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April 30, 2010
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Montalvo Announces Fall/Winter Concert Series

Piano, pop/rock, R&B/blues/soul, jazz, and performers from around the world
Lang Lang performs at the California Theatre on January 23, 2011 as part of Montalvo's Fall/Winter
Concert Series

SARATOGA, Calif.-Montalvo Arts Center will offer an intriguing variety of musical genres for its Carriage
House Theatre Performing Arts Series for fall/winter 2010-2011. Tickets go on sale to Montalvo members only
May 7 to May 14 and to the general public on May 17. All performances take place in the intimate 300-seat
Carriage House Theatre at the Saratoga arts center, except for January's "An Evening with LANG LANG,"
which will be held at the California Theatre in downtown San Jose.

PIANO MASTERS SERIES

• Quincy Jones Presents: Alfredo Rodriguez

Sunday, November 14, 2010; 7:30pm

Classically trained, the young Cuban piano sensation is a jazz fusion artist with influences ranging from Bach,
Beethoven, and Stravinsky to Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, and Quincy Jones.

• Simone Dinnerstein
Performing Bach's Goldberg Variations
Sunday, November 21, 2010; 7:30pm

A Sony recording artist, the American pianist has gained international attention since making a triumphant New
York recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 2005. Her 2007 debut solo CD featuring the Goldberg
Variations earned the number-one spot on the Billboard Classical Chart during its first week of sales.

• Taylor Eigsti Trio

Sunday, December 5, 2010; 7pm (possible 9pm performance added if 7pm sells out)

At 23, the pianist/composer/band leader is a two-time Grammy nominee in the midst of establishing himself as
a jazz star through his imaginative improvisation and electrifying rhythmic sensibility. Dave Brubeck said of the
jazz prodigy, "He's the most amazing talent I've ever come across. Remember him."
 • Jon Nakamatsu/David Benoit
Duo Piano "Rhapsody in Blue"
Sunday, January 9, 2011, 7:30pm

Nakamatsu is a frequent concerto soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, and solo recitalist throughout the
United States, Europe, and Japan. He was named Debut Artist of the Year 1998 by NPR's Performance
Today. Benoit is a composer/pianist and five-time Grammy nominee known for his extraordinary and seminal
contributions to contemporary jazz.

• An Evening with LANG LANG

Sunday, January 23, 2011; 7:30pm
California Theatre, San Jose

"The hottest artist on the classical music planet." (New York Times) The 27-year-old has played sold-out
recitals and concerts in every major city in the world and is the first Chinese classical pianist to be engaged by
the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, and the top American orchestras. He recently appeared in
Time's annual list of the 100 most Influential people in the world.

POP/ROCK

• An Evening with John Sebastian

Friday, October 22, 2010; 8pm

The legendary American songwriter and harmonica player is best known as the founder and lead singer of The
Lovin' Spoonful, a 1960s pop rock band with roots in the folk music scene of Sebastian's native Greenwich
Village. He will present songs and stories from his Hall of Fame career.

• Rockapella Holiday Show

Sunday, December 12; 4 and 7pm

This contemporary a capella group from New York City reached its first milestone as a featured performer on
the PBS television special Do It A Cappella, hosted by acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee. They are also known
for their series of Folgers Coffee commercials and their participation on the long-running PBS Kids' geography
game show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and its theme song.

• Opus 3 Artists Presents: Suzanne Vega Trio

Wednesday, January 26, 2011; 7:30pm

Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, Vega has seven studio albums, a
Grammy award, and three additional nominations to her credit. Newsweek said of Vega, "original, gritty, and
gorgeous as ever."

• Spencer Day
Sunday, February 13, 2011; 7pm (possible 9pm performance if 7pm sells out)

The vocalist/songwriter/pianist was named as one of 2010's "Ten Artists to Watch" by the New York Post. His
artistic sensibility borrows from jazz, musical theater, cabaret, soul, folk, traditional pop, and contemporary pop,
among other sources.

