Saturday, August 14, 2021
7:30 PM
The series concludes on Saturday, August 14, with the first San Diego performance by the Joshua White Nightstone Trio, featuring White on piano, Anna Butterss on bass, and Jonathan Pinson on drums. Local jazz hero White has been capturing the attention of audiences nationwide since winning finalist honors in the jazz world’s most prestigious event, the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition (2011). Herbie Hancock commented, “Joshua has immense talent. I was impressed by his daring and courageous approach to improvisation on the cutting edge of innovation. He is his own man.” The New York Times wrote, “He pressed hard against the rhythm section and improvised with form, accelerating and decelerating, suddenly going free... It was a sound worth returning to.” During the course of this past year White forged a new creative partnership with two eminent Los Angeles-based artists. Los Angeles-based bassist Anna Butterss grew up in Adelaide, Australia, and moved to the United States in 2012 to pursue a Master of Music at Indiana University. In 2014 Anna was a fellow in the Steans Institute’s Program for Jazz at the Ravinia Festival (Chicago) where she studied with Rufus Reid, and in 2015 she was a finalist in the National Jazz Awards of Australia. She has performed and recorded with a diverse group of artists including Jeff Parker, Larry Goldings, Anthony Wilson, Chris Speed, Walter Smith III and Makaya McCraven. Pinson is noted for his performances with artists such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Mark Turner, and many others.
These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each concert.