It was the first time he had played jazz in public, but the playing was so musical, so full of spontaneity, joy and energy, that it was immediately clear that the musical boundaries that hem in many other classical performers aren't an issue for him.
Artists and groups who have performed or recorded there since then include Joan Baez, Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck, Judy Collins, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Lyle Lovett, Wynton Marsalis, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Tito Puente, Leon Redbone, Chita Rivera and Sonny Rollins, as well as many classical and operatic performers.
PRAGUE Introduced in 1946, the Prague Spring International Music Festival gathers many of the world's finest classical performers together for three weeks, from May 11 to June 3.
(Many classical musicians, however, listen regularly to non-classical music).
"Who are the big stars?" Several well-worn classical performers are put forward.
It has taken classical performers ages to realize that concerts can help sell recordings.
Correspondingly, classical performers are able to supply whatever the composers need for a given piece; popular performers seriously restrict what composers can ask for.
The Highline Ballroom has also begun to program classical performers, like the pianist Jeremy Denk (who plays there on Saturday).
These ranged from classical performers such as Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar and Jacqueline du Pré to Louis Armstrong, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
Not many classical ensembles, for example, include an electric guitar.
