Bernard Samuel's American Jazz pianist Headlines Mysterious Traveler 2: Great Migrations at Free Library Of Philadelphia

Pianist and composer Bernard Samuel’s performance history runs deep into our local jazz history. He has played with local treasures such as Hank Mobley, Philly Joe Jones, Bootsie Barnes, Little Jimmy Oliver, and many more. His compositional style is influenced by the R&B vocal groups The Harptones and The Temptations. Several American Jazz pianist including Hank Jones, Red Garland, Tommy Flanagan, and Kenny Barron influenced how he approached playing the piano. Samuel has drawn praise from the Philadelphia Inquirer for his “hard speedy rhythmically punchy, yet metrically free” style
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Pianist and composer Bernard Samuel’s performance history runs deep into our local jazz history. He has played with local treasures such as Hank Mobley, Philly Joe Jones, Bootsie Barnes, Little Jimmy Oliver, and many more. His compositional style is influenced by the R&B vocal groups The Harptones and The Temptations. Several American Jazz pianist including Hank Jones, Red Garland, Tommy Flanagan, and Kenny Barron influenced how he approached playing the piano. Samuel has drawn praise from the Philadelphia Inquirer for his “hard speedy rhythmically punchy, yet metrically free” style

This is a FREE event!
Visit freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5316 to find out more about the Music Department's monthly Mysterious Traveler 2: Great Migrations, hosted in collaboration with the Philadelphia Jazz Project and the Producers' Guild, which runs through May 2016.

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