Kenny Werner founded his first trio in 1981, at a time when he also played piano and contributed tunes and arrangements for the Village Vanguard Orchestra (then led by drummer Mel Lewis). The pianist went on to write, record and perform with several premier European jazz ensembles, among them the Cologne, Danish, and Stockholm Jazz Orchestras; as a sideman, he recorded with Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, and Lou Rawls, just to name a few. In 2010, the Brooklyn native won a Guggenheim Fellowship for his Half Note Records CD No Beginning No End, an extended work utiliz­ing over 70 musicians; in Fall 2018, he’ll release a masterful new trio recording, Animal Crackers. This week at Jazz Standard, Kenny Werner leads a true all–star band featuring saxophonist Dave Liebman, bassist James Genus, and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. “Perfection. 360 degrees of soul and science in one human being. My kind of musician!” (Quincy Jones) Kenny Werner – piano Dave Liebman – tenor & soprano saxophones James Genus – bass Terri Lyne Carrington – drums