Jazz at the Sequoia Room - Grace Kelly with Julian Pollack

Grace Kelly (saxophone) with Julian Pollack (piano)
Julia Pederson (bass) and Ross Pederson (drums)

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Friday, March 24, 2017 – One Show
Saturday, March 25, 2017 – Two Shows

“Grace Kelly has an electric charisma on-stage that instantly ignites the room,” says, band
leader Jon Batiste. Saxophonist, singer, and composer Grace Kelly plays with the heart and passion of
an old soul yet with the genre-bending zest and energy of a 24 year old. Having been a regular on The
Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Grace Kelly just released her 10th
CD Trying To Figure It Out, which was voted #2 Jazz Album of The Year in 2016 Downbeat Magazine
Readers Poll.

Julian Waterfall Pollack is “…a young pianist who deftly balances virtuosity with tenderness” (TimeOut New York) –
“a ferociously assured and creatively dazzling pianist, composer and arranger” (The San Francisco Chronicle)
Born into a musical family, Brooklyn-based keyboardist and producer he started studying piano at the age of 5
with his mother, a concert pianist. At the age of 18, the Northern California native signed with Jazzschool Records,
which released his highly acclaimed debut album, and he was featured on NPR’s syndicated show
Piano Jazz, hosted by Marian McPartland. Pollack moved to New York City for College and received
both his undergraduate and master’s degrees from NYU in jazz piano performance and composition.
Since graduating, Pollack has toured and performed at numerous festivals and clubs around the globe.
He has also written several works for orchestra including his own Piano Concerto, which he performed with
the Mendocino Music Festival, the Camellia Symphony Orchestra in Sacramento,
and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra in Michigan.

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