Dear Live Music Fan,
 

The nationally acclaimed Honolulu Jazz Quartet has been thrilling audiences since its formation in 2001. Members John Kolivas on bass, Tim Tsukiyama on saxophones, Dan Del Negro on piano, and Adam Baron on drums present a sound that reflects the diversity of their talents and a broad spectrum of influences and interests. These four musicians have explored the jazz tradition as sidemen with some of the jazz genre's most distinguished artists. The Honolulu Jazz Quartet offers listeners a mix of jazz standards and original compositions that demonstrate the individual and collective virtuosity of its members, as well as their proven dedication
to the craft of music.

 

Bandleader, composer, and bassist John Kolivas is a Hawaii native who has performed on both acoustic and electric bass in a myriad of musical situations, and with countless jazz luminaries, including Larry Coryell, Makoto Ozone, John Pizzarelli, Don Grusin, George Benson, John Clayton, Robin Eubanks and Eric Marienthal. After high school, Kolivas traveled to New York City to study, and while there gathered valuable experience as the original bassist for the Broadway show The Tap Dance Kid. He later joined the company of Big River, and also toured with The Pirates of Penzance and The Gregory Hines Show. As a classical player, Kolivas has been a valued member of the Honolulu and Hawaii Symphony bass sections, and is equally at home performing Hawaiian music in concert and on recordings with Hawaiian slack key guitar master Keola Beamer and Grammy-nominated artist Keali'i Reichel. John Kolivas teaches double bass, electric bass, and jazz improvisation at his alma mater, Punahou School, where he also assists with the orchestras. He has taught clinics as faculty of the Hawaii International Jazz Festival and the Hawaii Contrabass Festival. (photo: Michi Moore)
 

Pianist/composer Dan Del Negro hails from the south side of Chicago, where he worked with jazz icons Herbie Mann, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tiger Okoshi, and Nestor Torres, among others. He has extensive experience in musical theater, having performed with touring companies of Les Miserables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Miss Saigon.

Berklee College of Music alumnus Tim Tsukiyama plays soprano and tenor saxophones in the quartet and is a member
of the Royal Hawaiian Band. He has shared the stage with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bunky Green, John Pizzarelli, and the Hawaiian band Kalapana, among others.
 

Kansas City native Von Baron began playing drums at age 15. He later studied at the University of Missouri Conservatory of Music and the Berklee College of Music. His professional collaborations include those with Jovino Santos Neto, Shelly Berg, and Carlinhos de Oliveira. Unbeknownst to many, Mr. Baron also holds a degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Washington.
 

The Honolulu Jazz Quartet has developed
a much loved signature sound colored by the influence of jazz forbears such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter as well as innovative techniques and the wide-ranging musical experiences of its members.

HJQ's debut recording, Sounds of the City, was released nationally in 2004 and
spent several weeks on JazzWeek's National Jazz Radio Top 50 Chart.
A second CD, Tenacity, was released in March 2007;
the most recent recording, Remembrance/Live at the Triple Door
was released in 2011 to celebrate the group’s 10^th anniversary.

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