Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi at the Morris Museum, May 6

Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi
Monday May 6 at 7:30PM

Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi return to the Morris Museum to play blinding stride piano and a bit of boogie both as soloists and together on the same Kawai grand on Monday, May 6, at 7:30pm. These exceptional artists present a fast paced and highly visual performance.

Not only do Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi frequently perform together, they are also married to each other, giving them a unique partnership that makes their dual four-hand performances unusually seamless. They provide a fresh take on songs popular from the Swing Era, always dazzling their audiences with a show that wins new fans wherever they perform. The husband-and-wife duo have performed in a variety of venues, including Jazz at Filoli, the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, the Sacramento Music Festival, the Kobe Jazz Street Festival in Japan, the London Jazz Festival, the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, the Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Silkeborg Riverboat Jazz Festival in Denmark, the Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Hungary, Teatro Dal Verme Milano, Jazzland in Vienna, Jazz Bistro in Toronto, and other jazz clubs. In 2018, they released their first album on two pianos, Broadway and More featuring original arrangements of Broadway shows from the '20s to '50s, as well as popular songs from Italy, England, and the US.

A classically trained pianist, Trick was exposed to jazz at an early age and turned to stride and classic jazz performance while a student at the University of Chicago. Although she recently turned 30 years old, she has captured the attention of the classic jazz world. Ragtime reviewer Jack Rummel wrote that Stephanie Trick “has come to practically dominate the stride piano field” and the great Dick Hyman observed that Stephanie “is one of the nicest gifts to arrive on the jazz scene in recent times.” She has recorded ten albums, was awarded the “New Talent Prize 2011” by the Hot Club of France, received the prestigious “Kobe-Breda Jazz Friendship Award” and performs all over the world. In addition to her solo and duet work, she accompanies the Grammy Award-nominated singer Lorraine Feather in a show that features classic stride piano compositions with Feather’s lyrics.

Her husband and musical partner, pianist Paolo Alderighi is also a critically acclaimed artist. He graduated from Bocconi University in Italy and immediately devoted himself to jazz. He was recognized as the “Best New Talent” by the Italian jazz magazine Musica Jazz, and captured top honors in the popular referendum “Italian Jazz Awards 2007.” In addition to touring frequently with Stephanie Trick, Alderighi has performed or recorded with many well-known jazz luminaries including Bucky Pizzarelli, Dick Hyman, Nicki Parrott, Ken Peplowski, Ed Polcer, Randy Reinhart and Jason Marsalis. He has recorded five albums with Trick.

In this concert, Trick and Alderighi will present a musical journey through the different styles of traditional jazz, including numbers from the swing, boogie woogie, and stride piano repertoires (such as James P. Johnson's Carolina Shout), selections from the Great American Songbook (including a medley from one of Gershwin's last and finest musical productions, Shall We Dance), songs from Broadway and Hollywood from the Golden Age of the American musical, as well as more recent selections like a medley from Bernstein's West Side Story. The program will highlight their spirited four-hands duets, as well as feature both pianists individually.

Tickets for Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi on Monday, May 6, 2019 are:

• $18 for Morris Museum Members
• $20 for Non-Members
• $18 for Seniors.

All seats are reserved. Tickets may be purchased online at morrismuseum.org/jazz, by phone at (973) 971-3706, or in person at the Morris Museum.

The Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. Walk-up hours for ticket purchases are during the Museum’s normal operating hours.

About the Morris Museum

Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution serving the public through its exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Museum is home to the historic and internationally-significant Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata. Changing exhibits of contemporary content also explore the Guinness themes of art, sound, and motion. The adjacent Bickford Theatre is the museum's 312-seat performing-arts facility, offering unique programming, often related to the museum's exhibition themes. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has a proud tradition of innovative educational programs and family events. The first museum in New Jersey to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, it has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ Citation of Excellence, among other awards.

The Morris Museum is a Blue Star Museum, offering free Museum admission to active duty military personnel and their families, from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Morris Museum also offers free admission to military personnel all year long.

Location and Hours

The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, 12:00 to 5:00pm. In addition, the Museum is open evenings from 5:00 to 8:00pm on the second and third Thursday of the month. Admission to the Museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for Museum members. For more information, call (973) 971-3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.