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3 Pianists Featured In 1 Jazz Port Townsend Concert

Three pianists in the prime of their careers were featured in one concert at the 2016 Jazz Port Townsend. Gerald Clayton, George Colligan and Taylor Eigsti each took a turn to play two tunes, a ballad and a burner with Harish Raghavan on bass an Matt Wilson on drums round out the trio in each case. The concert was recorded for Jazz Northwest  on 88.5 KNKX and will stream at knkx.org at 2 p.m. Pacific this Sunday, October 2.  

Though not wildly divergent in styles, the three pianists demonstrate a range of contemporary jazz piano styles.  The first two provide fresh interpretations of mostly familiar music by Ellington, Strayhorn and Wayne Shorter, and Taylor Eigsti contributes an original composition.  

All three pianists have many CDs as sideman and as leaders of their own groups and all three were members of the faculty of the week-long Jazz Workshop that precedes Jazz Port Townsend on the last week of July annually.  

Jazz Northwest  is recorded and produced for knkx by Jim Wilke.  The program airs at 88.5 knkx at 2 p.m. each Sunday and streams simultaneously at knkx.org.   After broadcast programs are archived for streaming on demand at jazznw.org

More info 

centrum.org/programs/jazz/

geraldclayton.com

georgecolligan.com

tayjazz.com

jazznw.org

Jim has been a fixture on Seattle radio since 1961. He was the host of Jazz After Hours on Public Radio International from 1984-2014. Currently Jim has been producing Jazz Northwest for KNKX since 1988. This weekly program focuses on the regional jazz scene and frequently includes performances Jim records on location for Jazz Northwest.