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ROOTS AND RIBS DOUBLE FEATURE. JOEL FAN AND FRANK KIMBROUGH
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JOEL FAN
Pianist Joel Fan is one of the most dynamic and accomplished musicians performing before the public today. He is consistently acclaimed for his recitals, recordings, and appearances with orchestras throughout the world. His concerts attract a wide range of audiences, as he has eagerly embraced traditional piano literature as well as an eclectic range of repertoire, including new music commissioned especially for him, world music, and his own transcriptions. Mr. Fan's engaging personality, technical assurance, lyricism, and sheer musicality win over audiences wherever he performs. As a recording artist, Mr. Fan scored two consecutive Billboard Top 10 Debuts with his solo CDs, World Keys and West of the Sun. Joel is a graduate of Harvard College and received a Masters degree from Peabody Conservatory as a student of Leon Fleisher.




FRANK KIMBROUGH
Active on the New York jazz scene as a pianist/composer for 25 years. Currently a Palmetto recording artist; his latest trio CD, Play (2006), features drummer Paul Motian and bassist Masa Kamaguchi. More than a dozen recordings as a leader for Palmetto, OmniTone, and Soul Note labels, and has appeared on nearly 50 more as a sideman. Has toured the U.S., Canada, Brazil, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Macao. Founding member and composer-in-residence, Jazz Composers Collective (1992-2005), a nonprofit, musician-run organization dedicated to presenting original works by its resident and guest composers. Holds the piano chair in Maria Schneider Orchestra since 1993 and has also toured and recorded with saxophonist Dewey Redman, vocalist Kendra Shank, and fellow J.C.C. composers-in-residence Ben Allison, Ted Nash, Michael Blake, and Ron Horton, among others. Taught at N.Y.U. (1996-2001) and has conducted master classes at Juilliard, the New School, Oxford U., Oberlin, and elsewhere.