Chesapeake Music Brings Jazz to Easton

Manhattan-based Loston Harris Trio

Chesapeake Music will present the Loston Harris Trio on Saturday, August 13 at 8 p.m. at the Ebenezer Theater in downtown Easton.

Harris comes to Chesapeake Music from the legendary Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle in Manhattan, where he has been delighting audiences with his smooth, soulful voice and piano style. His musical home for nearly two decades, it has played host to cabaret and jazz greats like Bobby Short, Eartha Kitt, Elaine Stritch, John Pizzarelli and the Modern Jazz Quartet.

“The innate and dazzling talent of Loston is a beacon of quality in a cacophonous world. He is contemporary, stylish, joyful, playful, powerful, soulful and an immensely satisfying musician. Simply put, his music is a combination of humanity and genius,” said Michael Feinstein, the ambassador of the Great American Songbook.

Rounding out the trio with Har-

Chesapeake Music presents the Loston Harris Trio on Saturday, August 13 at 8 p.m. in the Ebenezer Theater in downtown Easton. 71

Chesapeake Music peake Music. “This continues our tradition of presenting great jazz ris are Mike Lee on tenor saxo- artists to local audiences—which phone and Gianluca Renzi on we’ve been doing for over a debass. Together, they bring a lively cade.” approach to the American classics. Harris has performed with the

Harris blends traditional jazz prestigious Lincoln Center Jazz riffs, gospel and blues with his Orchestra under the direction of own unique stylings. A protégé multiple Grammy winner Wynton of Ellis Marsalis, father of the Marsalis and has appeared on the famed Marsalis jazz family, he is PBS special “Portraits in Blue” reminiscent of Harry Connick Jr., with fellow pianist and Grammy another Marsalis protégé. Har- nominee Marcus Roberts. His ris was a percussionist during his residency at The Carlyle has made early studies but switched to piano him much in demand at events. on Marsalis’s advice. Celebrities such as George Cloo-

“We are excited to bring the tal- ney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom ented Loston Harris Trio to the Cruise, Michael Feinstein and Sir Ebenezer Theater,” said Don Bux- Paul McCartney have all admired ton, executive director of Chesa- Loston’s talents. In addition, he’s received accolades from A-list celebrities such as Liza Minnelli, Clint Eastwood, Lenny Kravitz, Denzel Washington and Alicia Keys.

About Chesapeake Music

Based in Easton, Maryland, Chesapeake Music is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring renowned jazz and classical musicians to delight, engage and surprise today’s audiences, and educate, inspire and develop tomorrow’s. They’ve been doing it for 35 years! To learn more about Chesapeake Music, visit their website at https://chesapeakemusic.org/.

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