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DAVE BRUBECK - CHICK COREA TRIBUTE DEBUT

February 26, 2022 EPIPHANY CENTER FOR THE ARTS - Chicago IL

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Peter Roothaan - saxophones - Leandro Lopez Varady - piano

Rafe Bradford - bass - Lanny Grilly - drums

President Barack Obama "You can't understand America without understanding jazz - and you can't understand jazz, without understanding Dave Brubeck."

Obama on Chick Corea, "There is something fearless and truth-telling about his music, that's what's attracted a global audience to his music - it speaks to our universal humanity: the restlessnes that stirs in every soul a desire to create1

with-out boundaries."

We had been doing our" Tribute To Dave Brubeck" for a while and after Chick Corea passed we found out how close he and Dave Brubeck were and how much they both admired each other. Chick Corea had even written a tune "Waltz For Dave." Their families often hung out together and Chick was the Brubeck family's favorite pianist. Chick authored the liner notes to the first Brubeck Family recording and even went out of his way to re-route a tour so he could perform a salute to Dave at the Dave Brubeck Memorial concert. This gave us the impetus to include Chick Corea's music in our tribute to Brubeck.

	Lanny Grilly Drummer/Producer Lanny has a long history in Jazz, but The Tribute To Dave Brubeck has been a dream project for many years. Lanny has headed various groups over the years (The Grilly Brothers/Jeff Kier) and has performed with Willie Pickens, Mose Allison, Chuck Webb, Judy Roberts, Laury Shelly, Kim Marte1l, Michael Arnopol, Nick Drozdoff, Fareed Haque, Henry Johnson, Robert Goulet, and many others. Additionally, He's played at numerous Jazz Festivals, and venues throughout the country from San Francisco to Las Vegas to New York and internationally in Rome, Paris, Tel Aviv, Negril Jamaica, Havana Cuba, and Amsterdam.
	Peter Roothaan Sax/Music Director Saxophonist Peter Roothaan has performed with such jazz luminaries as singer Nancy Wilson, saxophone greats James Moody, David “Fathead” Newman, Bennie Golson, Jimmy Heath, vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, organist Chris Foreman, guitarist Henry Johnson, and many others. He has appeared nationwide a at major jazz festivals and nationally recognized jazz clubs. He has also performed at Ravinia, the Chicago Jazz Festival, and Chicago’s Symphony Center. In addition to performing, Mr. Roothaan maintains a teaching studio where he teaches saxophone, clarinet, flute, and piano, focusing on both instrumental technique and joyful self-expression through music composition and improvisation
	Leandro Lopez Varady - Pianist Leandro was a famed pianist in Argentina- since emigrating to Chicago, he has been in demand in the jazz & theater circles in Chicago. Most notably, The Chicago Jazz Philarmonic, and currently the musical director of Looking Glass Theater productions Leandro has performed at festivals around the world including The Chicago Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Fest, Made In Chicago Festival in Poland, The Havana Jazz Festival in Cuba, and The Jazz Y Pop Festival in Buenos Aires.
	Rafe Bradford Bassist Famed bassist Rafe Bradford is an industry veteran who has performed with such notables as Nancy Wilson, Mc Coy Tyner, Stanley Turrentine, and Aretha Franklin…just to name a few. Also, Rafe is top recording producer and session player, whose versatility has made Rafe the on-call bassist for commercials, such as, McDonald's, Golden Grahams, Crest, and even "Oprah !" Rafe is also an endorser for Nordstrom Studio Basses.