Taylor Eigsti Septet

This is the reboot of the Boston Jazz Group, after a multi-year hiatus (mostly due to COVID but also because I got busy).

I can't think of a better jazz performance to go check out than Taylor Eigsti. There's something for everyone as he is coming with his septet - Taylor is of course playing piano and keyboards, the amazing guitarist Julian Lage, Walter Smith III on saxophone, Naseem Alatrash on cello, Harish Raghaven on bass and Mark Whitfield Jr on drums.

Reserve your ticket (starting at $25) here: https://tickets.regattabarjazz.com/events/taylor-eigsti-septet-742797767117

Fresh off his 2022 GRAMMY® win for "Tree Falls", pianist and bandleader Taylor Eigsti will be premiering music from his upcoming album.

GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist and composer Taylor Eigsti started playing the piano when he was four years old. Growing up in Menlo Park, CA, Eigsti was quickly labeled a prodigy, and has since released 8 albums as a bandleader, in addition to appearing on over 60 albums as a sideman.

Eigsti recently won a 2022 GRAMMY® Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for his most recent album “Tree Falls”, released in 2021 on GSI Records. In addition to this recent honor, Eigsti has garnered 3 individual GRAMMY® nominations over the years for his work as a recording artist and composer, including Best Instrumental Composition, and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo.

Eigsti has performed, toured, or recorded with such luminaries as Dave Brubeck, Sting, Joshua Redman, Joshua Bell, Esperanza Spalding, Chris Botti, John Mayer, Vanessa Williams, James Moody, Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dianne Reeves, Vince Mendoza, Gretchen Parlato, Julian Lage, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joe Lovano, Hank Jones, and Frederica Von Stade, among many others over the years, and is a regular touring member of Terence Blanchard’s E-Collective and a duo collaboration with vocalist Lisa Fischer.

Eigsti has travelled internationally quite extensively over the years both as a sideman and with his trio and quartet, performing at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Royal Festival Hall, Olympia Hall, Massey Hall, Lincoln Center, Davies Symphony Hall, Salle Pleyel, and many top festivals throughout the world throughout six continents, in addition to performing as a soloist and collaborator with many of the top symphony orchestras in the world, including the New York Pops, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and many others. Eigsti will be releasing his 9th album as a bandleader in the Spring of 2024.
"Eigsti exudes fearlessness and joy, secure in the belief that he can make music with anyone."
–Variety Magazine