Zachary Bartholomew: Tribute to Chick Corea

Join award-winning pianist Dr. Zachary Bartholomew, his trio, and special guest Jose Valentino as they deliver an endearing and interactive musical performance remembering jazz icon Armando “Chick” Corea. Renowned pianist-composer and prolific explorer of jazz and classical music, Chick is a DownBeat hall-of-famer, NEA Jazz Master, 27-time Grammy winner, and one of the most creative and prolific musical forces in American music this last century. This dynamic show will feature his musical compositions spanning from the beginning to the end of his career. Additionally, the concert will feature some of Bartholomew’s original music that pays homage to this larger-than-life musical legend who passed away in 2021.

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Zachary Bartholomew Bio

Dr. Zachary Bartholomew is an award-winning pianist, composer, and music educator who  maintains a highly active performance career as one of the most heavily sought-after pianists,  accompanists, and sidemen in all of Florida. In both 2016 and 2017, he placed as one of the top three  finalists in the highly acclaimed Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and every year since 2021 has been  awarded the prestigious “Artist Performance on Tour” grant from the state of Florida for his “Jazz Access  Tour,” an outreach program that aims to provide underserved communities and schools in Florida with  world-class public performances and educational programs.  

Zach has headlined at some of the top jazz venues and performing arts centers in the country and  has been featured at national and international jazz festivals including the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, St.  Petersburg Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Jalisco Jazz Festival, and Festival Miami. He has  performed with artists such as Sean Jones, Victor Goines, Dave Holland, David Liebman, Ira Sullivan,  Carmen Bradford, Byron Stripling, and Dan Miller. He is a full-time music professor at Florida Memorial  University, the pianist for the Gulf Coast Jazz Collective, and performs regularly with professional  organizations such as the Sarasota Pops Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, and the Lake Wales Jazz  Connection. Additionally, he is a Resident Artist at Arts Bonita in Bonita Springs, FL where he presents a  monthly jazz concert series that features musicians from all over the country. His debut album, Balancing  Act, made both the JazzWeek and NACC Jazz Charts within its first week of release in August 2024 and  continues to receive positive accolades from journalists and music critics from around the world.