演出信息

日期/Date：2018年2月2日

入场时间/Door Time：6:00 PM

演出时间/Show Time：7:30PM

地址/Add：前门东大街23号 Blue Note Beijing

23 Qianmen East Street. Dongcheng District. Beijing

电话Tel：170-0000-0288 188-BLUE-NOTE

票价信息

B2剧场票价Ticket Price：

380（主座）RMB

（餐饮低消：60RMB） 

乐队成员

Loston Harris – piano, vocals
Gianluca Renzi – bass
Mike Lee – saxophones

LOSTON HARRIS

钢琴家兼歌手Loston Harris作为一名出色的表演者和艺术家早已进入他音乐生涯的*。一位钢琴演奏家能将打击乐和流畅优美的旋律感以及与柔美的声音相结合，让人过耳难忘。Loston Harris把Great American Songbook中的伟大歌曲呈现在他优秀的作品中。

十多年来，波士顿一直以传奇色彩的Bemelmans Bar为焦点，这个酒吧位于曼哈顿上东区的The Carlyle酒店里，Bobby Short, Eartha Kitt, Elaine Stritch, John Pizzarelli和the Modern Jazz四重奏 (MJQ)都曾光临过且在此呈现*棒的爵士乐。

波士顿的音乐未来以超现实的速度开始发展，在华盛顿特区举行的*届Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition中，Loston同Harry Connick Jr.见了面，Harry让Losten师从他的导师Ellis Marsalis，鼓励他从一名鼓手转型成为钢琴家。而其余的，正如他们所说，他创造了历史。

Loston正努力将传统爵士乐、福音音乐和布鲁斯同他独特的风格融合在一起，延续他的传统。他早期的音乐灵感来自诸如Stevie Wonder、Carole King等*的流行音乐和R&B乐队，*终*像是爵士选择了Loston，Loston也选择了爵士乐。对于Loston来说，爵士乐是“时髦的、严肃的、复杂的、即兴和无限制的”。

到目前为止，Loston在音乐方面的造诣非常显著，他会告诉你他正在实现自己的梦想。他曾多次为格莱美奖表演，并和Pulitzer Prize的获奖者Wynton Marsalis一同巡回演出。Loston还露脸于美国公共电视台（PBS)的“Portraits in Blue”中，同一些钢琴家和格莱美提名者Marcus Roberts演奏。

在George Clooney的生日派对上，Loston和John Mayer同台演出，慈善活动对于他们参与的需求大大增加。他还为Sarah Jessica Parker的私人派对上演奏，向电影《Sex in the City》致敬。在电影《Little Manhattan》中Loston本色出演，大家都称他为“纽约*的歌手”。他在St. Lucia Jazz Festival成为众人焦点，演奏了《BET on Jazz》中的乐曲。Loston还是Tom Cruise在他的ICON Award Ceremony上指定演唱和演奏的艺术家。他和Michael Feinstein(系列策展人)一起在JALC中名为“Sweet & Low Down”的节目上演出，当Paul McCartney坐在那里演唱《The Very Thought of You》时，他的个人亮点完全呈现出来了。*近，Loston在Friars Club Gala上与喜剧演员Don Rickles共同庆祝，还有很多艺术家Robert De Niro, John Mayer, Diana Krall, Bob Newhart, Billy Crystal, Bob Saget, Kathy Griffin和Bette Midler等人的参与。

Loston的前几张CD（《Stepping Stones》, 《Comes Love》, 《Timeless, and Why Try To Change Me Now?》）都获得了热烈的好评。他第5张专辑《Swingfully Yours》（Magenta Label Group）的发行，引来了不少关注，他把《the Great American Songbook》中永恒的经典重新安排，以自己的风格呈现出来。其中George Gershwin, Harold Arlen和Sammy Cahn的音乐都被包括其中。Loston和他的新乐队也发出了不同的声音，由Ian Hendrickson-Smith （次中音萨克斯）， Gianluca Renzi (贝斯) 和Carmen Intorre Jr. (鼓)组成的四重奏乐队为这些伟大的美国经典作品注入了新的活力。

Frank Sinatra，Bobby Short和Nat King Cole都可以放下心来，因为他们知道Loston Harris将继续保持这种激情，让火焰永不熄灭。

Pianist and vocalist Loston Harris has come into his prime as a performer and artist. A piano virtuoso who combines a percussive left hand and fluid melodic touch with a suave vocal delivery, Loston Harris presents the great American songbook at its finest.

For more than a decade Loston has headlined the legendary Bemelmans Bar located in The Carlyle in Manhattan’s storied Upper East Side, has a legacy of hosting great cabaret and jazz greats from the likes of Bobby Short, Eartha Kitt, Elaine Stritch, John Pizzarelli and the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ).

Loston’s musical future began at a surreal pace. After meeting Harry Connick Jr. at the 1st Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition in Washington, D.C., Harry led Loston to study with his mentor, Ellis Marsalis, who encouraged him to switch instruments from drums to piano. And the rest, as they say, is history…

Loston is doing his part to continue a legacy by blending traditional jazz, gospel and blues with his own unique stylings. With early musical inspirations ranging from artists such as Stevie Wonder, Carole King and other notable pop and R & B bands, it was jazz that ultimately chose Loston and Loston chose jazz. For Loston, jazz is "hip, serious, complex, improvisational and limitless".

To date, Loston’s career in music has been significant and he'll tell you he is living his dream. He has performed and toured with multiple Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Wynton Marsalis; appeared worldwide on the PBS special "Portraits in Blue" with fellow pianist and Grammy Nominee, Marcus Roberts.

Loston is much-in-demand at celebrity functions and charity events having performed at George Clooney's Birthday with John Mayer; playing for Sarah Jessica Parker at her private VIP after-party for the "Sex in the City" Movie”; was featured as himself in the feature film "Little Manhattan" with the lead character calling him "the best singer in New York"; was the on-air personality for "BET on Jazz" highlighting the St. Lucia Jazz Festival; was hand selected by Tom Cruise to sing and play at his ICON Award Ceremony; he shared the stage with Michael Feinstein (series curator) at JALC for the program entitled "Sweet & Low Down", and a personal highlight occurred when Sir Paul McCartney sat in and sang "The Very Thought of You"! Most recently Loston co-headlined at the Friars Club Gala event honoring comedian/actor Don Rickles.  Attendees included Robert De Niro, John Mayer, Diana Krall, Bob Newhart, Billy Crystal, Bob Saget, Kathy Griffin, Bette Midler, and many more!

Loston’s previous CDs (Stepping Stones, Comes Love, Timeless, and Why Try To Change Me Now?) were all released to rave reviews. — His fifth release, Swingfully Yours, (Magenta Label Group), features swinging arrangements of timeless standards from the Great American Songbook.  George Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Sammy Cahn are all embraced on the release, along with a fresh sound from his new band.  Featuring Ian Hendrickson-Smith (tenor saxophone), Gianluca Renzi (bass) and Carmen Intorre Jr. (drums), the quartet brings a lively approach to these Great American classics.

Frank Sinatra, Bobby Short and Nat King Cole can rest comfortably knowing that Loston Harris is keeping the flame alive