Mike Kocour and Friends Quartet.
On the evening: Mike Kocour - piano, Natalie Gallatin - sax, , Ben Hedquist - bass, and Holly Chaput - drums.
Pianist and ASU Director of Jazz Studies Mike Kocour and his hard-swinging quartet put the crowd at The Nash Jazz Club in the groove with two wonderful sets of jazz classics! Kocour is an Associate Professor and the Director of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Kocour has performed at venues around the world and has been a guest on Marian McPartland’s internationally syndicated NPR program “Piano Jazz.” Among the many artists and ensembles with whom he has appeared with are Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Harris, James Moody, Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker, Benny Golson, Lewis Nash, Ira Sullivan, Carl Fontana, Dewey Redman, Lew Tebackin, and the Chicago Symphony.
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