Logan Richardson -saxophone
Esteban Castro -piano
Harish Raghavan -bass
Damion Reid -drums
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TJG Joyce Wein Mentor Series is an initiative that brings together established artists and emerging voices to foster artistic growth, experimentation, and creative exchange. This presentation features saxophonist/mentor Logan Richardson and pianist/mentee Esteban Castro, along with Harish Raghavan – bass, and Damion Reid – drums.
About TJG Joyce Wein Mentoring Series
Mentorship has always been a key theme in jazz history. Most of today’s great jazz musicians were raised through informal channels and gained invaluable experience working alongside their heroes. Future generations of great jazz will depend on the continuation of this community-minded mentoring tradition that is, unfortunately, becoming less common as jazz education has become more formalized in conservatory and university settings.
The Jazz Gallery developed its Mentorship Program to cultivate a group of senior-level jazz musicians as mentors and to provide aspiring musicians with the opportunity to learn the music and business of jazz under the guidance of their contemporary heroes.
These young musicians will have the opportunity to learn by preparing for and performing in 4 concerts that are booked as a mini-tour, which will provide mentees with the opportunity to deepen their creative practice and performance skills. This will also teach mentees more practical skills of being working artists—skills set that are not taught in conservatory classrooms.
Logan Richardson is a Kansas City-born alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader described by DownBeat as “one of the most gifted and transformative alto saxophonists of his generation.” Continuing Kansas City’s distinguished jazz tradition, Richardson began performing professionally at 16, working with Jay McShann and the Kansas City Symphony. Since moving to New York, he has collaborated with artists including Jason Moran, Stanley Cowell, Joe Chambers, Stefon Harris, Gerald Clayton, Nasheet Waits, and Pat Metheny. As a bandleader, Richardson has developed a deeply personal sound that moves fluidly between jazz, rock, soul, and experimental music. His recordings include the acclaimed Blue Note album Shift, blues PEOPLE, Afrofuturism, and a recent trilogy for WAX Industry: Holy Water, Sacred Garden, and The Science of Superstition.
Esteban Castro is a Brooklyn-based pianist and composer whose deeply personal approach to improvisation emphasizes expression, lyricism, and a wide range of musical influences. Born in Houston in 2002, Castro began playing piano at four and became the youngest-ever winner of both the Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition and Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition. They studied with Fred Hersch before attending The Juilliard School on a full scholarship, graduating in 2024. Castro has performed with artists including Ambrose Akinmusire, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Immanuel Wilkins, Billy Drummond, Bobby Watson, Marquis Hill, Wadada Leo Smith, and Walter Smith III, while leading their own projects in New York and internationally. A 2025 recipient of the Larry J. Bell Young Jazz Artist Award and 2023 American Piano Awards finalist, Castro is also a Young Steinway Artist.