Charles Overton is another rising star, who we discovered in Pasadena and were so delighted, we immediately booked him for (in fact) both our festivals of 2017. Hear him in Lyon, hear him in Washington, but above all go and hear him, because you will be amazed. Another graduate of Felice Pomeranz’s famous class at Berkelee with a great future ahead of him, he will blow apart your perceptions of what is possible on the harp in jazz.