generation brings his trademark “timeless piano style” to the intimate elegance of the Pompeian Room. A “jazz renaissance man” who opens “a creative window on both the past and the future” (Los Angeles Times), Roberts was the subject of a recent “60 Minutes” feature in which his mentor, Wynton Marsalis, called him a “walking encyclopedia of America’s jazz heritage.” Observing that when the five-year-old Roberts “lost his sight, he gained a rare insight into American music,” Marsalis added: “We call him the ‘genius of modern piano’ because he is.”

Champagne Reception between the concerts.

Please note: There are 2 concert times at 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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