Bert Seager's Standard Deviation

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$15 suggested / $5 with Student ID / 6:30pm start / seated The jazz quintet Standard Deviation, led by pianist and composer Bert Seager, is a tight, two-horn, hard-bop combo that plays his arrangements of jazz standards alongside his own singable originals. The music offers plenty of room for the band to open up and interact. Their special chemistry makes it obvious why sharing jazz in an intimate club like the Lilypad remains such a compelling communal experience. Bert Seager, pianist, composer, recording artist, and educator, has led performances in international jazz festivals in Canada, Peru, Bulgaria, Jordan, Ecuador, Israel, China and Japan. As a composer, he is a three-time recipient of the prestigious MacDowell Colony fellowship, an artists residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He has recorded 18 compact discs which have all been released internationally to critical acclaim. Cadence Magazine says Bert’s music is filled with “effervescent optimism.” And the Boston Globe wrote that his “kind of exuberance makes the jazz world go round.” bertseager.com

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