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Join us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for Music for Cello and Jazz Trio, including works by Claude Bolling, David Baker, and more.
Featuring Alisa Horn (cello), Maeve Brophy (piano), Tom Lonardo (drums), and Tim Goodwin (bass).
Tickets: $10
Doors at 7pm | Performance at 7:30pm
About the Performers:
Alisa Horn is a freelance cellist and loves performing and teaching a wide variety of musical genres from classical to jazz to rock and beyond. Alisa studied with Professor Peter Spurbeck at the University of Memphis, received her Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from the University of Michigan with Anthony Elliott, and her Master of Music in Cello Performance from Northwestern University with Hans Jensen. Along with jazz legends trumpeter Marvin Stamm and pianist Bill Mays, Alisa is a member of The Inventions Trio which performs a fusion of jazz and classical repertoire. The Trio has toured and released three albums, including the diverse works of Bill Evans, Bill Mays, Villa-Lobos, and Miles Davis. On Broadway, Alisa has performed in many shows including Sunday in the Park with George, An American in Paris, If/Then, and Next to Normal.
Maeve Brophy gave her first solo recital at age 9 and made her orchestral debut at age 15. She has a BA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Master of Music in Piano Performance from Texas Christian University. Maeve has given solo and collaborative performances in Wells, England, the Amalfi Coast, Kiev, Ukraine, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Aspen, Nashville, and Memphis. Maeve is former adjunct faculty of the Blair School of Music and Belmont University in Nashville and currently lives in Memphis where she works as a freelance collaborative pianist, soloist, and piano teacher.
Tom Lonardo grew up playing drums in his father’s dance band. He holds a MM from the University of Mississippi and attended the Berklee College of Music studying with Alan Dawson. He has played music all his life including gigs with Mose Allison, Di Anne Price, Joe Restivo 4, 3rdMan, and Dog Police.
Tim Goodwin is very active in the recording industry and performs across the United States as a bassist. He has performed with numerous jazz artists including Lee Konitz, George Colemen, Pepper Adams, Art Farmer, Michele LeGrand, Jon Hendricks, Phineas Newborn, Mose Allison, and many others. Mr. Goodwin was bassist of a trio which was selected to participate in the Kennedy Center “Jazz Ambassadors” program to present jazz performances and lectures around the world. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Miami and Miami-Dade Community College and joined the University of Memphis as a faculty member in 1984.
