Pianist & singer plays Christmas jazz and standards

November 28, 2011 (Charlotte, NC) – Jazz pianist/composer/vocalist Marc Hoffman will perform five dates beginning this Friday, December 2nd, at Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge as part of their holiday celebration. Additional dates are Dec. 4th, 10th, 26th & 17th. All performances are from 2:00 to 5:30 PM.

Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge is located at 10000 Ballantyne Commons in Charlotte, NC.

“I love the music of the season and am excited to bring my own arrangements and standards to Ballantyne,” Hoffman says. “The resort goes all-out for the holidays!”

For these performances Marc will feature several tunes from his own Christmas CD, Christmas Time. Tracks from the CD can be heard on Marc Hoffman’s website, www.marchoffman.com, and at CDBaby, Amazon, and iTunes.

Marc’s recent performances venues include Childress Vineyards in Lexington, NC, an invitation-only concert in Charleston, SC and at the Ashe County Performing Arts Center in Jefferson, NC.

For more information on Marc’s recordings and performances, visit www.marchoffman.com.

About Marc Hoffman:

Composer/pianist/vocalist Marc Hoffman received his degree in composition from the North Carolina School of the Arts and studied film composition at USC. He also attended The Dartington International Summer School of Music in Devon, England. His composition teachers have included John Corigliano, Leo Arnaud, Neil Hefti, and Sherwood Shaffer. Marc performs across the US and abroad, as a soloist and with his jazz trio. A member of BMI and the American Composer’s Forum, he is also founder and artistic director of the Salisbury School of Music. Marc lives in Salisbury, NC with is wife, Anne, and their daughter August.