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Zenph Presents Art Tatum: Piano Starts Here at
Courtesy of Adriana V. DiFranco | Posted on November 18, 2010
When
Wed, December 8, 2010
8:00 am
At Door
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Musicians
Art Tatum
pianoAbout
This is an absolutely unique theatrical production. Sit back and marvel as Doc Hanley, a Harlem jazz club owner reminisces about all the jazz greats who once played his hotspot, and especially about his good friend, Art Tatum. As Hanley spins colorful yarns about the incredible good old days, a state-of-the-art grand piano performs more than a dozen Tatum songs from one of the most revered jazz recordings ever made, Piano Starts Here. This unique one-man show is a time-travel journey back to the days of smoky juke joints, cutting contests, and blistering hot jazz. Theater lovers, jazz lovers, and music lovers alike will be gripped by Tatum's life story and electrified by his breath-taking renditions on the piano....