The music has been called a lot of things – blues, jazz, boogie woogie, swing, stride, ragtime, R & B, rock and roll among them. The basic elements are rhythm, improvisation and syncopation over a blues form. Baldori and Migliazza (and some times Bob Seeley and Martin Schmitt) play a riveting concert of American piano music that has been thrilling audiences all over the world. The sample listing below gives an indication of the many prestigious venues where they have thrilled sold out venues.
Using a very singular approach to classic American piano music, Bob Baldori has developed a repertoire for piano that embodies the genius of an entire culture. With roots in dance, the material stretches from the end of the Civil War to today and shows how his contemporary performances are connected to origins in the 19th Century. At the same time, making it obvious that this music is still original, timely, powerful and still thrilling to audiences all over the world.
- Peter’s Players - Gravenhurst, Ontario
- John Drew Theater at Guild Hall - East Hampton, NY
- Russia – March 2016 - Moscow / Kaliningrad / St Petersburg Scrapbook
- San Luis Obispo Jazz Festival - San Luis Obispo, California Reviews
- Tchaikovsky Hall 2013 - Moscow, Russia Reviews Scrapbook
- 31st Annual Chicago Jazz Festival - Chicago, Il
- Gilmore International Keyboard Festival - Kalamazoo & Battle Creek, MI.
- Fazioli Salon - Chicago, IL
- The Rex Jazz Bar - Toronto, Canada
- Fishbone’s Rhythm Kitchen - Detroit, MI
- Steinway / Hammell Recital Hall - Detroit, MI
- Cincinnatti Blues & Boogie Festival - Cincinnatti, OH
- Detroit Institute of Arts American Music - Detroit, MI
- Baden Baden Blues & Boogie Fest - Baden Baden, Germany
- Chicago Blues Festival - Chicago, IL
- Mackinac Island Jazz Festival – Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, MI
- Savannah Music Festival - Savannah, Ga
- Common Ground Music Festival - Lansing, MI
- Palm Court, Drake Hotel - Chicago, IL
- National Folk Festival - E. Lansing, MI
- Ford Community & Performing Arts Center - Dearborn, MI
- Holland International Boogie Woogie Festival - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- U.S. Embassy of Moscow - Moscow, Russia
- Maxim Gorky Hall - Vladivostok, Russia
- Moscow International Performing Arts Center - Moscow, Russia
- The Hotel Chateau - Normandy, France
- Ann Arbor – 1982 - Second Change - Ann Arbor, MI Scrapbook