PIANOLOVE: GLEN PEARSON’S TESTAMENT QUINTET

Veteran Oakland pianist and Bay Area treasure Glen Pearson—winner of a 2024 Grammy Award for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra—brings his hard swinging quintet to the Jazzschool for a night of jazz standards and original tunes. Pearson has brought sensitivity and expression to a wide range of musical situations, from Broadway to television, radio, and in the recording studio. He has worked closely with Regina Belle, Jimmy Scott, Dianne Reeves, Marlena Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Delfeayo Marsalis, and James Moody, among others. A committed educator, when he is not touring with the Basie band Pearson is Chair of the Music Department at the College of Alameda.

Glean Pearson, piano

Mike Olmos, trumpet

Sheldon Brown, saxophone

Gary Brown, bass

Sylvia Cuenca, drums

A pre-concert talk is planned with the artists at 7:30pm.

Doors 7pm

Pre-concert talk at 7:30pm

Concert at 8pm