Dave Sterner’s Tricotism is an acoustic jazz trio that plays an eclectic mix of jazz, blues, Latin, and swing tunes by artists such as Sonny Rollins, Kenny Garrett, Thelonius Monk, the Beatles, P!nk, Stevie Wonder in addition to original material. Saxophonist Dave Sterner has been performing in Northeast Ohio for over thirty years with popular jazz groups such as Ernie Krivda & the Fat Tuesday big band, Red Light Roxy, and his own trios and quartets. He has received the award for “best horn player” and “best jazz group” in Cleveland from the Cleveland Scene magazine. Steve Renko is an award-winning drummer and percussionist having toured with varied artists in the United States and Canada in addition to performing locally with The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Helen Welch. Bassist, composer and educator Tim Lekan has been a regular member of Ernie Krivda’s quartet, as well as, working with and accompanying many artists including Joe Barrett, Oscar Brown Jr., Paul Jost, Barry Miles to name a few.