2011-05-04

7:30PM

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“No one has a better feeling for mixing strong grooves and melodic lyricism than pianist Laszlo Gardony.”
—Jon Garelick, BOSTON PHOENIX

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The Laszlo Gardony Quartet CD release show for "Signature Time"

Featuring: Laszlo Gardony - piano
Stan Strickland - sax, vocals
John Lockwood - bass
Yoron Israel - drums

Pianist/composer, Laszlo Gardony is celebrating the release of his ninth album, "Signature Time" (Sunnyside) with his quartet: Stan Strickland, John Lockwood and Yoron Israel.

Gardony is a critically acclaimed artist who has brought his soulful and elegant improvisations to audiences in 23 countries. Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, Gardony has been called "a pianist worthy of praise within the highest pantheon of performers" by Jazz Review.com and "a great pianist" by Dave Brubeck.

Prior to forming his trio nine years ago with John Lockwood and Yoron Israel, Gardony has worked with Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitous, Mick Goodrick, David "Fathead" Newman, Bob Moses, Matt Glaser and Jamey Haddad among others. Randy Brecker and Dave Liebman appeared as guest soloists with his trio. Gardony has also been featured with the Boston Pops, the Utah Symphony and The Smithsonian Institute's "Beyond Category" Traveling Duke Ellington Exhibit.

Gardony has been praised for his "fluid pianism" by The New York Times and for his "uniformly high quality of compositions" by All About Jazz Magazine. Jazz Times has called him "one of contemporary music's truly original voices."