SAVION GLOVER's BIO:
Tony Award-winning tap virtuoso Savion Glover is considered a national treasure and an ambassador of his art form. Gregory Hines named Glover “the greatest tap dancer that ever lived,” and he is widely credited with revolutionizing tap dance.
Glover returns to the 2010 Vail International Dance Festival, after performing to sold-out crowds in 2007 and 2009.
A 1996 Tony Award-winner for his choreography in the Broadway hit Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk, Glover also garnered the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award for choreography, two Obie Awards, two Fred Astaire Awards, and the Dance Magazine Choreographer of the Year Award for his work on the musical.
Glover’s career began at the age of twelve when he starred in the hit Broadway show Tap Dance Kid. A year later, he made his film debut in “Tap” with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr. Glover was a series regular on “Sesame Street” for five seasons and was featured in Kenny G’s video “Havana” and in Puff Daddy and the Family’s video for “All About the Benjamins.”
Glover’s credits also include the motion-capture dancer for George Miller’s animated hit film Happy Feet. Glover executed, produced and choreographed the ABC special “Savion Glover’s Nu York,” while also starring in the Showtime movie “The Wall” and choreographing the HBO movie “The Rat Pack.” Glover is the choreographer of the award-winning Nike “Free Style” ads, as well as a star of Spike Lee’s feature film “Bamboozled.” Glover has recently paired up with fellow tap dancers, Marshall Davis Jr. and Maurice Chestnut in a collaboration called Bare Soundz; together the group explores everything from jazz to rhythmic Caribbean beats.
Glover returns for one night only in Vail, joined by special guest Eddie Palmieri, to delight audiences with his singular talent and captivating stage presence.
EDDIE PALMIERI'S BIO:
Eddie Palmieri, known for his charismatic power and bold innovative drive, has a musical career that spans over 50 years as a bandleader of Salsa and Latin Jazz orchestras. With a discography that includes 36 titles, Mr. Palmieri has been awarded Nine Grammy Awards. He received his first Grammy Award in 1975 for his release The Sun of Latin Music, which is often considered the most historic, as it was the first time Latin Music was recognized by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). He would win again the following year for Unfinished Masterpiece, Palo Pa ' Rumba in 1984, Solito in 1985 and La Verdad in 1987. He received a Latin Grammy and a traditional Grammy for his 2000 release with Tito Puente entitled Obra Maestra/Masterpiece, Listen Here! in 2006 and Simpatico in 2007, a collaborative effort with trumpet master Brian Lynch, for Best Latin Jazz Album. Simpatico was also recognized by the Jazz Journalist Association as Best Latin Jazz Album that same year.
In 1988, the Smithsonian Institute recorded two of Palmieri's performances for their catalog of the National Museum of American History in Washington , D.C., a rare public honor. In 1990, he was invited by Paul Simon to serve as a consultant on his release Rhythm of the Saints. He was awarded the Eubie Blake Award by Dr. Billy Taylor in 1991 and is among the very few Latin musicians recognized by both the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and New York State.
The 1998 Heineken Jazz Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico paid tribute to his contributions as a bandleader, bestowing him an honorary doctorate degree from the Berklee College of Music. In 2002, Yale University awarded Mr. Palmieri the Chubb Fellowship, an award usually reserved for international heads of state, but given to him in recognition of his work in building communities through music. That same year he received the National Black Sports and Entertainment Lifetime Achievement Award. Other inductees with him were Roberto Clemente, Count Basie, Max Roach, Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington. In 2002, he was recognized by the London BBC, with their Award for Most Exciting Latin Performance.
Read Eddie Palmieri's full bio here.
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