Gold Coast Jazz

The Broward Center, Gold Coast Jazz presents the South Florida debut of the Tamir Hendelman Trio. An Israeli-born award-winning jazz pianist Hendelman began keyboard studies at age 6, moved to the U.S. in 1984 and won Yamaha’s national keyboard competition two years later. Aside from being the pianist for the Jeff Hamilton Trio, Hendelman has performed with an “A” list of outstanding vocalists including Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, James Moody, Tierney Sutton, Gladys Knight, John Pizzarelli and Quincy Jones. He was featured on Natalie Cole’s “Still Unforgettable” and on Jackie Ryan’s “You and the Night and the Music.” Tamir leads his own trio which includes Alex Frank (Bass) and Dean Koba (Drums). Tamir’s trio will perform selections from his recent CD’s Playgrounds and Destinations, with music by Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen and Herbie Hancock and more. Learn more about Tamir at www.tamirhendelman.com