Karin Kajita & Friends @ Olympia Eagles

About this event

"Pianist Karin Kajta shines and soars throughout, ever interesting and characterful in her dances across the keyboard....self-indulgent embellishments or musical meandering are not on the economical agenda." Sound Advice Reviews: Rob Lester Karin Kajita & Friends: Karin Kajita - Keyboard Craig Cootsona - Drums Alexey Nikolaev - Saxophone Osama Afifi - Bass Karin is a jazz and classical pianist and composer. She received her music degrees from the University of Washington. She received two Milnor Roberts awards, two Bainbridge Music and Arts awards and an Artist's Support grant from the Jack Straw Cultural Center. In 2019 she received a Golden Key first place national award for her composition “Confluence” and an invitation to play in a festival in Vienna. Karin is the leader of the Karin Kajita Jazz Quintet, a primarily hard bop band. Please see the Quintet's page. Karin plays many styles including jazz, latin, contemporary, show tunes, tango, ragtime, novelty and classical. She knows approximately 1000 tunes by heart. Karin has worked in Japan, Europe, Seattle and around the US. She currently plays at 1201 3rd Avenue Tower in downtown Seattle on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Saturdays at Kelnero in Edmonds. She is a regular at the Royal Room in their series “Piano Starts Here” which features the work of famous jazz composers. Karin has released three CD’s, primarily of her own tunes. 7:00pm - 9:30pm Suggested $15-35 Card or Cash no one turned away for lack of funds. All ages until 9pm You can rsvp here or email olyjazzcentral@gmail.com About Olympia Jazz Central The Olympia Jazz Central mission is to sustain and support South Sound Jazz events such as concerts, education/workshops, artist collaboration and more. OJC also sponsors a youth scholarship program. We've been connecting musicians with audiences, teachers with students and just gettin' in the groove together since 2009. Olympia Jazz Central is a 501C3. We are 100% volunteer operated and we rely on…