“Lenore Raphael, Wayne Wilkinson, Chris Hodgkins at the PizzaExpress” is a good natured album with a classy song selection. Chris always keeps the music simple and direct, and it swings!"
Joe Paice, Programming Manager, Pizza Express
"Jazz critics have compared her to Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and even Thelonious Monk, but with all these influences, Lenore Raphael is just ONE thing … a great pianist!"
Ricky Miller, JazzUSA
Lenore Raphael is an internationally renowned jazz pianist, Steinway artist/radio host and jazz teacher. She has performed and in many cases, sold out major jazz clubs and festivals, including Dizzy's at Jazz At Lincoln Centre, The Blue Note, Birdland, Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott's and many more. She was one of three featured Steinway pianists with Ahmad Jamal and Abdullah Ibrahim at the Joy Of Jazz festival in South Africa. Her 2012 album Love Notes, a tribute to Oscar Peterson, was voted by the BBC as best international jazz recording for 2013. Lenore has her own popular radio show 'Lenore Raphael’s JazzSpot' that can be heard on PureJazzradio, Radio Overberg in South Africa and also on www.jazzlondonradio.com. TO WATCH LENORE IN ACTION CLICK HERE.
Wayne Wilkinson is a recognized and accomplished guitarist with more than 38 years of experience performing and touring coast-to-coast in his native USA. Wayne is a former guitarist of the premier Air Force jazz ensemble 'The Airmen of Note' based in Washington, D.C. and the 'Falconaires' based in Colorado Springs. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, The White House, the Kennedy Centre and major jazz and special music festivals across USA. He has performed for multiple Presidents, heads of state and other dignitaries, and has played with jazz greats like Joe Williams, Ernie Watts, Michael Brecker, James Moody and Stanley Turrentine, as well as with President Bill Clinton, Bob Hope, and The Four Freshman. Wayne Wilkinson is a Benedetto Guitar Artist and GHS strings artist.
