The Andy Kingston Trio with special guest Max Kingston

The Andy Kingston Trio is a collaborative jazz project presenting an eclectic range of music from classic standards to popular hits. The trio will be joined by Max Kingston on vocals and violin, who returns home to New Mexico this summer after four years performing with jazz, bossa nova, and indie rock groups in Minnesota. Andy Kingston was born in Chicago and came up in Boston and Northern Virginia. Andy began graduate work in philosophy and music at Boston University in 1996 and became a fixture in the New England jazz and blues scene, performing regularly at the House of Blues, Ryles, and Bob’s Southern Bistro with groups such as the Herman Johnson Quartet and the Zeke Martin Quartet. Andy appeared with Enrico Crivellaro, Ronnie Earl, Bruce Gertz, Nikki Glaspie, Sam Kininger, Nicole Nelson, Toni Lynn Washington and many others in the Boston area. Andy moved to Santa Fe in 2005 to teach at St. John’s College and has performed in groups led by Peter Amaral, Lorenzo Antonio, Tiho Dimitrov, Myrrhine Faller, Brian Hardgroove, Nacha Mendez, and Jimmy Russell. Loren Bienvenu grew up in Santa Fe, first studying jazz drumming with John Trentacosta and later with Peter Erskine in Los Angeles. Since returning to town in 2010, he counts his musical highlights as playing in Tootie Heath’s Whole Drum Truth (from 2015 to Heath’s passing in 2024), being in the band John Francis and the Poor Clares, and performing numerous gigs with the area’s finest jazz musicians. Michael Burt grew up and attended conservatory in Virginia, moving to New Mexico in 2018 after decades touring the world with accomplished musicians and musical theater groups. Michael has worked with numerous projects since arriving in New Mexico, including the Sol y Soul Band and the Andy Kingston Quartet. Michael also performs solo piano and is a celebrated music educator in Santa Fe. Max Kingston grew up in Santa Fe and debuted at eleven years old with the Andy Kingston Trio. A graduate of the New Mexico School for the Arts, Max studied with Cala Kountoupes and John Rangel and performed in masterclasses for Carmen Bradford, Gerald Clayton, Eddie Daniels, Dave Grusin, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Branford Marsalis, and the Jerusalem Quartet. Max graduated this past spring from Carleton College with a major in physics and minors in Spanish and music performance. While studying in Minnesota, Max performed with various jazz, bossa nova, and indie rock groups. Max will begin a Ph.D program in physics at McGill University in the fall and looks forward to joining the vibrant Montreal music scene. Dinner and cocktails starting at 5:30 pm. Showtime is 7:00 pm. Reservations highly recommended.