Kerry Politzer Quartet

Sunday, September 1st, 2024 – The 1905

Pianist Kerry Politzer and her quartet perform music from her new release Ruminations.

Tasting notes: lush, melodic, boundary-pushing

Pianist, composer, and educator Kerry Politzer released seven albums as a leader prior to her upcoming album Ruminations (PJCE Records) including Blue in Blue, which featured saxophonist Donny McCaslin and was termed a “first-rate jazz outing” by AllAboutJazz.com. Her composition commissions include works for the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble as well as for the Canadian pianist Andree-Ann Deschenes. In 2019, Kerry was awarded a Regional Arts and Culture Council Artistic Focus grant to explore the music of Brazilian composer Durval Ferreira. She continues to be inspired by Brazilian music as well as by the late multi-instrumentalist Jimmy Giuffre, with whom she studied at the New England Conservatory of Music.

Eugene-born saxophonist Tim Willcox has performed with David Friesen, Randy Porter, and Alan Jones, and recently released an album of original material on Ninjazz Records titled Superjazzers Vol. 1.

Bassist Garrett Baxter is an exciting, in-demand figure on Portland’s jazz scene. He performs regularly in bands led by Alan Jones, George Colligan, Kerry Politzer, and more.

Renowned multi-instrumentalist George Colligan brings his fine drumming talents to the stage. He serves as a Professor of Jazz Studies at Portland State University. Career credits include stints with Jack DeJohnette, Cassandra Wilson, and Buster Williams.

Lineup: Kerry Politzer, piano; Tim Willcox, saxophone; Garrett Baxter, bass; George Colligan, drums

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