The Mark Levine Trio

which way west? sunday concerts

Sunday, May 22nd – 4:30 pm

Mark wrote the book on jazz piano… specifically, The Jazz Piano Book (Sher Music, 2005 — but originally published in 1989) has been instrumental in the education of many thousands of  jazz pianists… and he himself studied in Boston and New York with legendary figures Hal Overton, Herb Pomeroy and Jaki Byard.

Along the way, Mark has shared the bandstand and recording studio with, among others, Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Wallace Roney, Tito Puente, Milt Jackson, James Moody, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Harris, Stefon Harris, Eddie Henderson, Conrad Herwig, Clark Terry, Ingrid Jensen, Charlie Rouse, Bobby Watson, Chet Baker, Philip Harper, Mark Murphy, Art Pepper, Julian Priester, Bobby Shew, Steve Turre, Madeline Eastman, Enrique Pla and Poncho Sanchez… with particularly fruitful and intense extended stints with trumpeter Blue Mitchell and sax giants Joe Henderson, Harold Land and Dave Liebman, and with with latin jazz titans Mongo Santamaria,  Willie Bobo, Moacir Santos, Pete Escovido, Cal Tjader and Francisco Aguabella…

Come hear all that Mark brings to the piano at Bird & Beckett this Sunday… and to hear the fine musicians he’ll bring along to complete his trio.

Special thanks to those of you who helped us buy an excellent piano — one which we’re pleased to make available to the many fine pianists who cross our stage.  And thanks to all of you, for making up a terrifically appreciative audience that has made this venue one that some incredibly accomplished and talented musicians have been pleased to revisit again and again…