An appealing combination of two phenomenal jazz talents. Long familiar to Stanford Jazz Festival audiences, pianist Taylor Eigsti burst on the scene opening for David Benoit at the age of eight. He would play with Dave Brubeck at 12, release his first CD at 14, and join the faculty of the Stanford Jazz Workshop at 15. Performing with style, enthusiasm, sensitivity, and accomplished musicality, the Palo Alto native is drawing comparisons to Benny Green and Brad Mehldau. Another prodigal artist familiar to Stanford audiences, 18-year-old guitarist Julian Lage has recorded with David Grisman and Gary Burton, performed on the Grammys, played along with Carlos Santana, Toots Thielemans, and Herbie Hancock, and been the subject of a Academy Award-nominated documentary, Jules at Eight (1996).