We are excited to announce that renowned keyboardist Adam Holzman, an innovator in jazz, classic rock, and progressive rock keyboards, will present a workshop on the Moog Voyager, as well as perform a live concert in Asheville, North Carolina.
The workshop will be held at the Moogseum on Friday, June 28, 2024, from 7 to 9 p.m. (EDT). Holzman will offer a deep dive into the Moog Voyager, which he has used extensively in performance. He will explore the intense expression the synthesizer provides while detailing the depth of programming available within the instrument. For historical context, Holzman will also spend some time comparing the Voyager to the revolutionary Minimoog. He will also interweave musical interludes throughout the workshop.
On Saturday, June 29, 2024, Holzman will perform a synthesizer and piano concert at Static Age Records. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show will begin at 8 p.m. For the performance, Holzman will create all sequences and loops in real-time analog without the assistance of a laptop. When asked to describe the concert, Holzman stated, “It will be sort of Tangerine Dream meets Keith Jarrett.”
Tickets for the performance are $20 per person, while tickets for the workshop are limited and are available for $25.
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Holzman is a masterful keyboard player, educator, author, and cartoonist who has spent his career performing with some of music’s biggest names while releasing numerous highly acclaimed recordings. From 1985-1989, he performed more than 200 concerts worldwide with jazz legend Miles Davis, serving as Davis’s musical director in 1988. Holzman also toured and/or recorded extensively with Grover Washington Jr., Chaka Khan, Wayne Shorter, and many others. Holzman has frequently collaborated with British rocker Steven Wilson and is featured on many of Wilson’s acclaimed releases. Since 2012, Holzman has consistently placed high in Classic Rock and Prog magazine’s ‘Best Keyboard Player’ category. In addition to performing, Holzman wrote Creative Synthesizer Technique, which can be purchased at the Moogseum or online, and teaches part-time at The New School University in New York City.
Funds raised from ticket purchases for the concert and workshop will be used to expand the Bob Moog Foundation’s hallmark education project, Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool, which has inspired over 30,000 elementary school students through the science of sound. The auction will also help support the Bob Moog Foundation Archives and the Moogseum, an immersive, experiential facility located in Asheville, North Carolina, which brings Bob Moog’s pioneering legacy and the science of sound and synthesis alive for people of all ages. The Moogseum opened in 2019 and has since welcomed nearly 35,000 visitors.