Live at the Atelier: Mike Melvoin You're Invited..... Child prodigy? Check. Ivy League grad? Check. Young Hollywood piano phenom, playing with the hallowed "Wrecking Crew" (Hal Blaine, Carole Kay, John Guerin, Leon Russell, Tommy Tedesco and others) in the pop and cultural maelstrom of the mid-to-late '60's, and who defined the term "A-band, first call, double- scale monsters"---those amazingly versatile musicians who could sight-read anything, in any genre, and play it like they had lived in that style of music forever? Check. Film and TV Scores? Yup. Special collaborations, live and in the studio, with such diverse beings as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Barbra Streisand, Tom Waits, John Lennon, Cal Tjader, Laura Nyro, Tiny Tim, Joe Williams, Paul Horn, Lulu, Bobby Darin, and Lowell George? Absolutely. A successful career as a jazz pianist, playing with one of the greatest jazz rhythm sections extant as the Mike Melvoin Trio? Check. This man has lived, played and worked, joyfully and fully, in the heart of show business, for 50 years. He is a national treasure. A wildly successful family man, with a happy and beautiful wife, lovely children and grandchildren who adore him. A giver to and server of the community in unpaid positions for many years, culminating with his time as president of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences---NARAS, or the people who do the Grammys, and a load of other benevolent things, for musicians and music workers and the community at large An artist that has done what few can---balance prodigious and continual artistic output with a happy, healthy family and community life, living the Golden Rule. But---you know what? The thing that locked this concert in place was when Mike came over one day, after having heard and seen Tamir Hendelman's solo concert last fall, to play the pianos at the Atelier. He sat down in front of a truly beautiful Steinway "C" (7'5") we had at that time, played his "test chords" for a minute, looked up at me and said a one-word expletive, and then ripped into some of the nastiest, dirtiest, most melodic piano blues I'd ever heard. I started stomping on the floor, making little grunting noises, and playing the drums on the rim of the piano. I was transported, and made the decision then and there to be able to make the following statement: Ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure and privilege to bring you, in solo concert, (with a very, very special guest), the magic, the music, the incredible, raconteurish, hilarious and touching stories of Mike Melvoin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please do not let this rare opportunity slip away. This concert will sell out quickly; please reserve your seats now. We will both record and film this historic event, which also celebrates the artist's 70th birthday. How happy are we? Very happy indeed. DATE: Sunday May 6, 2007 TIME: 2:00 PM LOCATION: The Atelier RSVP: Jenika 310-457-5604 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coming Up ------------------------------------------------------------ Live at the Atelier: Mordecai Shehori Sunday, June 10, 2007 2PM Originally a protege of the legendary Isaac Stern, and rightly legendary in his own right as a gifted teacher and performer, this lyrical, warm, and engaging artist will perform for the first time in solo concert in LA. His loyal fans, familiar with Shehori through CD and DVD, will make sure his southern California debut is luminous. We'll be preselling the DVD/ download of this concert. David Andersen Pianos & The Atelier - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ewfdk5bab.0.icc7t5bab.xksck5bab.644&ts=S0242&p=http%3A%2F%2Fdavidandersenpianos.com --- Live at the Atelier: Itzhak Solsky Sunday, August 5, 2007 2PM This fiery, mercurial young Israeli, now living in Florence, swept through LA last year and established his presence here. Now, with powerful business backing, an increasingly packed performing schedule, and a lean, muscular all-Bach program, this summer's concert will be recorded and filmed, and should be a crucial component in Itzhak's continuing rise to prominenence. David Andersenpianos & The Atelier - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ewfdk5bab.0.icc7t5bab.xksck5bab.644&ts=S0242&p=http%3A%2F%2Fdavidandersenpianos.com --- COMING THIS FALL: Tamir Hendelman, Mike Garson, Gerald Clayton, Mario Feninger, and more....stay in touch... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call Jenika or email us and let us know how many will be coming and we'll give you all of the details. We'll see you soon---for a magic afternoon... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Andersen Pianos ------------------------------------------------------------ email: david at davidandersenpianos.com phone: 310-457-5604 web: http://davidandersenpianos.com Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1101602572631&ea=pianotech%40ptg.org&a=1101602592452 This email was sent to pianotech at ptg.org, by david at davidandersenpianos.com Update Profile/Email Address http://ui.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=oo&m=1101602572631&ea=pianotech%40ptg.org&se=644&t=1101602592452&lang=en&reason=F Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) http://ui.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=un&m=1101602572631&ea=pianotech%40ptg.org&se=644&t=1101602592452&lang=en&reason=F Privacy Policy: http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp Powered by Constant Contact(R) www.constantcontact.com David Andersen Pianos & The Atelier | Ocean View Ave | West Los Angeles | CA | 90066 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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