Maybeck Recital Hall
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Maybeck Recital Hall, also known as Maybeck Studio for Performing Arts, is located inside the Kennedy-Nixon House in Berkeley, California, USA. It was built in 1914 by Bernard Maybeck. The hall seats up to 50 people and was designed upon commission for the Nixon family, local arts patrons who wanted a live-in studio for their daughter Milda's piano teacher, Mrs. Alma Kennedy. The room is paneled clear-heart redwood, which contributes to an unusually rich and warm, yet bright and clear acoustic quality. There are two grand pianos in the space: a Yamaha S-400, and a Yamaha C7.
In 1923, the hall was destroyed in a hillside fire. It was rebuilt quickly by Maybeck.
In 1987, the house was purchased by jazz pianist Dick Whittington, who opened the hall for public recitals.
Between 1989 and 1995, Concord Records produced 42 solo piano recitals in Maybeck Recital Hall. Each recital featured a different jazz pianist, and all 42 recordings were released on CD. Concord also recorded 10 jazz duets at Maybeck during the same time period, which were also released as a series of CDs sold by Concord.
In 1996, the house was purchased by Gregory Moore. The recital hall is no longer open for public concerts, although it is used for private concerts which are attended by invitation only.
The 42 solo piano volumes are:
| Volume | Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | JoAnne Brackeen |
| 2 | Dave McKenna |
| 3 | Dick Hyman |
| 4 | Walter Norris |
| 5 | Stanley Cowell |
| 6 | Hal Galper |
| 7 | John Hicks |
| 8 | Gerry Wiggins |
| 9 | Marian McPartland |
| 10 | Kenny Barron |
| 11 | Roger Kellaway |
| 12 | Barry Harris |
| 13 | Steve Kuhn |
| 14 | Alan Broadbent |
| 15 | Buddy Montgomery |
| 16 | Hank Jones |
| 17 | Jaki Byard |
| 18 | Mike Wofford |
| 19 | Richie Beirach |
| 20 | Jim McNeely |
| 21 | Jessica Williams |
| 22 | Ellis Larkins |
| 23 | Gene Harris |
| 24 | Adam Makowicz |
| 25 | Cedar Walton |
| 26 | Bill Mays |
| 27 | Denny Zeitlin |
| 28 | Andy LaVerne |
| 29 | John Campbell |
| 30 | Ralph Sutton |
| 31 | Fred Hersch |
| 32 | Sir Roland Hanna |
| 33 | Don Friedman |
| 34 | Kenny Werner |
| 35 | George Cables |
| 36 | Toshiko Akiyoshi |
| 37 | John Colianni |
| 38 | Ted Rosenthal |
| 39 | Kenny Drew, Jr. |
| 40 | Monty Alexander |
| 41 | Allen Farnham |
| 42 | James Williams |
