Kris Davis is a Grammy award-winning pianist and composer described by The New York Times as a beacon for “deciding where to hear jazz on a given night.”

Davis has released 25 recordings as a leader or co-leader and collaborated with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Holland, John Zorn, Craig Taborn, Ingrid Laubrock, Tyshawn Sorey and Esperanza Spalding.

Joined by the extraordinary talents of Robert Hurst on double bass and Johnathan Blake on drums, the Kris Davis Trio will deliver contemporary jazz at its highest level, with a suite of music that is “precisely and unmistakably the sound of today” (DownBeat). Shaped in New York and experienced live at The Liberty Theatre, Perth this October.

All 2026 PIJF purchased tickets* get access to FREE Club Sessions with Jon Hunt’s Blue Devils at the Liberty Theatre from 9pm 28-30 October. The perfect place to unwind, connect, and soak up more festival vibes late into the night. *Excludes free event tickets.