Lerner / Brubeck Duo
November 1 @ 5:00 pm
Marilyn Lerner - Piano,
Matt Brubeck - Cello
No Reservations
Pay What You Can
Join master musicians Matt and Marilyn for an evening of original music, discovery, reverie and sonic exploration...
Matt Brubeck is a JUNO award -winning performer/composer/educator specializing in improvisation on the cello. Raised on jazz and classically trained at Yale, Matt is at ease in multiple genres and has taken his cello improvisation skills into diverse musical territories. Matt has collaborated with more artists than he can remember, including Marilyn Lerner, Nick Fraser, Kevin Breit, Caylie Staples, and David Braid. In addition to his jazz/improvising work, Matt has had many eclectic musical adventures including touring and/or recording with Tom Waits, Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Natalie McMaster, and Yo-Yo Ma.
For more information please visit: https://www.mattbrubeck.com
Internationally renowned composer pianist Marilyn Lerner is a prolific recording artist and performer. Her work, always utterly recognizable, is a singular expression of her passion and deep commitment to a lifelong study of modern jazz, creative improvisation and klezmer. Recording highlights include Birds Are Returning/Marilyn Lerner in Cuba, (featuring Dafnis Prieto, Jane Bunnett and Yosvany Terry), Luminance, (experimental solo piano) and Romanian Fantasy, (interpretations of Ashkenazi klezmer and folk tunes). Ongoing jazz/improvised projects include Ugly Beauties (with Nick Fraser and Matt Brubeck), Lerner/Filiano/ Grassi, and Brass Knuckle Sandwich with trumpeter Nicole Rampersaud. Marilyn was recently awarded the Ontario Arts Foundation's Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Keyboard Artistry.