Brian Culbertson with his BB 7' Grand Mason & Hamlin
Enthusiastic bidders and generous event sponsors packed Napa Valley’s Lincoln Theater June 8th during Brian Culbertson’s Napa Valley Jazz Getaway and raised a record-breaking $66,000 donation for the Grammy Foundation – more than doubling last year’s impressive donation.   With over 1,200 jazz and wine enthusiasts gathered [...]

Most often compared with Franz Liszt, pianist and composer Jarrod Radnich has been ranked by ReverbNation as the most popular living independent classical/instrumental musician across the globe and, with over 80 million video fans worldwide, has been heralded as “the force that is making the classical piano cool again.”
When I heard and saw Jarrod perform [...]

Blues pianist and singer, Ron Tanski, has just been inducted into the Mason & Hamlin Artist Roster.  A fast-rising new voice in the Blues scene, Ron pays homage to the past but is forging a unique new direction in the Blues, with soulful tunes, lightning-fast piano riffs and astounding vocals.  Ron’s Debut CD “Dragged You [...]

In the July/August, 2011 issue of International Piano, Wessell, Nickel & Gross piano actions, used in new Mason & Hamlin pianos, are the subject of an in-depth piece in the Piano Makers section of the magazine.
The article begins with an overview of the 300-year history of the piano and the traditional use of wood in the [...]

On July 20, 2010, chart-topping, award-winning smooth jazz star, Mason & Hamlin Artist Brian Culbertson,released the twelfth album of his multi-faceted career.  Called XII (GRP Records) it commemorates his twelfth release with 12 new songs that continue to reflect his broad-ranging musicality and mastery of intimate moods. The CD’s first release is the fabulous love ballad “Skies Wide Open”, featuring [...]

The Piano World Forum plans to make the Mason & Hamlin factory in Haverhill, MA., a tour destination on October 7, 2011.  Part of their Columbus Day weekend festivities, the tour will cover the entire process of building a high-end piano, from choosing the wood to polishing the cabinet.  They will also have the opportunity to see how M&H [...]

The first Mason & Hamlin Festival in Europe will be held in Zürich, Switzerland, on May 7th and 8th, 2011.  Festival guest artists include the Stefan Pavelka Trio, Margo Cadias & Suguru Ito, Julia Schiwowa & Mirjam Luthi, and Dmitri Demiashkin.  Singers Margo Cadias, Mezzosoprano, and Julia Schiwowa, Soprano, will also be featured.
The festival is [...]

 
“As an International Artist I have had the privilege to perform on
the finest pianos in the world.
 
 
 
   I have chosen the Mason & Hamlin among all other pianos
because of the incomparable clarity of sound, it's richness of tone,
and the level of expression this piano affords me.
 
 
 
   In truth, the Mason & Hamlin piano speaks in my [...]