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Joel Zelnik Trio at Hibiscus
Courtesy of joel zelnik | Posted on January 7, 2016
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Fri, January 29, 2016
8:00 pm
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The Joel Zelnik Trio will present “My Bill Evans – A Personal Conversation” on Friday, Jan. 29, 7-10PM, at Hibiscus Cuisine 270 South Street,
Morristown, NJ 07960. Telephone:973-359-0200 for dinner reservations.
www.hibiscuscuisine.com
This timely program is based on the dialogues between Joel Zelnik and Bill Evans, a 7 time Grammy Award Winner, at the “Village Gate” during the mid-1960’s. Signature Evans works are performed and Joel plays pieces he enjoys that show the Evans influence.
Joel had the great fortune of playing at the Top of the Gate in NYC during the mid 60’s, on Monday nights. It was on these Mondays that he split sets with the Bill Evans Trio, and his greatness has stayed with Joel right up to the present. Bill said to Joel,”as a musician, it’s not what you play, but how you play it.” Joel has lived that in his own piano playing no matter what style or circumstance....