Lecture and Recital with Guest Artist Gary Motley
Gary Motley
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Gary Motley is a jazz pianist and composer. Best known for his captivating performances, he has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, and the American Composers Forum (ACF). Featured on the NPR program Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, his notable performances include the premiere of his first orchestral work, "The Artist and the Visionary," duo performances with pianists Dave Brubeck and Kenny Barron, and concerts with Jon Faddis, Eddie Daniels, Benny Golson, and others. As the director of jazz studies at Emory University, Motley developed the Strickland Jazz Studio, an interactive teaching facility that integrates the rich heritage of American jazz with today's technology practices.