Eli Yamin and Evan Christopher: for Our Jazz Heroes at Dizzy's Club

“With two young and inspired players like Messrs. Christopher and Yamin, the duet format is a perfect setting for making the legacy of traditional jazz… come alive.” – The Wall Street Journal

Jazz at Lincoln Center is always excited when pianist Eli Yamin is in the club! A passionate music advocate and community builder, an extraordinary pianist, and a jazz lover to the core, he’s the head of instruction for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Middle School Jazz Academy and the artistic director of The Jazz Drama Program. Tonight, he returns with his longtime duo partner, clarinetist and Swing University instructor Evan Christopher, a renowned and authentic performer in the tradition of New Orleans masters like Sidney Bechet...

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“With two young and inspired players like Messrs. Christopher and Yamin, the duet format is a perfect setting for making the legacy of traditional jazz… come alive.” – The Wall Street Journal

Jazz at Lincoln Center is always excited when pianist Eli Yamin is in the club! A passionate music advocate and community builder, an extraordinary pianist, and a jazz lover to the core, he’s the head of instruction for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Middle School Jazz Academy and the artistic director of The Jazz Drama Program. Tonight, he returns with his longtime duo partner, clarinetist and Swing University instructor Evan Christopher, a renowned and authentic performer in the tradition of New Orleans masters like Sidney Bechet. After years of sharing the stage and imparting their musical and historical wisdom upon audiences, the pair enjoys a rare level of intuitive and spontaneous communication. Both players are all about the good feelings created through jazz expression, and in Louie’s Dream, they pay original, bluesy, and heartfelt tribute to personal heroes like Duke Ellington, Mary Lou Williams, and more.

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