Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet at 92nd Street Y Jazz in July Festival at 92nd Street Y

One of the hottest young artists in jazz, Isaiah J. Thompson had just won the coveted 2023 American Pianists Awards – previous winners include Aaron Diehl, Sullivan Fortner, and Emmet Cohen – when he joined us as a featured performer in Jazz in July last summer, dazzling all with his exceptional artistry on Randy Weston’s “Hi Fly” and more. This year, he headlines. A brilliant straight-ahead pianist and composer whose music is also informed by elements of gospel and soul, at just 26, Thompson’s resume already includes stints with luminaries including Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter, Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and others, along with his position as pianist in the John Pizzarelli Trio...

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One of the hottest young artists in jazz, Isaiah J. Thompson had just won the coveted 2023 American Pianists Awards – previous winners include Aaron Diehl, Sullivan Fortner, and Emmet Cohen – when he joined us as a featured performer in Jazz in July last summer, dazzling all with his exceptional artistry on Randy Weston’s “Hi Fly” and more. This year, he headlines. A brilliant straight-ahead pianist and composer whose music is also informed by elements of gospel and soul, at just 26, Thompson’s resume already includes stints with luminaries including Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter, Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and others, along with his position as pianist in the John Pizzarelli Trio. Don’t miss the chance to hear this next-generation jazz great and his terrific quartet early in his skyrocketing career.

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