Concert: Frederick Moyer Jazz Trio

Pianist Frederick Moyer returns to the Village Center on Wednesday, May 20, at 7 p.m., for an evening of jazz with his friends bassist Mike Pope and drummer Byung Kang. Like other small jazz ensembles, the trio performs its own arrangements of standards from the Great American Songbook. What sets this trio apart from others is its note-for-note transcriptions of great jazz trio performances from the past. Moyer and friends have painstakingly transcribed every note of favorite historic recordings and brought the resulting scores to life. It is similar to a chamber music ensemble playing Bach or Beethoven, infusing the music with its own vitality and interpretations. The result is a swinging celebration of the best in jazz, delighting both classical music lovers and long-time jazz enthusiasts.