Zenph® Studios presented the world premiere of
Art Tatum: Piano Starts Here
at the world-famous Apollo Theater.
June 19, 20, and 22, 2008

Review of the show!

This dramatic new production centers on character "Doc Hanley" as he closes his Harlem jazz club after years of music, laughter, and love. Through Doc, we remember and celebrate the life of jazz great Art Tatum. Doc is played by famed actor Paul Butler, in the spirit of one-man shows like Hal Holbrook's portrayal of Mark Twain.

The show features a dozen Zenph Re-performances of Tatum's works onstage with a real grand piano, using Zenph's state-of-the-art, must-see, must-hear technology.

About actor Paul Butler
(you may know him as Det. Clemmons on "Crime Story")

About director Tre Garrett

Zenph is donating proceeds from the three shows to The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, part of the Smithsonian Institute Affiliations Program. Half of the total proceeds from the Tatum/Apollo performances are earmarked to help the funding necessary for the Museum’s move to a permanent home. TNJMH will be moving into the newly refurbished Victoria Theater complex in the months to come.