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At 6:30 pm on Saturday, the Cedric Hanriot Trio performed in the Jazz Café. Hanriot is making an encore performance since his last visit to the Jazz Café in 2009 with the Ben Powell Quartet. A Fullbright recipient, French pianist and composer, Hanriot has appeared at the Iridium in New York, the Shanghai Jazz Festival, and the Jazz a Vienne Festival in France. He has worked with Grammy winner Siedah Garrett, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, bassist Me'shell NDegeocello, drummer Cindy Blackman, and saxophonist Joe Lovano. Hanriot holds a Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Nancy, France.