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SUMMARY:ELEW
DESCRIPTION:There will be two separate seatings at 7:30pm & 9:30pm for this performance. Doors open at 5pm for dinner. Seating begins at 6pm for “Dinner & a Show”. The second show starts seating at 9pm.\nWith Detroit’s own Louis Jones on the drums and Noah Jackson on bass. \nA native of Camden\, New Jersey\, Eric Lewis began his musical studies at 2 years old and would ultimately receive the Rodger’s and Hammerstein full merit scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music. A Dean’s List student\, upon graduation\, he toured the world\, recorded and performed with Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra\, Elvin Jones\, Cassandra Wilson\, Roy Hargrove\, and John Hendricks among others. In 1999\, Eric won the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition\, at the time\, the most coveted prize in all of Jazz. A decade into his career\, he reemerged as ELEW and began fusing his piano techniques with rock guitar-based ideas and experimental prepared piano methods\, generating a powerful crossover brand he coined “Rockjazz”. Over the course of multiple award winning\, critically acclaimed albums\, ELEW has re-imagined songs by The Killers\, Nirvana\, Coldplay and Michael Jackson to name a few. Throughout his career he has built an elite fanbase of some of the most distinguished leaders and celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio\, Gerard Butler\, Barack and Michele Obama\, Prince Albert II\, Will Smith\, Eli Roth\, Al Pacino and the list goes on… Inspired by the European masters of Baroque Counterpoint\, ELEW has innovated the technique of simultaneously executing two independent melodies which precisely detail harmonic forms bursting with idiomatic verisimilitude and wide ranging historical references while flawlessly maintaining the idiosyncratic Afrocentric timing at the core of Jazz improvisation. \nHe has named this technique Counterbop. His album Cubism – ELEW plays Rosenwinkel\, a solo piano exploration of contemporary jazz legend Kurt Rosenwinkel provides perspective an insight into the nature of what Counterbop is and how it may be implemented. In addition to piano performance\, appearing in and scoring for film\, ELEW is a prominent international DJ. He has has created disco infernos for multiple events such as The World Economic Forum\, TED\, Art Basel\, A-list Oscar parties\, the Monte-Carlo Gala\, the Cannes Film Festival and multiple celebrity birthdays and weddings. In some cases\, ELEW places the turntables within the piano\, seamlessly executing transitions and improvisations all while generating a pleasing frenzy on the dance floor. This has lead to him creating yet another brilliant innovation he calls Piano Turntablism . He literally plays two different yet recognizable songs simultaneously as a Dj would but on the Piano. All while maintaining the type of euphoric atmosphere one would experience at an over-the-top Las Vegas mega club or an epic music\nfestival. ELEW is a genuine master of the piano and artistic genius.
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SUMMARY:Ian Fink
DESCRIPTION:Showtimes are at 7:30p & 9:30p for this performance. Doors open at 6pm for dinner. Seating begins at 6pm for “Dinner & a Show”. The second show starts seating at 9pm.\nIan Finkelstein\, who performs under the name Ian Fink\, is a pianist\, producer\, composer and bandleader based in Detroit. \nGlobally renowned for his lyricism\, versatility\, and musical fluency\, Ian is a transcendent performer\, sought after for his skills as a collaborator and session musician. \nIan was taken under the wing of some of Detroit’s greatest educators and musicians\, such as Marcus Belgrave and Rodney Whitaker\, as a young teenager. He began to gig professionally at the age of 14\, going on to study at the University of Michigan’s School of Music\, Theater and Dance\, where he was a student of the great Geri Allen. He received two BFAs in Jazz Piano Performance and Performing Arts Technology\, graduating in 2013. \nWith a firm foundation in the jazz piano tradition of Detroit\, Ian was equally influenced by the city’s house and techno scene. He began to self-release music and press up vinyl in 2017\, forming a record label entitled Freak Press\, which contains a discography that is extensive and musically diverse\, including but not limited to jazz\, house\, and ambient music. \nHis recorded contributions can be heard on albums such as SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt (“Fire In The Hole”)\, ANIMALS by Kassa Overall (“Still Ain’t Find Me”) as well as on records by Black Milk\, Shigeto\, Robert Hurst\, The Undisputed Truth\, Scott Grooves\, and more. He has performed with Marcus Belgrave\, Benny Golson\, Esperanza Spalding\, Teri Lyne Carrington\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Common\, Karriem Riggins\, Savion Glover\, Reggie Workman\, Lenny White\, Louis Hayes\, Curtis Fuller and many others. \nHe toured internationally with the Shigeto Live Ensemble in 2018 and 2019. Ian went on to become a member of Kassa Overall’s band from 2021 through 2024\, including a February 2023 performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts. He is a regular member of Detroit bassist Robert Hurst’s band. \nIn 2020\, he was honored with a Gilda Award by Kresge Arts in Detroit\, and in 2024 was awarded a Kresge Artist Fellowship. He was honored by the City of Detroit with a Spirit of Detroit Award and Testimonial Resolution in 2024.
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