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Family Weekend Concert - Aaron Diehl Trio (with U. of S. Concert Choir)

Saturday, 21 September, 2019

FAMILY WEEKEND CONCERT: The Aaron Diehl Trio  (aarondiehl.com) with an appearance by The University of Scranton Concert Choir  (scranton.edu/music)

Grammy Award winning 32-year-old classically trained pianist and composer Aaron Diehl has made an indelible mark on the jazz world over the last 15 years. Showing an affinity for early jazz and mid-20th century “third-stream” music, his latest evolution comes as he begins to tackle modern classical works, recently performing Gershwin with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic. Diehl has collaborated with living masters ranging from from NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson to 20th century classical titan Philip Glass, while establishing himself as one of the preeminent interpreters of the Great American Songbook in his own trio and with the vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant. Jazz critics from The New York Times have extolled Mr. Diehl’s “melodic precision, harmonic erudition, and elegant restraint,” while the same paper’s classical critics have noted, “Mr. Diehl play[s] magnificently.” His meticulously conceived performances, collaborations, and compositions are refreshing, as his highly personal aesthetic spearheads a union of tradition and original artistry, while bounding ahead on an uncharted course.

Saturday, September 21, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
University of Scranton Houlihan McLean Center (Mulberry St. at Jefferson), admission FREE

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Performance Music at The University of Scranton

Phone: 5709417624
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Houlihan-McLean Center, Aula

342 Jefferson Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510