Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Pianist Caelan Cardello is shaping the sound of modern jazz with a fearless blend of technical mastery, harmonic depth, and unshakable groove. A finalist in the 2023 American Pianists Association Jazz Competition, Cardello has quickly become a sought-after voice on today’s scene, performing with luminaries including Christian McBride, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Bill Charlap, and Rufus Reid. His performances balance elegance and fire, channeling the tradition while pushing the music forward. Joining him is Dominick “Domo” Branch, a drummer and composer redefining contemporary rhythm. Known for his dynamic presence and bold, narrative-driven compositions, Branch’s collaborations span Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Dianne Reeves and Stefon Harris, cementing him as a leading creative force in jazz today. On bass, Jonathon Muir-Cotton brings a deep, modern versatility informed by work with Esperanza Spalding, Christian Sands, Common, and Ulysses Owens Jr. His sound merges rich tradition with a forward-leaning sensibility that thrives across jazz, R&B, and beyond. Together, this trio delivers an electrifying vision of where jazz is headed—sophisticated, soulful, and unapologetically fresh. Band Lineup: Caelan Cardello, piano Jonathon S. Miur-Cotton, bass Domo Branch,drums 

Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Pianist Caelan Cardello is shaping the sound of modern jazz with a fearless blend of technical mastery, harmonic depth, and unshakable groove. A finalist in the 2023 American Pianists Association Jazz Competition, Cardello has quickly become a sought-after voice on today’s scene, performing with luminaries including Christian McBride, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Bill Charlap, and Rufus Reid. His performances balance elegance and fire, channeling the tradition while pushing the music forward. Joining him is Dominick “Domo” Branch, a drummer and composer redefining contemporary rhythm. Known for his dynamic presence and bold, narrative-driven compositions, Branch’s collaborations span Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Dianne Reeves and Stefon Harris, cementing him as a leading creative force in jazz today. On bass, Jonathon Muir-Cotton brings a deep, modern versatility informed by work with Esperanza Spalding, Christian Sands, Common, and Ulysses Owens Jr. His sound merges rich tradition with a forward-leaning sensibility that thrives across jazz, R&B, and beyond. Together, this trio delivers an electrifying vision of where jazz is headed—sophisticated, soulful, and unapologetically fresh. Band Lineup: Caelan Cardello, piano Jonathon S. Miur-Cotton, bass Domo Branch,drums 

Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Pianist Caelan Cardello is shaping the sound of modern jazz with a fearless blend of technical mastery, harmonic depth, and unshakable groove. A finalist in the 2023 American Pianists Association Jazz Competition, Cardello has quickly become a sought-after voice on today’s scene, performing with luminaries including Christian McBride, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Bill Charlap, and Rufus Reid. His performances balance elegance and fire, channeling the tradition while pushing the music forward. Joining him is Dominick “Domo” Branch, a drummer and composer redefining contemporary rhythm. Known for his dynamic presence and bold, narrative-driven compositions, Branch’s collaborations span Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Dianne Reeves and Stefon Harris, cementing him as a leading creative force in jazz today. On bass, Jonathon Muir-Cotton brings a deep, modern versatility informed by work with Esperanza Spalding, Christian Sands, Common, and Ulysses Owens Jr. His sound merges rich tradition with a forward-leaning sensibility that thrives across jazz, R&B, and beyond. Together, this trio delivers an electrifying vision of where jazz is headed—sophisticated, soulful, and unapologetically fresh. Band Lineup: Caelan Cardello, piano Jonathon S. Miur-Cotton, bass Domo Branch,drums 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Jacob Khalil is a New York City singer, pianist, and songwriter known for his joyous original songs and “a voice that soothes the soul” (FOX 5 TV). From performing on Saturday Night Live with Sam Smith to headlining sold out shows at Birdland, Jacob has covered a lot of ground — being called “affable and sunny” by The New Yorker and “iconic” by Fox 5 TV. His music has a rich jazz influence