Robert Papacica, Eddie Mendenhall & Marcelo Perez: Modern Jazz

Guitarist Robert Papacica, keyboardist Eddie Mendenhall, and drummer Marcelo Perez join together for an evening of improvisation and original music that draws largely from the jazz tradition and the avant garde.
 
FEATURING:
Robert Papacica – guitar
Eddie Mendenhall – organ
Marcelo Perez – drums
 
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Now residing in Miami, Robert Papacica has appeared as a sideman in clubs in Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Seattle, and New York. An alumnus of the Frost School at the University of Miami, he was a member of the Concert Jazz Band where he played alongside Adam Rogers performing the Concerto for Guitar and Jazz Orchestra, Dafnis Prieto performing the music of his album Back to the Sunset, and John Daversa’s Grammy-award winning American Dreamers. Papacica has studied under many notable artists such as John Hart, Bruce Forman, Brian Lynch, Julian Lage, Pat Kelley, Gary Meek, and Adam Rogers.

Eddie Mendenhall began studying piano at the age of four, and by the time he was eight, he was good enough to play works from Schumann and Beethoven. He earned a spot in the Monterey Jazz Festival High School All-Star Band in 1989 and 1990 under the direction of Bill Berry, where he had the opportunity to accompany Dizzy Gillespie at the festival. After high school, Mendenhall earned scholarships to the Berklee College of Music and went on to graduate with a degree in jazz composition. For the next seven years, the Tokyo jazz scene kept him busy, where he rapidly became one of the busiest pianists in the city. His debut album, Cosine Meets Tangent, featured his own compositions and remained on the jazz charts for 12 weeks. Mendenhall has performed with the likes of Ray Brown’s Great Big Band, “Senator” Eugene Wright, Ray Drummond, Othello Molineaux, Pete Christlieb, the Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Ali Jackson Jr., Tommy Campbell, Peter Erskine, Enrique Iglesias, Akira Tana, and John Shifflett. He is active in jazz education working with the Monterey Jazz Festival, the California Jazz Conservatory, San Jose Jazz Summer Camp, Living Jazz (Jazz Camp West), and the Stanford Jazz Workshop.

 
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: $20-25 sliding scale. A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
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