BUY TICKETS Join jazz pianist and Broadway veteran Ron Drotos, along with special guest vocalists Lina Koutrakos, Dorian Woodruff, and Juliet Ewing for a fun, spirited evening of jazz, bossas, ballads, and a touch of blues. Plus a few musical surprises! Ron Drotos is equally comfortable as a pianist, composer, and arranger, and enjoys many genres of music including jazz, blues, musical theater, pop and rock. In 1985, he received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition from The University of Connecticut, where he studied with Hale Smith. During this time, Ron studied jazz piano with Dr. Billy Taylor, Walter Bishop, Jr., Harold Danko, and Ellen Rowe. From 1987-88, Ron worked as assistant to the baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, and then began to pursue a music career of his own. After moving to New York City in 1989, Ron served as Associate Music Director and created orchestrations for the Broadway musical Swinging On A Star, which received a Tony Award® nomination for Best Musical in 1995. Additional Broadway credits include Smokey Joe’s Café, The Life, and Fosse. Ron has orchestrated for the New York Pops Orchestra, with whom he has appeared several times at Carnegie Hall. He has been featured as Music Director on the 92nd St. Y’s famed “Lyrics and Lyricists” series, and has performed with vocalists Julius LaRosa, Judy Collins, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nell Carter, and Giacomo Gates. In addition, Ron has taught in Alaska at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival annually since 1999, and has been inducted into the festival’s Hall of Fame. Ron teaches piano improvisation to pianists all over the world individually and through his KeyboardImprov.com video course, and his book The Inner World of Piano Improvisation is available on Amazon. Recently, Ron played piano and wrote musical arrangements for Juliet Ewing’s Tedd Firth-produced album of George Gershwin songs, titled Simply ‘SWonderful. VENUE DETAILS All Sales Are Final. No Refunds Pangea is New York’s iconic restaurant / cabaret dinner theater. All shows have a $20 food and/or beverage minimum per person (unless otherwise indicated on your ticket.) Tickets online are $25. Tickets at the door, if available, are $30 (Cash Only). The house opens at 6:00pm for food and beverage service. Please arrive early. Please note the ticket price goes mostly to the performers and production staff. The club sells food and beverages to continue to bring live music to NYC. We do not take reservations and seating is first come first seated.
