BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Embarkation Group Inc//FullCalendar MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091204T200000 DTEND:20091204T220000 LOCATION:St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 101 Gold Mine Drive, San Francisco, CA 94131 UID:0300462C-3048-2D64-9C6AD0B5CCBE8CFA DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Terry Disley Experience performs "The Jazzcracker" and other delights (Tchaikovsky with a jazz twist!). =0D=0A=0D=0AUK pianist and composer Terry Disley marks the re-release of his "Jazzcracker" CD this season by presenting his exciting all-star group in a series of December concerts. Performance Showcase 2009 is thrilled to host the first concert of the season, featuring Disley at the Steinway piano, synthesizer, and the unique St. Aidan's pipe organ. The Jazzcracker showcases Disley's original jazz arrangements of Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Nutcracker Suite. =0D=0A=0D=0AThe concert will also feature Disley performing original pieces in solo and group settings, including a debut performance of selections from his classical CD "Nocturnes."=0D=0A=0D=0ATerry Disley - piano, keyboards, and pipe organ =0D=0ASheldon Brown - saxophone, clarinet, and flute=0D=0ADan Feiszli - bass=0D=0ASurya "Micha" Patri - percussion=0D=0A =0D=0ADisley has played with Acoustic Alchemy (two Grammy nominations), Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Sir Mick Jagger, Bryan Ferry, Van Morrison, Madness, Terry Hall (Specials), Billy Bragg, Tom Jones, Eddie Henderson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Candy Dulfer, Cecile Payne and Urbie Green, and for five years was Musical Director for Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. =0D=0A=0D=0AJesse Hamlin of the San Francisco Chronicle describes The Terry Disley Experience as "Grooving and accessible music, the wired-up sound of Miles Davis and Weather Report, the Crusaders' elegant funk and a touch of techno-pop."=0D=0A=0D=0AJoin us to celebrate the season with this unique Jazz Suite for the Holidays! Cow Hollow Catering and Concessions, from the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, will offer beverages and light snacks for purchase one hour before the performance and during intermission.=0D=0A=0D=0ACOST AND REGISTRATION:=0D=0A$18 advance / $20 door. Cash-only at the door. Doors open one hour before the performance.=0D=0Ahttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/82712=0D=0A=0D=0AMORE INFO: =0D=0AEvent Website: http://www.performanceshowcase.com=0D=0AEvent Email: info@performanceshowcase.com=0D=0AVenue website: http://www.saintaidan.org/=0D=0A=0D=0ASponsored by Performance Showcase=0D=0APerformance Showcase features Bay Area artists in contemporary dance, music, opera and spoken word performances, in an intimate and beautiful venue for the performing arts at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in the Diamond Heights area of San Francisco. Our mission is to support the arts in the Bay Area by providing an affordable venue for contemporary performing artists to showcase their work. SUMMARY:The Jazzcracker, featuring the Terry Disley Experience PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR