Winter Jazz Night Featuring The Richard Lopez Trio

Friday, February 24th

6 pm - 9 pm

$75++ per person

 $15 of every ticket will go towards paying for the restoration of our beautiful Steinway Piano
Premium Event - Requires 72 cancellation 

Price includes heavy appetizers, specialty stations, dessert, 

two drink tickets (Cash Bar Available), and guaranteed seating for evening.

 Reserved  group seating  for  tables up to 10 available for $700 ++ Per Table .

Cover of $15 will get you in the door, after 7PM.  Entertainment only.  Cash Bar Available


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Baked Brie with Brandied Fruit

Fruit and Vegetable Crudite

Arugula & Artichoke Pistou Crostini with Parmesan and Crisp Prosciutto

Butternut Squash Phyllo Cup with Caramelized Onion, Manchego Cheese, and Crisp Sage

Seared Salmon with Japanese Miso, Scallions, and Toasted Sesame Seeds

Warm Shrimp Toast with Bloody Mary Relish

Mashed Potato Bar with Herb Whipped Potatoes, Whipped Sweet Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli,
Peas, Sauteed Peppers, Beef Tips, Diced Grilled Chicken, Bacon Bits, Sour Cream, and Cheddar Cheese

Beef Tenderloin with Assorted Rolls, Horseradish Cream, and Spicy Dijon Mustard

Salad Station with Pear & Gorgonzola Salad and Caesar Salad

Assorted Desserts

More About Our Artist....

 Born in Hollywood, California, of English and Honduran parentage, Richard Lopez spent his early years traveling between England, Central America and the United States. He has worked with Lili Kraus, Karl Ulrich Schnabel, Edith Oppens, Richard Tetley-Kardos and Earl Wild. He has appeared as a soloist and with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Columbus Jazz Orchestra, and as a guest artist with the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra. Lopez has performed in Mexico under the auspices of the United States Information Service, and has presented numerous solo recitals of traditional classical repertoire.

An active jazz performer, Richard is currently Musical Director of the exciting "Jazz Masters Series" at the Columbus Museum of Art, where he produces monthly concerts which feature Columbus' finest jazz players in theme based and jazz all star showcase concerts. Among his performances this season Richard Lopez will appear in a Duo piano concert with Bobby Floyd at Otterbein University and with the Columbus Community Orchestra, under conductor Olev Viro in Ravel's Concerto in G.

Currently a faculty member at Otterbein College and Denison University, Lopez has also taught at the University of Akron, Ohio State University and at Capital University. He has produced two CD's "The Richard Lopez Trio: Live at Rigsby's", "Too Far North", a jazz quartet, which performs Lopez's original compositions in clubs and jazz festivals.

Lopez has composed soundtracks for a variety of commercial, educational, corporate and children's video projects. His original composition, "Blues and Variations" for piano, was commissioned for Capital University's "Grand Piano Series," where it received its premiere.