matched with a fresh modern sensibility, drawing comparisons to John Legend and Harry Connick Jr. Since moving to New York City in 2020, Jacob has been a regular headliner at Birdland Jazz Club where his performances have been hailed as “a joyful experiencing of the music, with patrons clapping along and swaying in their chairs…” (Broadway World) Jacob’s live shows move between heartfelt originals, crowd winning improvisation, and inventive interpretations of modern classics. Jacob’s style resonates with fans of jazz-influenced artists like Jacob Collier and singer-songwriters such as Ben Rector. Originally from Houston, TX, Jacob honed his craft in New York City's piano bars, jazz clubs, and professional choirs, which continue to shape his unique sound. He regularly performs at iconic venues like Birdland, City Winery, 54 Below, Mercury Lounge, The Cutting Room, and Minton’s, among others. Jacob's debut album, Rest Of My Life, drops this summer, followed by a U.S. tour. Band Lineup: TBA 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 Two of the West Coast's finest saxophonists team up for this ferocious double bill. These two saxophone titans will push each other to higher and higher heights on the horn, bringing the swing and the funk in full effect, backed by a trio that's sure to supply the heat featuring Joe Warner (piano), Michael 'Tiny' Lindsey (bass), and Dante Roberson (drums). Charles McNeal is one of the most sought-after saxophonists in the Bay Area and beyond. He has been a featured performer at many national and international festivals including Monterey Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, San Francisco Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival, Telluride Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, and Porretta Soul Festival. He has performed, recorded and/or toured with: Lyle Lovett Large Band, The Headhunters w/Mike Clark and Bill Summers, Jimmy Scott, Charlie Mussellwhite, Keb Mo, John Faddis, Wynton Marsalis, James Carter, Steve Turre, Leslie Drayton, McCoy Tyner, Ray Obiedo, Dave Garabaldi, RAD, Steve Turre, James Carter, Brenda Boykin, Clairdee, Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Barbara Morrison, Jackie Ryan, Take 6, Kirk Whalum, Faye Carol, Nneenna Freelon, Barbara Dennerlein, Jr. Mance, Bruce Forman, Mark Elf, Roberta Flack, The Temptations, Ollie Woodson, Norman Conners, Jean Carne, and Boz Scaggs. In addition to being a world class saxophonist, his website “charlesmcneal.com” is the #1 source for jazz saxophone transcriptions and related educational resources on the web. Eddie M. is one of the top saxophonists to emerge from the Bay Area, known for his authentic funk roots, dynamic stage presence, and soulful delivery. He has recorded and performed with Prince & The Revolution, Sheila E., Jill Jones, Beyonce, Paula Abdul, and Stevie Nicks, Yolanda Adams, Wayman Tisdale, and Acoustic Alchemy. He was a member of the house band on The Magic Hour. Eddie's solo releases include Hold Me (1997), Ward Street (1998), and Eddie M. (2001), which features Eric Benet and Karyn White. Band Lineup: Charles McNeal, saxophone Eddie M.,saxophone Joe Warner, piano Michael "Tiny" Lindsay, bass Dante "Taz" Roberson, drums 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Renowned trumpet player and composer Sean Jones, compares Marius' writing to that of a contemporary Horace Silver. This is no small feat, given that Silver is one of the most influential jazz pianists and composers of the 20th century. The album contains solely Marius' authentic compositions, which, besides Sean Jones, have gained recognition from numerous highly esteemed jazz musicians. Award winning jazz pianist and composer Marius Van Den Brink’s album 'New York Knock' features a supergroup of jazz musicians consisting of Sean Jones, Stacy Dillard, Matt Penman, Willie Jones III, and Keita Ogawa. In addition, several special guests like Maurice Brown and Ara Dinkjian make appearances throughout the album. Catch Marius in an exclusive four-night residency at Black Cat, September 25–28—four nights of modern swing, sharp writing, and high-octane improvisation from one of jazz’s most exciting voices. Band Lineup: Marius Van Den Brink, Piano/Compositions Noah Halpern, Trumpet Jon Boutellier, Sax Noah Garabedian, Bass Anwar Marshall, Drums 

Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Renowned trumpet player and composer Sean Jones, compares Marius' writing to that of a contemporary Horace Silver. This is no small feat, given that Silver is one of the most influential jazz pianists and composers of the 20th century. The album contains solely Marius' authentic compositions, which, besides Sean Jones, have gained recognition from numerous highly esteemed jazz musicians. Award winning jazz pianist and composer Marius Van Den Brink’s album 'New York Knock' features a supergroup of jazz musicians consisting of Sean Jones, Stacy Dillard, Matt Penman, Willie Jones III, and Keita Ogawa. In addition, several special guests like Maurice Brown and Ara Dinkjian make appearances throughout the album. Catch Marius in an exclusive four-night residency at Black Cat, September 25–28—four nights of modern swing, sharp writing, and high-octane improvisation from one of jazz’s most exciting voices. Band Lineup: Marius Van Den Brink, Piano/Compositions Noah Halpern, Trumpet Jon Boutellier, Sax Noah Garabedian, Bass Anwar Marshall, Drums 

Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Renowned trumpet player and composer Sean Jones, compares Marius' writing to that of a contemporary Horace Silver. This is no small feat, given that Silver is one of the most influential jazz pianists and composers of the 20th century. The album contains solely Marius' authentic compositions, which, besides Sean Jones, have gained recognition from numerous highly esteemed jazz musicians. Award winning jazz pianist and composer Marius Van Den Brink’s album 'New York Knock' features a supergroup of jazz musicians consisting of Sean Jones, Stacy Dillard, Matt Penman, Willie Jones III, and Keita Ogawa. In addition, several special guests like Maurice Brown and Ara Dinkjian make appearances throughout the album. Catch Marius in an exclusive four-night residency at Black Cat, September 25–28—four nights of modern swing, sharp writing, and high-octane improvisation from one of jazz’s most exciting voices. Band Lineup: Marius Van Den Brink, Piano/Compositions Noah Halpern, Trumpet Jon Boutellier, Sax Noah Garabedian, Bass Anwar Marshall, Drums 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Renowned trumpet player and composer Sean Jones, compares Marius' writing to that of a contemporary Horace Silver. This is no small feat, given that Silver is one of the most influential jazz pianists and composers of the 20th century. The album contains solely Marius' authentic compositions, which, besides Sean Jones, have gained recognition from numerous highly esteemed jazz musicians. Award winning jazz pianist and composer Marius Van Den Brink’s album 'New York Knock' features a supergroup of jazz musicians consisting of Sean Jones, Stacy Dillard, Matt Penman, Willie Jones III, and Keita Ogawa. In addition, several special guests like Maurice Brown and Ara Dinkjian make appearances throughout the album. Catch Marius in an exclusive four-night residency at Black Cat, September 25–28—four nights of modern swing, sharp writing, and high-octane improvisation from one of jazz’s most exciting voices. Band Lineup: Marius Van Den Brink, Piano/Compositions Jon Boutellier, Sax Noah Garabedian, Bass Anwar Marshall, Drums 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Israeli born and Australia raised, Tal Cohen’s performance sensibility and original compositions are global, exuberant and life affirming! Jazz legend Joe Lovano says that “Tal Cohen is among the best of a very few young inspired pianists I’ve encountered….his playing is full of passion, focus and creativity.” Another jazz great Terence Blanchard calls Cohen “one of the brightest stars playing the piano to come along n a long time and has the promise of being at the top of the curve changing our minds about music.” Cohen’s trio holds the stage with the verve, power and command of a much larger band. The trio combines complex modern jazz with graceful phrasing, thoughtful development and probative honest expression. Cohen doesn’t play for his audiences. He magically draws them into a celebration of his music and ideas. His new album, “Gentle Giants”, has received critical acclaim from DOWNBEAT and others and has warmed the hearts of jazz aficionados and newbies alike. The album possesses an audacious quality, making one sit up and pay attention to what each musician is playing and how the ensemble interacts and moves through the works. In his winter residency at Black Cat, shows were sold out and guests returned for a second dose of his musical magic. Don’t miss this. Band Lineup: Tal Cohen, piano Kyle Swan, drums Bob Bruya, bass 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50, $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Israeli born and Australia raised, Tal