Steve Sandberg Trio in Virtual Concert at Soapbox Gallery

Three-time Emmy-nominated pianist/composer, Steve Sandberg [http://stevesandbergmusic.com/], will perform two live-streamed CONCERTS JANUARY 30TH AND MARCH 13TH AT 8:00PM from BROOKLYN’s SOAPBOX GALLERY. SANDBERG’s CONCERTS WILL MIX PERFORMANCES FROM THE SOLO PIANO REPERTOIRE (Chopin, Ravel, Bartok, Liszt), with his trio’s expansive improvisations drawing from Latin, African, Balkan, Classical and East Indian traditions. On the improvs, he will be accompanied on bass by Michael O’Brien and drummer.Rudy Royston. These shows will mark SANDBERG’s fourth and fifth appearances at SOAPBOX GALLERY SINCE THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 pandemic.The CONCERTS ARE A MINIMUM OF $10. Any additional amount ticket buyers care to contribute go directly into the pockets of the artists and toward the cost of running the venue. Tickets can be purchased by credit card or PayPal. All Shows are currently exclusively VIRTUAL. The link for tickets is here: https://www.soapboxgallery.org [https://www.soapboxgallery.org] SANDBERG GREW UP PLAYING CLASSICAL PIANO AND IS A LONGTIME STUDENT OF SEYMOUR BERNSTEIN. He became a part of New York’s vibrant Latin music scene, performing with multi-instrumentalist Mario Rivera (as pianist, composer and arranger for Rivera’s legendary “Salsa Refugee” group), Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Ruben Blades [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Blades] , Bebel Gilberto, and David Byrne [http://davidbyrne.com/] (“Rei Momo ”) as keyboardist and vocalist. SANDBERG WAS THE COMPOSER FOR NICKELODEON’s landmark children’s programs “Dora the Explorer [http://www.nickjr.com/dora-the-explorer/] ” and “Go, Diego, Go!” It was when his work on “Dora” came to an end that he returned to playing classical music once again. The Steve Sandberg Quartet made its debut in 2016 at New York City’s DiMenna Center, merging classical Western music with his passion for jazz, Latin, and world music. The Quartet released its breakthrough recording, “Alaya,” on Artistshare Records in 2016.