LARRY GOLDINGS + MELINDA SULLIVAN
FEBRUARY 22, 2025 • WINNINGSTAD THEATRE
7:30PM DOORS • 8:00PM SHOW
“[Sullivan’s] nimble footwork interacts with Goldings’ attractive post-fusion tapestries in a fresh, ear- opening way”. —Downbeat Magazine
Larry Goldings (piano, keyboards) and Melinda Sullivan (tap dancing) present an evening of eclectic music and tap dance that is both inventive and joyful. Over one million views on their collaborative videos online. Their album, “Big Foot”, was released through Colorfield Records August 2024.
Larry Goldings is a Grammy-nominated pianist and composer. His organ trio with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart has been recognized as "among our presiding paragons of the modern Hammond B-3 organ trio tradition" (Nate Chinen, New York Times). Goldings' musical inspirations draw from a lifetime of absorbing jazz, pop, funk, R&B, electronic and classical music. As a performer and recording artist, he is known for collaborations that straddle the realms of jazz and pop with such artists as James Taylor, John Mayer, Jim Hall, Maceo Parker, John Scofield, Steve Gadd, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker and others.
Melinda Sullivan is a tap dance artist, dancer, and choreographer. She has performed and taught worldwide at tap festivals and universities. Melinda's choreography has been seen on Broadway and for a variety of scripted and unscripted television shows. She is a guest artist with NYC based, award winning tap company Dorrance Dance and a founding member of the Syncopated Ladies. She is on faculty at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, has been named one of Dance Magazine's 25 to Watch.
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The Biamp Portland Jazz Festival is a two-week multi-venue celebration of jazz presented in Portland, Oregon. The Festival is dedicated to evolving America’s art form, featuring recognized jazz masters and rising jazz stars, alongside local jazz heroes.