Anything MOSE! ~ The MOSE ALLISON Project ~ John Chin Featuring Richard Julian

Fri, Nov 08

Show Ticket $30 Dinner is required with all reservations. *6:30 PM SHOW - DINNER RESERVATIONS FROM 5:15 PM *9:00 PM SHOW - DINNER RESERVATIONS FROM 8:00 PM The Mose Allison Project with Richard Julian & The John Chin Quartet An evening to celebrate legendary pianist/singer/composer Mose Allison’s unique, profound wit in music and lyrics and his major influence on musicians of the last 50 years! Richard Julian richardjulianmusic.com Richard Julian is a critically acclaimed songwriter and recording artist who resides both in Brooklyn and New Orleans. He has released six albums on major and independent labels and is also widely recognized as a member of The Little Willies, a country side-project featuring Norah Jones and Jim Camplilongo. “Julian recalls….the jazz-inflected languor of Lyle Lovett, John Prine’s worldliness, and the exaggerated laziness of Leon Redbone…but Julian’s wit, sincerity, and sparkling guitar stand out.”- Pop Matters “One of the best songwriters and record makers I’ve heard in a very long time.” – Randy Newman “…aphoristic folk-rock songs packed with sly, joking wordplay. Keen social observation is tinged with a hipster’s sarcasm.” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times John Chin johnchin.com JOHN CHIN HAS BEEN A FIXTURE ON THE NEW YORK JAZZ SCENE SINCE 1998 AND WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PIANO AT AGE FOUR. UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF MASTER PIANIST AND COMPOSER KENNY BARRON, JOHN EARNED AN ARTIST DIPLOMA FROM THE WORLD-RENOWNED JUILLIARD SCHOOL. AS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AT THE ROCNATION SCHOOL OF MUSIC IN BROOKLYN, HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM WOULD LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS OWN PEDAGOGY; HIS EXPERIENCE AND REPUTATION HAVE LED TO PERFORMANCE AND PEDOGOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES THE WORLD OVER, WHILE HELPING TO SUSTAIN A NEW YORK STUDIO OF HIS OWN, LOCATED IN BROOKLYN'S HISTORY-RICH PROSPECT PARK. JOHN HAS PERFORMED INTERNATIONALLY AS A LEADER AND SIDEMAN, AT MANY MAJOR FESTIVALS, AS WELL AS SOME OF AMERICA'S MOST IMPORTANT AND STORIED JAZZ ROOMS. HE HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH RON CARTER, BENNY GOLSON, JAIMEO BROWN, GREGORY TARDY, MARK TURNER, DAYNA STEPHENS, JOEL FRAHM, JOHN ELLIS, CHRIS CHEEK, AND ARI HOENIG, AMONG MANY OTHERS. CHIN IS A PROLIFIC COMPOSER, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE JAZZ, POP, AND WESTERN CLASSICAL TRADITIONS, AS A PIANIST FOR VOCALIST RENE MARIE, CHIN WAS NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY FOR HIS WORK ON HER RELEASE, SOUND OF RED IN 2017. WITH FIVE RELEASES AS A LEADER TO-DATE: 2008'S BLACKOUT CONCEPTION, 2014'S PIANO TRIO RECORDING UNDERCOVER, 2015'S SONGS AFTER HOURS, A COLLECTION OF PIECES BY PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING COMPOSER JOHN HARBISON, 2016’S FIFTH, AN EVOLUTION IN HIS MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND JOHN’S LATEST RELEASE, ANYTHING MOSE! (THE MUSIC OF MOSE ALLISON) WAS RELEASED IN 2021. AS A PIANIST, CHIN IS CHAMELEON LIKE: POINTILLIST AND ABSTRACT AT ONE JUNCTURE, GNARLY OR BLUESY AT ANOTHER. -Hot House Magazine “Chin is a leader who knows how to work an infectious melody with elegance, charm and authority.” – AllAboutJazz “An improv inspired pianist, Chin adds whimsy to his arsenal. Whether tackling Chestnut or an original….. Wild, wily ‘nu’ piano work that you don’t have to have ‘nu’ ears to appreciate, just open. Hot stuff.” – Midwest Record