The Jazz on the Plaza concert series continues Wednesday night with its third of nine weekly performances.
Tonight’s headliner under the tent in front of the Barnes and Noble bookstore at the Stamford Town Center is the world-famous Steinway Artist and Stamford resident Joyce DiCamillo.
Joyce has led her own jazz trio for over 20 years. As a pianist, she has performed with such jazz greats as James Moody, Phil Woods, Houston Person, Nick Brignola, Marvin Stamm, Urbie Green, Arnie Lawrence, Steve Marcus, Gerry Neiwood, Bob Mintzer, Butch Miles, Andy Fusco, Bill Kirschner, Martin Drew, and Marlene verPlanck. She has released five trio CDs, A Touch of Jazz, Freelancin’, Moment to Moment, Love Letters, and Sunrise Lady. A graduate of Syracuse University School of Music, Joyce is included on the prestigious International Roster of Steinway Artists.
She has performed at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center, the Southport (UK) Melodic Jazz Society Festival, Guinness Jazz Festival in Cork, Ireland, Syracuse Jazzfest, Litchfield Jazz Festival, and countless more. She has been featured on NPR’s Piano Jazz and has toured internationally both with her trio and as pianist for pop vocalist, Donna Summer.
Her piano arrangements have been published in the Steinway Library of Piano Music’s Piano Stylings of the Great Standards. She appears in concert with her trio and has toured as clinician/artist in over 100 high schools and colleges throughout the country.
For her sextet, she is joined by locally and world-renowned jazz musicians - John Mastroianni, alto saxophone, Tony Kadleck, trumpet, Bruce Eidem, trombonist, Chip Jackson, bassist and Thierry Arpino on the drums.
Joyce DiCamillo (contributed photo)
Jazz on the Plaza is a free summer concert series at the Stamford Town Center that started in 2008 and has expanded to nine weeks this year.
"We're excited to have the opportunity to showcase local and regional talent in such a great outdoor setting. The Plaza at Stamford Town Center makes for a perfect venue for jazz music to entertain diners at all of our fine patio restaurants,” said Jim Zielinski, Marketing and Sponsorship Director, Stamford Town Center. “Thanks to the Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic for helping us coordinate this unique offering in Stamford Downtown." (See photos from the Jazz on the Plaza 2009 concert series.)
Jazz on the Plaza kicked off two weeks ago with a performance by the Bill Harris Quartet and a week later bassist Joe Sinaguglia and his band treated the crowd with his music.
Both times, the weather cleared and stayed rain-free for the event that drew scores of revelers to the plaza and the nearby restaurants.
