Kai Ono, a finalist of the coming up national competition "the West Virginia Intersection of Jazz and Classical Competition" will present a rare recital for both Classical and Jazz at the intimate Hoson House.
Program:
Part I: Classical
- Bach - Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903
- Liebermann - Nocturne No. 4, Op. 38
- Scriabin - Sonata No. 4, Op. 30
Part II: Jazz
- To be announced at the recital, featuring original arrangements of charts by Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, and more!
6:45 Cocktail / 7:00 Music
$25/Premier, $20/General $15/Advance Free/Students
Kai Ono is a rising junior at KU pursuing a Bachelor's of Music for Piano and Composition, currently studying with professors Dr. Scott McBride Smith for classical piano, TJ Martley for jazz piano, James Barnes for composition, and previously with Chizuko Asada and Satomi Otsubo, piano.
Since winning the Young Artists' Beethoven Competition at San Jose and placing as a national finalist in the Music Teacher's National Association Duet Competition in Chicago, he has had the opportunity to play for artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Jon Kimura Parker, Alon Goldstein, Steven Wilson, and Martin Katz, won Downbeat Magazine's Best College Big Band award with the University of Kansas Jazz Ensemble I, and had his compositions played around the nation.
The program for this evening will include his entries for the West Virginia Intersection of Jazz and Classical competition, where he is selected as a finalist for both the jazz and classical competitions.