Bill O’Connell Trio feat. Lincoln Goines & Jon Krosnick

The piano-led Bill O’Connell Trio on this concert date features three acclaimed and lyrical instrumentalists.

Pianist Bill O’Connell has been called “nothing short of a national treasure”, “a master of the broadest spectrum of musical styles, a giant of modern jazz”, and “a colossus of musical dignity and improvisational authority,” by jazz critics. Lauded by DownBeat Magazine as “an inspired hybridizer of modernist jazz,” O’Connell has released eighteen albums as a bandleader. The GRAMMY-nominated O’Connell is a Steinway artist and four-time recipient of the coveted “Jazz Writer of the Year” award from SESAC.

Oakland-born bassist, composer, author, and educator Lincoln Goines has distinguished himself as one of the premier bassists of his generation. A mainstay of the New York City jazz, Latin, and studio scenes for over four decades and noted for versatility and fluid style, his resume reads like a who’s who of the pop, jazz and Latin world, including appearances and recordings with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Gato Barbieri, Carly Simon, Mike Stern, Dave Grusin, Paquito D’Rivera, and many more.

Drummer Jon Krosnick has been a mainstay of the San Francisco Bay Area jazz scene for more than twenty years, performing with his group, Charged Particles, as well as the nine-piece Latin jazz group, The Lunar Octet. He has performed with pianist Chick Corea, bassist John Patitucci, trumpeter Randy Brecker, reed player Paul McCandless, saxophonist Kristen Strom, and many more. 

Bill O’Connell Website
Lincoln Goines Website
(Ticket Includes 5% City of Santa Cruz Admission Tax)