Adrienne Hindmarsh Trio Bringing Night of Jazz, Blues and Rock to SMC

11/10/10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SPARTANBURG, SC - Spartanburg Methodist College will host a free concert of the Adrienne Hindmarsh Trio on Tuesday, Nov. 30, as part of its Centennial Concert Series.

The concert, which is open to the general public, will be held at 7:30 pm in SMC's Camak Auditorium.

The Adrienne Hindmarsh Trio is a dynamic band led by Hammond organist and vocalist Adrienne Hindmarsh. Her unique talent creates an unforgettable musical experience.

Born in New Zealand into a musical family, Hindmarsh acquired her first organ in 2003 when she imported a Hammond C3 from Canada and with no jazz organ players in her country, she taught herself to play by copying recordings by Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Groove Holmes and Jack McDuff. After performed clubs and festivals throughout New Zealand and Australia, Adrienne moved to the USA in 2009.

During a year spent in the Midwest, performing at Hammond organ summits, club gigs and jam sessions in Cincinnati, Detroit, Dayton and Columbus, Hindmarsh further developed her sound on the bandstand. It was during this time Adrienne noticed she was the only female instrumentalist on the bandstand, and it wasn't until she moved to New York she found other strong female performers on the scene.

Now based in New York, where she actively performs throughout the city, Hindmarsh continues to thrive with her originality and talent. She has CD's released on HMV in Japan and on Ode Records in New Zealand, and her latest CD release "Blues Skies" is set to be a runaway success.

Hindmarsh has shared the stage with Joey Defrancesco, Ronnie Cuber, Bruce Forman, Victor Jones, Tony Monaco, and headlined at jazz clubs including Cliff Bells (Detroit), The Blue Wisp (Cincinnati) and Jazz Central (Dayton Ohio), and performed in New York clubs including Minton's, The Garage and the Iridium (as a special guest with Joey Defrancesco).

For more information on Adrienne Hindmarsh, you can visit http://www.adriennehindmarsh.com

A same-day workshop on the history of blues, jazz and rock with the Hammond B3 Organ will also be held - which is also open to the public.

For a complete listing of Centennial events throughout the year, visit www.smcsc.edu/centennial

Spartanburg Methodist College is in its 100th academic year of providing quality education to students in a Christian environment.  More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.

 

For more information, contact Brian Fulkerson, director of public information, at (864) 587-4254 or publicinfo@smcsc.edu; or Briles Lever, professor of art and Centennial committee chairperson, at (864) 587-4279 or leverb@smcsc.edu