Anne Barnhart, flute, vocals Jeff Barnhart, piano, vocals

Praised by The L.A. Jazz Scene as a musical duo that can “draw out the beauty in the rich melodies and play the music with taste, sensitivity, and a real affection for the idiom,” Ivory&Gold® celebrates the greatest examples of American jazz, blues, ragtime, Broadway and hits from the Great American Songbook. The internationally renowned American musical performer and historian Max Morath hailed Ivory&Gold® as “musically flawless.”

The duo, consisting of Anne Barnhart (flute and vocals) and Jeff Barnhart (piano and vocals), was formed in 2001 to perform at the prestigious annual Jazz Festival in Sun Valley, Idaho. Subsequently, Ivory&Gold® has been invited to appear in hundreds of venues from coast-to-coast, including The Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale, AZ, Twin Falls Center for the Arts, The Tempe Center for the Arts, The Kerr Cultural Arts Center in Phoenix, AZ, The Tulsa Performing Arts Center, New Hampshire’s Wolfboro Friends of Music Concert Series, Music on the Divide in Georgetown, CA and an annual concert at the Reutlinger-Brune Victorian Palace in San Francisco, to name but a few.

Engagements outside the United States have included concerts and workshops in Kigali, Rwanda (at the request of the Swiss Ambassador), a feature in Caesarea, Israel, as well as the 400-year-old concert venue Zunfthaus Zur Waag in Zurich. Ivory&Gold® is well known in the United Kingdom, where annual tours include appearances in Selby Abbey in York, The CatStrand Theatre in New Galloway, Buccleuch Theatre in Langholm, Darlington Arts Centre and both Neal’s Yard and the Pheasantry in London.

Individually, Anne and Jeff could not have come from more disparate musical backgrounds.  Anne is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and holds both bachelor and masters degrees in music. Following extensive master-class experience performing for world renowned artists Jeffrey Khaner and Goran Marcusson, Anne participated under Ransom Wilson in the Academie International d’ete de Nice held in Nice, France. Anne is a member of the International Who’s Who in Music and Musicians in the Classical and Light-Classical Fields. Anne’s teachers
include Vanita Hall-Jones, John Wion and Ransom Wilson. She is consistently lauded for her impeccable tone and phrasing and effortless virtuosity.

Jeff Barnhart is a highly regarded pianist, vocalist, arranger, bandleader, recording artist, composer, pedagogue and entertainer. He began his professional career at age 14 performing throughout New England at jazz clubs and restaurants, both as a soloist and with ensembles. He continued to maintain a busy performing schedule while earning a double bachelor’s degree in Music and English (Summa Cum Laude) from Connecticut College. He earned his Master’s in Education from the same school, but found that teaching English got in the way of his real love: performing, composing and teaching music! Jeff is on the road performing over 300 shows a year in all corners of the globe, many of them featuring Ivory&Gold®.

Ivory&Gold® has played to packed houses on six of the seven continents in every imaginable scenario. This husband-and-wife team continues to thrill audiences with music, history and humor, enjoying a hectic schedule of concert, festival and private home appearances. The Barnharts’ versatility and rapport create an incomparable listening experience for all ages and in all settings, from an intimate 20 person gathering to a 2000 patron event. Along with exciting concerts on land, Ivory&Gold® has performed at sea on cruises with, among others, the exclusive Peter Deilmann, Regent, and Crystal Cruise lines.

A typical concert features a wide variety of styles from Ragtime to Swing, Blues to Broadway, and Folk to Gospel, coalescing in a presentation they have coined “Eclectic Americana.” As a duo, Ivory&Gold® boasts nine recordings, with their latest album, Bridges. In addition, both Anne and Jeff appear on the prestigious USA-based Arbors Records label with jazz stars Bob Wilber and Bucky Pizzarelli.

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PROGRAM CONCEPTS

Programming concepts, with music drawn from the rich repertoire of ragtime, swing, jazz classics, Broadway and the Great American Songbook are available in both one- and two-hour versions.

