Steve is an avid dreamer who has had a deep connection with his dreams for many years. At this concert, he will premiere the first new compositions from his Dream Music Project. Recently, Steve reached out to his email list to ask people to send him their significant dreams so he could write music based on them. In this solo concert he will play several of these compositions for the first time as well as talk about these dreams and some of his own, too! He will also play some dream-inspired classical music including a Mozart Rondo, and pieces by Schumann and Chopin.

Three-time Emmy-nominated pianist/composer Steve Sandberg leads the Steve Sandberg Quartet, featuring violinist Zach Brock, whose concerts combine performances of Chopin, Ravel, Bartok, Debussy, and Liszt with improvisations on original compositions that are based on these pieces and also draw from Latin, African, Balkan, jazz and East Indian traditions. He grew up playing classical piano, then became part of New York’s vibrant Latin music scene. His mentor in the field of jazz and Latin music was reedman Mario Rivera, a member of the Dizzie Gillespie, Tito Puente, and George Coleman ensembles. Steve has performed with Rudy Royston, Boris Koslov, Jay Hoggard, Vitor Goncalves, Bebel Gilberto, Ruben Blades, David Byrne, and currently teaches from his private studio in New York City and online. His is a three-time Emmy nominee for his work composing and musical directing the TV show “Dora the Explorer.”
”A breathtaking composite of world music, jazz, and classical expressions...an exultant music...incredibly personal and precise in its direction, yet universal in its language and ability to connect." - Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz.
Steve’s “keyboard artistry and creative gifts are treasures awaiting the world’s recognition. -- Seymour Bernstein

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