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SUMMARY:NY Jazz Piano Great George Colligan 
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/ny-jazz-piano-great-george-colligan-may-25/
LOCATION:Hermann's Jazz Club :: 753 View Street Victoria, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:New York and Portland- based pianist GEORGE COLLIGAN has long been=0D=0A=
heralded as one of the brightest lights in modern jazz piano.  A=0D=0A=
world-class performer he plays with top musicians around the globe and=0D=0A=
is in demend as a collaborator with such artists as Jack Dejonette,=0D=0A=
Ingird Jensen, Gary Bartz, Benny Golson, Ravi Coltrane, Michael=0D=0A=
Brecker,  Sheila Jordan, Christian McBride, and a virtual=0D=0A=
"who's who" of contemporary jazz greats.  In this rare trio date=0D=0A=
he is reunited with bassist SEAN DRABITT and newly introduced to=0D=0A=
drummer KELBY MACNAYR for what promises to be one of the most exciting=0D=0A=
events of the year!=0D=0A=
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"Colligan is an equally deserving torch-carrier of the piano trio=0D=0A=
tradition...." John Kelman , All About Jazz=0D=0A=
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"One of the best kept secrets in jazz, pianist George Colligan has=0D=0A=
developed an intrepid attitude that goes hand-in-hand with a strong=0D=0A=
sense of identity..."=0D=0A=
-Chris Hoven, All About Jazz=0D=0A=
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Guest Artist Bio:=0D=0A=
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George Colligan, an award-winning composer (Chamber Music=0D=0A=
America/Doris Duke Foundation grant recipient) and player (winner,=0D=0A=
Jazzconnect.com Jazz Competition), draws fans with his zesty sideman=0D=0A=
work with players like Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Buster Williams,=0D=0A=
and Lonnie Plaxico, both on the bandstand and in recording sessions=0D=0A=
(with over 70 sideman credits). He is also prolific as a leader with=0D=0A=
16 recordings full of his intelligent writing and impressive=0D=0A=
technique. His latest CD on the Criss Cross label is entitled Past=0D=0A=
Present Future . He also has a new CD entitled Realization( Sirocco)=0D=0A=
featuring his organ trio called Mad Science.=0D=0A=
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"Couple that sensitivity, that ability to be both supportive and=0D=0A=
assertive when need be, with strong chops and knowing one's way around=0D=0A=
the keyboard, and you get a picture of George Colligan , one of those=0D=0A=
fine young talents bubbling just below the collective periscopes of=0D=0A=
the jazz critical and presenting fraternities. Keep an ear on George=0D=0A=
Colligan ." - Willard Jenkins, from Jazztimes
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