Tom Guarna Quartet at Seattle Jazz Fellowship

Guitarist Tom Guarna arrives in Seattle to lead an all-PNW quartet of the highest order. Pianist George Colligan, drummer Matt Jorgensen and bassist Michael Glynn are straight off the top shelf of jazz musicianship in the Seattle-Portland dynamic, and acclaimed on an international scale. Guarna's playing brings an edge with it that touches fragments of multiple genres. Colligan is one of the finest pianists in jazz today, a notable force as a leader and a sideman with such arrtists as Jack DeJohnette. Jorgensen is a fine composer and producer aside from his talents as a drummer. Bassist Glynn is a first call player in Seattle, who has performed with many headliners, while maintaining an identity as a bassist and composer on his own...

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Guitarist Tom Guarna arrives in Seattle to lead an all-PNW quartet of the highest order. Pianist George Colligan, drummer Matt Jorgensen and bassist Michael Glynn are straight off the top shelf of jazz musicianship in the Seattle-Portland dynamic, and acclaimed on an international scale. Guarna's playing brings an edge with it that touches fragments of multiple genres. Colligan is one of the finest pianists in jazz today, a notable force as a leader and a sideman with such arrtists as Jack DeJohnette. Jorgensen is a fine composer and producer aside from his talents as a drummer. Bassist Glynn is a first call player in Seattle, who has performed with many headliners, while maintaining an identity as a bassist and composer on his own. He along with Jorgensen, form Colligan's exceptional piano trio, giving the sets a sense of collective connectivity. This is one not to miss. http://seattlejazzfellowship.org

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