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Latin Rhythms and Brazilian Jazz Take Center Stage
She has played to sold-out audiences at the Desert Botanical Garden and entertained at the Phoenix Zoo's Zoo-fari. Her steady engagements have included the Arizona Biltmore, Radisson, Four Seasons Resort, and Hyatt Gainey Ranch, where she currently performs weekly with steel drum/marimba artist Paul McDermand.
Pianist and band leader Beth Lederman has been a mainstay in the Phoenix area jazz scene for years. She is well known throughout the Southwest for her sophisticated jazz and rhythmic Latin-jazz piano styles. Now, the Beth Lederman Quartet will bring their Jazz del Nuevo Mundo Brazilian jazz and Latin rhythms to the Gila Valley when they perform at Eastern Arizona College.
The October 16 concert - sponsored by the Gila Valley Arts Council (GVAC) with financial support from GVAC Performance Partner Elsberry Contractors - begins at 7:30 p.m. at EAC's Fine Arts Auditorium. The performance is the first in the Arts Council's six-event 2008-2009 season, A Season of Delight.
Tickets - $15 for adults and $5 for students - are now on sale at Richards Music/Radio Shack and the Graham County Chamber of Commerce in Safford. They will also be sold at the door the night of the show.
As the name implies, Jazz del Nuevo Mundo focuses on jazz of the New World. Playing classics from Latin America and jazz from the U.S., the group brings to life the musicality and excitement of this creative art form. They create a vibrant fresh sound that draws upon the wealth of music from the Americas, north and south, to create their own sound.
Led by pianist Beth Lederman, the group features multi-instrumentalist Mike Crotty, who has played with Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillepsie, and Sarah Vaughan. Long a Washington, D.C., resident, Crotty was the arranger for the prestigious "Airmen of Note," the Air Force's top touring band. He has traveled the world playing and arranging music. Now in Phoenix, he recently taught at Arizona State University. Onstage, Crotty is surrounded by instruments which include trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, flute, alto flute, and bass flute.
On the bass is New Mexico native Felix Sainz who has played with many of Phoenix's best musicians including reggae band Walt Richardson and Morning Star, Sister Sledge, Brasilia and Dennis Rowland. His specialty is grooves; he is as comfortable laying down a funky Brazilian beat as he is playing a smooth swing groove. He currently plays nightly with Trio 380.
Drummer Dan Tomlinson has played all over the world. As the drummer for the group Acoustic Alchemy and for artist Lyle Lovett, he toured Japan, England, Ireland, Mexico, and the U.S. Tomlinson has appeared on The Tonight Show several times, played at the White House, and performed on Austin City Limits and Hee-Haw. His main love, however, is not country music. He loves the challenge and spontaneity of jazz and when you hear him play, you'll know why. He is one the Phoenix valley's top drummers.
Beth Lederman is a past musical director for the Brazilian band Zum, Zum, Zum, and the seven-piece salsa band Mas! She served as musical director and co-leader for the five-piece, all-female band Sophia from 1993 to 1995. She also led Banda Tres, Novo Mundo, and The Beth Lederman Quintet. Over the years, she has developed a large fan base and following. In 1995, she was awarded the first Musician of the Month Award by Jazz in AZ.
With her groups, Lederman has participated in international forays, such as an eight-city tour of Mexico; the International Festival Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico; and another tour of Mexico with the Sonya Jason Band. She is bilingual and, in addition to her music career, currently teaches Spanish at a grade school in Phoenix.
Growing up in Phoenix, the daughter of the owners of Lederman Music Company, one of Arizona's largest music store chains, Beth Lederman found herself immersed in music at a very young age. At age five, she began classical music study and quickly mastered the basics. Soon she branched out into jazz, which remains her first love. She tries to bring the musicality and beauty of jazz to the forefront of her music, hoping to share just what it is about jazz that makes so many musicians love to play it.
Come experience this love of jazz as The Beth Lederman Quartet plays Jazz del Nuevo Mundo at EAC on October 16.
