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Joel Fan. Frank Kimbrough. Double Feature. ROOTS AND RIBS FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND FOOD



ROOTS AND RIBS DOUBLE FEATURE. JOEL FAN AND FRANK KIMBROUGH

JOEL FAN
Pianist
Joel Fan is one of the most dynamic and accomplished musicians
performing before the public today. He is consistently acclaimed for his
recitals, recordings, and appearances with orchestras throughout the
world. His concerts attract a wide range of audiences, as he has eagerly
embraced traditional piano literature as well as an eclectic range of
repertoire, including new music commissioned especially for him, world
music, and his own transcriptions. Mr. Fan's engaging personality,
technical assurance, lyricism, and sheer musicality win over audiences
wherever he performs. As a recording artist, Mr. Fan scored two
consecutive Billboard Top 10 Debuts with his solo CDs, World Keys and West of the Sun. Joel is a graduate of Harvard College and received a Masters degree from Peabody Conservatory as a student of Leon Fleisher.

Highlights:
· The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Solo Recital
· The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic with Alan Gilbert performing Messiaen’s Turangalila Symphony.
· The New York Philharmonic with Yo-Yo Ma and David Zinman in Beethoven's Triple Concerto
· Bishop Lane Series at the University of Vermont, Solo Recital
· BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall with London Sinfonietta with Yo-Yo Ma and David Robertson
· Premiere of The Forbidden by Leon Kirchner in recital and on CD (Albany Records)
· World Keys solo CD debuts at #3 on Billboard Classical Chart
· National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Recital 


FRANK KIMBROUGH

Active
on the New York jazz scene as a pianist/composer for 25 years.
Currently a Palmetto recording artist; his latest trio CD, Play (2006),
features drummer Paul Motian and bassist Masa Kamaguchi. More than a
dozen recordings as a leader for Palmetto, OmniTone, and Soul Note
labels, and has appeared on nearly 50 more as a sideman. Has toured the
U.S., Canada, Brazil, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Macao.
Founding member and composer-in-residence, Jazz Composers Collective
(1992-2005), a nonprofit, musician-run organization dedicated to
presenting original works by its resident and guest composers. Holds the
piano chair in Maria Schneider Orchestra since 1993 and has also toured
and recorded with saxophonist Dewey Redman, vocalist Kendra Shank, and
fellow J.C.C. composers-in-residence Ben Allison, Ted Nash, Michael
Blake, and Ron Horton, among others. Taught at N.Y.U. (1996-2001) and
has conducted master classes at Juilliard, the New School, Oxford U.,
Oberlin, and elsewhere.

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