Walt Wagner Trio

The first thing the Walt Wagner Trio’s WICA audience will experience is the joy of watching three compatible, powerhouse jazz musicians playing together.

The Walt Wagner Trio is: Walt Wagner [piano], Dan Dean [bass], and Ben Smith [drums].

Based in Seattle, Walt Wagner has been a prominent figure in Seattle’s landmark, fine-dining restaurant, Canlis, as resident pianist. Playing his versions of everything from jazz and pop standards to current hits, his style continues to broaden and evolve. Wagner’s retirement from 20 years at Canlis and live-streamed finale concert resulted in the Sub Pop Records live album release of “Reworks”. This commemorated not only an end of an era, but also the continuation of Wagner’s performance career, including five recent Walt Wagner Trio shows at Jazz Alley.

Walt Wagner has performed with Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, George Burns, Lily Tomlin, Roberta Flack, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Newhart, and as pianist- conductor with Peggy Lee. He was featured on The Tonight Show, Merv Griffin and Dinah Shore shows. He toured internationally with Peggy Fleming in “A Concert On Ice”, and has performed extensively at Sun Valley, Idaho.