Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA on November 20, 1970. Born into a musical family, with both parents teaching music, he began studying piano at the age of three. In 1989, at the age of 18, after completing his first year at the Berklee College of Music, Geoffrey joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Since then, Geoffrey has worked with virtually all of the living legends of jazz and has appeared on countless recordings both as a leader and as an accompanist. His professional career has spanned many projects and genres. In 1992 Geoffrey performed Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra under the direction of John Mauceri. In addition to his 11 solo releases and constant touring, Geoffrey has also had compositions commissioned by the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Saint Joseph Ballet, Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, the Zeltsman Marimba Festival, and was a recipient of Chamber Music America’s 2007 New Works grant. He has also played bass in a rock band and contributed artwork to David Mack's comic "Kabuki". Geoffrey continues to work in partnership with world class musicians from all genres. His 1998 release, "Turn Up The Quiet", featured Grammy winning vocalist Diana Krall along with Joshua Redman and Christian McBride. His partnership with world renowned classical artist Barbara Hendricks as musical director and arranger produced "It’s Wonderful — A Tribute to George Gershwin" with subsequent touring in Europe and Japan. His two releases in 2003, "Falling Up" and "Sublime: Honoring the Music of Hank Jones", were both collaborative efforts. "Sublime" is an ambitious set of piano duets with Kenny Barron, Chick Corea, Benny Green and Mulgrew Miller. "Falling Up" features several pieces where Geoffrey worked in tandem with the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist, Keola Beamer. His 2005 release, "Wildcrafted", captures the fire and raw energy of Geoffrey’s trio live in concert at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis. And in 2006, Geoffrey teamed up with traditional Okinawan singer Yasukatsu Oshima for a groundbreaking album of duets. Geoffrey’s latest musical adventure, ÁUREA, is a multinational South American folkloric/jazz recording project featuring some of today’s hottest players from New York City and Lima, Peru. Please visit www.geoffreykeezer.com for more information. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
About This Event
Regattabar is proud to welcome acclaimed vocalist Gillian Margot and piano virtuoso Geoffrey Keezer! This magical duo present an intimate musical conversation that spans the breadth of the American Songbook and beyond, with masterful interpretations that showcase their remarkable artistic chemistry. Blending technical brilliance with emotional depth, Margot and Keezerpartners in music and life for over a decade create a performance environment of boundless flexibility and mutual responsiveness, allowing each song to unfold with spontaneity while honoring the rich traditions from which they draw inspiration.
Dont miss these two world-class artists in concert together! Within the first few seconds of the first song from Gillian Margot and Geoffrey Keezer, I had the glorious sense of having had my expectations fulfilled, the feeling that everything that would happen thereafter and there was a lot would come as a bonus. Sebastian Scotney, UK Jazz News [Keezer} is a brilliant soloist and a sensitive accompanist.
Paired with the sincere and masterful vocalist, Gillian Margot, they make an outstanding duo. Dee Dee McNeil, Making a Scene Give the couple ten pieces of magic to work on and the resulting product is beyond perfection. Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here Margots got one of those voices you dont forget rich, smoky, and totally in control, gliding across registers with ease.
Keezer stays out of the way when shes singing, then jumps in with the perfect turn of phrase, like he knows exactly where the story needs to go next. Tim Larsen, Jazz Views ---Seats are assigned by date of purchase. com or by calling 617-661-5099.
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