Nathan Bickart Trio and Lady Vuckovich: A North Bay Jazz Concert

Nathan Bickart Trio and Lady Vuckovich: A North Bay Jazz Concert to the Throckmorton stage.
* Friday, September 8, 7:30 pm

Join us for a special piano trio double bill! This night features the award-winning piano trio music of former Jazz in the Neighborhood Emerging Artist program participant Nathan Bickart in the first half of the program, then Jazz piano legend Larry Vuckovich’s dynamic piano with guitar, bass configuration in the second half. This night brings two generations of piano artists together to share their unique approaches to the music described under the broad umbrella of “Jazz.”

Nathan Bickart Trio

• Larry Vuckovich – piano
• Kai Lyons – guitar
• Owen Clapp – bass

Nathan Bickart is an accomplished Mill Valley-raised and Berkeley-based piano player and composer who most recently premiered his commissioned work “Gravity Sweet” with the support of Intermusic SF, and brings his longtime trio of Brooklyn native Michael Mitchell on the drums, and West Marin native Owen Clapp on the bass.

Larry Vuckovich is a Yugoslavian-born pianist and longtime Bay Area resident who has played alongside a veritable who’s who in the Jazz world, including Dexter Gordon, Jon Hendricks, and Philly Joe Jones. Larry is joined by collaborators Kai Lyons on guitar and Owen Clapp on the bass.

North Bay Jazz Concerts
Our Jazz program, “North Bay Jazz, Now and Future presents multiple generations of performers in concert, exploring different genres of Jazz. The concerts also provide performance and mentoring opportunities for young emerging talent, a key theme in jazz history. Our program continues this community-minded mentoring tradition. and strengthens our holistic approach to supporting artists and the art form.