Charles Craig Trio re-imagines the music of West Side Story
Oct
18
2018
6:00pm
Piano virtuoso Charles Craig and his trio performs the cool and timeless melodies of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story soundtrack, re-imagined in the spirit of the classic Oscar Peterson Trio’s 1962 West Side Story album. The trio will swing some of the popular favorites including Maria, America, I Feel Pretty and Somewhere. The West Side Story Soundtrack, composed by Leonard Bernstein, was written for the 1961 film West Side Story. The soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's album charts, giving it the longest run at No. 1 of any album in history. It won a Grammy award for "Best Sound Track Album” and for "Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album" further bolstering the popularity of the movie and soundtrack.