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Originally designed as a duo comprised of
flautist Anne Barnhart and pianist/vocalist Jeff Barnhart, Ivory&Gold®
expands to a trio whenever possible to include Grammy-award winning Nashville
jazz percussionist Danny Coots. As either a duo or trio, Ivory&Gold®
promises a unique and diverse musical experience drawing from 350 years of
music.
As a duo, Anne and Jeff Barnhart have brought much variety to their
performances, due in large part to their rapport and their diverse backgrounds.
Each holds a master’s in music, but Jeff has concentrated on the American forms
of music such as ragtime, jazz and Tin Pan Alley, while Anne’s expertise lies
in classical flute literature. Audiences experience a sonic treat as
flute and piano weave seamlessly through the ages, trading melodic and
accompaniment ideas in a unique combination. When drummer Danny Coots is
added to the mix, sparks fly as this tasty and tight trio merges the old and
new, the familiar and fantastic to create unique renditions of well-known favorites.
Ivory&Gold
® is currently enjoying a busy performing schedule in
concert halls and festivals, ceremonies and private engagements. They
have played to standing ovations in such diverse places in the US as Sun
Valley, Idaho, Evergreen and Denver, CO, Kansas City, St. Louis and Sedalia,
MO, Medford and Seaside, OR, Clearwater, FL, and numerous California events
including festivals and parties in Mammoth Lakes, Orange County, Monterey,
Pismo Beach, Three Rivers and Eureka. Abroad, Ivory&Gold®
performs each year at the prestigious Keswick and Bude Jazz Weeks in England,
in Canada, in European cities in Germany and Switzerland, and various locales
in South America and Asia.
In addition, Ivory&Gold
® has a been a featured attraction with
the prestigious Regent and Crystal Cruise Lines. All of their performances “at
sea” are sponsored by the entertainment company, Jazzdagen Tours (www.jazzdagen.com).
As a duo, Ivory&Gold® boasts seven
recordings: two ragtime CD’s, an all-Broadway ballad recording, two
collections of love songs, a Christmas CD and a Music Minus One Collection of Classic
Rags for Flute and Piano. While still
appearing as a duo, Ivory&Gold® is enjoying its trio appearances
with trio recordings now numbering four.
Each Ivory&Gold® set as a duo or trio
promises variety, virtuosity, long forgotten tunes and arrangements of familiar
songs that you will hear from no other group anywhere on this planet. For more
information about Ivory&Gold®s appearances or recordings, please
visit www.ivoryandgold.net
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