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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESENTS LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS | PERFORMANCE HALL

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014, 7:30 PM Julie and Parker Hall Annual Jazz Concert

DICK HYMAN AND THE BILL CHARLAP TRIODick Hyman, piano

Bill Charlap, piano Peter Washington, bass Kenny Washington, drums

Variations on the Great American Songbook

This concert is generously supported by the Julie and Parker Hall Endowment for Jazz and American Popular Music.

Photography is prohibited.

DICK HYMAN

Throughout a busy musical career that got underway in the early ‘50s, Dick Hyman has functioned as pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and composer. His versatility in all

of these areas has resulted in film scores, orchestral compositions, concert appearances and well over 100 albums recorded under his own name. While developing a masterful facility for improvisation in his own piano style, Mr. Hyman has also investigated ragtime and the earliest periods of jazz and has researched and recorded the piano music of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Zez Confrey, Eubie Blake and Fats Waller. Other solo recordings include variations on the songs of Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers.

Mr. Hyman’s concert compositions for orchestra include his Piano Concerto, Ragtime Fantasy, The Longest Blues in the World, and From Chama to Cumbres

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by Steam, a work for orchestra, jazz combo, and prerecorded railroad sounds. A cantata based on the autobiography of Mark Twain was premiered with the choral group, Gloria Musicae, in Sarasota. Among his recent chamber music compositions are string quartets and various combinations of piano, clarinet, and strings. Mr. Hyman has been heard in duo-piano performances with Derek Smith, in Three-Piano Crossover with Marian McPartland and the late Ruth Laredo, and in pops concerts under the direction of Doc Severinsen. In 2004, after serving as artistic director for the acclaimed Jazz in July series at New York’s 92nd Street Y for twenty years, he stepped down, but he continues individual performances throughout the United States and Canada.

In years past, Dick Hyman was music director for the radio personality Arthur Godfrey, and orchestrator of the hit musical Sugar Babies. He served as composer/arranger/conductor/pianist for the Woody Allen films Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Broadway Danny Rose, Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Bullets Over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Everyone Says “I Love You”, Sweet and Lowdown, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion and Melinda and Melinda. Other film scores have included Moonstruck, Scott Joplin-King of Ragtime, The Lemon Sisters, and Alan and Naomi.

His encyclopedic “Century of Jazz Piano,” an extended history on 6 discs, has been released by Arbors Records, as has a book-length printed version, “Dick Hyman’s Century of Jazz Piano—Transcribed!”

BILL CHARLAP

One of the world’s premiere jazz pianists, Bill Charlap has performed with many leading artists of our time, ranging from Phil Woods and Tony Bennett to Gerry Mulligan and Wynton Marsalis. He is known for his interpretations of American popular songs and has recorded albums featuring the music of Hoagy Carmichael, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. Time magazine wrote, “Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved… no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence.”

In 1997, Charlap formed the Bill Charlap Trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington (no relation), now recognized as one of the leading groups in jazz. In 2000, he was signed to Blue Note Records and has since received two Grammy Award nominations, for Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein and most recently The Bill Charlap Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard. In 2009, Charlap was pianist and musical director for The Blue Note 7, an all-star jazz septet celebrating

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the legacy of Blue Note Records on its 70th anniversary. The septet performed a 50-city tour and released the CD, Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records.

Charlap is the artistic director of New York City’s Jazz in July Festival at the 92nd Street Y. He has produced several concerts for Jazz at Lincoln Center and an evening of George Gershwin’s music at the Hollywood Bowl.

Born in New York City, Charlap began playing the piano at age three. His father was Broadway composer Moose Charlap, whose credits include Peter

Pan, and his mother is singer Sandy Stewart, who appeared on the Ed Sullivan and Perry Como shows and earned a Grammy nomination for her recording of “My Coloring Book.” In 2005, Charlap and Stewart released the acclaimed CD, Love Is Here To Stay (Blue Note).

Charlap is married to renowned jazz pianist Renee Rosnes. The two artists often collaborate in a duo piano setting. In 2010 Charlap and Rosnes released Double Portrait (Blue Note).

This is Bill Charlap's first appearance with UChicago Presents.

CONCERT POLICIES AND INFORMATIONCancellation: All programs are subject to change or cancellation without notice. No refunds will be given unless a performance is cancelled in its entirety, with no replacement performance scheduled. Noise: Please silence your cell phones and help us keep extraneous noise to a minimum. Children: We welcome children eight years old and over to all Chicago Presents performances. Please contact our office at chicagopresents@uchicago.edu or 773.702.8068 in advance of the concert date with any questions. Cameras and Recorders: Photography and the use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.Food/Drink/Smoking: Food, beverages, and smoking are not permitted in the concert hall.Coats: A coat rack is available in the back of Mandel Hall and a coat check in the lower level of the Logan Center. UCP is not responsible for lost or stolen items.Restrooms: Bathrooms are available in Mandel Hall, the Reynolds Club. Please see the ushers, House Manager or Chicago Presents staff for exact locations.Lost and Found: Ushers check the hall following all concerts for any items left behind. If you think you have lost something, please call the Concert Office during business hours at 773.702.ARTS.

LOGAN CENTER INFORMATIONRestrooms are located on the lower level at the near the performance hall entrance in the lower Gidwitz Lobby to the south and at the north by the stair case located at the north entrance of the Logan Center. Persons with disabilities may request accommodations, including access to a wheel chair and listening devices, at Logan Center welcome desks or by notifying staff at the event or in advance.Parking is free in the flat lot at the corner of Drexel Avenue and 60th Street on weekends and after 4 PM on weekdays. Street parking is always available, and a paid visitors garage is located on Drexel Avenue between 60th and 61st Streets. Contact the Logan Center directly for more information, to purchase tickets, or to join the mailing list: logancenter@uchicago.edu or 773.702.ARTS.

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