2007 - 2008 Artist Reviews

KCC - Kauai Community College PAC    

Spring Wind Quintet

7 PM     KCC

$30 Adults / $10 Students*

Saturday, 

September 15, 2007

www.chambermusichawaii.com/swq.html    

Spring Wind Quintet

The Spring Wind Quintet, recognized as one of the country's leading woodwind quintets, has been a major force in the development of chamber music in Hawaii.  Many new works have been composed and arranged especially for the Spring Wind Quintet. The group has an extensive and varied repertoire earning several national grants and offers educational programs for all ages.

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Lew Soloff

7 PM   KCC

$35 Adults /  $10 Students*

Saturday,

September 29, 2007

 www.lewsoloff.com 

Lew Soloff

A consummate fixture on the New York jazz scene, Lew Soloff’s career is filled with a rich history of renowned sessions and world-class collaborations. From the time he eased into the east coast world of trend setting musicians in the mid 1960’s, Soloff’s creative ventures have resulted in a respected body of work that places him in a category of true accomplishment and keeps his elegant and lyrical signatures in constant demand.

Shanghai Quartet   

7 PM    KCC

$30 Adults / $10 Students*

Friday, 
October 19, 2007

www.shanghaiquartet.com
 

Shanghai Quartet

Originally formed in Shanghai 25 years ago, this versatile ensemble is known for their passionate musicality, impressive technique, and multicultural innovations. The Shanghai Quartet's elegant style of melding the delicacy of Eastern music with the emotional breadth of Western repertoire allows them to traverse the genres, from traditional Chinese folk music to cutting edge contemporary classical works

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne

7 PM   KCC

$35 Adults / $10 Students*

Saturday, 
November 17, 2007

www.kennybluesboss.com

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne

Hailed by Living Blues magazine as "an artist bringing the piano back to the front ranks of contemporary Blues", four-time Juno Award nominee (and 2005 Winner for “Let It Loose”) Kenny Wayne is at the forefront of modern day blues piano practitioners. Well versed in the New Orleans Blues and Jazz tradition by his Louisiana born parents -- soaking up the exquisite grooves laid down by Fats Domino, Roosevelt Sykes, Professor Longhair and Pete Johnson -- Kenny has along the way picked up a taste for Kansas City Swing and West Coast Jump.  Working with artists as diverse as Jimmy Reed, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rhodes, Jeff Healey and Joe Louis Walker has added a tasty seasoning to the mix.  When Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne sits down at the piano bench and dances his ten digits over 88 keys, great things happen!

Badi Assad

7 PM   KCC

$35 Adults / $10 Students*

Tuesday,
December 11, 2007

www.badiassad.com  

Badi Assad

With the world wide PolyGram release of Chameleon, Badi Assad (Pronounced Bah-Jee Ah-Sahje) emerged as an important new voice. Badi transcends traditional styles of her native Brasilian music with an exotic mixture of ethnic sounds from around the world. As a result, the extraordinary singer, guitarist, and percussionist is successfully forging an exhilarating genre of music that quite literally defies categorization.

Joyce Yang

7 PM   KCC

$30 Adults / $10 Students*

Saturday,
January 19,  2008

www.cliburn.org/index.php?page=
winner_detail&compID=19   

Joyce Yang

In June 2005, at nineteen years of age, Joyce Yang was awarded the silver medal at the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The prize package included $20,000, three years of U.S. concert engagements, and a compact disc recording on the harmonia mundi usa label. The youngest of the Cliburn Competition's participants, she was also the recipient of both the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for the Best Performance of Chamber Music, as well as the Beverley Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work. Of her spectacular finish at one of the world's most prestigious showcases for young talent, she told reporters, "l'm still dreaming." There is no doubt that Joyce captured the hearts of all who heard her!

7 PM   KCC

$45 Adults / $10 Students*

Wednesday,
February 13, 2008

www.danz.org.nz/atamira.php

Atamira

Atamira Dance Collective is an Auckland based collective of New Zealand’s top young Maori dancers and choreographers. Atamira create dance works inspired by Aotearoa’s history, legends and contemporary issues; and drawing from their own personal stories and whakapapa. (genealogy/tribal links) Critically acclaimed the company is renowned for their inventive and stunning pieces.

Xuefei Yang

7 PM   KCC

$35 Adults / $10 Students*

Friday,
February 29, 2008

www.xuefeiyang.com

Xufei Yang

The internationally acclaimed guitarist, Xuefei Yang, has been a pioneering spirit since childhood.  As the first guitarist in China to enter a music school and graduate from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing with a BA degree, she was the first guitarist from her country to study classical guitar in the west.  The first Chinese student ever to receive an international scholarship from the Associated Board of The Royal Schools of Music, Xuefei came to England for her postgraduate study at The Royal Academy of Music.

Gypsy Pacific

7 PM   KCC

$35 Adults / $10 Students*

Saturday,
March 08, 2008
 

www.gypsypacific.com
 

Gypsy Pacific

Gypsy Pacific is an acoustic string quartet specializing in 'gypsy jazz', a style first popularized in Europe decades ago by guitarist Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club of France. Gypsy jazz continues to thrive in Europe to this day and is steadily gaining a wider audience throughout the United States. Gypsy Pacific is committed to spreading this music in Hawaii and is exposing more people in this corner of the world to the energetic, unique sound typified by the idiom.

Claremont Trio

7 PM   KCC

$30 Adults / $10 Students*

Tuesday,
April 15, 2007

www.claremonttrio.com
 

Claremont Trio

The Claremont Trio, hailed as "deft, exhilarating, and imaginative" by Strings Magazine, embarks on a concert tour throughout every region of the U.S.  First recipients of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, the Claremonts (Emily Bruskin, violin; Julia Bruskin, 'cello; Donna Kwong, piano) generate enthusiastic acclaim wherever they perform. The Naples Daily News calls them "the freshest breath of air in the world of chamber music today".