Jazz returns to Alla Spina at HiWay when we welcome back the Rich Hirsch 3 for another entertaining performance in our listening lounge on Saturday, October 3rd at 7:00pm.
Rick Hirsch and Bob Hart will be joined be special guest pianist Kirk Reese. Elizabethtown-based Kirk Reese is one of the top piano players in Pennsylvania. His musical resources are vast, he's got a great sense of humor, and is always swinging.
ABOUT RICK HIRSCH 3
Rick Hirsch is an artistic leader in Central Pennsylvania, highly regarded regionally and nationwide as a saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and jazz educator. Hirsch has performed with dozens of legendary musicians including Tito Puente, Max Roach, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Jeff Coffin, Louie Bellson, Paquito D’Rivera, both Dorsey bands, the Temptations and the Four Tops. He has written over 800 compositions and arrangements for Yusef Lateef, the Yellowjackets, Eddie Henderson, BlueNote vocalist Jackie Allen, the Penn State Blue Band (25 years of halftime shows and counting!) and countless others worldwide. Finally, Hirsch is a beloved saxophone teacher and the founding director of the Fraser Street Saxes, a State College-based ensemble for high school and middle school saxophonists.
Bassist Bob Hart has toured and recorded with Kat Edmondson, Debbie Harry, Van Dyke Parks, and many others. On the local scene he’s a member of the Zeropoint Big Band, Pure Cane Sugar, and is musical director of Orchestra Mi Amor.
Kirk Reese began his formal musical training at the age of five. He has studied with pianists Cedar Walton and former John Cage protege Ron Thomas, jazz guitarists and theorists Pat Martino and Steve Giordano. He attended Elizabethtown College and Global University/Berean School of the Bible. Mr. Reese has served on the faculty at Elizabethtown College and has performed clinics and seminars at Swarthmore College, Albright College, Gettysburg,York, and Elizabethtown Colleges to name a few. His involvement in Arts in Education earned him national recognition in 1996, through the Leonard Bernstein Center, as an innovator in arts infusion education. He has performed with such notables as legendary saxophonist Phil Woods, Blues Brothers saxophonist Lou Marini, and German violinist Jorg Widmoser. He has performed with the Harrisburg Symphony and has composed works ranging from solo piano to symphony orchestra pieces. Mr. Reese has played on countless recordings including "The Reese Project: Blue Etude",which received a Grammy nomination in 2002.
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE
Show time is 7pm.
Seating for this show will be available starting at 4pm.
PLEASE NOTE
One ticket purchase is valid for one guest only entrance.
Check-in is located at the entrance to Alla Spina at HiWay.
Day-of tickets can be purchased online up to 1 hour prior to door.
Walk-ins are welcome as long as the event is not sold out prior.
Non-Reservation seating assignments are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Some seats have partial views.
Sorry, bambini - this is a 21+ only event. All guests planning to consume alcohol must present a valid government-issued ID to verify they are 21 or older.
For any questions, please contact us at hiway@dantesinc.com.
PARKING DETAILS
Parking is available in a combination of THREE private lots. Lot #1 located in front of HiWay; Lot #2 located behind HiWay; and Lot #3 located next door to HiWay in the West College Centre parking lot (1315 West College Avenue). Please do not park on the grass, or along the sides of Coral Street behind HiWay.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Event ticket purchases will only be refunded if you notify us at least 24 hours prior to reservation date/time. We reserve the right to reschedule or cancel the event due to unforeseen circumstances, or otherwise. In the event of an experience cancellation, we will contact you directly at the phone number or email address you have provided to offer a full refund or credit to transfer to a future experience.
CROWD CONSENT & RELEASE NOTICE OF FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY
By entering Alla Spina at HiWay and HiWay Pizza Pub you are entering an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur.
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You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter.