Lynne Arriale has long been critically acclaimed as having a 'singular voice' as a pianist, composer, arranger and trio leader. Her music, which JAZZIZ Magazine describes as coming from "the synaptic intersection where brain meets heart, where body meets soul" crosses demographic boundaries, captivating the imaginations of all who hear her.

The honesty and conviction of her playing resonate strongly with jazz and mainstream audiences everywhere. "There's nothing more important to me than connecting with our audience," says Arriale. "That is ultimately why we play." Strictly Jazz writes, "...pensive, passionate, haunting, genuine, enlightening and deeply affecting, Lynne Arriale has achieved an obvious mastery, a warm and sophisticated style consistent with her goal to have her fingers sing from her heart straight to the heart of her listeners."

Arriale's current release, LIVE, was recorded at The Burghausen Jazz Festival and won the 2007 German Record Critics Award for best jazz CD/DVD recording. She recently recorded her newest project, "Nuance," featuring Randy Brecker, George Mraz and Anthony Pinciotti and scheduled for release in March 2009.

Arriale has toured Japan with the legendary "100 Golden Fingers" group, a bill Lynne shared with jazz legends Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, Ray Bryant, Junior Mance, Harold Mabern, Roger Kellaway and Monty Alexander. In 1993 she earned first place at Jacksonville's prestigious Great American Piano Competition. She continues to perform such internationally prestigious venues as the Spoleto Arts Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Burghausen and Stuttgart Jazz Festivals, the Montreal Jazz Festival, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, the San Francisco Jazz Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival and numerous other festivals, concerts and clubs throughout the world.

This will be the Lynne Arriale Trio's third appearance at the Windham Festival, having first appeared in 1999 and again in 2003 to great acclaim.

Johannes Weidenmueller has developed into one of the most active and in-demand bass players in the jazz community. Born in Heidelberg, Germany and a New York resident since 1991, he has been a member of the Hank Jones trio, and worked with Ray Barretto, the Carl Allen-Vincent Herring quintet, John Abercrombie and Joe Lovano.

Drummer Anthony Pinciotti is well-versed in jazz, rock, and world music. Anthony performs and tours extensively with many of the most vital, forward-looking musicians on the scene today, having worked with James Moody, Kenny Werner, Gary Bartz, Ira Sullivan, Kenny Baron, Mike Stern, and Sheila Jordan, to name a few.