Michael Bakan's World Trio

FSU gamelan guru and Omnimusica director Michael Bakan brings his brand new, globetrotting supertrio to the Blue Tavern for a special night of world jazz. Expect large doses of Brazilian choro, samba, and bossa nova mixed together with everything from Balkan and West African grooves to classic Cuban rumbas and new renditions of jazz standards, all served up with virtuosic, cosmopolitan flair. Pianist Mason Margut has taken Tallahassee by storm since his arrival in town just a couple of years ago, and FAMU bass prof Brian Hall is of course a veritable cultural institution in these parts by now. Add to that tandem the ever-adventurous, world-wise percussive artistry of Bakan and you have a combo that is sure to delight and inspire.