The piano trio is the quintessential vehicle for expression in jazz and pianist Bokani Dyer, Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2011, is a master in this format. The simplicity of the ensemble allows him the space to show his consummate technique and breadth of musical ideas. His rhythm section tonight is world-class, with Dutch bassist Hein van de Geyn, who has toured and recorded extensively with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Chet Baker, Lee Konitz and Toots Tielemans amongst hundreds of others, and has performed on most of the world's great jazz stages and festivals; and on drums Kesivan Naidoo, renowned for his performance passion, but with a sensitivity that has led him to play with most of South Africa's top jazz musicians.