South Bay Chapter
January Meeting:
Date: Tues, 1/13/26
Time: 6:30 pm-Board
7:00 pm-Chapter
Location: Kawai America Corp
2055 E. University Dr.
Rancho
Dominguez, CA 90220
Happy New Year to South Bay Chapter!
Our annual Winterfest celebration was a grand success, with much food and piano technician camaraderie shared amongst members. In breaking slightly from the usual annual music tradition, the evening was filled with the jazz-inspired piano medleys of PTG new-comer, Jason Wool and his quartet (featuring Danny Monaghan tenor sax, Ryan Ellison double bass, and guest drummer Akbar). As always, the magnificent Shigeru EX was the brightest star of the night - thank you to Kawai Corporation America for hosting our event and for the gracious use of the concert piano.
Kicking-off January 2026 will be a member participation chapter meeting. The theme is "Great Piano Recordings," with the goal of developing our collective ear for ideal piano tone through listening to recorded music. We all know some horrendous examples of piano sound over the long history of recorded music; In this meeting, we aim to highlight superior pianos that members have heard.
If you have some favorite piano recordings, please bring one or two to the meeting. We can either stream from an online source (such as Spotify or Apple Music), or you can bring an audio file on USB flash drive (CD player isn’t available). We will listen to each example together and then discuss what we heard amongst the group.
We look forward to "hearing" you in the new year!