Ethan Hosts the Carolina Ragtime Contest This Weekend

A lucky couple hundred folks in Charlotte are going to be treated to some old-time piano awesomeness this weekend. Four titans of ragtime will perform at the first ever Carolina Ragtime Piano Contest. One of our Entertainers, Ethan Uslan, is responsible for this event. He wanted to bring some of his friends into town to flex their tricky fingers in front of piano fans, and “Perfessor” Bill Edwards, Russell Wilson, and Martin Spitznagel obliged. The three will square off in two shows, where a contest winner will be determined by audience vote. Ethan will emcee.

Ethan has busted his tail to put these shows together, and, no surprise, they’re sold out already. I know I’m sorry I won’t be there. I’ve seen all these guys rock the bejesus out of a piano, and these shows are going to be fantastic.

To supplement our collective sorrow for missing out, here’s a clip of Ethan explaining why the piano is the best instrument:

And I’m going to link to clips of each performer in the next few days. Here’s Mr. Russell Wilson slaying “When The Saints Go Marching In” in Peoria just a few weeks ago, courtesy of our friends at Ragtime Press: