Apr 29 Wednesday
“For anyone steeped in jazz music, it just can’t get much better.” — Downbeat Magazine Critic, Mark Sheldon
Larry Fuller, pianoLorin Cohen, bassCarmen Intorre, Jr., drums
Since touring with Ray Brown in early 2000s, pianist Larry Fuller has built a reputation as one of the hardest-swinging pianists on the scene. A Yamaha-endorsed, GRAMMY-nominated artist, Fuller honed his craft the 'old school way' - on the bandstand performing in and recording with legendary ensembles: Ray Brown Trio, Jeff Hamilton Trio, John Pizzarelli Quartet, Houston Person Quartet, and as musical director and pianist for Ernestine Anderson. Harnessing these extraordinary bandstand experiences – Fuller leads the New York City-based Larry Fuller Trio. He presents a musical program consistently praised for its emotive swinging style, monster technique, and program versatility. At Keystone Korner, expect to hear anything from Stevie Wonder to Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery to George Gershwin, Ray Brown to Joni Mitchell, and much more!
Join us for an evening of exciting and inspired sounds as the improvisation ensembles and the music technology ensembles present their semester's work.
Apr 30 Thursday
The Towson University Early Music Ensemble, directed by Professor Marc Bellassai present their spring recital, alongside string chamber music ensembles coached by Professor Jeffrey Howard.
May 01 Friday
The Rotunda Welcomes Back Popular Family-Friendly Concert Series this May 3rd Annual Rotunda Rocks Begins Friday, May 2 and Runs Every Friday through Friday, October 3
Grab a blanket or dust off your favorite portable chair and head on over to Hampden this spring for the return of the popular family-friendly concert series, the 3rd Annual Rotunda Rocks. This FREE weekly concert series, presented by MCB Real Estate, features live music on the Plaza and a street festival atmosphere with delicious local food and drinks, fun games and local vendors and will take place Fridays, 6-9 p.m. beginning May 2 and running until October 3. (711 West 40th Street). Whether you like rock n ’roll, folk, bluegrass, Indie, Latin, Celtic or reggae music, there is something for everyone and the event is open to the public. Pets are welcome and a portion of proceeds from beverage sales benefits the Maryland SPCA. For more information, log onto Rotunda Rocks | The Rotunda (rotundabaltimore.com) or call 410-662-0104.
After four decades of featured background singing with icons like Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, and Nine Inch Nails, MS. LISA FISCHER set out to take center stage with her own humble, heartfelt song. The 2013 Best Documentary Oscar winning film “Twenty Feet from Stardom” altered the course of Lisa’s musical journey, telling her story, with clips of her legendary duets with Sting or with Mick Jagger on “Gimme Shelter”, left audiences eager to see and hear more, so Lisa took the chance to set out on her own reinventing classic songs with her co-conspirators JC Maillard and Grand Baton. Their organic fusion of Caribbean psychedelic soul and jazzy progressive rock ignited Lisa’s flexibility and freedom of expression, awakening her lifelong desire to make music that heals but still rocks the house.
While Lisa’s range is legendary, her greatest gift is the ability to connect, to reach the hearts of her listeners. Raised in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, she emerged from New York’s fervent studio scene in the early 1980s, sang for two decades with legendary vocalist Luther Vandross, and released “So Intense”, earning her first Best R&B Performance Grammy with “How Can I Ease The Pain”. She joined the Rolling Stones for their 1989 Steel Wheels tour, and continued to grace their stage for the next 26 years. Lisa’s passion for constant growth and experimentation with different styles invited recent collaborations with jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Michael McDonald, Eric Krasno, Talib Kweli, Billy Childs and YoYo Ma, the BBC Proms / Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orkest, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Anna Deavere Smith’s “Notes from the Field” for HBO, and especially her full evening program The Classic Lisa Fischer with Grand Baton and Seattle Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and the National Philharmonic.
Keystone Kards are not applicable for this show.
Over the years the Columbia Jazz Band has performed many of Sammy Nestico’s arrangements and compositions. This concert will dive into some of Sammy’s over 600 published arrangements and compositions including hits like Strike Up the Band, Basie Straight Ahead, and Wind Machine. CJB Director Fred Hughes will share some of the great stories behind this true jazz giant!
Join MET's longest running improv team, The Comedy Pigs, for a night full of laughs! The Comedy Pigs perform on the first Friday and Saturday of each month. The Comedy Pigs specialize in short-form improv, similar to what you'd see on the TV Show "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
May 02 Saturday