Jazz Sunday: Javier Santigo & Kevin Kanner Jazz

Join us EVERY SUNDAY for a rotating selection of the best in LA's Jazz Music scene, and stay late for our Sunday residency with Kevin Kanner's Jazz Jam. Musicians who want to jam get in free with an instrument after 9pm (one drink minimum). Pianist, composer, producer, and sought-after collaborator **Javier Santiago** is shaping a distinctive voice at the intersection of jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul, electronic music, and Afro-Cuban traditions. Known for his expressive playing, adventurous compositions, and genre-blurring approach, Santiago has emerged as one of the most compelling artists of his generation.Born and raised in Minneapolis, Santiago developed his musical foundation before moving to New York City to study at The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music. He later relocated to the Bay Area in 2017 and has been based in Los Angeles since 2021. He is an alumnus of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA and The Brubeck Institute Fellowship Program. His honors include the 2016 McKnight Fellowship for Musicians, finalist recognition in the 2015 American Jazz Pianist Competition, and participation in the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program. As both a bandleader and sideman, Santiago has shared the stage with an impressive range of artists including Herbie Hancock, Terrace Martin, Louis Cole, Alex Isley, Braxton Cook, Kassa Overall, Jonathan Kreisberg, Logan Richardson, Azar Lawrence, Kenneth Whalum, Aja Monet, John Raymond, Sheila Jordan, and Yosvany Terry.Now