Jazz Encounters ft. Zachary Bartholomew

Don’t miss the chance to see Zachary Bartholomew at Jazz Encounters, one of Florida’s most sought-after pianists and composers! Join us for an evening of great music in a welcoming, intimate setting.

"Dr. Zachary Bartholomew is an award-winning pianist, composer, and music

educator who maintains a highly active performance career as one of the most

heavily sought-after pianists, accompanists, and sidemen in all of Florida. In

both 2016 and 2017, he placed as one of the top three finalists in the highly

acclaimed Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and every year since 2021 has

been awarded the prestigious “Artist Performance on Tour'' grant from the state

of Florida for his “Jazz Access Tour,” an outreach program that aims to provide

underserved communities and schools in Florida with world-class public

performances and educational programs.

Zach has headlined at some of the top jazz venues and performing arts centers

in the country and has been featured at national and international jazz festivals

including the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, St. Petersburg Jazz Festival, Monterey

Jazz Festival, Jalisco Jazz Festival, and Festival Miami. He has performed with

artists such as Sean Jones, Victor Goines, Dave Holland, David Liebman, Ira

Sullivan, Carmen Bradford, Byron Stripling, and Dan Miller. He is a full-time

music professor at Florida Memorial University, the pianist for the Gulf Coast

Jazz Collective, and performs regularly with professional organizations such as

the Sarasota Pops Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, and the Lake Wales Jazz

Connection. Additionally, he is a Resident Artist at Arts Bonita in Bonita Springs,

FL where he presents a monthly jazz concert series that features musicians from

all over the country. His debut album, Balancing Act, made both the JazzWeek

and NACC Jazz Charts within its first week of release in August 2024 and

continues to receive positive accolades from journalists and music critics from

around the world."

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