Steve Kramer And Peter Lauffer, Dueling Jazz Pianists at Jacobs Music Recital Hall

Steve Kramer has a rich performing career including Broadway, jazz clubs, film music, and the Ice Capades. He was the musical director for the Foundation Theater in Burlington and has played, conducted and composed original works for the National Dance Institute. Peter Lauffer appeared as a soloist for the Trenton Times Jazz Festival in 1977, and has performed throughout the East Coast ever since. He recently recorded with alto saxophone great Richie Cole and has appeared at jazz festivals in Cape May, NJ and Kristianstad, Sweden. He is adjunct professor of piano at Rider University, Westminster Choir College, and The College of New Jersey. The duo will be playing songs from the Great American Songbook including Gershwin, Porter, and Kern....

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Steve Kramer has a rich performing career including Broadway, jazz clubs, film music, and the Ice Capades. He was the musical director for the Foundation Theater in Burlington and has played, conducted and composed original works for the National Dance Institute. Peter Lauffer appeared as a soloist for the Trenton Times Jazz Festival in 1977, and has performed throughout the East Coast ever since. He recently recorded with alto saxophone great Richie Cole and has appeared at jazz festivals in Cape May, NJ and Kristianstad, Sweden. He is adjunct professor of piano at Rider University, Westminster Choir College, and The College of New Jersey. The duo will be playing songs from the Great American Songbook including Gershwin, Porter, and Kern.

Proceeds benefit the Society's jazz piano competition scholarship award.

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