MAJIC Current Season

Steve Talaga World Premier
April 9, 2010
7:00 PM
Bethlehem Church Sanctuary

MAJIC is pleased to announce a commission for Steve Talaga who will premier a concert length composition about the Heartside Neighborhood in Downtown Grand Rapids.

Pianist, composer and arranger Steve Talaga has been performing professionally for more than 25 years. Chosen as the West Michigan Jazz Society's 2008 Jazz Musician of the Year, he is co-leader of "Mind's Eye," a jazz quartet with four compact discs to its credit ("Angst for the Spoiler," "Seasons," "Lucky Nine," and "Children of the Glacier"). Talaga has performed with "Mind's Eye" at many venues and jazz festivals, including the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival in Michigan. Music from "Seasons" has been featured on the nationally syndicated public radio program, "Jazz After Hours."

Steve Talaga's Website

Art Showing continues...

Erick Pichardo

Erick Pichardo's paintings are inspired by mythology, nature and his memories of early childhood. Replete with symbolism, luxuriant blossoms, rare creatures and mythological deities share the canvas. This painter combines the iconography of ancient civilizations with contemporary abstract. His art explodes across the canvas with vibrant colors, displaying a dramatic sense of narrative. His work denotes a fluency in various movements of modern art, from the virtuosity of the Surrealists to the playfulness of the Cubism and Expressionism movements. Erick Picharo's work conveys a fresh perspective on abstract expressionism, possessing an inherent sense of humor and command of color. Seeking to understand and visually articulate that which cannot be tangibly perceived, this Caribbean artist explores the elusive realm of human thought and aspiration, fears and desires.

Erick Pichardo's Website