Cohen’s performance sensibility and original compositions are global, exuberant and life affirming! Jazz legend Joe Lovano says that “Tal Cohen is among the best of a very few young inspired pianists I’ve encountered….his playing is full of passion, focus and creativity.” Another jazz great Terence Blanchard calls Cohen “one of the brightest stars playing the piano to come along n a long time and has the promise of being at the top of the curve changing our minds about music.” Cohen’s trio holds the stage with the verve, power and command of a much larger band. The trio combines complex modern jazz with graceful phrasing, thoughtful development and probative honest expression. Cohen doesn’t play for his audiences. He magically draws them into a celebration of his music and ideas. His new album, “Gentle Giants”, has received critical acclaim from DOWNBEAT and others and has warmed the hearts of jazz aficionados and newbies alike. The album possesses an audacious quality, making one sit up and pay attention to what each musician is playing and how the ensemble interacts and moves through the works. In his winter residency at Black Cat, shows were sold out and guests returned for a second dose of his musical magic. Don’t miss this. Band Lineup: Tal Cohen, piano Kyle Swan, drums Bob Bruya, bass 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50, $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 Israeli born and Australia raised, Tal Cohen’s performance sensibility and original compositions are global, exuberant and life affirming! Jazz legend Joe Lovano says that “Tal Cohen is among the best of a very few young inspired pianists I’ve encountered….his playing is full of passion, focus and creativity.” Another jazz great Terence Blanchard calls Cohen “one of the brightest stars playing the piano to come along n a long time and has the promise of being at the top of the curve changing our minds about music.” Cohen’s trio holds the stage with the verve, power and command of a much larger band. The trio combines complex modern jazz with graceful phrasing, thoughtful development and probative honest expression. Cohen doesn’t play for his audiences. He magically draws them into a celebration of his music and ideas. His new album, “Gentle Giants”, has received critical acclaim from DOWNBEAT and others and has warmed the hearts of jazz aficionados and newbies alike. The album possesses an audacious quality, making one sit up and pay attention to what each musician is playing and how the ensemble interacts and moves through the works. In his winter residency at Black Cat, shows were sold out and guests returned for a second dose of his musical magic. Don’t miss this. Band Lineup: Tal Cohen, piano Kyle Swan, drums Bob Bruya, bass 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 Israeli born and Australia raised, Tal Cohen’s performance sensibility and original compositions are global, exuberant and life affirming! Jazz legend Joe Lovano says that “Tal Cohen is among the best of a very few young inspired pianists I’ve encountered….his playing is full of passion, focus and creativity.” Another jazz great Terence Blanchard calls Cohen “one of the brightest stars playing the piano to come along n a long time and has the promise of being at the top of the curve changing our minds about music.” Cohen’s trio holds the stage with the verve, power and command of a much larger band. The trio combines complex modern jazz with graceful phrasing, thoughtful development and probative honest expression. Cohen doesn’t play for his audiences. He magically draws them into a celebration of his music and ideas. His new album, “Gentle Giants”, has received critical acclaim from DOWNBEAT and others and has warmed the hearts of jazz aficionados and newbies alike. The album possesses an audacious quality, making one sit up and pay attention to what each musician is playing and how the ensemble interacts and moves through the works. In his winter residency at Black Cat, shows were sold out and guests returned for a second dose of his musical magic. Don’t miss this. Band Lineup: Tal Cohen, piano Kyle Swan, drums Bob Bruya, bass 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 George Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi-instrumentalist (drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader, as well as popular blogger (jazztruth.blogspot.com). Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette; recent touring took Colligan around the U.S. with “An Evening with Jack DeJohnette and Savion Glover.” He has also recently toured the U.S. and Canada as a leader with his trio featuring legends Buster Williams and Lenny White. With over 130 albums to date as an accompanist, Colligan has worked with a long list of jazz greats, including John Scofield, Buster Williams, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, Chris Botti, and many others. His latest album, “Live at The Jazz Standard” (Whirlwind records 2025) is his 40th as a bandleader; the album features Linda may Han Oh and Jack DeJohnette and was a critic’s pick in Downbeat magazine. Colligan, a New York resident for 15 years, now resides in Portland, Oregon where he is a Full Professor at Portland State University. He has recently won two Region Arts and Culture Council grants, A South Arts Jazz Road grant, and a PSU Faculty Development grant. Colligan recently won the PSU College of The Arts Dean’s Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity (2020), and also won the Researcher of the Year Award from the PSU College Of The Arts (2021). George Colligan has toured, recorded, and/or performed as a sideman with Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Chris Botti, Lonnie Plaxico, Gary Bartz, Benny Golson, Gary Thomas, Miguel Zenon, Tom Harrell, Steve Coleman, Eddie Henderson, Ralph Peterson, Vanessa Rubin, Steve Wilson, Dave Weckl, Richard Bona, Jane Monheit, Ravi Coltrane, Lenny White, Michael Brecker, Mike Clark, Nicholas Payton, Sheila Jordan, Janis Siegel, Christian McBride, Billy Hart, Charles Fambrough, Mingus Big Band, Al Foster, Mark Turner, Don Braden, Lew Soloff, Gunther Schuller, Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, Carl Allen, Rodney Whitaker, Lee Konitz, Jamie Baum, Michal Urbaniak, DJ Logic, Randy Brecker, Carlos Santana, and Stefon Harris, among others. Band Lineup: George Colligan, piano Nicole McCabe, alto saxophone Logan Kane, bass Mike Mitchell, drums (10/9-10, 10/12) Miles Turk, drums (10/11) 

Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 George Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi-instrumentalist (drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader, as well as popular blogger (jazztruth.blogspot.com). Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette; recent touring took Colligan around the U.S. with “An Evening with Jack DeJohnette and Savion Glover.” He has also recently toured the U.S. and Canada as a leader with his trio featuring legends Buster Williams and Lenny White. With over 130 albums to date as an accompanist, Colligan has worked with a long list of jazz greats, including John Scofield, Buster Williams, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, Chris Botti, and many others. His latest album, “Live at The Jazz Standard” (Whirlwind records 2025) is his 40th as a bandleader; the album features Linda may Han Oh and Jack DeJohnette and was a critic’s pick in Downbeat magazine. Colligan, a New York resident for 15 years, now resides in Portland, Oregon where he is a Full Professor at Portland State University. He has recently won two Region Arts and Culture Council grants, A South Arts Jazz Road grant, and a PSU Faculty Development grant. Colligan recently won the PSU College of The Arts Dean’s Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity (2020), and also won the Researcher of the Year Award from the PSU College Of The Arts (2021). George Colligan has toured, recorded, and/or performed as a sideman with Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Chris Botti, Lonnie Plaxico, Gary Bartz, Benny Golson, Gary Thomas, Miguel Zenon, Tom Harrell, Steve Coleman, Eddie Henderson, Ralph Peterson, Vanessa Rubin, Steve Wilson, Dave Weckl, Richard Bona, Jane Monheit, Ravi Coltrane, Lenny White, Michael Brecker, Mike Clark, Nicholas Payton, Sheila Jordan, Janis Siegel, Christian McBride, Billy Hart, Charles Fambrough, Mingus Big Band, Al Foster, Mark Turner, Don Braden, Lew Soloff, Gunther Schuller, Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, Carl Allen, Rodney Whitaker, Lee Konitz, Jamie Baum, Michal Urbaniak, DJ Logic, Randy Brecker, Carlos Santana, and Stefon Harris, among others. Band Lineup: George Colligan, piano Nicole McCabe, alto saxophone Logan Kane, bass Mike Mitchell, drums (10/9-10, 10/12) Miles Turk, drums (10/11) 

