2.0-//160.153.0.23//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9//GREGORIANPUBLISHhttps://lastdanceproductions.comAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/New_York2025-11-02T02:00:002026-11-01T02:00:002027-11-07T02:00:00EST-04:00-05:002026-03-08T02:00:002027-03-14T02:00:00EDT-05:00-04:00ai1ec-3988@lastdanceproductions.com2026-05-16T20:06:52ZPiano Men The Music Of Elton John and Billy Joel<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Piano-Men-HDR-2-1-300x138.png" width="300" height="138" /></div><p><a href="http://www.pianomenmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Piano Men,</a> The Music of Elton John & Billy Joel.  Joe Boucher and Chris Eastburn are proud to present a truly dynamic and highly acclaimed concert that combines a four-piece classic rock band featuring Joe on piano/vocals backed by a string quartet led by Chris.</p> <p>The performance is a tribute to the exhilarating music of Elton John and Billy Joel…and the concert could be unlike any you’ve seen before! It will combine a five-piece rock band featuring Joe Boucher on the piano singing lead vocal, backed by a four-piece string orchestra section arranged by Christopher Eastburn.</p> <p>The music of “Piano Men” concentrates heavily on the recordings by John and Joel during their 1970’s heyday, when their many hit albums featured lush orchestrations. The concert opens with Billy Joel’s thrilling Prelude / Angry Young Man and works its way through a veritable hit parade alternating songs between the two composers.</p> <p>For more Last Dance Productions events, <a href="https://lastdanceproductions.com/calendar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here.</a></p> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1205752?performanceId=11490375">https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1205752?performanceId=11490375</a>.</p>America/New_York2024-10-18T20:00:00America/New_York2024-10-18T22:30:00en-USRock MusicBrian Quinn; 508-789-7611; brian@lastdanceproductions.com; https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1205752Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA 024740https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/piano-men-the-music-of-elton-john-and-billy-joel/externalthumbnail;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Piano-Men-HDR-2-1-80x80.png;80;80;1,medium;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Piano-Men-HDR-2-1-300x138.png;300;138;1,large;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Piano-Men-HDR-2-1.png;1000;459;en-USClassic Rock,Pianohttps://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1205752?performanceId=11490375ai1ec-4470@lastdanceproductions.com2026-05-16T20:06:52ZGreg Abate Jazz Quartet<div id="comp-k679i8fe5" class="Z_l5lU MMl86N zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-k679i8fe5 wixui-rich-text" data-testid="richTextElement"> <p class="font_9 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">Greg Abate jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 225 days a year touring the globe.</span></span></p> <p class="font_9 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">In the mid-70s, after finishing a four-year program at Berklee College of Music, Greg played lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra for 2 years.</span></span></p> <p class="font_9 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">In 1978, Greg formed his group Channel One, which was a favorite in the New England area, and from there had the opportunity to play tenor sax with the revived Artie Shaw Orchestra under the leadership of Dick Johnson from 1986 to ’87.</span></span></p> <p class="font_9 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">Following this experience, Greg ventured out as a post-hard bop soloist playing Jazz Festivals, Jazz Societies, and Jazz Clubs throughout the U.S., Canada, and abroad, including most of Europe, the UK, and Moscow and Georgia, Russia.</span></span></p> <p class="font_9 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text">Greg’s newest release, Gratitude, with the Tim Ray Trio, has received glowing reviews and extensive international airplay.  Also, check out Greg’s other recordings, including special guests Phil Woods and other notable artists.</span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">   </span></span></p> <p class="font_9 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">Greg is currently a Whaling City Sound recording artist. </span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">Greg recorded his first CD, Live At Birdland NYC, in 1991 on the Candid Jazz Label with the trio of James Williams, Rufus Reid, and Kenny Washington. </span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">To this date, Greg has recorded over 17 other recordings as a leader.</span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">Greg is also an adjunct professor of Jazz Studies at Rhode Island College and is a very active jazz clinician with the company, sponsored by the Conn-Selmer Instrument Co., conducting workshops and master classes throughout the U.S and abroad.</span></span></p> <p class="font_9 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="color_36 wixui-rich-text__text">Greg has been inducted into the RI MUSIC HALL OF FAME 2016.</span></span></p> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://massartscenter.org/current_shows/2025-dec-27-greg-abate/">https://massartscenter.org/current_shows/2025-dec-27-greg-abate/</a>.</p>America/New_York2025-12-27T20:00:00America/New_York2025-12-27T22:30:00en-USBrian Quinn; 508-789-7611; brian@lastdanceproductions.com; https://massartscenter.org/current_shows/2025-dec-27-greg-abate/Mass Arts Center @ 888 South Main Street Mansfield, MA 020480https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/greg-abate-jazz-quartet/externalen-USJazzhttps://massartscenter.org/current_shows/2025-dec-27-greg-abate/