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Andrea Clearfield Salon: 32 Year Anniversary Celebration
ByAndrea Clearfield Salon
32 Year Anniversary Celebration
Philadelphia, PA
September 30, 2018
For thirty-two years, Andrea Clearfield's Salon has been a unique monthly musical event held at her Center City Philadelphia home with a large two-story high living room and a grand piano perfect for the occasion. At these salons, musicians and serious music aficianados gather for an evening of short performances by some of the best musicians in the region and the world. The players donate their services because Clearfield -a noted contemporary composer -and the audience, enthusiastically encourage their efforts. Plus, the experience is enjoyable for everyone, and there are golden opportunities for networking. At this event, five notable jazz musicians or groups delivered outstanding performances, so an All About Jazz review was in order.
The big news was the first performance by legendary guitarist

Jimmy Bruno
guitarb.1953
Following Bruno, a duo of violinist

Diane Monroe
violin
Tom Lawton
piano
Thelonious Monk
piano1917 - 1982
The third jazz act of the evening consisted of the Hot Club of Philadelphia performing gypsy jazz. The group is patterned after the renowned Hot Club of France Quintet with

Django Reinhardt
guitar1910 - 1953

Stephane Grappelli
violin1908 - 1997

Joseph Arnold
violin
Joshua Machiz
bassThe final jazz performer for the night was the prolific New York violinist Zach Brock, a regular with his own group and a sideman for many others, with many recordings to his name, and a Downbeat poll winner. He stepped up on his own, first with solo crossover music and then with a very fine folk blues which he sung to his own violin accompaniment.
Clearfield mentioned that, following her lead, music salons are beginning to crop up around the U.S. The salon is a marvelous way to stimulate the creative process and allow musicians and fans to meet one another outside the concert halls and clubs. Hopefully such meetups will become an increasing part of community life in the Delaware Valley and elsewhere.
The complete list of performers of all genres in order of appearance included:
Paul Fejko, pianist. Jimmy Bruno, jazz guitarist Diane Monroe, violin and Tom Lawton, piano Matthew Cohen, viola and Zhenni Li, piano FALSA featuring Umer Piracha and friends The Hot Club of Philadelphia (Joseph Arnold, violin; Joshua Machiz, bass; Richard T. Hill, guitar; Barry Wahrhaftig, guitar/vocals) Zach Brock, violin Lexi Weege and the Wondertwins David Matthew Brown, violin Luiz Simas, pianist Heather Gardner, soprano Andy Antipin, singer/songwriter and Paula Skutnick, piano.
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