Événement

Kelly Park Trio w/Kathy Moehring

The Best of Broadway

When: Saturday, August 18th, 2012
Where: Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
Time: 8:00 pm
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Info: www.rhythmix.org

Join Kathy Moehring with the Kelly Park Trio as they give their regards to Broadway. Their repertoire of popular showtunes draws from the golden age of Broadway infused with the talent, energy and passion of this dynamic ensemble. Save the airfare and get ready for a magical musical experience with swinging jazz melodies, beautiful ballads and old favorites given new life.

Kelly is a professional pianist, drummer, arranger, and composer. His background is mainly in the jazz and popular music field, with a Bachelor's of Music in Jazz Composition and Arranging from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he was also a faculty member, teaching harmony, theory, and arranging. Kelly is a music producer and many of the albums he has produced (and arranged or played on) can be viewed on his "Discography". Kelly works as a Musical Director for singers, notable Shawn Ryan Russ Lorenson, and is currently the "House Musical Director" for the Rrazz Room. Kelly was the Musical Director for the Rrazz Room Anniversary show on March 17, 2009 which included such notables as Rita Moreno, Sally Kellerman, Petula Clark, and Paula West.

Kathy Moehring studied theater in her hometown of New York City and performed on many stages off Broadway to off-off-off Broadway. Kathy was a regularly featured performer at Alameda's former jazz club Kelly's on Park, sang in many community events and entertained audiences at numerous venues in the Bay Area, including: The Empire Plush Room, Forli's, Club Paradiso, The Woodminster Theatre, Theatre Rhinoceros, American Cancer Society at Golden Gate Park, Weddings (and funerals).

Rhythmix Cultural Works (RCW) opened its doors in 2007 as a community arts center to bring people of all ages together for a wide range of high quality arts experiences. Only five minutes from downtown Oakland off Hwy 880, RCW offers a beautifully renovated 150-seat theater, art gallery and classroom as affordable space for live performances, exhibitions, arts education and cultural exchange for youth, families and adults. By providing a range of exhibits, workshops, classes and performances, RCW supports local, regional and international artists in the presentation of their work and strives to encourage community awareness through participation in the arts.