Grand slam: Steinway 2-Piano Fest’s back at Pizza Express Live!
Mike Flynn
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho’s unique Steinway 2-Piano festival returns in emphatic style with a packed programme of top keyboard virtuosos from home and abroad running from 10-20 March
Highlights include the unmissable pairing of top-flight US pianist Kenny Barron and Italian keys wizard Dado Moroni who play two shows per night on 10 and 11 March.
There are some exciting double-headers with the likes of Andrea Vicari & Naadia Sheriff/Sam Leak & Ivo Neame and Maria Chiara Argiro & Bruno Heinen/Liam Noble & Elliot Galvin all offering numerous angles on a vast range of contemporary jazz styles, while Ian Shaw & Liane Carroll add their stellar vocals to the pianistic mix. There’s a rare chance to catch two of the UK’s foremost pianists, Nikki Yeoh and Zoe Rahman perform, while other US stars appearing include Michigan-born Kirk Lightsey and former Jazz Messengers keys man Benny Green, and Dena DeRose and Champian Fulton – plus a powerful final Latin-tinged pair-up between keys virtuosos Alex Wilson and Nicky Brown.
Dates are: Kenny Barron & Dado Moroni (10-11 Mar); Andrea Vicari & Naadia Sheriff/Sam Leak & Ivo Neame (1pm, 12 Mar); Julian Jospeh & Jason Rebello (8pm, 12 Mar); Ian Shaw & Liane Carroll (13 Mar); 2 Pianos, 6 Pianists, 12 Hands & 60 Digits (14 Mar); Maria Chiara Argiro & Bruno Heinen / Liam Noble & Elliot Galvin (15 Mar); Joe Stilgoe & Joe Webb (16 Mar); Dena DeRose & Champian Fulton (17 Mar); Robert Mitchell & Ashley Henry (18 Mar); Zoe Rahman & Nikki Yeoh (18 Mar); Jamie Safir & Nikki Iles / Harry Bolt & Chris Eldred (1pm, 19 Mar); Kirk Lightsey & Benny Green (8pm, 19 Mar) and Alex Wilson & Nicky Brown (20 Mar).
Listings and tickets at www.pizzaexpresslive.com/steinway-festival-2022