Geoffrey Keezer to perform Thursday, December 13 at Open Studio

Pianist Peter Martin's company Open Studio, which to date has specialized in the production of jazz education videos featuring well-known musicians, is expanding into concert presentation. Their first show will feature pianist Geoffrey Keezer leading a trio at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 13 at Open Studio's space in the Centene Center for Arts & Education, 3547 Olive St.

Keezer (pictured), who turns 48 in a couple of weeks, first gained wide recognition as a teenager, joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers when he was just 18. He subsequently has gone on to play with a number of notable musicians, including David Sanborn, Chris Botti, Christian McBride, Joe Locke, singer Denise Donatelli, and many others.

Keezer also has recorded frequently as both a sideman and a leader, most recently releasing a trio album, On My Way To You, earlier this year. For his St. Louis show, he'll be accompanied by NYC-based drummer Jon Wikan and St. Louis' own Bob DeBoo on bass.

Tickets for Geoffrey Keezer at Open Studio are $25 each, and are on sale now.