This show took place on October 16, 2016. See what’s coming up at The Jazz Room.
Roger Kellaway is a giant of modern American music. An incomplete list of his many accomplishments includes:
Academy Award Nomination, Film Score – “A Star is Born”, Barbra Streisand Director
Grammy Award -“Memos from Paradise” with Eddie Daniels
Honorary Doctorate – New England Conservatory of Music 2010
Grand Prix du Jazz (Record Of The Year) for “Duke At The Roadhouse ” with Eddie Daniels 2014
Music Director – Bobby Darin
Music Director – “A Tribute to Oscar Peterson” Carnegie Hall 2007
Music Director – Tony Bennett
Music Director – Kevin Spacey “Beyond the Sea” tour
Music Director – Van Morrison “Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl”
Composer – London’s West End production of “Lenny” starring Eddie Izzard, directed by Sir Peter Hall.
Composer – “Remembering You”, the closing theme for the groundbreaking television show, “All in the Family”.
Composer – “I Have The Feeling I’ve Been Here Before”, lyric by Alan & Marilyn Bergman. Sung by Carmen McRae
Conductor – World Premier “Nova” by Sir Paul McCartney, Buenos Aries 2005
The list goes on. Don’t miss this one.
Roger Kellaway – Piano
Terry Clarke – Drums
Neil Swainson – Bass
It’s not jazz, but here is is Roger running this amazing band from behind the piano – Van Morrison “Astral Weeks”
Roger and Gene Harris – “Senior Blues”