George Colligan: CC#72 - Headlining Montavilla Jazz Festival

Published: May 15, 2017, 6:45 p.m.

b'August 9, 2016\\n Welcome back to World Cup Coffee and Tea at NW 18th and Glisan for another OMN Coffeeshop Conversation.\\nToday composer/pianist/drummer George Colligan is here. He\\u2019s headlining the Third Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival the weekend of August 20 and 21\\u2026that\\u2019s a Saturday and Sunday. OMN is a media sponsor once again.\\nGeorge blew into town\\u2026well he moved here, but it felt like that\\u2026a few years ago and suddenly you couldn\\u2019t go to anyplace featuring Jazz and not see him. He tours internationally with Jack DeJohnette among others.\\nHe teaches and maintains an extremely busy schedule here and everywhere.\\nHe has two vastly different programs at the Montavilla Jazz Festival, ending the show both nights.'