Prague Live! Burnett at the Piano

Sunday, October 10, 2021  at  12:00 pm

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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"the touch of Bill Evans, a capacity to swing like mad...a mainstream master." JazzTimes

"music designed for both the head and the heart--ordered and romantic, deliberate and impulsive, stately and swinging, cerebral and sentimental." The Washington Post

Join pianist Burnett Thompson, coming to you live from Prague as he brings the music of the centuries to life. A mix of tunes and musings, the evening will bring back music as it was meant to be, a blend of art and conversation. For this particular date, Burnett focuses on the music of saxophonist Wayne Shorter and the Czech master Bed?ich Smetana, filled out with whimsical wanderings.  

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Burnett Thompson has allowed music to draw him into countless corners of the planet, from the mountains of Yunnan, China, the mews of London, cellars of Vienna, medinas of north Africa, and back to the alleys of Beijing. He has collaborated with Lorin Maazel, Arturo Sandoval, Alex Blake, the Manchester String Quartet, cellist Han-Na Chang, and directed a host of remarkable concert series, including Castleton in Performance, Hill Center Concert Series, Jazz on Jackson Place, the Foggy Bottom Chamber Ensemble, and Piano Jazz at the Arts Club.  Recent projects have included Autumn in Yunnan, ethnic music of southwest China, and Reformation, a fresh take on 15th century secular and sacred music of middle Europe. Burnett played a large role in exposiing Chinese jazz and traditional performers to the American audience.