DESCRIPTION:
David Kikoski - Piano
Ed Howard - Bass
Nasheet Waits - Drums

Equipped with impressive technique gained through a life dedicated to music and jazz, David Kikoski is able to clearly express his personal style, made of polyrhythms that cross bold melodies, all built on a vast harmonic carpet.
Ed Howard is one of the most successful and popular bass players in the world, who began his career with Clifford Jordan, who, as Ed Howard himself says, has greatly contributed to his musical growth.
Nasheet Waits, son of legendary percussionist Frederick Waits (who also played for the great Ella Fitzgerald) is a genius and a virtuoso drummer who always elegantly manages to overturn what he hears and to infuse power in it by maximizing every idea he perceives.

The Taormina Jazz Festival, which enjoys the art direction by Toti Cannistraro, aims to promote jazz as an art form, celebrating the rich variety of traditional standards and innovations of its more experimental expressions.

The event is arranged by Nino Scandurra, patron of the initiative and owner of the shoes and clothing boutique in Taormina of the same name, and supported by longtime sponsors such as Roberto Del Carlo, Piero Guidi, Pinko, Alberto Guardiani, Heritage, Hotel Metropole Taormina and Premier Tax Free.

The event enjoys the indispensable support and patronage of the Assessorato al Turismo e Verde Pubblico of the City of Taormina and has been included among the events rounding out the calendar of Taormina Arte.

http://www.taorminajazzfestival.it/