Christina Galisatus with Michael Blasky, Ethan Sherman, Brandon Bae & Eliana Athayde

Christina Galisatus (piano, vocals, compositions), Michael Blasky (saxophone), Ethan Sherman (guitar), Brandon Bae (guitar), Eliana Athayde (bass)

Music, and more specifically, the composition of music, has been in Christina Galisatus’ blood for as long as she can remember. Her father is a trumpet player and music educator, and starting as a five year old, Galisatus began learning to play the piano, though she explored improvisation and composition at the same time that she was learning to play the instrument. Led by a desire to play in larger groups, Christina later studied French horn and had the opportunity to tour internationally performing in symphony orchestras at a young age. From there, she went on to study jazz piano performance and composition at Stanford University. While her most recent compositions have a sound that draws from a rich folk tradition and singer-songwriters adjacent to that world, they are built upon these foundations…