Merinda Dias-Jayasinha on voice, Jacob Hiser (USA) on piano and Umar Zakaria on bass.
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BIO
From Boston, young U.S. pianist Jacob Hiser’s depth of exploration of jazz piano legacy belies his age (with a repertoire including works by Herbie Nichols, Richard Twardzik, Ellington, Fletcher Henderson and Geri Allen). Complementing this is his parallel commitment to contemporary original music. While a student at New England Conservatory he studied privately with Ran Blake, and played in ensembles directed/coached by Jason Moran, and John Zorn. In 2019 he attended the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music in Canada, where he met Australian musicians Flora Carbo, Niran Dasika, Helen Svoboda and Kyrie Anderson.