Taylor Eigsti's Free Agency

FREE AGENCY is two-time GRAMMY-nominated composer and pianist Taylor Eigsti’s newest project – a band that includes two keyboard players, two vocalists, electric bass, and drums. The fresh new original music, which Eigsti describes as “Eclectic modern R&B with a cinematic backdrop,” is a departure from Eigsti’s straight-ahead jazz background, but informed by it just the same. The band has a changing cast of characters, borrowing the concept of “free agency” from the sports world, where talented players come and go, but the team is bigger than any individual. The musical mission of Free Agency is to create a consistent sound as a band while having many changing lead voices. On any given performance, the band may include musicians as diverse as Eric Harland, Gerald Clayton, Harish Raghavan, Gretchen Parlato, Becca Stevens, Alan Hampton, and an orchestra from time to time. Every concert includes special mystery guest “free agents” as well. The individual band members will always remain a surprise, but the music will have the same intent. While Eigsti is technically the leader of the group, the audience may notice that the band sounds like it is led by all of them together. Exciting original music without ego, made for the fun of playing and listening to it.