Isaiah McCray Jazz Pianist from Evanston, IL

Hello! I'm Isaiah McCray, a jazz pianist, and a 18-year-old college student from Ellicott City, MD. I've been playing piano ever since I was 5 years old and started messing around on my parents' old keyboard. Music was my first ever love, and it is a passion of mine to find new things in the songs I play and listen to. I was fortunate enough to be selected twice for the Maryland Music Educators' Association All-State Senior Jazz Band (2024 & 2025) as the only pianist selected in the state of Maryland. I am also honored to have won a YoungArts Award in the Jazz Piano discipline (2025). I bring a speaker for pre-programmed bass accompaniment for certain songs, but I do not require it. I prepare a set list ahead of time, however, I can be flexible to adapt to the setting of the event.