Midday Musical Menu: May 21

The final luncheon concert of this season is Wednesday, May 21, at 12:15 p.m. featuring pianist Jim Loughery. The program includes In a Mist by Bix Beiderbecke, Concert Etude No. 6 "Pastoral" by Nikolai Kapustin, an improvised jazz standard, and Straight, No Lithium by Michael Schelle. Lunch is available from 11:30 a.m. for $7.00 in the May Room.  The concert is free, and in the church.

Jim Loughery is a pianist, composer, arranger, author and pedagogue active in Cincinnati and the Midwest. As pianist, Loughery’s performances have been praised as having “brilliance”, “possessing both vigor and panache” and for being “riveting” by the New York Times and Jay Harvey Upstage, notably his premieres of the contemporary piano music of Michael Schelle, of whose work Straight, No Lithium Loughery gave the U.S. premiere in 2012 at New York City’s Symphony Space.

Loughery’s abilities with classical, contemporary and jazz styles have earned him experience in a wide range of groups and settings including orchestras, big bands, jazz outfits, rock and folk bands, and songwriter collaborations. As a recording artist, Loughery has been featured as soloist and sideman on various projects and has recorded for NPR’s audio documentary Echoes of Indiana Avenue. Loughery can be found performing frequently in the Cincinnati area, including in his ongoing seasonal recital series featuring themed programs of unique repertoire selections and original compositions and arrangements. Loughery is active in the local Cincinnati jazz scene as soloist and collaborator, his trio performing regularly at Symphony Hotel downtown Cincinnati (Jim Loughery Trio) and is a regular performer at local series such as Classical Revolution and Music Live at Lunch. 

Lunch is available from 11:30 a.m. for $7.00 in the May Room.  The concert is free and in the church.