Dream Theater Keyboardist Jordan Rudess Returns to the Kate July 21

OLD SAYBROOK, CT - The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, “the Kate”, presents an evening with Jordan Rudess on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 7:30 pm.

Voted “Best Keyboardist of All Time” by Music Radar Magazine, Jordan Rudess is best known as the keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire for platinum-selling Grammy- nominated prog rock band, Dream Theater. Rudess’ solo performance will include his renditions of songs that were pivotal in his upbringing, from artists such as David Bowie, Yes, Elton John, and King Crimson, and selected classical pieces and a Dream Theater medley.
At nine, he entered the Juilliard School of Music Pre-College Division for classical piano training, but by his late teens he had grown increasingly interested in synthesizers and progressive rock music. Against the counsel of his parents and tutors, he turned away from classical piano and tried his hand as a solo progressive rock keyboardist. After performing in various projects during the 1980s, he gained international attention in 1994 when he was voted “Best New Talent” in the Keyboard Magazine readers’ poll after the release of his Listen solo album. Two of the bands that took notice of Rudess were The Dixie Dregs and Dream Theater, both of whom invited him to join. Rudess chose the Dregs, primarily as being a part-time member of the band would have less of an impact on his young family.
Rudess has been the full-time keyboardist with Dream Theater, since the recording of 1999’s Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. He has recorded seven other studio albums with the group including their newest album, A View From the Top of the World. The story was written by John Petrucci with music written by John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.thekate.org or call 860-510-0453.