Nicole Brancato, piano
Greg Hammontree, trumpet
PROGRAM
Impressions of…
…Claude Debussy’s Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses (Fairies are exquisite dancers)
…Debussy’s La Puerta del Vino, Miles Davis/Gil Evans’ Sketches of Spain, and Chick Corea’s Spain
…Debussy’s Canope (Canopic jar) and John Coltrtane’s Impressions
…Debussy’s Bruyères and Bill Evans’ Peace Piece
…Debussy’s Des pas sur la neige (Footsteps in the Snow), Wayne Shorter’s Footprints, Miles Davis/Bill Evans’ Blue in Green
…Debussy’s Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest (What the West Wind Has Seen), Benny Goodman’s Soft Winds, Harold Arlen’s Ill Wind, and Mary Lou Williams’ The Zodiac Suite
Greg Hammontree is a dynamic New York multi-instrumentalist and composer, and a member of Queen’s Cartoonists, a multi-media jazz sextet with synchronized cartoons. His credits include the Bluenote, Radio City Music Hall, Netflix, CBS, HBO, RAI, PBS, and ABC.
Nicole Brancato makes music to unlock wonder. Fascinated with contemporary expressions of our shared human experience, the New York-based pianist merges curation, composition, and performance in collaborations across the arts. Described as “brilliant” and an “immense talent” (New York Magazine and Connect Savannah), Nicole is “redefining the very notion of classical music” (Atención San Miguel). Her credits range from the Guggenheim Museum, RAI Italia (television network Italy), the Banff Centre, Lincoln Center, HBO, and NPR. As an educator, Nicole’s extensive experience includes the Gesellschaftshaus Magdeburg, Germany and the Sphinx Organization. She is an awardee of National Sawdust’s Hildegard Competition (2022 finalist) and is a member of Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival as director and artist in residence.
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