“Our American Tapestry: From Ragtime to Broadway - and Beyond”
“The Great American Songbook in Melodious Medleys”
“Timeless Tunes from Stage and Screen”
“Spanning the Pond - Beloved Songs of the U.S. and U.K.”
“Home for the Holidays”
"Songs and Stories of Tin Pan Alley"
“The American Vaudeville Story–Traditions and Innovations”
“Blues, Jazz and Razz-ma-Tazz”
“Hits and Forgotten Gems of Irving Berlin”
“Hits and Forgotten Gems of George Gershwin”
“Hits and Forgotten Gems of Jerome Kern”
“Hits and Forgotten Gems of Cole Porter”
“George Gershwin’s New York”
“Harlem Nights”
“Autumn in New York”
“S’Wonderful Melodies”
“They’re Playing Our Song”
“You Must Remember This”
“A Jewish Festival of Broadway Treasures”
“Along the Mississippi”
“Giants of Jazz”
“How Do You Spell Love?”
“Stardust Melodies”
“Ain’t Misbehavin’”
“Top Hats and Ball Gowns”
“Oh, My Tap Tap Tappin’ Feet!”
“Beat, Blues and Ballads”
“From the Lower East Side to Broadway”
“America’s Tunesmiths - Their Stories and Their Songs”
“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”
“Timeless Tunes from Stage and Screen”
“Summer in the USA: RED Hot Swing, WHITE Lights of Broadway & Cool BLUES”
“Ballads and Blarney - A Visit to the Emerald Isle”
“Rhythm and Romance"
“Favorite & Forgotten Gems of the Great American Songbook”
“Ragged & Righteous Blues”
“A Ragtime Journey from Favorites to Discoveries”
“Broadway, Blues, Boogie and Beyond”
“The Muse from Yale: The Magnificent Cole Porter”
“Swing Time”
“Spreadin’ Rhythm Around”
“Bridges: The Connective Force of Music”
“On Wings of Song: Celebrating Love, Praise and Inspiration”
“They’re Playing Our Song”
“Ragged and Righteous Blues”
“Love is in the Air”
“Crazy Rhythm”
“Salute to America”
“A BeWitching Halloween Hextravaganza”
“Singing & Swinging with Ivory&Gold®”
“Love...and all that comes with it”
“A Musical Roadtrip Across America”
“20 20's Tunes for 2020 - Songs That Made the (19)20's Roar!”
"A Salute to Our Veterans: Past, Present & Future"
“A Musical Valentine’s Bouquet of Love, Light & Laughter”
“Leapin’ Leprechauns, It’s a St. Patrick’s Day Party!”
“A Mother’s Day Gift of Music & Song”
“April Showers, May Flowers & Rainbows Galore!”
“Play It Sweet & Hot!”

Programs for specific events or focused on one composing/writing team are also possible. To view a representative cross-section of Ivory&Gold’s performance repertoire, please visit the “Promo Page” of its website: www.ivoryandgold.net.

Thank you, very well done! Please give my thanks to Jeff and Anne for creating a beautiful [Veterans Day] show for our community. They did an awesome job!

SHARON MOWRY, ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR
SUN CITY ROSEVILLE (CA)

Ivory&Gold offered heart-stopping rhythms and down-home style, thrilling the audience. Jeff Barnhart is an entertainer par excellence, pianist, vocalist and composer. Anne Barnhart has extensive classical flute experience and is know for the clarity of tone, impeccable phrasing and seemingly effortless virtuosity. But don’t let that fool you. Their jazzy songs, plain-folks humor and delight in entertaining were evident from the first note on. Their menu of songs prompted thunderous clapping and singing along.

GEORGETOWN GAZETTE (CA)

Jeff and Anne Barnhart, performing as Ivory&Gold, took an appreciative audience by storm at their recent concert at the Buccleuch Centre. Playing a mixture of blues and jazz with great numbers from Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Waller and George and Ira Gershwin, the performers left the audience begging for more. A chance to chat to the duo during the interval and after the performance was also much appreciated by their fans. We look forward to welcoming them back again in the near future.

