Nick Sanders And Dan Tepfer at Soapbox Gallery

Join pianists Nick Sanders and Dan Tepfer for two unique solo sets of captivating piano music.

Nick Sanders' music has been described by Downbeat magazine as: “Entertaining enough to catch your ear, and intelligent enough to tickle your mind, Sanders’ sound is that of a stellar young musician carving out a unique place for himself in today’s jazz scene. Lean, acrobatic and endlessly inventive, Sanders’ style abounds with unexpected phrases and surprising flourishes—the kind of playing that never sits still. As a soloist, Sanders is a mad genius— hauntingly melodic and utterly unpredictable. Just when you think you’ve mapped his trajectory, he’s gone in a new direction, spinning off fresh, unconventional phrases.” ...

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Join pianists Nick Sanders and Dan Tepfer for two unique solo sets of captivating piano music.

Nick Sanders' music has been described by Downbeat magazine as: “Entertaining enough to catch your ear, and intelligent enough to tickle your mind, Sanders’ sound is that of a stellar young musician carving out a unique place for himself in today’s jazz scene. Lean, acrobatic and endlessly inventive, Sanders’ style abounds with unexpected phrases and surprising flourishes—the kind of playing that never sits still. As a soloist, Sanders is a mad genius— hauntingly melodic and utterly unpredictable. Just when you think you’ve mapped his trajectory, he’s gone in a new direction, spinning off fresh, unconventional phrases.”

One of his generation’s extraordinary talents, Dan Tepfer has earned an international reputation as a pianist-composer of wide-ranging ambition, individuality and drive — one “who refuses to set himself limits” (France’s Télérama). The New York City-based Tepfer, born in 1982 in Paris to American parents, has performed around the world with some of the leading lights in jazz and classical music; he has also crafted a discography striking for its breadth and depth, encompassing probing solo improvisation and intimate duets, as well as trio albums rich in their rhythmic verve, melodic allure and the leader’s keen-eared taste in songs no matter the genre.

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