Mary Ellen Desmond Trio at Kahn Park

Mary Ellen Desmond has been performing professionally in the region and beyond for the past 20 plus years. She has also performed engagements in Japan. Classically trained, she is recognized as a crossover artist covering a variety of styles and repertoires with a primary focus on jazz standards and the American Songbook. “A swinging stylist who is simply a joy to hear,” said Jazz Times. Desmond’s annual “Comfort and Joy” seasonal concert, presented annually for a dozen years, continues to be one of the most eagerly-anticipated performances of the year.

Accompanying Desmond will be pianist Patrick Fink, bassist Bruce Kaminsky and drummer Bruce Klauber. ...

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Mary Ellen Desmond has been performing professionally in the region and beyond for the past 20 plus years. She has also performed engagements in Japan. Classically trained, she is recognized as a crossover artist covering a variety of styles and repertoires with a primary focus on jazz standards and the American Songbook. “A swinging stylist who is simply a joy to hear,” said Jazz Times. Desmond’s annual “Comfort and Joy” seasonal concert, presented annually for a dozen years, continues to be one of the most eagerly-anticipated performances of the year.

Accompanying Desmond will be pianist Patrick Fink, bassist Bruce Kaminsky and drummer Bruce Klauber.

A Pittsburgh, Pa native and Temple University graduate, pianist/educator Fink is classically trained and began studying piano at the age of five. At Temple, he studied with the likes of Ben Schachter, Terell Stafford, and Joanna Pascale. He’s played with giants such as Benny Golson, Nicholas Payton and Wycliffe Gordon.

Bassist/educator Bruce Kaminsky is one of the most versatile and in-demand bassists in the region. He’s a long-time educator at Drexel University, inventor of the electric/upright hybrid KYDD Bass, World Music pioneer, and accompanist to notables ranging from Tal Farlow to Helen O’Connell.

Drummer/author columnist Bruce Klauber is the biographer of jazz great Gene Krupa, producer/writer of the Warner Bros. “Jazz Legends” DVD series, Broad Street Review columnist, Jazz Bridge PR director, and jazz drummer of more than 50 with greats such as Milt Buckner, Charlie Ventura, Peggy King and The All-Star Jazz Trio.

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