David Hazeltine Quartet
About This Event
David Hazeltine, an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator who has recorded 35 CDs as a leader and hundreds more as a sideman, leads his quartet at The Django. His measured, straight‑ahead approach favors ensemble dialogue and clarity over display, qualities that suit the venue's emphasis on small‑group interplay.
About the Artists
David Hazeltine
David Hazeltine is an American jazz pianist who also works as a composer, arranger, and educator. Often heard in small-group settings like the David Hazeltine Quartet, he draws on the language of straight-ahead jazz with a measured touch that can lean toward smooth jazz without leaving the tradition.
David Hazeltine Quartet
"David Hazeltine is one of a handful of contemporary pianists who has mastered all of the major musical skills, from improvisation and technique, to accompaniment, arranging, and composition. Even more impressive, David is the rare artist able to innovate in each category.