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Omaha Performing Arts presents jazz pianist Kenny Barron and his trio at the 1200 Club on Friday, May 18 at 8:00pm. Kenny Barron mesmerizes audiences with his elegant piano playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms. During his decades-spanning career, Barron has worked with several jazz greats, including Dizzie Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine and many more. One of the most renowned pianists in jazz today, Barron is a multiple-Grammy® nominee, was inducted into the American Jazz Hall of Fame in 2005 and was selected for the National Endowment for the Arts prestigious Jazz Masters in 2010. For more information, you may visit http://www.omahaperformingarts.org

– KANEKO LECTURE SERIES – Henry Henderson, Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Midwest Program “A Conversation with Henry Henderson and Jim Krantz”

Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery moves to the center stage with a personal musical statement. "The Only Son of One" is informed by a troubled childhood that is familiar to those with abusive parents. Escoffery's response to dark childhood memories is a spiritual statement of processing and release. It is a profound one. Aided and enhanced by keyboards played by Orrin Evans and Adam Holzman, bass either from Hans Glawischnig and Ricky Rodrigues and drums from Jason Brown, the date reminds the listener of the Herbie Hancock Mwandishi Band of the 1970s. "World of the Bardo" and "Banishment of the Lost Spirit" begin a program comprised of selections inspired by real life spiritual concerns.

Week Of May 13, 2012

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WEEK OF:  May 13, 2012

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Janis Joplin: The Pearl Sessions, a one-hour documentary, explores the final album sessions that Joplin recorded in 1970 before her untimely death in October of that year. When Janis Joplin knew what she wanted, there was little that could stop her from getting it. With her music, she pushed and experimented until it felt just right.