Makin' Whoopee: An evening of romantic jazz at the Museum

55 Presidents Circle,Yountville CA 94599

11 February, 2023

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Napa Valley Museum Yountville presents pianist Mike Greensill with vocalist Gale Terminello in “Makin’ Whoopee” an evening of romantic jazz music inspired by Dave Grusin’s Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning jazz score for the film “The Fabulous Baker Boys” starring Jeff Bridges & Michelle Pfeiffer inside our Main Gallery exhibition JEFF BRIDGES | PICTURES Champagne, wine, small bites and other delights. Tickets $20 Museum Members/ $35 Non-Members (Includes Exhibit Admission – a $15 value). All tickets benefit our nonprofit arts education programs. Must be age 21 and over. Please consider making a donation to support the arts in our community. The Museum is located at 55 Presidents Circle in Yountville CA, (707) 944-0500. The Museum has expanded its open hours and is now open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm. Closed major holidays. For more information, visit: https://napavalleymuseum.org/whoopee Featured image "Susie Diamond" by Spanish artist Alejandro Mogollo About JEFF BRIDGES | PICTURES, an exhibition exploring the work of the Oscar-winning actor, author and acclaimed photographer. Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges is a giant of American cinema, with dozens of leading credits to his name, but he is also a renowned photographer whose work has been published in numerous books and exhibitions. For more than 30 years, Bridges has captured the creative world of moviemaking through scenes shot on a variety of film sets using his specialized Widelux F8 panoramic camera. The result is a fascinating, surprisingly candid body of photographic work offering a vision of Hollywood that is both intimately human and formally beautiful. The exhibition is presented with support from Bank of America, the Napa County Board of Supervisors, NVTID Yountville, and the members and supporters of the Napa Valley Museum. About the Napa Valley Museum Yountville: The Museum is located at 55 Presidents Circle in Yountville California. Napa Valley Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the cultural fabric of the Napa community through exhibitions, collections, educational programs, and creative activities that promote knowledge and understanding of art, nature, and history. From world premiere exhibits to exhibitions of iconic international and renowned regional artists, exhibitions by local and student artists, plus explorations of Napa Valley’s history and environment, the Napa Valley Museum Yountville has something for all ages and interests. For more information about exhibitions and popular education programs, visit the website at www.napavalleymuseum.org. About Mike Greensill: Growing up in a small English village that had an outstanding church choir and choirmaster, Greensill gained an excellent musical foundation. At the age of 13 he discovered Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton and he began playing clarinet. For most of the 60s, he gained experience playing in the currently popular trad jazz bands. In 1968 he went to Leeds College of Music where for four years he studied with trumpeter Dickie Hawdon, tenor saxophonist Red Price and others, gradually changing from clarinet to piano. During this time, he took all the local gigs he could find, playing many kinds of music. After his early exposure to Armstrong and Morton, other important influences were pianists Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, Thelonious Monk, Jimmy Rowles, Ellis Larkins, and Wynton Kelly. Following graduation from Leeds, Greensill lived for four years in Hong Kong, working as staff arranger at EMI Records and as accompanist to many visiting American jazz artists. In 1977, he moved to San Francisco, where in 1981 he met and later married singer Wesla Whitfield. As Whitfield’s musical director he toured extensively and made 15 CDs between 1986 and 2005. In the early 00s, he was also resident piano player on West Coast Live, a live radio show on NPR. In addition to his role as accompanist, Greensill is in demand as an arranger, writing not only for his own trio and the small groups that usually accompany his wife, but also for big bands and symphony orchestras, the latter including the Boston Pops, the San Francisco Symphony and the Sacramento Symphony. Among musicians with whom Greensill has worked over the years are Junior Cook, Scott Hamilton, Joe Henderson, James Moody, Cecil Payne, Charlie Rouse, Bud Shank, and bass player John Wiitala and drummer Donald Bailey, the latter pair joining Greensill on a live date recorded at the Plush Room in San Francisco. Among many prestigious venues at which he has performed are Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and the White House, during the Clinton administration. Less often on display are Greensill’s skills as piano soloist but when he is heard in this role, as on his own name releases, his interpretative and improvisational gifts are clearly evident.