Tickets: $20 , $40 , $50 , $60 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:30 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:45 George Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi-instrumentalist (drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader, as well as popular blogger (jazztruth.blogspot.com). Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette; recent touring took Colligan around the U.S. with “An Evening with Jack DeJohnette and Savion Glover.” He has also recently toured the U.S. and Canada as a leader with his trio featuring legends Buster Williams and Lenny White. With over 130 albums to date as an accompanist, Colligan has worked with a long list of jazz greats, including John Scofield, Buster Williams, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, Chris Botti, and many others. His latest album, “Live at The Jazz Standard” (Whirlwind records 2025) is his 40th as a bandleader; the album features Linda may Han Oh and Jack DeJohnette and was a critic’s pick in Downbeat magazine. Colligan, a New York resident for 15 years, now resides in Portland, Oregon where he is a Full Professor at Portland State University. He has recently won two Region Arts and Culture Council grants, A South Arts Jazz Road grant, and a PSU Faculty Development grant. Colligan recently won the PSU College of The Arts Dean’s Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity (2020), and also won the Researcher of the Year Award from the PSU College Of The Arts (2021). George Colligan has toured, recorded, and/or performed as a sideman with Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Chris Botti, Lonnie Plaxico, Gary Bartz, Benny Golson, Gary Thomas, Miguel Zenon, Tom Harrell, Steve Coleman, Eddie Henderson, Ralph Peterson, Vanessa Rubin, Steve Wilson, Dave Weckl, Richard Bona, Jane Monheit, Ravi Coltrane, Lenny White, Michael Brecker, Mike Clark, Nicholas Payton, Sheila Jordan, Janis Siegel, Christian McBride, Billy Hart, Charles Fambrough, Mingus Big Band, Al Foster, Mark Turner, Don Braden, Lew Soloff, Gunther Schuller, Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, Carl Allen, Rodney Whitaker, Lee Konitz, Jamie Baum, Michal Urbaniak, DJ Logic, Randy Brecker, Carlos Santana, and Stefon Harris, among others. Band Lineup: George Colligan, piano Nicole McCabe, alto saxophone Logan Kane, bass Mike Mitchell, drums (10/9-10, 10/12) Miles Turk, drums (10/11) 

Tickets: $20 , $30 , $40 , $50 (price includes $5.50 processing and ticketing fee) 7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00 9:15 show: Bar @ 6:00, Doors @ 8:30 George Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi-instrumentalist (drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader, as well as popular blogger (jazztruth.blogspot.com). Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette; recent touring took Colligan around the U.S. with “An Evening with Jack DeJohnette and Savion Glover.” He has also recently toured the U.S. and Canada as a leader with his trio featuring legends Buster Williams and Lenny White. With over 130 albums to date as an accompanist, Colligan has worked with a long list of jazz greats, including John Scofield, Buster Williams, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, Chris Botti, and many others. His latest album, “Live at The Jazz Standard” (Whirlwind records 2025) is his 40th as a bandleader; the album features Linda may Han Oh and Jack DeJohnette and was a critic’s pick in Downbeat magazine. Colligan, a New York resident for 15 years, now resides in Portland, Oregon where he is a Full Professor at Portland State University. He has recently won two Region Arts and Culture Council grants, A South Arts Jazz Road grant, and a PSU Faculty Development grant. Colligan recently won the PSU College of The Arts Dean’s Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity (2020), and also won the Researcher of the Year Award from the PSU College Of The Arts (2021). George Colligan has toured, recorded, and/or performed as a sideman with Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Chris Botti, Lonnie Plaxico, Gary Bartz, Benny Golson, Gary Thomas, Miguel Zenon, Tom Harrell, Steve Coleman, Eddie Henderson, Ralph Peterson, Vanessa Rubin, Steve Wilson, Dave Weckl, Richard Bona, Jane Monheit, Ravi Coltrane, Lenny White, Michael Brecker, Mike Clark, Nicholas Payton, Sheila Jordan, Janis Siegel, Christian McBride, Billy Hart, Charles Fambrough, Mingus Big Band, Al Foster, Mark Turner, Don Braden, Lew Soloff, Gunther Schuller, Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, Carl Allen, Rodney Whitaker, Lee Konitz, Jamie Baum, Michal Urbaniak, DJ Logic, Randy Brecker, Carlos Santana, and Stefon Harris, among others. Band Lineup: George Colligan, piano Nicole McCabe, alto saxophone Logan Kane, bass Mike Mitchell, drums (10/9-10, 10/12) Miles Turk, drums (10/11)