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A masterful jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut balances his lithe technical skill with a robust, soulful style that speaks to his deep gospel roots and love of swinging hard bop. Raised in the church, he learned how to infuse his swinging, classically trained style with a warm gospel sound. Every set he plays is unique, as he reads the audience and the space to create a singular musical experience.
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A masterful jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut balances his lithe technical skill with a robust, soulful style that speaks to his deep gospel roots and love of swinging hard bop. Raised in the church, he learned how to infuse his swinging, classically trained style with a warm gospel sound. Every set he plays is unique, as he reads the audience and the space to create a singular musical experience.
A powerful voice in Latin jazz, Bill O'Connell always plays concerts of originals and re-imagined standards filled with energy and high spirits. O’Connell’s clever and sparkling rearrangements, exuberant chordal comping, and knotty solos, all imbued with lots of fun, transcend categorization and combine rhythmic complexities with glittering single note runs in a sort of Bud Powell-meets-Chick-Corea sound. He will be joined by Lincoln Goines (bass) and Jon Krosnick (drums).
Internationally renowned jazz flutist Ali Ryerson celebrate the release of her latest CD, "The Ali Ryerson Quartet", recorded with Ali's east coast quartet and released on ACR Music (2026). For this special event, Ryerson will be joined her longtime colleagues, Steve Rudolph on piano, John Wiitala on bass, and Akira Tana on drums. The quartet comes to Oakland directly following their weeklong residency at Hidden Valley Music Seminars on the Monterey Peninsula, where Ryerson conducts her annual jazz flute masterclass.
WAA SHOWCASE – The refreshingly old-fashioned Cosmo Alleycats present "Old Sweet Songs", a show celebrating enduring melodies, a bygone style of songwriting, and original songs that contend for placement in the Great American Canon. The group, led by jazz vocalist Emily Day, “one of the major singers in her field” (Scott Yanow), endears audiences with their inviting musicality and playful improvisation, making quick converts of the jazz-curious, while still nodding to the serious aficionados.
WAA SHOWCASE – The innovative and virtuosic pianist ELEW will release his new album 'ELEW Plays Sting' in the summer of 2026, featuring Sting and other luminaries, including Ron Carter, and inspired by his tour as Sting’s opening act.
Genre-bending acoustic guitarist, composer and bandleader Jack West creates highly rhythmic, modern acoustic music. With his innovative percussive approach known as “Acoustic Spank”, West simultaneously plays drums, bass and guitar parts, blending American folk, jazz, funk, and rock into a compelling new style of acoustic music. Together with tastefully shredding acoustic guitarist James Nash, this Percussive Guitar Duo celebrates the release of West's recent album 'Guitars on Life' (January 2026), praised as "deliciously funky" ( AllAboutJazz), and showcases material from West's upcoming "Spank Grass" album.
Swingin' Love Songs features the timeless artistry of jazz vocalist Allan Harris and his swinging trio performing a collection of newly discovered songs by Ike Joseph, an original Brill Building songwriter whose compositions were never released. Harris brings warmth, sophistication, and soulful storytelling to these hidden gems, giving them the spotlight they deserve.
With decades of musical collaboration between them, pianist Alan Broadbent and bassist Harvie S share a rare and intuitive connection that brings their performances to life. They recently finished a recording to be released in January 2027 on Savant Records, with Billy Mintz on drums, featuring four tunes with string quartet arranged by Alan. Don't miss this evening of jazz standards and original compositions, all delivered in their signature style with remarkable interplay.
The trio featuring Art Lande (piano), Günter Wehinger (flute), and Tim Wendel (guitar) masterfully explores improvisation, composition, and subtle interaction, pulling from jazz, modern classical, and world music without residing in any identity for too long. Art and Tim have played in many groups together, while Günter and Art have played together since the 1980s. Beauty, mystery, and surprises are in store for all who are present.
GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer Joey Alexander makes his debut at the piano store to share his newest album Celestial Keeper (July 2026, Mack Avenue Records). He reflects on creativity, faith, gratitude, and personal transformation, exploring the challenge of overcoming doubt and artist’s block.
Bay Area pianist Steven Chanan has been a sought-after accompanist and party pianist for decades and we are proud to host his long-awaited return to the solo piano stage after a 23-year absence. The program will feature works by the jazz/classical hybrid composer Nikolai Kapustin, rags by Scott Joplin and William Bolcom, and classical favorites by Bach, Chopin, Debussy and others, and will culminate with a rousing solo rendition of George Gershwin’s popular favorite Rhapsody in Blue.
Film noir meets E4TT’s much-loved “Emigres & Exiles in Hollywood” series! Featuring new tributes to film noir by modern movie mavens Germaine Franco (Encanto)and Lars Deutsch (The Passenger), paired with music by mid-century Hollywood emigre composers: Schoenberg’s stunning Verklaerte Nacht arr. for piano trio, plus works by Mikós Rózsa, Eugene Zador, and Erich Zeisl. Performed by E4TT with Jessica Folson, violin.
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