Benjamin Lackner Quartet
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
7:30 PM
The series concludes Wednesday, February 28, with another local debut by the Berlin-based ECM Records artist, pianist Benjamin Lackner, with fellow ECM artist Oded Tzur on sax, Darek Oleszkiewicz on bass, and Mark Ferber on drums. Born in Berlin to an American father and a German mother, Lackner moved to California at age 13. He received a BFA from the California Institute of the Arts under the direction of Charlie Haden and David Roitstein, and from 1997 to 1998 he studied privately with his mentor, pianist Brad Mehldau. He has performed at numerous jazz festivals including North Sea, Montreux, and Monterey.