John Hansen started his musical journey as a classical trumpet player, but found himself won over in his late teens by the jazz idiom an by the piano, and turned himself into one of the Northwest's premier ("a first-call guy") jazz pianists. Thoughtful and flexible, John has performed and recorded with a remarkable range of top local artists (Jay Thomas Quartet, Jim Knapp Big Band, vocalist Ernestine Anderson, to name just a few) as well as many stars (including Randy Brecker, Ingrid Jensen, and the Woody Herman Orchestra) at the national level.