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The PianoForte Foundation
The PianoForte Foundation
Date Posted: April 30 2008
Written By: Chicago Jazz
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The PianoForte Foundation, the Mayslake Peabody Estate and WDCB are teaming up for a new jazz series in the Western Suburbs. WDCB's Jazz Salon at Mayslake, co-produced by the PianoForte Foundation will be launched with an inaugural concert on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 7 pm at the Mayslake Peabody Estate with Chicago's Dee Alexander, jazz vocalist, and Miguel de la Cerna on piano. Starting in September 2008, this series will take place on each second Thursday of the month. The fall line-up will be announced at the June 19 concert. All of these concerts will be recorded by the PianoForte Foundation and broadcast on WDCB 90.9 FM as part of the Jazz Salon broadcast every Sunday at 6 pm. WDCB.
The idea for this series was spawned from the past success of the Jazz Salon series which the PianoForte Foundation had launched 2 years ago in its intimate space in the Fine Arts Building. The converted chapel connected to the Peabody mansion in Oak Brook seemed like a perfect place for jazz concerts with its clean acoustics and space which allows both for cabaret style seating and concert seating. The fact that the Mayslake Peabody Estate is located in WDCB's backyard, conveniently by Route 83 and close to the Oak Brook mall was enticing for WDCB: it offers radio fans an opportunity to hear live jazz near the station and to become a more integral part of the station's activities. Mayslake, on the other hand, is a historic treasure owned and managed by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, which is looking for more interaction with the general public as it undergoes a painstaking but very rewarding restoration, which ultimately should benefit DuPage constituents. The addition of the Jazz Salon series is seen as just such an opportunity to show the estate to a larger audience.
The PianoForte Foundation has grown into a major cultural engine in the city of Chicago, providing two weekly broadcasts on both WFMT 98.7 and WDCB 90.9 FM, as well as over 60 concerts per year. The mission of the PianoForte Foundation is to revitalize the classical and jazz piano culture by nurturing an intimate connection between audience and artists, producing inspiring and meaningful musical experiences.
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