Award-Winning Pianist Ed Bazel Returns to His Huntington Roots to Perform a Special Concert at Huntington Museum of Art
Bazel will be joined on stage by Karri Sarka Fischer (flute), Laura Epling (violin) and Maggie Chafee (cello)
Nashville, TN (March 27, 2023) – Award-winning contemporary pianist, Ed Bazel, will return to his hometown of Huntington, West Virginia, to perform in concert at the Huntington Museum of Art on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 2 p.m. This free concert will take place in HMA’s Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium.
“Huntington always has held a special place in my heart. My late mother was a docent at the Huntington Museum of Art, and there is no place more fitting for my homecoming concert,” said Ed Bazel. “Huntington is where I first learned to play the piano as a young boy. My first piano teachers here were Genevieve Darden and Harriett Tucker. They influenced my passion for the piano, which sent me on a professional journey that took me many places. On May 6, I look forward to re-connecting with this special place, sharing memories and introducing audiences to my latest music that I’m really excited about!”
Bazel’s instrumental compositions are described as “romantic, melodic, thoughtful and sometimes haunting.”
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His latest award-winning album is The London Sessions: Reflections from Studio 2, recorded in June 2022 at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. Including The London Sessions, Bazel to-date has released three albums of contemporary piano.
During his May 6 concert, Bazel will play selections from The London Sessions. He will share reflections on his Huntington roots and those who influenced his musical journey which took him from Huntington to Los Angeles, Nashville, and London where he achieved his lifelong goal of recording at Abbey Road. He will be joined on-stage by Charleston native and violinist Laura Epling, cellist Maggie Chafee and a guest appearance by flutist Karri Sarka Fischer of Huntington.
Bazel’s musical journey began in his childhood growing up in Huntington, taking music courses while attending Our Lady of Fatima, Beverly Hills Junior High School and later Huntington East High School. His musical pursuits continued at Marshall University, during which time he was the pianist for five years at the upscale Michael’s Restaurant in Huntington, and later Los Angeles as a professional pianist at celebrity venues. In 2023, he continues to record and compose music, residing near Nashville, Tennessee.
Sharing a steadfast belief that music can be an instrument for healing, Bazel also is founder of The River of Calm: Music to Soothe Your Soul™, an online music channel of peaceful, soothing music featuring hundreds of musicians worldwide. In his own Nashville community and elsewhere, Bazel has spearheaded a partnership with Alive Inside, an organization providing music headphones to dementia patients. In 2023, Bazel is placing curated music from artists on The River of Calm to Alive Inside’s proprietary headphones and is donating them to chemotherapy centers as a musical means to soothe patients during their treatments.
For more information on Ed Bazel and his music, visit EdBazel.com. Information on the May 6 concert can be accessed here: https://www.hmoa.org/visit/events/. HMA is fully accessible.
About Ed Bazel:
Ed Bazel’s compositions are known as beautiful piano music with a soul-searching touch. His sense of melody, combined with passionate expression, makes him a popular choice for listeners who want to relax and unwind. Studying under such greats as Jay Flippin, Lou Levy, Joe Harnell, and Clare Fischer, he has been a noted solo pianist in Los Angeles including The Beverly Hills Country Club and The Ritz-Carlton, as well as a veteran producer of corporate events for Fortune 500 companies. He was named “The Marco Polo of Modern Music” by the Los Angeles Times for groundbreaking work in China. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, Bazel has been the recipient of Miller Piano Specialists Hall of Fame Award in the Instrumentalist category (2017), Entertainer of the Year (2018) and Lifetime Achievement Award (2022). In addition to being a pianist, he is founder of The River of Calm – Music to Soothe Your Soul™, an online music channel bringing calming music to a stressed-out world.
To connect with Ed Bazel, please contact:
Windy Campbell
The B Company
(804) 314-0205