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Tamir Hendelman Trio
Jazz pianist Tamir Hendelman returns to the piano store, this time with his trio consisting of bassist Alex Frank and drummer Lorca Hart. They will present an evening of music in tribute to pianist Bill Evans.
General Admission
$35 in advance / $40 at the door
We are offering a limited number of seats for this performance. Advance purchase is recommended. Masking is optional.
TAMIR HENDELMAN
Pianist, composer and arranger Tamir Hendelman is known for his imaginative and sensitive playing and arranging on his own trio recordings and those of the Jeff Hamilton Trio and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra since 2000-2001, as well as his work with Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand and Roberta Gambarini, Graham Dechter, Richard Galliano, and Claudio Roditi.
As a youth, he moved from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles, winning Yamaha’s national keyboard competition, performing in Japan and the Kennedy Center, attending Tanglewood in 1998 and receiving a Bachelor of Music Composition from the Eastman School of Music in 1993 after studies with pianist/composers Clare Fischer and Billy Childs.
Tamir Hendelman premiered John Clayton’s version of Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite in 2001 with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. He has performed with the Winston-Salem Symphony, Arizona MusicFest, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras, and recently was one of several UCLA composers to be commissioned for pianist Inna Faliks’ Reimagine Project. He has been on the faculty of UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music since 2005 and has given numerous workshops in universities and music programs in the US and abroad.
His latest CD, Destinations, reached #1 in the US jazz charts, featuring music by Jobim, Jarrett, Ravel, originals, and more. His first recording, Playground, features John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton and reached the top of the charts as well. Recent recordings include Graham Dechter’s Minor Influence and Jeff Hamilton Trio’s Catch Me If You Can. tamirhendelman.com
ALEX FRANK
Alex Frank is the Musical Director and bassist for Jeff Goldblum’s jazz group, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, touring extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe. He has arranged or co-arranged many songs on the group’s three albums for guest vocalists Kelly Clarkson, Fiona Apple, Gregory Porter, and Miley Cyrus. Alex spent the first ten weeks of 2023 in London as Jeff Goldblum’s on-set vocal coach during the filming of the Wicked movies.
Alex has appeared on screen playing the bass live for the film Jersey Boys, directed by Clint Eastwood. Television appearances include The Today Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Graham Norton Show, as well as multiple appearances on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and The Late Late Show with James Corden. When Jeff guest-hosted the latter show, Alex wrote the music to a special opening song performed by Jeff and the band.
Alex also played bass on Michael Bublé’s 2023 Grammy-winning album, Higher, as well as recordings by such diverse artists as American Idol’s Haley Reinhart, jazz trumpeters Till Brönner and Benny Benack III, rockabilly and jazz singer Imelda May, blues guitarist Josh Smith, indie rocker Sharon Van Etten, and influential rapper Nas. He co-produced and arranged Spencer Day’s highly acclaimed Broadway By Day album, featuring guest artists Dave Koz and Jane Monheit.
Alex is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied bass with Peter Dominguez and Eddie Gomez. He has continued private studies in Los Angeles with jazz legend John Clayton and David Allen Moore of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Alex is a proud endorser of Gallien-Krueger Amps. alexfrankmusic.com
LORCA HART
Lorca Hart’s vision is to provide deepening creative musical experiences for himself and others. His career as both a performer and a teacher has been dedicated to the craft of drumming, jazz tradition and history, and ensemble collaboration.
Mr. Hart received his BFA from California Institute of the Arts in 1996. He was deeply inspired by teacher/mentors including Albert “Tootie” Heath, Joe La Barbera, Charlie Haden, Wadada Leo Smith, and many others. Lorca continues to be inspired by music education now as a faculty member for numerous musical education venues including Stanford Jazz Workshop, Mt. San Antonio College, SF Jazz and many other musical clinics and workshops. Additionally, Lorca teaches privately at his drum studio.
Lorca has performed in a vast array of musical situations, working with many of the West Coast’s (and beyond) finest artists including : Bobby Hutcherson, Ralph Moore, Carmen Lundy, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Jordan, Craig Handy, Bennie Maupin, Azar Lawrence, Julian Lage, Hugh Masekela, Meklit, actor/musicians Jeff Goldblum and Peter Weller, Kyle Eastwood, Red Holloway, Plas Johnson, John Heard, Danny Grissett, Justo Almario, Phil Ranelin, Dave Pike, Don Menza, the Clayton Brothers, Anthony Wilson, Calvin Keys, storyteller/radio personality Joe Frank, Ronald Muldrow, Anton Schwartz, Kenny Washington, Nicolas Bearde and the Cross Hart Jazz Experience.