Aaron Diehl

In 2014 virtuoso jazz pianist Aaron Diehl become one of the youngest musicians in history to be named a Monterey Jazz Festival Commission Artist, and he’s been living up to the honor with jaw-dropping performances ever since. Diehl has acted as touring pianist for the Wynton Marsalis Septet and Grammy-nominated singer Cecile McLorin Salvant, but he’s an equally arresting headlining act, dazzling ticket buyers with his magical fingers, soulful phrasing, and elegant restraint. On his 2015 album Space Time Continuum he was accompanied by a bassist and drummer, and in concert his trio tears through their jazzy numbers with plenty of funky feeling and...