THE SHOWROOM SESSIONS: Streaming LIVE from Piedmont Piano Company
Nicolas Bearde
14th Annual Yule Celebration
For this year’s 14th Annual Yule Celebration, Nicolas Bearde is delighted to join forces once again with the amazing and witty John R Burr on piano, contrabass doyenne Ruth Davies, percussion master Leon Joyce, Jr., and special guest, the Bay area's own globetrotting Bluesman extraordinaire, Alvon Johnson for a "must see" socially-spaced virtual show for all fans of contemporary Jazz and Blues. Performing originals and standards, and the holiday classics getting the Nicolas Bearde big-energy makeover, it's a show you won't want to miss!
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MEET NICOLAS BEARDE
The Jazz Examiner says: "Bearde's sophisticated, revelatory vocals are simply stunning in their bare essence.”
San Francisco-based Nicolas Bearde is a bona fide jazz master who first made his mark more than 30 years ago as a founding member of Bobby McFerrin's wildly innovative a capella ensemble, " Voicestra." He has released 6 solo CD's on the Right Groove Records label, and has won accolades from critics and jazz audiences worldwide for his "velvet tone" and engaging performances.
Bearde's music has been critically acclaimed by Jazziz, Jazz Times, Jazz Week and All About Jazz, and as leader has performed and/or recorded around the world from San Francisco and New York to London, Paris, Moscow and Bejing with such luminaries such as Vincent Herring, Eric Alexander, Josh Nelson and Nat Adderley, Jr. nicolasbearde.com
John R Burr is the rare pianist who combines jazz technique with a genuine love for folk music. The Philadelphia Weekly said, "Pianist extraordinaire John R Burr has the most sparkling style since Allman Brother-turned-Rolling Stone hired hand Chuck Leavell. "Discology wrote, " John R Burr ranks with the best of the elegant jazzers."
Ruth Davies has performed with such jazz and blues greats as Keb'Mo, Clark Terry, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Etta James, and has toured the world with legendary blues artists, Charles Brown for 10 years. As an educator, she believes in teaching and bringing music to the public schools, and has been on the faculty at the Stanford Jazz workshop for 17 years.
Leon Joyce, Jr. played with Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson in Chicago for many years, before moving to California. Critics say that Leon's drumming style transcends categorization, as he is equally at home with funk, gospel and rock. He studied theory, conducting, and rehearsal technique at the Armed Forces School of Music, and was the drummer for the History Makers PBS special, "An Evening with Smokey Robinson."
Alvon Johnson is one of the most versatile musicians, singers, and entertainers on the music scene today. He travels the world singing and swinging Jazz standards with Big Bands. He also gallops the globe performing the songs that he sang while working with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group, The Coasters. When he travels to Russia he is referred to as the “King of the Blues” and the “Ambassador of the Blues.” His love and respect for the American art form is shared by large and enthusiastic audiences the world over. alvonjohnson.com