George Colligan Quintet

Seasoned pianist and well-traveled sideman George Colligan plays a brand of jazz that we never tire of—grounded in postbop essentials but with a focus on original material and an openness to the occasional experimental detour. You can hear what we mean on a typically strong new SteepleChase set, Ask Me Tomorrow, or better yet, at these gigs with saxists Nicole Glover and Hailey Niswanger, bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Bill Stewart.