Thu sings in an intimate Jazz piano and vocal duo setting at the ultimate luxury hotel destination, the Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco. Thu invites the finest jazz pianists in the Bay Area to create music and improvise with her, so every show is unique and nuanced. This week, the young and dynamic Bennett Roth-Newell will bend the boundaries of jazz and transcend musical genres.

Bennett studied jazz piano with John Simon and jazz arranging with trombonist/composer Doug Leibinger. He completed his undergraduate education as Distinguished Graduate in Jazz Studies. Bennett ventured to San Jose State University directly after and completed a master’s degree in jazz studies while studying jazz composition and arranging with saxophonist/composer Aaron Lington and jazz piano with the late esteemed pianist Frank Sumares.

Some of Bennett's career highlights & current endeavors include:

• Releasing several recordings: Grown (2022), Put It Out (2019), The Bad Ones (2016), After You (2015)

• Performing alongside some of jazz’s top-flight musicians including Matt Wilson, John Handy, Aaron Lington, Wally Schnalle, Carl Allen, Marc Sherman, Steffen Kuehn, John Worley, John Shifflett, Jason Lewis, Tony Lindsay, Mike Williams, Jamie Davis, Lorca Hart, Idris Ackamoor, and more. In addition, appearing with a variety of ensembles as part of opening acts for artists such as B.o.B., Teedra Moses, Moonchild, Tamar Braxton, Haley Reinhart, Goapele, Mac Mall, Lyrics Born, and more.

The Pied Piper Bar And Grill offers great food and drinks in a luxurious setting, so join us for some intimate jazz music!