Renowned jazz pianist, composer, artist and producer Wayne Horvitz will perform with his quartet at the Mazama Country Inn on Sunday (Aug. 11) from 6:30-9 p.m., in a benefit concert for Room One and The Cove.
Horvitz has performed extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. He has performed and collaborated with Bill Frisell, Butch Morris, John Zorn, Robin Holcomb, Fred Frith, Julian Priester, Philip Wilson, Michael Shrieve, Bobby Previte, Marty Ehrlich, Skerik, William Parker, Ron Miles, Sara Schoenbeck, Peggy Lee, Steven Bernstein, Briggan Krauss, and Dylan van der Schyff among others.
Horvitz is the 2001 recipient of the Seattle Artist Trust Fellowship, 2003 and 2006 recipient of the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture fellowship, and 2002 recipient of the Rockefeller Map Grant. His ensembles include The President, Pigpen, Zony Mash, The HMP Trio, The New York Composers Orchestra, The 4 Plus 1 Ensemble, Sweeter Than the Day and The Gravitas Quartet.
Horvitz is proprietor of The Royal Room in Seattle, where he lives with his wife, composer Robin Holcomb, and their two children.
Cost of the concert is $20 for adults and $10 for ages 16 and under. Tickets are available at Brownpapertickets.com and at Room One in Twisp. A barbecue costing $10 will start at 5:30 p.m.