JILL GRAHAM, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
THE BUCCLEUCH CENTRE (LANGHOLM, SCOTLAND)

They draw out the beauty in rich melodies and play the music with taste, sensitivity and a real affection for the idiom.

SCOTT YANOW
L.A. JAZZ SCENE AND ALL MUSIC

When Jeff Barnhart walked into our Great Hall one day and began to play magic on our Steinway, we immediately asked if he’d like to give a proper performance. That’s when he introduced us to Anne Barnhart, explained that she played the flute and sang, and that they were known as Ivory & Gold. We booked them on the spot. But we had no idea how wonderful they would be until the night of the performance, when they presented a gorgeously eclectic program laced with humor and stories, together with music that was at times playful, at others so moving that the audience was captivated, completely silent, until they were on their feet clapping. When Anne positioned her flute so that the notes resonated in the body of the piano, we were mesmerized. We know they’ll perform a completely different program when they return, but we are sure it will be just as wonderful.

LAUREN WOLK, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
THE CULTURAL CENTER OF CAPE COD

Anne, the way you caress a melody is pure joy!

BOB WILBER, international jazz legend

Your performances were superb–my first chance to see Ivory&Gold in person. Musically flawless.

MAX MORATH

Attendees at Thursday night's cabaret came to listen to two talented musicians; they left fulfilled beyond their expectations. We knew that these two artists were going to entertain us with the music we had experienced one way or another in our lifetime, but we were not prepared for the performance that happened that evening. Magic came out of the flute and piano. The audience did not move, giving focus to the sounds and rhythm coming from these artists and instruments performing as one. Although most of the songs were familiar, there was a new feel, a new tone, and the interplay between Anne and Jeffrey sparked the music even more. We have to have Ivory&Gold back not just because they are extremely talented, but because their talents are so rare.

MAGGIE LONGEY, DIRECTOR
KEENEY MEMORIAL CULTURAL CENTER (Wethersfield, CT)

Anne and Jeff, I wanted to tell you how phenomenal you were when you played for Tri-State. In my opinion and that of other attendees, the concert was one of the best, if not the best, Tri-State has offered in its 20 year history.

BILL WALLACE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TRI-STATE JAZZ SOCIETY (NJ)

Your performance was mesmerizing.

CYNTHIA BEAUDETTE
THE MUSCATINE JOURNAL (IA)

Your performance at the Finke Theatre was outstanding!

MARJ FRIEDMEYER, SHOW CHAIR
FINKE THEATRE (California, MO)

You are great people with great personalities, fantastic artists, highly skilled and staying so modest, and you build bridges in the world to bring peace to every place you go. It’s needed so badly in the world. Thanks for your contributions to a peaceful and better world through music, with your motivated and intercultural contributions.

MATTHIAS WEINGART, FORMER SWISS AMBASSADOR TO RWANDA

Thank you so much for a fantastic Christmas party; you and Anne were, as usual, absolutely wonderful. Thank you again for your music and your wonderful professionalism!

MICHAEL LANGLOIS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
STONERIDGE (Mystic, CT)

10/7/2024 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA)
11/7/2024 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA)
11/11/2024 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA)
11/16/2024 (3pm)	THE FOREST AT DUKE (Durham, NC) Auditorium “The Silents” with Jeff Barnhart, piano accompanist
11/18/2024 (7pm)	CROASDAILE VILLAGE (Durham, NC) Fassett Auditorium
11/22-24/2024	WEST COAST RAGTIME FESTIVAL (CA) Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova
12/19/2024 (4pm)	STONERIDGE (Mystic, CT) “Christmas Spectacular”
1/16/2025 (2pm)	OAKNOLL RETIREMENT RESIDENCE (Iowa City, IA) Heiden Community Room
1/16-19/2025	EAGLES & IVORIES MUSIC FESTIVAL (Muscatine, IA)
1/19/2025 (9:30am)	FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Davenport, IA) Jazz Gospel Service
1/27/2025 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA)
2/10/2025 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA)
3/7-9/2025	2025 MONTEREY JAZZ BASH BY THE BAY (CA) Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay
3/24/2025 (10:30am)	SARASOTA INSTITUTE OF LIFETIME LEARNING (FL) Church of the Palms Presbyterian USA
3/24/2025 (3pm)	SARASOTA INSTITUTE OF LIFETIME LEARNING (FL) Venice Presbyterian Church
6/2/2025 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA) silent films with Jeff Barnhart, pianist
6/9/2025 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA) silent films with Jeff Barnhart, pianist
9/22/2025 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA)
9/29/2025 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA)
10/5/2025 (2pm)	ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Ashtabula, OH)
11/24/2025 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA)
12/1/2025 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA) silent films with Jeff Barnhart, pianist
12/8/2025 (6:30pm)	ROAD SCHOLAR Jekyll Island Club Resort (GA)

