EFG London Jazz Festival 2022
Jon Weber ‘A History of Jazz Piano – from Joplin to Jarrett’
Last Show: Sunday 20 th November 2022
The Pheasantry (Chelsea)
Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous honors for performance and composition - scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon’s music, and his newest critically-acclaimed release, ‘Simple Complex’, rose to number 1. Jon lives in New York City and hosts NPR’s ‘Piano Jazz with Jon Weber’ after frequently serving as guest host for Marian McPartland. 'From Joplin to Jarrett' concisely celebrates the evolution of jazz piano in 75-minutes and enthusiastically demonstrate which pianist evolved into whom. This highly-acclaimed show is a joyful recognition of 120 years of creativity.