"Piano Summit" in April w/Castro Mejia, Karayorgis, Lantner, Zinman, joining host Dave Bryant

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - March 28, 2024 - PRLog -- "Third Thursdays" in April presents a "Piano Summit" that will highlight the work of four renowned local jazz pianists, who will join improvising keyboardist and concert host Dave Bryant in transforming the Harvard-Epworth Church into an acoustic convening of the keys.

Tatiana Castro Mejia, Pandelis Karayorgis, Steve Lantner, Eric Zinman and Bryant will each offer an improvisational composition within the Sanctuary, performing on the Church's Steinway Model A [from 1910, rebuilt in 1995].

For this summit of pianists, Bryant notes that: "These are all musical colleagues I greatly respect, whose work I enjoy, but we pianists never get to hang out together on the gig. This will be a rare opportunity to express our mutual admiration as well as offer our personal contributions."

Bryant's "Third Thursdays" series has been extended for another 12 months, from April 2024 through March 2025. Dave Bryant recently announced the following lineup of Spring harmolodic jazz concerts, which he will host and perform in:

-- May 16:  "Wire and Bone" CD release concert. This "Third Thursdays" concert will include Bryant, Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass), George Garzone (tenor saxophone), Kenny Wessel (guitar), Eric Hofbauer (guitar), and Chris Bowman (drums).

-- June 20:  "Listen To This", the electric Miles Davis tribute band, returns to "Third Thursdays" with Jerome Deupree (drums), Russ Gershon (woodwinds and keyboards), Bryan Murphy (trumpet), Todd Brunel (bass clarinet), Dave Bryant (keyboards), J Johnson (guitar), Rick McLaughlin (bass), and Rick Barry (percussion).

Basic listings info is as follows for the April through June concerts:
"Third Thursdays" with Dave Bryant and Friends: a monthly harmolodic jazz series. All concerts held on the third Thursday of each month, starting at 8:00 pm. For further updates, visit dbryantmusic.com/third-thursdays/. Admission: $10 available at the door (cash/check/charge/venmo). Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138. Complimentary Third Thursdays concert parking is available at the Everett Street Garage at 10 Everett Street in Cambridge. Contact information: bryantequilibria@gmail.com, 617-447-3030.

The "Third Thursdays" monthly harmolodic jazz series is supported by the Appalachian Springs Foundation (ASF). Further background information on "Third Thursdays" and curator/host improvising keyboardist Dave Bryant can be found at https://dbryantmusic.com/.