Please join us in the Brubeck Room for an interactive concert with the internationally acclaimed Bloom/Funkhouser Duo--Peter H. Bloom, flute, and John Funkhouser, piano.  Audience members will be invited to read the lyrics before each tune is played and the musicians will respond with inventive musical interpretations – a fun and engaging way to experience the power of music and literature combined. Hailed for “infectious brio” (The New York City Jazz Record), Peter and John will play a vibrant mix of up-tempo tunes and beguiling ballads, each piece notable for musical and literary panache.  A few examples are:  Sunny Side of the Street (lyrics by Dorothy Fields), It’s Only a Paper Moon (lyrics by Yip Harburg), Skylark (lyrics by Johnny Mercer), A Foggy Day in London Town (lyrics by Ira Gershwin), Georgia on My Mind (lyrics by Stuart Gorell), and Night and Day (music and lyrics by Cole Porter).  Bloom and Funkhouser have performed together for 30 years with shows across the Northeast and Southeastern U.S.

Peter H. Bloom performs in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia, and appears on 48 CDs.  Acclaimed for virtuosity and versatility, he performs widely with both classical and jazz ensembles.  A 47-year veteran with the famed Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, he has shared the stage with Sheila Jordan, Jaki Byard, Geri Allen, Ricky Ford, Charles Neville, and other jazz luminaries.  He is contributing editor for Noteworthy Sheet Music and is a winner of the American Musicological Society’s Noah Greenberg Award.  John Funkhouser has appeared with notables like Joe Lovano, Steve Gadd, Bobby Watson, Esperanza Spalding and Luciana Souza.  Hailed for “a unique and engaging sound” (North Denver Tribune), he has performed at Birdland, Blue Note and Dizzy’s in New York, the Kennedy Center, and in top venues from Kansas City, New Orleans and Chicago to Paris, Singapore, and Hong Kong.  He taught at Berklee College of Music from 2001 to 2021.