Pianist/composer John Escreet, hailed by Time Out London as a “transatlantic jazz genius,” continues his artistic ascent. His limitless technique, harmonic imagination and refined grasp of the improviser’s art, ranks as one of the top pianist-auteurs of our time.

What started out nearly a decade years ago as a project to record and mentor young brilliant Cuban female musicians, has become one of the top groups on the North American jazz scene.

Seattle pianist Ann Reynolds along with producer and director Kay D. Ray present an evening of music and film devoted to the pioneering pianist. Archival film interview clips and rare performance footage of Mary Lou Williams will be used to tell the story.