Anson Wright Duo performs at Bar Botellón

With a career spanning over three decades, multi-talented master guitarist, composer, novelist, poet, activist, and educator Anson Wright “may not be a household name, but he should be.”(All About Jazz). In addition to his feature jazz CDs, the last of which, Only Love, contains all original music from Anson and pianist Jasnam Daya Singh, Anson has collaborated on a spoken word CD, The Sky At Our Feet, featuring Anson’s poetry and the music of guitarist John Stowell. Anson has also authored three books, including a novel and a full-length poetry book. Elmore Magazine called the writing in his novel, Jericho, “seminal and profound.”

Anson has performed throughout the United States and abroad, including India, and, most recently, Mexico. After graduating from Princeton, he studied at Columbia before beginning his pursuit of both music and literary careers. He has performed with many luminaries on the West Coast including Nancy King, Glen Moore, Mel Brown, and John Stowell, and he has taught at numerous schools, including New York University, Pacific University, and Portland Community College. Since 2006 Anson has led the Chaco Alliance, a citizens’ group dedicated to protecting sacred lands in the Southwest.

Latin Grammy nominee Jasnam Daya Singh is a pianist and composer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Upon graduating from college in Brazil, he moved to Los Angeles in 1987. Daya Singh has participated as a pianist and bandleader in jazz festivals and concerts all over the world, including Brazil, Mexico, the United States, France, Belgium, Japan, China, South Korea, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Czech Republic. Some of his commissions as a composer include “Children of the Wind” in 1997, “Songs and Dances” in 2007 by Hidden Valley Music Seminars, and “Que bons ventos te trazem,” by the Vento Trio, a Jazz Concertino for Piano and String Orchestra, commissioned by the Carmel Bach Festival. In 2021 he composed the music to accompany Darius Wallace’s text, “My Words Are My Sword,” and it was performed by the Portland Chamber Orchestra. Daya Singh has lived in Vancouver, Washington since 2008, and he works extensively as a composer and pianist.