• Opus 3 Artists Presents: "Twist & Shout": The Ultimate Beatle Experience
Wednesday, April 27, 2011; 7:30pm (possible 4/26 performance if 4/27 sells out)

Tony Kishman (bass guitar) and Jim Owen (rhythm guitar and keyboards) go beyond an amazing simulation
performance of the Lennon-McCartney duets by playing many different Beatles songs and by taking text
message requests from the audience during the show and delivering a closing set that incorporates some of
these favorites.

R & B/BLUES/SOUL

• James Cotton "Superharp"

Saturday, October 16, 2010; 8pm

The Grammy Award-winning singer and harp player was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006 and the
Smithsonian Institute in 1991 and is the winner of countless W.C. Handy Blues Awards. He was the harpist for
the legendary Muddy Waters.

• Elvin Bishop
J.C. Smith
Saturday, November 13, 2010; 8 pm

Bishop is perhaps best known for his biggest single hit to date, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love." Earlier in his
career, he was founding member of the legendary Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

J.C. Smith's 2009 release, "Defining Cool," was listed for the 52nd Grammy Awards for "Best Contemporary
Blues CD." Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, he was the 2006 Bay Area Blues Society West Coast
Blues Band of the Year award winner.

• Average White Band

Wednesday, November 17, 2010; 7:30pm

The multi-gold Grammy-nominated group is widely regarded as one of the best soul and funk bands in the
history of music.

JAZZ

• The Brubeck Brothers Quartet

Sunday, October 17, 2010; 7:30pm

The group features two members of one of America's most accomplished musical families-Daniel Brubeck
(drums) and Chris Brubeck (bass and trombone)-plus guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb.

• Hiroshima 30th Anniversary "Legacy" Tour

Sunday, October 24, 2010; 7:30pm

The multi-gold Grammy-nominated group has borrowed from numerous cultures-Asian, Latin American,
African American, and more-and merged these influences into a unique and innovative whole. It has sold more
than 3 million records and celebrates 30 years of a remarkable recording career with this tour.

• Joshua Redman
Wednesday, January 19, 2011; 7:30pm

The Berkeley-born saxophonist is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to emerge in the
1990s. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in 1991, the same year he
graduated summa cum laude from Harvard.

WORLD

• Opus 3 Presents: Eileen Ivers

Wednesday, November 3, 2010; 7:30pm

The New York Times called her "the Jimi Hendrix of the violin." Hailed as one of the great innovators and
pioneers in the Celtic and World music genres, this New York-born violinist/fiddler connects her Irish roots with
elements of jazz, salsa, flamenco, and even rock funk and electronica.

• The Celtic Tenors

Thursday, December 9, 2010; 7:30pm

The group is one of the most successful classical crossovers to ever emerge from Ireland.

• The Makaha Sons

Sunday, January 16, 2011; 7:30pm
Their vocal arrangements and delightful stage presence filled with comical antics have made them one of
Hawaii's leading groups, with fans worldwide.

Carriage House Theatre Performing Arts Series

Dates: October 16, 2010, through April 27, 2011

Additional spring concerts to be announced in October.

Location: Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, CA 95071

Tickets: Tickets for all Carriage House Theatre shows: $30 to $60

Tickets for LANG LANG at the California Theatre: $55-$100

Purchase tickets at montalvoarts.org, ticketmaster.org, or call 408-961-5858 weekdays from 10am to 4pm

About Montalvo Arts Center

Montalvo Arts Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to forging meaningful connections between art, artists and the communities it
serves through creation, presentation and education in extraordinary ways and settings. Located in Silicon Valley's Saratoga hills,
Montalvo Arts Center occupies a Mediterranean-style villa on 175 stunning acres, including an international artist residency program.
The historic villa and grounds were left to the people of California by Senator James Phelan for the encouragement of art, music,
literature and architecture. In January 2005, the organization changed its name from "Montalvo" to "Montalvo Arts Center" to
commemorate its 75th year as an arts center and to better communicate its mission to expanding local, national and international
audiences. For more information about Montalvo Arts Center, call (408) 961-5800 or visit http://www.montalvoarts.org/ .