The Dave Brubeck Songbook
Friday, April 13
The Dave Brubeck Quartet and Grammy-nominated vocalist Roberta Gambarini open this once-in-a lifetime concert with songs by Dave and Iola Brubeck. The second half will feature the Cannery Row Suite, commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival, and is performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Triple Play, soloists Daniel Ebbers, Jessica Siena, and Chris Brubeck, the Flophouse Gang singers from Pacific’s Conservatory of Music and conducted by Russell Gloyd.
7:30 p.m. Faye Spanos Concert Hall
“Roberta Gambarini is a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McRae” - Boston Globe
“Stone gorgeous... Brubeck’s suite was both inspirational and whimsical” - Seattle Times
“...A semi-operatic, theater work, ''Cannery Row Suite'' is based on the John Steinbeck novel about the drifters and workers of old Monterey..., the Suite was charming, heartfelt and more than a pinch sentimental, a loving tribute to Monterey and everybody’s favorite jazz festival.” - San Jose Mercury News
“Triple Play was rollicking good fun.” - Los Angeles Times
Pre-Concert Presentation
Susan Shillinglaw, Scholar in Residence at the National Steinbeck Center.
6:00 p.m. Recital Hall
