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Hope this is useful information. It’s from the Battle Creek Enquirer,December 8, 2005. –Jackie
Hornsby added to keyboard fest lineup
Bruce Hornsby has been added to the lineup for the 2006 Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival.
The festival will be held April 22 through May 7 and features more than 100 events in concerts, recitals, master classes and more.
A concert featuring Hornsby will be held at 8 p.m. April 22 at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. He has won three Grammy Awards for his music, which centers on the piano. In addition to performing to as a headliner, he has toured with The Grateful Dead and played on albums for Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Bonnie Rait, Willie Nelson and more. He also has collaborated with Phil Collins, Sting and Eric Clapton.
The Gilmore is the legacy of Irving S. Gilmore, a Kalamazoo native and active patron of the arts until his death in 1986. The biennial festival was created in 1989 and serves to foster and support a passion for keyboard music and artistry.
Festival tickets are available by calling 269-387-2300 or millerauditorium.com.
For more information, call The Gilmore at 269-342-1166 or thegilmore.comA Little More Information
This is from the Jackson Citizen-Patriot:
Hornsby on tap at keyboard fest
Thursday, December 22, 2005
By Mary Barber
mailto:mbarber@citpat.com — 768-4971
Kalamazoo’s annual Gilmore Keyboard Festival promises to be spectacular this year.Among the terrific pianists scheduled to attend is Bruce Hornsby. He’ll give a concert at 8 p.m. April 22 at Kalamazoo’s State Theatre. Tickets are $25-$45. Jazz legend McCoy Tyner also is scheduled to be part of the festival; more details will be available later.
Merry Chistmas to all.
Jackie
This is now on the official site.
I was very disappointed with Bruce’s pompous attitude, Jerry would have been very disgusted with him walking off stage as the crowd was still entering. I was quietly in my seat but nonetheless understand the crowd needed to be seated. Poor job by the ushers to not give a 5 minute warning of the show start by flashing the lights, poor job of the ushers to not close the doors until between songs so as to not disturb Bruce, but equally poor of Bruce to be so arrogant as to walk off stage, give me a break. Same thing to start Set II, didn’t either of them learn a lesson to flash the lights, what do you expect Bruce if you just walk out on stage with no warning, total silence? Really? Time to come back to earth and recognize you are there for the people who pay your lifestyle.
Give me a break Kalamazoo. The crowd had an extra 15 minutes to find their seats. Bruce came out at 8:15. I mean seriously, what took them so long…it was annoying. They know the show starts at 8 o’clock. The show could have started on time and a second encore might have been played. There is need for lights to be flashed before the show if the ticket says 8:00p.m. Its not like there was an opener. Although, I can understand lights flashing during the set break, which did happen. So whine at the crowd, not the guy you are suppose to be a fan of. Plus, why would Jerry care?
With that all cleared up, it was a fantastic show and Bruce was stellar as always. He was funny and ripped it up. I had a great time and it was well worth the 5 hour drive.
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