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Max Haymer Trio
Los Angeles based pianist, Max Haymer, is thrilled to bring his trio to the piano store for the first time. Known extensively for his work as the pianist for 10x Grammy Winner Arturo Sandoval, as well as Jazz Vocal Icon Jane Monheit, Haymer also is making waves with his own "high energy" piano trio. Specializing in re-imagined Broadway and Jazz Standards, as well as Afro-Cuban Jazz, Haymer promises to deliver a memorable show for all that come to enjoy!
$25 General Admission
We are offering a limited number of tickets to attend this performance in person. Advance purchase is required. COVID-19 SAFETY: All ticket holders must wear a mask at all times while inside the piano store.
MAX HAYMER
Max Haymer was born and raised in Los Angeles. He began his classical piano studies at the age of seven and was introduced to jazz piano at the age of 14.
Haymer has won 2nd prizes at the Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition and the Great American Jazz Piano Competition in Jacksonville Florida, and was a finalist in the Horace Silver Piano Competition and UWF Phillips Jazz Piano Competition and UWF Phillips Jazz Piano Competition. He was also named a Rising Star by the Orange County Performing Arts Center.
Since 2018, Haymer has been touring and performing extensively with Grammy Award Winner and trumpet legend, Arturo Sandoval, playing at such places as the Blue Note NYC/Tokyo/ Beijing, Newport Jazz Festival, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott’s, Jazz Alley, Blues Alley, Yoshi’s Oakland, and Disney Hall. You can currently catch Haymer on the road with Sandoval, where they are playing around the world. Haymer was the featured pianist on Arturo Sandoval’s scores for Clint Eastwood’s films, The Mule and Richard Jewell.
In 2019, Haymer recorded a 2-night live album at LA’s Sam First Bar, which was later compiled and released as WHIRLWIND: Live at Sam First. The album was released to critical acclaim and has been listened to by audiences in 148 countries. To date, this album is the perfect window to peer into Haymer’s current writing style, playing, and artistry.
Haymer spent most of 2020 performing remote shows with vocalist Jane Monheit, cultivating a new musical relationship that has blossomed into a stellar partnership. This partnership has now blossomed into duo and quartet shows that have been performed nationwide at Blue Note Hawaii, Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Yoshi’s Oakland, and the Purple Room Palm Springs.
You can keep up to date with Max at www.maxhaymer.com or on Instagram: @maxhaymermusic