Arts + Literature Laboratory welcomes pianist Johannes Wallmann and Los Angeles-based tenor saxophonist Dennis Mitcheltree on Friday, July 14 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 ($10 student/ALL member) in advance online at https://wallmitch.bpt.me, or $20 at the door for everyone. Doors open 7:00pm.
The musical partnership of pianist Johannes Wallmann and tenor saxophonist Dennis Mitcheltree began 1997 in New York City, where pianist Wallmann, fresh out of graduate school and starting his professional career in the “Jazz Capital of the World,” was invited by the already established saxophonist to join his quartet for a two-week tour of the Midwest. Twenty-six years later, Wallmann and Mitcheltree’s collaborations include six quartet tours of the U.S., two duo and quartet tours of Germany, countless additional performances in venues throughout North America, three albums led by Mitcheltree (including his 2022 release Golden Rule) and one led by Wallmann, as well as many joint educational and festival workshops in New York, California and throughout the Midwest. Drawing on the near-telepathic chemistry Wallmann and Mitcheltree have honed over the span of 26 years, this performance precedes the recording of their first duo album, to be recorded at Madison’s Hamel Music Center.
