2014 Upper Keys Season

Tuesday
January 21

ARTIE SHAW ORCHESTRA - Artie Shaw was regarded by many as the finest and most innovative of all jazz clarinetists. The music of the “King of Swing” lives on under the direction of saxophonist/clarinetist Matt Kozan. Relive that golden era, with all time favorites like “Stardust” and “Begin the Beguine.” There's nothing like experiencing the full sound of the brass and the rhythm section of this wonderful big band.

Tuedsay
January 28

RISING STAR  ADRIA YE - Those of you who were fortunate enough to attend our Feb 19, 2011 Rising Star concert will remember the talented 12 year old pianist who accompanied cellist Sarina Zhang.  Adria Ye went on to win the Aspen Music Festival Piano concerto that summer, and that winter performed at the White House with her chamber group. Now a 15 year old Julliard Student, she will be our Rising Star.

Tuesday
February 4

ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET and the Beethoven Cycle - Listed as one of the world’s premier ensembles, the Boston Globe raved about their “lyricism... and dream come true performances.” They will be playing different Beethoven quartets at each of three locations- Islamorada, Marathon and Key West, so that over a two year period all of Beethoven’s quartets can be enjoyed. This is the heart of all chamber music literature. To experience the Beethoven cycle is one of the world’s great musical experiences.

Tuesday
February 11

TO BE ANNOUNCED

Tuesday
February 18

TRIO SOLISTI  -  Hailed "the most exciting piano trio in America" by The New Yorker Magazine, Trio Solisti is comprised of three brilliant instrumentalists - violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Jon Klibonoff. They have earned a reputation for soulful and passionate performances marked by soloist virtuosity, electric energy, seamless ensemble playing, and thrilling abandon.  The Washington Post wrote of their “unrelenting passion and zealous abandon in a transcendent performance.” We are happy to have them return to the Keys.

Tuesday
February 25

JAZZ TRIO FEATURING FRED MOYER - Fred is back, this time with friends, reinterpreting classics of  jazz giants like Gershwin, Oscar Peterson, Rogers and Hammerstein, and McFarland. They paint a musical canvas with an interpretation that is as dynamic as it is diverse, and as contemporary as it is true to the retrospective of the great jazz artists.