Tribute to Jimmy Van Heusen

NOTE: Names of ADVANCE ticket buyers will be on a list at the door for check-in! TICKETS AT THE DOOR WILL BE $30.00 + FEES .... A TRIBUTE TO JIMMY VAN HEUSEN Sunday, October 11, 2026, 4:30 p.m. In the PCA Classic Jazz Club, with table seating & refreshments! My Cherie Amour (jazz, Latin, 1968) "Pop" Medley (easy swing) * I Thought About You (1939) * The Second Time Around (1960) * Polka Dots and Moonbeams (jazz, ballad, 1940) "Pop" and Jazz Medley - rumba Laura (1945) Blue Moon (1934) * It Could Happen to You (jazz, swing, 1944) "Pop" Medley (ballad) * Darn That Dream (1939) * But Beautiful (1947) Blues for Michael Morgan (of Oakland Symphony; jazz, blues, swing, 2021) Intermission Triste (jazz, Latin, 1967) "Pop" Medley (easy swing) Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1929) * Swinging on a Star (1944) "Pop" Medley (ballad) * Nancy with the Laughing Face (1942) * Imagination (1940) You Stepped Out of a Dream (jazz, swing, 1940) * Here's That Rainy Day (jazz, ballad, 1953) Blues for Rosa (jazz blues, Latin, 2013) * Like Someone in Love (jazz, swing, 1944) * An asterisk (*) indicates songs by Jimmy Van Heusen The whole story: In an effort to preserve the tradition of the classic jazz and pop piano trio, the In the Tradition piano trio presents this year-long series of monthly celebrations to add to the programs of Piedmont Center for the Arts. CDs available as thank-you gifts for donations! We are Bill, Mark, and Albert, a jazz and pop piano trio dedicated to preserving the tradition of the classic jazz piano trio: the music of the Oscar Peterson Trio, the Red Garland Trio, the Wynton Kelly Trio, the Gene Harris Trio, etc. This musical format developed during the modern jazz era of the 1940s and 1950s. It flourished in Oakland and the East Bay during the 1950s with local jazz piano trios, but has since almost disappeared. Recall that legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, an East Bay native, rose to fame at The Burma Lounge nightclub in Oakland, where he played with the Dave Brubeck Tri