Free jazz improv workshop & concert with jazz greats tonight

World-class jazz musicians on a West Coast tour will stop at Pierce College Puyallup Thursday night to give a free workshop and performance.

Jazz lovers, musicians and the general public are invited to attend the event featuring trumpet player Lew Soloff, drummer Sylvia Cuenca, bassist Essiet Essiet and guitarist and Cornish College of The Arts educator Milo Petersen.

The event is in the Arts & Allied Health Building Theater.

The performers will discuss jazz improvisation, play music and answer audience questions.

Each has long and deep roots in the music industry.

Soloff’s credits include playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, Tito Puente and the Manhattan Jazz Quintet. Essiet has played with Horizon, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and the Blue Note All-Stars, while Sylvia Cuenca has performed with Joe Henderson and Clark Terry.