The Gila Valley Arts Council receives grants and financial support from many national, regional, state, and local organizations and individuals, and especially thanks Terry and Susan Elsberry for their business support of the Beth Lederman Quartet in concert.
Pianist and band leader Beth Lederman has been a mainstay in the Phoenix area jazz scene for years. She is well known throughout the Southwest for her sophisticated jazz and rhythmic Latin-jazz piano styles. Now, the Beth Lederman Quartet will bring their Jazz del Nuevo Mundo Brazilian jazz and Latin rhythms to the Gila Valley when they perform at Eastern Arizona College.
The October 16 concert - sponsored by the Gila Valley Arts Council (GVAC) with financial support from GVAC Performance Partner Elsberry Contractors - begins at 7:30 p.m. at EAC's Fine Arts Auditorium. The performance is the first in the Arts Council's six-event 2008-2009 season, A Season of Delight.
Tickets - $15 for adults and $5 for students - are now on sale at Richards Music/Radio Shack and the Graham County Chamber of Commerce in Safford. They will also be sold at the door the night of the show.
As the name implies, Jazz del Nuevo Mundo focuses on jazz of the New World. Playing classics from Latin America and jazz from the U.S., the group brings to life the musicality and excitement of this creative art form. They create a vibrant fresh sound that draws upon the wealth of music from the Americas, north and south, to create their own sound.
Led by pianist Beth Lederman, the group features multi-instrumentalist Mike Crotty, who has played with Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillepsie, and Sarah Vaughan. Long a Washington, D.C., resident, Crotty was the arranger for the prestigious "Airmen of Note," the Air Force's top touring band. He has traveled the world playing and arranging music. Now in Phoenix, he recently taught at Arizona State University. Onstage, Crotty is surrounded by instruments which include trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, flute, alto flute, and bass flute.
On the bass is New Mexico native Felix Sainz who has played with many of Phoenix's best musicians including reggae band Walt Richardson and Morning Star, Sister Sledge, Brasilia and Dennis Rowland. His specialty is grooves; he is as comfortable laying down a funky Brazilian beat as he is playing a smooth swing groove. He currently plays nightly with Trio 380.
Drummer Dan Tomlinson has played all over the world. As the drummer for the group Acoustic Alchemy and for artist Lyle Lovett, he toured Japan, England, Ireland, Mexico, and the U.S. Tomlinson has appeared on The Tonight Show several times, played at the White House, and performed on Austin City Limits and Hee-Haw. His main love, however, is not country music. He loves the challenge and spontaneity of jazz and when you hear him play, you'll know why. He is one the Phoenix valley's top drummers.
Beth Lederman is a past musical director for the Brazilian band Zum, Zum, Zum, and the seven-piece salsa band Mas! She served as musical director and co-leader for the five-piece, all-female band Sophia from 1993 to 1995. She also led Banda Tres, Novo Mundo, and The Beth Lederman Quintet. Over the years, she has developed a large fan base and following. In 1995, she was awarded the first Musician of the Month Award by Jazz in AZ.
With her groups, Lederman has participated in international forays, such as an eight-city tour of Mexico; the International Festival Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico; and another tour of Mexico with the Sonya Jason Band. She is bilingual and, in addition to her music career, currently teaches Spanish at a grade school in Phoenix.
Growing up in Phoenix, the daughter of the owners of Lederman Music Company, one of Arizona's largest music store chains, Beth Lederman found herself immersed in music at a very young age. At age five, she began classical music study and quickly mastered the basics. Soon she branched out into jazz, which remains her first love. She tries to bring the musicality and beauty of jazz to the forefront of her music, hoping to share just what it is about jazz that makes so many musicians love to play it.
Come experience this love of jazz as The Beth Lederman Quartet plays Jazz del Nuevo Mundo at EAC on October 16.
The Gila Valley Arts Council receives grants and financial support from many national, regional, state, and local organizations and individuals, and especially thanks Terry and Susan Elsberry for their business support of the Beth Lederman Quartet in concert.
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