Jazz Pianist/Vocalist joined by bassist Sean Tarleton
August 18, 2015 (CHARLOTTE, NC) – Virillion Music recording artist Marc Hoffman will perform this Thursday, August 20th in Rock Hill, SC at the Anne Springs Close Greenway Amphitheater as part of their Summer Music Series. The of the 6:00 pm performance is Jazz and Craft Beer and is free for Greenway members and $5.00 for the public.
“ASCG is a beautiful and fun venue and I am delighted to be back for the second time this year,” Hoffman said. “Having Sean join me on bass will be a blast.”
In addition to performing jazz as a soloist and with ensembles, Marc is a composer working in a variety of genres including film, solo piano, concert and choral music. A new, patriotic choral work was premiered June 28th 2015 as part of the Faith 4th of July Celebration in Faith, NC.
Also an author, Marc’s Essential Worship Keyboard is published by Emerald Books and a picture book, Sleep, Little Child by Virillion Music Publishing.
Marc’s original jazz and concert works have been performed live and on radio across the US and in the UK, France, Canada and The Netherlands.
For more information contact ASCG at http://www.ascgreenway.org/about-us
For a complete performance schedule please visit www.marchoffman.com. Marc’s music is available on iTunes, Amazon.com and CDBaby.
About Marc Hoffman:
Marc Hoffman received a degree in composition from the North Carolina School of the Arts and studied film composition at USC. He also attended The Dartington International Summer School of Music in Devon, England. His composition teachers have included John Corigliano, Leo Arnaud, Neil Hefti, and Sherwood Shaffer. Marc performs across the US and abroad, as a soloist and with his trio. A member of BMI and the American Composer’s Forum, he is also founder and artistic director of the Salisbury School of Music. Marc lives in Salisbury, NC with is wife, Anne, and their daughter August.
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” ‘Hefti’ [from the CD Curioso] makes you smile with its delicate riffs and uplifting swing.”
— DJ Jelly Roll Justice, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, LA
“A couple more discs like this…and his infectious, melodic writing and polished musicianship
will surely start to win him a serious following.”
— Gary Dalkin, music writer and editor – Film Music on the Web
“…the Hollywood impressions of Marc Hoffman’s “Middle Earth” made some pieces on the program seem stale and derivative.
— London Guardian review of U.K. premiere at the Wilde Festival
