Fresh off of shows at NYC’s renowned Birdland jazz club and The Side Door in Old Lyme, the Tamir Hendelman Trio is wrapping up its East Coast tour at Wilton Library!

Born in Tel Aviv, Tamir Hendelman began keyboard studies at age 6, moving to the U.S. in 1984 and winning Yamaha’s national keyboard competition two years later. Concerts in Japan and the Kennedy Center followed. Drawn to the impressionistic and jazz harmonies of composers such as Maurice Ravel and Bill Evans, he studied at the Tanglewood Institute and received a B.M. in Music Composition from Eastman School of Music in 1993.

Tamir has released two recordings as a leader of his trio: Playground (Swing Bros, 2008) and Destinations (Resonance 2010). Reaching #1 on the jazz charts, Destinations takes listeners along on a voyage of musical discovery. The music ranges from originals to Jobim to Jarrett to Ravel. According to Tamir: 'Destinations to me is not only about the places I have traveled to, but also about the journey of being a jazz musician.'

Glenn Rifkin wrote in a concert review in Artsfuse: 'Watching Hendelman’s marvelous hands fly across the keyboard, one is reminded of the likes of Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett: an inventive genius coupled with a dynamism that lifts an audience to its feet by the show’s conclusion.'

Please join us for a great concert of Hot & Cool Jazz on a Sunday afternoon with the Tamir Hendelman Trio including Marco Panascia on bass and Matt Wilson on drums.

Reception following the concert. Suggested donation: $10. Funded by William and Karen Tell Foundation with special thanks to Ed and Catherine Romer and Chris & Tish Brubeck. Advance registration strongly suggested. Pre-registrants should arrive by 3:50 p.m. to be guaranteed seating; wait-listed and walk-in registrants will be admitted after 3:50 p.m. if space is available. To register, please click the Sign Up button below or call (203) 762-6334. Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton;  http://www.libraryinsight.com/eventSignUpW.asp?jx=si&lmx=%C7fn+%A3%AE