Tuesday, 7/7/2026, 9pm - The Jazz Lounge with Allan Berland

Don Shirley was a unique musician who was classically trained but who was told he would never have a career on the concert stage because of his race. So, Shirley created a new genre of music, blending European and American traditions into jazz. He played standards in a non-standard way. He drew inspiration from Indigenous American music, show tunes, ballads, Negro spirituals and folk music to create something new. He recreated the jazz trio, replacing the drums with a cello. And what he created was a totally unique musical genre and truly unusual musician.