Steinway Society To Participate In St. Joseph’s Cathedral’s
"Season of Hope Cathedral Performance Series"

San Jose, California -- Steinway Society The Bay Area announces their participation once again in St. Joseph’s Cathedral’s ?2004 Season of Hope Performance Series?. Steinway Society will present jazz pianist Martan Mann & Jazz Harmonica Player, Tim Harmony in the series Wednesday, December 22nd concert at 7:00pm.

Continuing its proud history of nearly 200 years of service in the center of San Jose, the Basilica of St. Joseph presents its 8th annual Season of Hope. Each evening from December 12th through the 23rd, inside the magnificent splendor of St. Joseph’s Cathedral, artists from Santa Clara County/Bay area will inspire hundreds of audience members attending different downtown San Jose Attractions.

Martan is a favorite of both the jazz and classical communities. In addition to performing as a jazz pianist, Martan Mann is a noted author of three internationally published books on music improvisation. He performs on CDs, DVDs and videos. He often lectures on the subject ?Jazz Improvisation for the Classical Pianist?. His playing melds jazz improvisation with a classical approach. Martan is the Musical Director of Unity of Silicon Valley and is a board member of the Steinway Society of the Bay Area.

Tim Harmony (aka Tim ?Harmony? Welvaars) is originally from The Netherlands and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His harmonica style closely resembles legendary Toots Thielemanns. He studied with Toots in Brussels, Belgium. Tim is the winner of many music awards and performs on nearly 20 CDs.

The performance will feature Martan and Tim interactively improvising on jazz standards and some favorite Holiday tunes.

St. Joseph’s Cathedral is located in downtown San Jose at 80 South Market Street. The Season of Hope Cathedral Performance Series is free and scheduled for 7:00pm and 8:00pm. For more information contact their website at www.stjosephcathedral.org/seasonofhope.asp.

Steinway Society The Bay Area is a non-profit volunteer based organization whose mission is ?To promote excellence in piano performance and music education in the Bay Area?. Entering its tenth season, Steinway Society will present a six concert series during the 2004-2005 Season. Their next scheduled performance is pianist Andrew Russo on Sunday, December 12, 2004 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, January 8th, 2005 at 8:00pm and Sunday, January 9th at 4 pm will feature Jon Nakamatsu. For tickets or information, call 408-246-4200, or visit steinwaythebayarea.com. Le Petit Trianon Theatre, www.trianontheatre.com, is located in downtown San Jose at 72 North 5th Street.