Pianist Frederick Harris, a Stanford Jazz Workshop alumnus and long-time faculty member, presents an evening of music in trio, quartet, and quintet formats. Not only has Harris accompanied jazz legends like Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Haden, and Eddie Henderson—he's also an accomplished concert pianist in the classical tradition. The first set of Harris's program illustrates the intimate relationship between jazz and classical forms with piano trio interpretations of music by Cole Porter, Dexter Gordon, and Oscar Peterson. Accompanied by bassist Charles Thomas and drummer Curt Moore, Harris expresses his unique insights into the common ground these two traditions share through music that blasts through barriers of genre and convention. The second half celebrates the life and music of a man whose art transcends genre or categorization: John Coltrane. Harris will explore the music of 'Trane's “middle” period, joined by special guests saxophonist Jonathan Bautista and, from San Francisco's St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane Church, saxophonist (and fellow SJW alum) Franzo King, Jr. and vocalist The Most Reverend Mother Marina King.