Art Maxwell
Art is an internationally renowned musician who has performed with many of the world’s top Jazz artists to rave reviews in the U.S., Europe and Russia. Art formed Steinwell Music with Jeff Feldstein and founded Tonal Gravity Records in 1988. CD record releases followed in 1989, 1990, and 2000. He is also co-founder of the Berkeley Saxophone Quartet.
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@ Yoshi’s Oakland – 8/26/13
ART MAXWELL performs w/ CALVIN KEYS @ YOSHI’S JAZZ CLUB – OAKLAND August 26, 2013 @ 8:00 pm 10 Embarcadero West, Oakland CA Tickets: $14 It was after a 1974 move to Oakland that Calvin Keys’ nearly 20 years with Ahmad Jamal began. This relationship included touring extensively throughout Europe, and stops state side at Carnegie Hall and the JVC Jazz Festival. It was during this same period that Calvin begin his work as music director with Earl “Fatha” Hines.…
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@ Stanford Jazz Festival – 7/30/13
ART MAXWELL performs w/ CALVIN KEYS @ STANFORD JAZZ FESTIVAL July 30, 2013 @ 7:30 pm Dinkelspiel Auditorium 471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford CA Tickets: Student $15/Reserved $28/Premium $45 When you spend decades as a sideman with Jimmy Smith, Earl “Fatha” Hines, Freddie Hubbard, Taj Mahal, and Ray Charles, you acquire a special musical power. Pat Metheny wrote the song “Calvin’s Keys” in tribute to him. He flourished in his seven-year touring and recording tenure with jazz legend Ahmad Jamal. And…
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@ Vallejo Jazz Festival – 1/20/13
ART MAXWELL performs w/ CALVIN KEYS @ THE VALLEJO JAZZ FESTIVAL The Bay Terrace Theater 51 Daniels Avenue Vallejo, CA 5pm | $10 ($5 for VJS members) This Vallejo Jazz Society concert will spotlight Calvin Keys, an extraordinary guitarist who came to prominence performing and recording with the likes of Jimmy Smith, Ahmad Jamal, Ray Charles, Oscar Brown Jr. and dozens of other legendary jazz and blues performers. Keys will be joined by a trio of the area’s finest jazz…