About The Kurt Weill Project
Like much of Kurt Weill’s music, the Kurt Weill Project was conceived in the spirit of collaboration. United by their musical curiosity and shared love of jazz, pianist Frank Ponzio, bassist Peter Donovan, drummer Vito Lesczak, and vocalist Hilary Gardner embarked on a musical journey through the eclectic, haunting, and deeply human world of Kurt Weill.
Unwilling to restrict their creativity to a specific genre, the musicians agreed early on that the music itself should be their guide. Their resulting recording, A Song About Forever, explores Weill’s music from a jazz perspective, while incorporating the classical, theatrical, and global influences that continue to make Weill’s music compelling to listeners from all walks of life.
The group’s respect and affection for Kurt Weill and his music is reflected in the name of the group: the Kurt Weill Project. While each member of the group is an accomplished soloist in his or her own right, the real star of A Song About Forever is Kurt Weill himself, proving that the Kurt Weill Project is truly more than the sum of its parts.
