For Immediate Release Contact: Diane Maxwell, (408) 961‐5841 February 2, 2012 [email protected]
Eddie Palmieri and the Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet Two giants of Latin Jazz perform at Montalvo on February 12
“Lynch and Palmieri are arguably each the most important Latin Jazz voices of their respective generations” ALL MUSIC GUIDE
SARATOGA, Calif. – Legendary Latin jazz band leader and pianist Eddie Palmieri and the renowned Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet will bring their infectious rhythms to the stage of the Montalvo Carriage House Theatre this month as part of Montalvo’s Piano Masters performance series. Tickets for the show, taking place on Sunday,
February 12 at 7:30 p.m., are on sale now. Above: Eddie Palmieri, Below: Brian Lynch
Pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri has been hailed by the Boston Globe as “the most consistently innovative artist in Afro‐Cuban music in the United States.” He has recorded 36 albums over the course of his more than 50‐year‐long career, and garnered numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammies, multiple lifetime achievement awards, prestigious fellowships, an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music, and has been inducted into both the Bronx and Chicago Walks of Fame. Palmieri is steeped in the Latin orchestral tradition and a fierce advocate for preserving the standards and legacy of the genre. At the same time, his wildly creative arrangements and bold, personal interpretive style have made him a trailblazer and trendsetter. The result is a “music so vital and joyous...you want it to go on forever" (Time Out London). Page 1 of 3 Brian Lynch, also a celebrated bandleader, recording artist, and Grammy‐winning musician, has released 19 critically acclaimed albums over the course of his career. Lynch is a graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, the Horace Silver Quintet, and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, and collaborated with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. In recent years, Lynch has made teaching a major focus of his creative endeavor. He has been a faculty member at New York University and the Prince Claus Conservatory in the Netherlands, and has led workshops at such preeminent universities as Harvard, Dartmouth, and Columbia. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music at the University Of Miami.
Lynch and Palmieri have forged a close creative and personal relationship that spans more than two decades. The two met in 1987, when Lynch joined Palmieri’s jazz orchestra as a trumpet player. As the years went by, Lynch came to collaborate with Palmieri as an arranger, co‐ composer, and musical director. In 2006, the two released a joint album, Simpático, which went on to win the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. Their synchronistic relationship continues to the present day: every year, they tour extensively in Japan and all over the United States as the Eddie Palmieri/Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet.
Lynch credits Palmieri as being one of his most important sources of inspiration. “Eddie is one of my greatest mentors and a most beloved figure in my life,” said Lynch. “Over the nearly twenty years I’ve had the blessing of playing and collaborating with Eddie, we’ve forged a unique and fruitful bond on the bandstand, in the recording studio, and as close friends.” Their performance together at Montalvo will be a celebration of their productive collaboration, and will feature examples of their own original compositions.
Eddie Palmieri and the Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet
What: Eddie Palmieri and the Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet When: Sunday, February 12, at 7:30 pm Where: Montalvo Arts Center Admission: General: $50 / $45 | Members: $45 / $40. Tickets available through the Montalvo Box Office, Monday‐Friday, 10am–4 pm at (408) 961‐5858 and through Ticketmaster.com. # # #
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About Montalvo Arts Center Montalvo Arts Center is an oasis of culture and nature whose mission is to create and present arts of all types, nurture artists, and use our historic Villa, buildings, and grounds in innovative ways that engage people in the creative process. Located in Silicon Valley's Saratoga hills, Montalvo Arts Center occupies a Mediterranean‐style villa on 175 stunning acres, including an international artist residency program. Senator James Phelan left the historic villa and grounds to the people of California for the encouragement of art, music, literature and architecture. In January 2005, the organization changed its name from “Montalvo” to “Montalvo Arts Center” to commemorate its 75th year as an arts center and to better communicate its mission to expanding local, national and international audiences. Montalvo celebrates its centennial in 2012. For more information about Montalvo Arts Center, call (408) 961‐5800 or visit http://www.montalvoarts.org/.
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