WSU Guest Recital
Name:
WSU Guest Recital
Date:
September 14, 2017
Time:
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM PDT
Event Description:
“Italian Jazz Pianist Teo Ciavarella in Concert,” 8 p.m., Kimbrough Concert Hall.
Performing with Ciavarella will be WSU Jazz Studies faculty members Greg Yasinitsky, director of the WSU School of Music, saxophone; Horace Alexander Young, saxophone; F. David Snider, bass; and David Jarvis, drums.
Ciavarella is recognized as one of Europe’s finest jazz artists. He has been featured on more than 50 albums and performed with many of the greatest jazz artists in the world including Jerry Mulligan, Eddie Gomez, David Sanchez and Geroge Garzone. Ciavarella lives in Bologna, Italy, and teaches at the Frescobaldi Conservatory in Ferrara, and at the Conservatory at the University of Pescara.
“Teo is an incredible musician. I have had the privilege of performing with him in Italian clubs and conservatories,” said Yasinitsky. “Playing with Teo is one of the great musical thrills of my professional life. Also, he is a wonderful composer. I am sure that music lovers from throughout our region will love is beautiful, well-crafted compositions.”
A video of Ciavarella performing “St. Louis Blues” may be found on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY1p4zgPhhM.
The program will include Teo’s pieces “Ariana,” “A Place There Will Be,” “Pablo de Granada,” and his unique arrangement of “Bessame Mucho.” Yasinitsky’s compositions “Partial Eclipse,” “Laura’s Bossa Nova,” and “Nights of Wind and Water” will also be performed.
Performing with Ciavarella will be WSU Jazz Studies faculty members Greg Yasinitsky, director of the WSU School of Music, saxophone; Horace Alexander Young, saxophone; F. David Snider, bass; and David Jarvis, drums.
Ciavarella is recognized as one of Europe’s finest jazz artists. He has been featured on more than 50 albums and performed with many of the greatest jazz artists in the world including Jerry Mulligan, Eddie Gomez, David Sanchez and Geroge Garzone. Ciavarella lives in Bologna, Italy, and teaches at the Frescobaldi Conservatory in Ferrara, and at the Conservatory at the University of Pescara.
“Teo is an incredible musician. I have had the privilege of performing with him in Italian clubs and conservatories,” said Yasinitsky. “Playing with Teo is one of the great musical thrills of my professional life. Also, he is a wonderful composer. I am sure that music lovers from throughout our region will love is beautiful, well-crafted compositions.”
A video of Ciavarella performing “St. Louis Blues” may be found on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY1p4zgPhhM.
The program will include Teo’s pieces “Ariana,” “A Place There Will Be,” “Pablo de Granada,” and his unique arrangement of “Bessame Mucho.” Yasinitsky’s compositions “Partial Eclipse,” “Laura’s Bossa Nova,” and “Nights of Wind and Water” will also be performed.
