Third Thursdays @ Twelve (Noon): Baltic Transit Jazz Trio

The Baltic Transit Trio, is a Boston-based jazz-based musical collaboration led by Latvian-American flautist Ilona Kudiņa with her accomplished colleagues: pianist Daniela Schächter and bassist Keala Kaumeheiwa. Ms. Kudiņa is a versatile musician, equally at home in the classical and improvisational music spheres. She received her formal education at Berklee College of Music and the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. A professor of music at Berklee College and Brown University, pianist Daniela Schächter is a winner of multiple jazz competitions and has appeared a several jazz festivals including the Sarasota and Ravina Jazz Festivals. Freelance musician Keala Kaumeheiwa teaches at M.I.T. and has performed with the likes of Jimmy Heath, Herbie Hancock, and Wynton Marsalis. He was part of the first graduating class of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance.