Music Fans, The Kareem Kandi will be doing a livestream performance on Sunday August 30th at 6:00pm. I'll be joined by Greg Feingold on bass, Stefan Schatz on drums, and special guest George Colligan on piano. This livestream is sponsored by KNKX and Grit City To Go, and will be free to view. You can tune in at watch at www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi<https://www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi> George will also be joining us for a live interview earlier in the afternoon on August 30th. the interview will take place from 4pm to 5pm and you can join us at: www.facebook.com/kareem.kandi Grit City To Go will be raising funds for the Tacoma Farmers Market and you can help support their efforts by ordering a meal from Tacoma Pie on August 30th. Link to more information can be found here: www. tacomafarmersmarket.com/grit-city-to-go<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftacomafarmersmarket.com%2Fgrit-city-to-go%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0uS5XTMQF5HJi4H4Z4pDVi2BKXxMDT5psZsxmHyMa6wQyi9oiSV257jx0&h=AT2_EA2jFq9rZt7w2g1NkU64qBfjqIsz8VVX5UWr31SAko3lMoEUhVnJH3oRGnO3ijtXj2oU9Wy6zx0VTU2ukthVDT0PCTsWjPQavgo5i75kRPZPzXSWjlNcGseuh6TPJg> About our guest: An award-winning composer (Chamber Music America/Doris Duke Foundation grant recipient, RACC Grant Winner) and player (winner, Jazzconnect.com<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FJazzconnect.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3vcm44v0Zazu9VpIiWLPw2aJjqRSm1BIPRdmtlJZlN2A0Ba9W86ZWtIzg&h=AT29Kzq0Sp8_n_c0tFMIfvHX2xargX2zAKyCEwJAossqVBEEBjAxq-oSsmAsufSvNU5g2GKLk9Zx32oPjaKzx8dNAmYyEzj2tPKeg2wAgziikSk_1y6Jbzuo0cq_uQHeNA> Jazz Competition, DownBeat Critics Poll Winner), Colligan is highly in demand as a sideman, having worked with players like Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Cassandra Wilson, Ravi Coltrane, and many others, both on the bandstand and in recording sessions (appearing on over 150 CDs). Colligan was on the faculty of the Juilliard School for two years and is currently an Assistant Professor at Portland State University. He is currently a member of Jack DeJohnette’s New Quintet.Recently, Colligan started playing the Hammond 44 Melodion(melodica). He also started a popular blog called jazztruth(jazztruth.blogspot.com<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fjazztruth.blogspot.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2beAG4B7KMkVVllr5ekYa904l_6az0_72gHGjXyDWN5pWJyCisB8HP3f8&h=AT3omD0CakplhhukjE6wvcPdQX42AdlsGnQ_BS8Gr38rdavKTvHG_Q1WUtI-srnBvPlvsRM3kHrfeiFJOhNht6Q4_8q5wq2X5h61twPFOhuA5lN18_r0d2dqnOl6Ewj6Pw>). You can read George's full biography and discography here: www.georgecolligan.com<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.georgecolligan.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1yiqQ1UpeVru_WjWEv1gkdcctY-omiID-geXYEfXS8tpe-Vjtfswn6g14&h=AT3RbvypeHbQ6V5hP6olzM-xCyDEjXDxQmWzSDSsMCF_OlcoQNnrCXz9kCpRNfCvTCMaBdVUXL9IfF0aVyQge1fCoxoSpWM6Ht9LWezgR9rOv4eBj0hvQTegON_KG_IgAQ>