Join the Keith Ganz Trio for a night of soaring melodies, cinematic moods, and joyful interaction. The set will mix Keith's strikingly personal compositions, each set in a different musical landscape, with a surprising mix of jazz standards, all woven together with an intense focus on lyricism, sonic beauty, and in-the-moment connection between the musicians. Featuring Ian McArdle on organ and Isaac Schwartz on drums, the trio moves as one unit on a spontaneous adventure exploring stark intimacy, exhilarating peaks and everywhere in between.
Artist Bios
Keith Ganz is a 2019 GRAMMYâ„¢ nominee known for his unique combination of soaring electric jazz guitar and intimate, melodious acoustic fingerstyle playing. Lauded as a "sublime master of subtlety" by JazzTimes, Keith has performed extensively with major jazz artists including Harry Connick, Jr., Tierney Sutton, Luciana Souza, Kurt Elling, Gretchen Parlato, Gary Versace, and Jo Lawry. TV appearances include Oprah, Ellen, The Late Show with David Letterman, The View, and Australian Idol. Keith is best known for his long-time collaboration with vocalist Kate McGarry which has yielded 6 critically acclaimed albums including a #1 album on the JazzWeek chart and two GRAMMYâ„¢ nominations for Best Jazz Vocal Album. After honing his craft on the NYC jazz scene for many years Keith has recently relocated to the Bay area to perform and teach at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley....
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Join the Keith Ganz Trio for a night of soaring melodies, cinematic moods, and joyful interaction. The set will mix Keith's strikingly personal compositions, each set in a different musical landscape, with a surprising mix of jazz standards, all woven together with an intense focus on lyricism, sonic beauty, and in-the-moment connection between the musicians. Featuring Ian McArdle on organ and Isaac Schwartz on drums, the trio moves as one unit on a spontaneous adventure exploring stark intimacy, exhilarating peaks and everywhere in between.
Artist Bios
Keith Ganz is a 2019 GRAMMYâ„¢ nominee known for his unique combination of soaring electric jazz guitar and intimate, melodious acoustic fingerstyle playing. Lauded as a "sublime master of subtlety" by JazzTimes, Keith has performed extensively with major jazz artists including Harry Connick, Jr., Tierney Sutton, Luciana Souza, Kurt Elling, Gretchen Parlato, Gary Versace, and Jo Lawry. TV appearances include Oprah, Ellen, The Late Show with David Letterman, The View, and Australian Idol. Keith is best known for his long-time collaboration with vocalist Kate McGarry which has yielded 6 critically acclaimed albums including a #1 album on the JazzWeek chart and two GRAMMYâ„¢ nominations for Best Jazz Vocal Album. After honing his craft on the NYC jazz scene for many years Keith has recently relocated to the Bay area to perform and teach at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley.
Pianist Ian McArdle, from Oakland, California, is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He studied with Dan Wall, Susan Muscarella, Billy Hart, and Jamey Haddad. Ian received the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Dean’s Scholarship and awards for Outstanding Musicianship from the Campana Jazz Festival, CSU East Bay Jazz Festival and the Sacramento State University Winter Jazz Festival.
He has performed at Yoshi’s, Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, as well as jazz venues in Italy and France.
A Bay Area native, Isaac Schwartz has been playing drums for nearly 20 years. He is a top call drummer and has performed at Yoshi’s, The Independent, The Sound Room, as well as toured the country and performed in Europe. He has recorded on numerous albums playing jazz, rock, funk, balkan music and more. He is also an educator and has led workshops at the Jazzschool.
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