Jazz@Casals

Hersch. Mehldau. McLorin Salvant. Fortner.

Whether lyric and introspective, rhythmic and experimental or full of vocal drama, Jazz@Casals will bring international stars and colourful characters from the jazz world to the Casals Forum. They are all connected by a fine thread: Fred Hersch – mentor to many jazz pianists – who quietly works magic at piano. His former student Brad Mehldau combines sophistication with groove. Cécile McLorin Salvant seduces listeners with her expressive voice, accompanied by the brilliant Sullivan Fortner, also of the Hersch school. And the accordion playing of Richard Galliano blurs boundaries: between Bach and Jazz, between tradition and innovation.