Honolulu Jazz Quartet
Bio
The 2023 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award Winner for Jazz Album of the Year, the Honolulu Jazz Quartet celebrates its 23rd year together. The HJQ was founded in 2001 by local bassist John Kolivas with the intent of bringing four like-minded musicians together to create a consistent, indelible sound. The group, including Kolivas on bass, Tim Tsukiyama on sax, Dan Del Negro on piano, and Noel Okimoto on drums, has four critically acclaimed recordings and has performed original compositions and creative cover arrangements with the Hawai’i Symphony and the finest jazz venues in Hawaii, California, and Seattle.