IVORY&GOLD®

presents

“LIFE ON STAGE”
A Masterclass on Performance Technique and Presentation

With over 60 years of combined experience on the stage, and over 20 years performing as their duo, Ivory&Gold®, Jeff and Anne Barnhart have done and seen it all. Averaging well over 100 engagements per year, they have performed on six continents for audiences of 25 to 2500 people in every imaginable scenario. The Barnharts are adept at creating an inviting, supporting and nurturing atmosphere to bring out the best in any performer, from beginner to professional. Their personable manners and insightful observations have provided aspiring musicians with the tools to create the extra "spark" that will set them apart.

 

Partial List of Topics to Be Included:

• Choice of concert attire
• Hair style (for men, too!)
• Stagefright; anxiety management
• The nitty-gritty: promoters, managers, contracts/riders, venues
• The do’s and don’t’s of being an “artist”
• Programming and Audience psychology
• Music Stands - yes or no?
• Performing from Home (and other non-traditional venues)
• Speaking to an Audience - What?, When?
• Travel tips and Time management
• Question/Answer segment

IVORY&GOLD®’s piano virtuoso, JEFF BARNHART, improvises live accompaniments from the keyboard to classic silent “shorts” drawn from his personal collection:

“Buster Keaton–The Stone-Faced Lover”
The Scarecrow (1920, 18 minutes)
One Week (1920, 25 minutes)

“The Rocky Road to Marriage”
Ask Father (1919, Harold Lloyd, 13 minutes)
The Scarecrow (1920, Buster Keaton, 18 minutes)
One Week (1920, Buster Keaton, 25 minutes)

“Rough & Tumble Silent Comedy”
The Rounders (1914, Charlie Chaplin & Fatty Arbuckle, 13 minutes)
The Waiter’s Ball (1918, Fatty Arbuckle, 17 minutes)
The Bell Boy (1918, Fatty Arbuckle & Buster Keaton, 25 minutes)
The Goat (1921, Buster Keaton, 23 minutes)

“Come See the Show!”
A Night in the Show (1915, Charlie Chaplin, 24 minutes)
The Play House (1921, Buster Keaton, 23 minutes)

 

THE FOLLOWING FILMS (as well as those listed above) CAN BE COMBINED INTO UNIQUE PROGRAMS:

The Balloonatic (1923, Buster Keaton, 24 minutes)
Billy Blazes, Esq. (1919, Harold Lloyd, 13 minutes)
The Blacksmith (1922, Buster Keaton, 22 minutes)
The Boat (1921, Buster Keaton, 23½ minutes)
Chasing Choo Choos (1927, Monty Banks, 22 minutes)
Cops (1922, Buster Keaton, 18 minutes)
The Floorwalker (1916, Charlie Chaplin, 29½ minutes)
Get Out and Get Under (1920, Harold Lloyd, 25 minutes)
His New Job (1915, Charlie Chaplin, 29 minutes)
Lizzies of the Field 1924, Billy Bevan, 10½ minutes)
One A.M. (1916, Charlie Chaplin, 27½ minutes)
Seven Chances: complete (1925, Buster Keaton, 56 minutes)
Seven Chances: excerpt; 2nd half of feature (1925, Buster Keaton, 25½ minutes)
Sherlock, Jr. (1924, Buster Keaton, 45 minutes)

NB: All titles are in the Public Domain.