PPOLYRHYTHMS Third Sunday Jazz Series presents the LYNNE ARRIALE TRIO
On May 19, 2024, POLYRHYTHMS Third Sunday Jazz Series presents the dynamic and
exuberant elegance of pianist/composer Lynne Arriale. Arriale on piano is joined by Ethan Philion on bass, and Greg Artry on drums. Arriale will offer a lecture, “Demystifying Improvisation,” at 4:45 pm, and the musicians will perform in concert from 5-7 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities (UUCQC) located at 3707 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, Iowa.
Lynne Arriale, Pianist & Composer Pianist Lynne Arriale has performed on international concert stages over the past 25 years.
Jazz Police called her "the poet laureate of her generation." She has been consistently praised as
having a "singular voice" as a pianist, bandleader, and composer. JazzTimes said of her, “Lynne
Arriale’s music lies at the synaptic intersection where brain meets heart, where body meets soul.
She is one of jazzdom’s most intensely unique voices.”
AllAboutJazz.com writes of Arriale’s most recent album, Being Human, “Arriale's seventeenth
artistic statement serves as a conduit to our shared hopes, dreams, thoughts, prayers, and best
wishes for a better world.”
Her prior 16 albums as a leader have topped the JazzWeek radio charts including Inspiration #1,
Arise #1, Come Together #3, The Lights Are Always On #3, Nuance #4, Convergence #4, Chimes
of Freedom #8, and were recognized on numerous "Best Of" lists, including The New Yorker
and United Press International.
The world's great jazz festivals and concert stages have invited Arriale to perform, including five
performances at the Kennedy Center and additional performances at Lincoln Center, Montreux,
Burghausen, Gilmore, Spoleto Arts, Montreal, Monterey, North Sea, Stuttgart, Pori, San
Francisco, Ottawa, Zagreb, Perth, Brisbane, Rouen, Cannes MIDEM, Sardinia, Rochester,
Wigan, Poznan, Estoril, Palermo, Inverness, Cork, and San Javier.
Arriale’s tours have taken her to Brazil, Germany, Austria, Serbia, Poland, Switzerland, Italy,
Croatia, France, Belgium, The Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Greece, Australia, Japan, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada,
China, South Africa, and the U.S. She toured Japan with “100 Golden Fingers,” a group that
included iconic jazz pianists Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Monty Alexander, Cedar Walton,
Kenny Barron, Harold Mabern, Roger Kellaway, Junior Mance, and Ray Bryant. She has
performed and/or recorded with jazz masters, Randy Brecker, George Mraz, Benny Golson,
Rufus Reid, Larry Coyell, and Marian McPartland, to name a few.
“Lynne Arriale’s remarkable career is graced by a rare commitment to authenticity and
vulnerability defined by careful craft and high artistic standards. It is precisely this willingness
to remain so emotionally exposed that makes her performances so accessible to music lovers of
all kinds.” —All About Jazz
In addition to her live performances and recordings, Arriale is an active educator and
adjudicator. She has conducted master classes and clinics internationally throughout the US, UK,
Europe, Canada, Brazil, and South Africa. Arriale is a Yamaha artist and is currently Professor
of Jazz Studies and Director of Small Ensembles at The University of North Florida in
Jacksonville.
More information at:
https://www.lynnearriale.com/
Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Series held on May 19, 2024, at UUCQC features a 4:45 pm
lecture followed by a matinee concert from 5-7 pm. General admission for the lecture and
concert is $20 (no reserved seating) with free admission for children, K-12 students, and
College students (ID required).
Front doors open for social hour at 4:00 pm. Performance doors open at 4:30 pm.
Experience an evening of jazz “Live” like it was meant to be enjoyed. Delight in some of the
best jazz and captivating music in the Quad Cities at the Third Sunday Jazz Series on Sunday
May 19 featuring the Lynne Arriale Trio.
Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Series is made possible with major support of the SCRA, the
RDA, the Singh Family Foundation, as well as Visionary Arts Photography & Media Center,
Bowman Accounting, Peeples Heating & Air Conditioning, Cribbs Landscaping, Davis
Entertainment Network, radio station KALA, and DJ Mixxin Mel.
Polyrhythms Upcoming Events:
• Third Sunday Jazz Series – June 30, 2024 – Yogev Shetrit Trio – UUCQC.
• Third Sunday Jazz Series – July 21, 2024 – Fr Stan Fortuna – UUCQC.
• Polyrhythms Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival – August 16-18, 2024.