Farrell Family Jazz: André Mehmari
Jazz returns to the Music Room of the Athenaeum for the library’s annual summer jazz series. The series features rare local appearances by internationally acclaimed jazz artists, including a special CD release event by San Diego's Mike Wofford.
The series opens with a special West Coast debut on June 7 by leading Brazilian jazz artist André Mehmari on solo piano. Mehmari is considered one of the most talented young musicians of his native Brazil, highly regarded for his activities as pianist, composer, arranger and instrumentalist both in jazz and classical music. Mehmari’s solo performances feature his own soaringly lyrical compositions; Brazilian classics by composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque, and Pixinguinha; and treatments of American jazz standards and Beatles’ songs.