Way Out West Concert Series - Nathan Bickart Trio at Rendon Hall

CJC's Way Out West Concert Series provides composer-performers from the Bay Area and beyond with a Tuesday evening showcase for forward-looking original work in jazz and related genres. Join us weekly in Rendon Hall for Way Out West The Nathan Bickart Trio presents an evening of original music, crafted by the band to refract the piano trio tradition through the kaleidoscopic threads of the Bay Area's music scene. In addition to debuting new compositions, the trio will pull from their ever-evolving repertoire of original music to cultivate a searching, warm, and deeply felt sound that pushes at the boundaries of jazz, folk, and soul...

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CJC's Way Out West Concert Series provides composer-performers from the Bay Area and beyond with a Tuesday evening showcase for forward-looking original work in jazz and related genres. Join us weekly in Rendon Hall for Way Out West The Nathan Bickart Trio presents an evening of original music, crafted by the band to refract the piano trio tradition through the kaleidoscopic threads of the Bay Area's music scene. In addition to debuting new compositions, the trio will pull from their ever-evolving repertoire of original music to cultivate a searching, warm, and deeply felt sound that pushes at the boundaries of jazz, folk, and soul. Nathan Bickart Ð piano; Owen Clapp Ð bass; Michael Mitchell Ð drums. Nathan Bickart crafts sensitive, visceral, warm music that insists upon the inherent goodness and divinity of all life on Earth. Joined by the extraordinarily-talented Owen Clapp (bass) and Michael Mitchell (drums), BickartÕs trio composes and improvises from a deeply collaborative aesthetic, valuing folk-song melodies that hold audience members in wrapped attention, recognizing that three notes played in unity are stronger than 300 played apart. They build upon the piano trio traditions of artists ranging from Ahmad Jamal to Robert Glasper, recognizing the ways in which musical and spiritual practices can be folded into our complex and busy modern existence. Their original music contains the echoes of their San Francisco Bay Area homes: from the verdant hills of West Marin to the bustling diversity of downtown Oakland. The trio released their debut album ÔPoemÕ on March 28th, 2018, and toured the West Coast of the United States in support of the album. Bickart (piano) is a stalwart of the Oakland music scene, performing with a diverse array of artists ranging from soul singer Lilan Kane to the bluegrass/Americana band The T Sisters. After graduating from the University of California - Berkeley in 2013, Bickart has carved out a role as one of the most professional, swinging, and sensitive young musicians in the Bay Area. He is also passionate about working for social and environmental justice, and works for the internationally-recognized non-profit Urban Tilth in Richmond, CA. He released his debut solo album Ôur gdÕ in 2016. Clapp (electric and acoustic bass) is one the most sought-after bass players in the Bay Area, known widely for his concise phrasing and a tone that sings and supports in equal proportion. He also performs with the Jonah Levine Collective and Bay Area folk-singer Ismay. Mitchell (drums) is a critical piece of the Bay Area music scene: a sensitive, melodic, and versatile drummer who supports local arts leaders SF Jazz and the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He can be found playing with trombonist/vocalist Natalie Cressman and Steven LugernerÕs Jacknife project, among others.,

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