9PM DOORS // 9:30PM SHOWTIME // $10 COVER
(( THE BRYAN NICHOLS TRIO WILL HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING A REAL, LIVE PIANO ON STAGE TONIGHT ))

The Bryan Nichols Trio will be taking advantage of a real, live piano on stage tonight and playing real, live acoustic music for all those who enjoy [high] art.

Bryan Nichols is a pianist, composer, and educator based in Minneapolis. Often found playing jazz and improvised music, but at home in a variety of musical worlds, he leads and composes for his own trio, quintet, and nonet, in addition to performing, recording, and touring with a variety of forward-thinking artists. The Star Tribune has called him “a versatile, daring and inventive keyboardist...one of the Twin Cities' most respected jazz players.” He is a recipient of a prestigious McKnight Fellowship for Performing Artists and a residency at the Kennedy Center for Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead program. Bryan has released two albums as a leader to critical and audience acclaim, an original solo piano work, Looking North, and a suite of originals for his quintet, Bright Places.

Bryan Nichols (piano, real) // JT Bates (drums) // Jeff Bailey (bass)