Tizer Quartet featuring Karen Briggs perform "Scheherazade's Groove" from Karen Briggs 2009 release "Soulchestral Groove" @ Centenary Stage Company's "January Jazz Fest" on Saturday, January 18, 2014 Lao Tizer - piano, keyboard Karen Briggs - violin Rufus Philpot - bass Raul Pineda - drums

“Jazz Group of the Year” nominee The Lao Tizer Quartet featuring Karen Briggs will delight you with songs from its brand-new Billboard Jazz Top 10 CD/DVD combo-pack release, “Songs From the Swinghouse!” Led by pianist, keyboardist, composer, and former “Best New Jazz Artist” nominee Lao Tizer (Special EFX, Down to the Bone), this jazz fusion quartet also features violinist extraordinaire Karen Briggs (Yanni, Stanley Clarke), Grammy-nominated drummer Gene Coye (Larry Carlton, Terence Blanchard), and Senegalese bassist Cheikh N’Doye (Baaba Maal, Mike Stern). Please join us for a memorable evening of live jazz!