KERRY POLITZER TRIO feat. GEORGE COLLIGAN

Pianist/composer Kerry Politzer Kerry Politzer is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and currently teaches jazz piano at Portland State University. She has recently been touring in support of her ninth and latest album, Alternate Route (Whirlwind Recordings), which features guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and saxophonist Jaleel Shaw. Her composition commissions include works for the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble as well as a solo piano piece, “Microclimates,” for the Canadian classical 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. The project culminated in the August 2019 tribute Diagonal: The Music of Durval Ferreira. Kerry continues to be inspired by Brazilian music, which she will perform with her trio.

With John Lee on bass and George Colligan on drums