(Tickets for this event are separate from the The Bend Jazz Festival Tickets)

Merrimans' Playhouse Home Grown Jazz Performance Series presents South Bend musicians Stephen Merriman, Mary Merriman, J.J. Wright, and guest artist from Chicago, Nick Sednew. Featuring J.J. Wright on piano, and Nick Sednew on trumpet, Stephen Merriman on drums, and Mary Merriman on bass. We are partnering with the South Bend Jazz Festival, and are hosting this concert as part  of the "Club Night" for SBJF.

This performance will highlight their enjoyment of the the art of the small combo, with harmony, bass, and rhythm, in the spirit of Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau, and Keith Jarrett, exploring spontaneous interpretations of standard jazz tunes, created in a “flow”.  

J.J Wright is the Director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir, but also an accomplished composer,  jazz pianist, and recording artist. His style cannot be easily categorized. Trained as a jazz…