Jazz Pianist/vocalist At The Ritz-carlton, Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Dec. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- December 2, 2015 (CHARLOTTE, NC) – Virillion Music recording artist Marc Hoffman will perform Saturdays and Sundays throughout December in the Lobby of The Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte.

Hoffman, a NC native will perform original arrangements of holiday favorites.

“The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte is a beautiful venue and I am delighted to be able to return this holiday season,” Hoffman said. “The guests and hotel staff are always welcoming.”

Hoffman is well known throughout the Southeast US, having appeared at clubs, arenas, and other venues. In addition to performing jazz as a soloist and with a trio, Marc is a composer working in a variety of genres including film, solo piano, concert and choral music. He is currently composing the score for a new film by director Charley Hoover and Urban Owl Media.

Also an author, Marc’s Essential Worship Keyboard is published by Emerald Books and picture book, Sleep, Little Child by Virillion Music Publishing.

Marc’s original jazz and concert works have been performed all over the US and in the UK, France and The Netherlands.

The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte is located at 201 E. Trade Street in Charlotte, NC.

For a complete schedule please visit www.marchoffman.com. Marc’s music is available on iTunes, Amazon.com and CDBaby.

About Marc Hoffman:

Marc Hoffman received a degree in composition from the North Carolina School of the Arts and studied film composition at USC. He also attended The Dartington International Summer School of Music in Devon, England. His composition teachers have included John Corigliano, Leo Arnaud, Neil Hefti, and Sherwood Shaffer. Marc performs across the US and abroad, as a soloist and with his trio. A member of BMI and the American Composer's Forum, he is also founder and artistic director of the Salisbury School of Music. Marc lives in Salisbury, NC with is wife, Anne, and their daughter August.

" ‘Hefti’ [from the CD Curioso] makes you smile with its delicate riffs and uplifting swing.”

-- DJ Jelly Roll Justice, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, LA

“A couple more discs like this...and his infectious, melodic writing and polished musicianship

will surely start to win him a serious following.”

-- Gary Dalkin, music writer and editor – Film Music on the Web

"...the Hollywood impressions of Marc Hoffman's “Middle Earth” made some pieces on the program seem stale and derivative.

-- London Guardian review of U.K. premiere at the Wilde Festival