Acclaimed Italian jazz pianist Teo Ciavarella will present a guest concert at Washington State University. Performing with Ciavarella will be WSU Jazz Studies faculty members Greg Yasinitsky, Director of the WSU School of Music, saxophone; Horace Alexander Young, who recently returned to WSU after a number of years away, saxophone; F. David Snider, bass; and David Jarvis, drums.

Ciavarella is recognized as one of Europe’s finest jazz artists. He has been featured on over 50 albums and performed with many of the greatest jazz artists in the world including Jerry Mulligan, Eddie Gomez, David Sanchez and Geroge Garzone. Ciavarella lives in Bologna, Italy, and teaches at the Frescobaldi Conservatory in Ferrara, and at the Conservatory at the University of Pescara. Teo is regularly featured on European television and radio.