Europe has many pianists who were classical players before they were jazz musicians. In their music, two sensibilities often coexist. One serves received ideas. One serves ideas as they become possible. One requires discipline. One requires faith in the moment. There are fewer such pianists in the United States. One is Dahveed Behroozi. Behroozi says his pieces come “out of … improvising at home.” He brings only sketches and sees where the music evolves.

He is a pianist whose firm spontaneous forms win your trust. You sit back and follow him as he explores the keyboard and comes upon small constellations of notes, sometimes as few as one, that render his thoughts and emotions. He makes bare dark melodies.

Ursula Oppens, a renowned virtuoso of contemporary classical music, has praised Behroozi’s “creativity, curiosity and integrity,” adding that “his performances are stunning, his interpretations astonishing.” Likewise, jazz piano star Fred Hersch has described Behroozi’s music-making as “intense and immersive,” with the pianist’s evolution as an improviser revealing “deep musical knowledge and devotion.”

Behroozi’s expansive musical palette comes from a wide array of places that almost seem endless. His main focus in music is improvisation. He’s constantly striving to find new sounds and feelings in his work, and hopefully take the listener on a multi-sensory landscape, rather than just a sonic one.

Dahveed will be playing with:

Josh Thurston-Milgrom - bass - Joshua Thurston-Milgrom has been playing in combos with Dayna Stephens, Taylor Eigsti, Ambrose Akinmusire, and other young musicians who have made a mark on the jazz world and has shared the stage with many of the world’s top jazz artists, including Joshua Redman, Charles McPherson, Wycliffe Gordon, and countless others.

Tim Bulkley - drums Tim is known for a musical, intuitive approach to drumming. He grew up taking piano lessons, taking art classes, singing in choirs & studying the drums. His professional career as a musician started early and has stayed a constant for over 25 years. He has played and recorded with artists including Dayna Stephens, Michelle Amador, Goh Nakamura, Evan Francis, Anton Schwartz, The Invisible Cities, John Lester, Postmodern Jukebox, Adam Platt, Stacey Kent, Boz Scaggs, Peter Bernstein, Telepathy, Wil Blades, Dandelion Dance Company and BodyVox Dance.

This event was originally listed as the Matt Renzi Quartet. Due to a family emergency, we are uncertain if Matt Renzi will be joining this group.

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