Sponsored by KNKX. Pianist Eric Verlinde has excited audiences worldwide with his energetic and passionate performances. After attending Berklee College of Music and Mt. Hood CC, he started his professional music career working on a paddlewheel riverboat out of Portland, Oregon, and has since has performed with legends like Wynton Marsalis, Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, and many more.

Eric has recorded on over 25 albums, including Hadley Caliman's Straight Ahead on Origin Records, which reached #2 on the charts for national radio plays for over six weeks.

Prolific and exciting, the Eric Verlinde trio will feature the pianist, accompanied by a great rhythm ensemble.

Jazz in the City at the Frye Art Museum is a free performance series organized in partnership with Ariel Media, celebrating the art form of jazz music and its long-standing influence and vibrancy in the city of Seattle.