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Michael Wolff
Michael Wolff returns to Piedmont Piano Company for a gorgeous evening of jazz. Michael will also be reading excerpts from his best-selling memoir, On That Note!!
$25 General Admission
We are offering a limited number of tickets to attend this performance in person. Advance purchase is required. COVID-19 SAFETY: Masking is recommended but not required
MICHAEL WOLFF
Pianist and composer Michael Wolff made his recording debut with Cal Tjader in the mid 70’s and went on to play and record with Airto and Flora Purim, Cannonball Adderly, SonnyRollins, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and Nancy Wilson He has performed with and conducted over 25 symphony orchestras worldwide. For five years in the 90’s Michael was band leader and musical director of the Arsenio Hall television show Michael Wolff has released twenty one recordings to critical and popular acclaim. His album, Jumpstart, with Christian McBride and Tony Williams, won the GOLD DISK AWARD in Japan. In 2012 Wolff formed a new band, Wolff & Clark Expedition, with drummer Mike Clark. Their first album, Wolff & Clark Expedition, was released in February 2013 on Random Act Records, and quickly rose to the top of the Jazz Charts. Their second album, Wolff & Clark Expedition 2, rose to the top five in the jazz charts and remained there for over three months.
Michael is also performing now with his new trio featuring Ben Allison on bass and Alan Mednard on drums. As a Yamaha/Bosendorfer artist, Michael has been recording and performing in conjunction with jazz radio station WBGO at the Yamaha Piano Salon in New York City, where his new trio recorded their first trio recording live. That album, Swirl, was released January 2019 on Sunnyside Records and went to number 1 at JAZZ RADIO. Their second album, Bounce, was released in 2020 and went to number 5.
Michael Wolff has composed the scores to many film and television projects, such as ; Made Up, The Tic Code, Dark Angel, Who’s the Man, and The Naked Brothers Band. Most recently Michael wrote the score for the new Polly Draper film, Stella’s Last Weekend. He has also written a concerto for jazz piano trio and string quartet titled PANDEMIA. Michael’s memoir, ON THAT NOTE, a memoir of JAZZ, TICS, and SURVIVAL is now a bestseller on Amazon.com. michaelwolff.com