Bill Charlap Trio With Cécile Mclorin Salvant at Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein

In one of three events celebrating legendary composer Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, jazz pianist Bill Charlap and longtime trio bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington perform songs from Charlap’s 2004 tribute, Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein. Charlap is an acclaimed master of the Great American Songbook, whose inspired reading of Bernstein includes songs from West Side Story, On The Town, Fancy Free and Wonderful Town. Joining the trio onstage is Grammy Award–winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, back for her third consecutive Mondavi Center season....

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Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein

In one of three events celebrating legendary composer Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, jazz pianist Bill Charlap and longtime trio bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington perform songs from Charlap’s 2004 tribute, Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein. Charlap is an acclaimed master of the Great American Songbook, whose inspired reading of Bernstein includes songs from West Side Story, On The Town, Fancy Free and Wonderful Town. Joining the trio onstage is Grammy Award–winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, back for her third consecutive Mondavi Center season.


Pre-Performance Talk
Friday, Feb 9 - Jackson Hall - 7pm
Bill Charlap Trio with Cecile McLorin Salvant
Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein
Speaker: Jeremy Ganter, Associate Executive Director & Director of Programming, Mondavi Center, UC Davis

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