Drummer

“An excellent pianist, prizing feel over flash” (JazzWise), instrumentalist and composer Lisa Hilton is a major voice in jazz whose career is an inspirational lesson in pursuing one’s dream. She brings her all-star quartet to this JHL date, performing music from her 2022 Ruby Slipper release Paradise Cove.



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Lisa Hilton Quartet

SFJAZZ Center

Sebastián de Urquiza

Room 623

WORDS ON FIVE FROM BILL:
I’ve been dreaming of this for a long long time.
Kenny Wollesen, Tony Scherr, and I have a long long history playing as a trio.
Rudy Royston, Thomas Morgan, and I have a long long history playing as a trio.
I’ve played trio with Rudy and Tony.
I’ve played trio with Kenny and Thomas.
I’ve played duets with all of them.
They are my friends, my teachers, my heroes. Every moment a joy and inspiration.

Bill Frisell FIVE

Count Basie Center for the Arts

A native of Baku, Azerbaijan, Amina Figarova has risen from her upbringing behind the Iron Curtain to become of the most celebrated pianists and composers on the international jazz scene.

A prodigy who began piano studies at the age of 2, she earned degree in classical piano performance before relocating to Rotterdam and devoting her passions to jazz, eventually landing at Boston’s Berklee College as part of a student exchange program. Combining her classical technique with a love for the music of Oscar Peterson and Duke Ellington, Figarova has released over a dozen exquisite sessions, beginning with her 1994 debut album, Attraction.

Rudy Royston

Drummer

Events

Mar 7, 2024

Lisa Hilton Quartet · San Francisco Jazz

Nov 10, 2023

Sebastián de Urquiza · ROOM 623

Oct 18, 2023

Bill Frisell FIVE · Count Basie Center for the Arts

Sep 24, 2023

Amina Figarova Sextet · San Francisco Jazz

Jun 22, 2023

Bill Frisell Trio featuring Thomas Morgan & Rudy Royston · Healdsburg Jazz Festival

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