Vuyo Sotashe and Chris Pattishall – May 7, 2023

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Hello dear listeners!

We are thrilled to welcome Vuyo Sotashe and Chris Pattishall to our next piano series concert!

In this highly-anticipated collaboration, South African vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and American pianist/composer Chris Pattishall come together for an intimate and soulful afternoon of duets. Mainstays of the NYC music scene over the last decade, Vuyo and Chris have each contributed to a wide range of projects spanning jazz, gospel, theater and film.

Vuyo Sotashe and Chris Pattishall

^{Photo by Yekaterina Gyadu}

Since moving to the United states as a Fulbright Scholar, Vuyo Sotashe has performed with celebrated jazz legends including Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jimmy Heath, George Benson, Al Jarreau, Barry Harris, and Winard Harper. He has appeared at Montreux Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Fest, and Joy of Jazz, and Arcevia Jazz Festival. Described as “a bright tenor that can easily spring from sonorous depths to the full-bodied top of his impressive range” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), Vuyo made his off-Broadway debut in the Public Theater’s production of Black Light. 

Chris has established himself as “an expert at using the jazz tradition as a jumping off-point for experimentation” (JazzTimes) and his debut album Zodiac was called “a startling achievement” (NY Times) and “a hell of a debut album” (Stereogum). He is a featured performer on a number of film scores (including Everything Everywhere All At Once, Nightmare Alley and Knives Out) and he co-composed the score to Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. He has collaborated with artists across multiple disciplines including Michela Marino-Lerman, Simeon Marsalis, Najja Moon, Kambui Olujimi, and Samora Pinderhughes. 

Together they make music with a hushed vulnerability, a quiet invocation of community in the midst of turbulent times. In a program that will range from the American masters of Duke Ellington and Nina Simone to South African Xhosa hymns and Stevie Wonder, Sotashe and Pattishall bring the healing power of music to the forefront. 

Sotashe and Pattishall   

Vuyo Sotashe – Vocal
Chris Pattishall – Piano

For more information see below.


Sotashe and Pattishall, Sunday 7 May, 

Doors at 2:30 pm, concert begins at 3:00 pm sharp.

Tickets are only available via Eventbrite. Seating is limited.

Proof of vaccination and mask wearing are required for admission.

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Hyuna Park Trio – April 23, 2023

Hello dear listeners!

We are thrilled to welcome the Hyuna Park Trio to our next piano series concert!

An award-winning jazz pianist, Hyuna Park deeply connects to New York’s vibrant jazz tradition while simultaneously embracing her Korean and classical roots. She was the 2018 winner of the International Women in Jazz festival as well as the Jimmy Heath Award.

Hyuna Park Trio



Hyuna Park heads up her own eponymous jazz trio comprising herself, Evan Gregor on bass and Jay Sawyer on drums. One of few female Asian performers successfully established on the jazz scene touring across the globe – from her native Korea, to Europe to her current home in New York – Park delivers technically flawless and artistically inspired renditions of classic jazz standards as well as a vibrant mosaic of her original compositions.  

Rigorously trained from two decades of classical piano, Park took the courageous step to break into the Occidental-male dominated world of jazz.  She quickly amassed a variety of credits by recording sessions with major talents in Asia and composing for film and TV.  

After winning music scholarships from Kyung Hee University in Korea as well as the City University of New York, Park has ventured on to performing with the great artists of contemporary jazz, winning awards, breaking new artistic territory, and inspiring fans with her emotion and style – across genres, across nations, and across generations.  

Now based in New York City, Park is one of the more sought after jazz artists on the touring circuit exhilarating audiences with her traditional skills and creative, dynamic performances. 


Hyuna Park Trio   

Hyuna Park – Piano
Evan Gregor – Bass 
Jay Sawyer – Drums


For more information see below.


Hyuna Park Trio, Sunday 23 April, 

Doors at 2:30 pm, concert begins at 3:00 pm sharp.

Tickets are only available via Eventbrite. Seating is limited.

Proof of vaccination and mask wearing are required for admission.


Coming Up:

More amazing performers this spring!


May 7 – Vuyo Sotashe and Chris Pattishall 

May 14 – Ben Sidran with Alexis Cuadrado

May 21 – Dan Tepfer

May 28 – Carmen Staaf and Allison Miller

June 18 – Sam Sadigursky

June 25 – Danny Fox Trio

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