Aaron Diehl Trio with Peter washington and kenny washington

Aaron Diehl brings his piano trio to The Pocket with Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on drums. The evening places Diehl's piano in the classic trio setting, with the two Washingtons joining him for a set shaped by his command of jazz tradition and his interest in classical form. It is a chance to hear a musician whose work moves between detailed ensemble interplay and the broader, lyrical scope associated with his own writing and improvising.

Columbus, Ohio-born pianist and composer Diehl has built a career at the meeting point of jazz and classical music. He has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Tyshawn Sorey and Philip Glass, and has appeared as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra. The New York Times praised his “melodic precision, harmonic erudition, and elegant restraint,” while The Guardian heard a “traditional jazz sound with a sophisticated contemporary spin.” His playing draws on predecessors including Ahmad Jamal, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum and Jelly Roll Morton; DownBeat wrote that he “gracefully melds two worlds, merging the improvisational spirit of jazz with the compositional intricacies of Western classical music.”