Jazz pianist, arranger, educator, and producer Bert Dalton has been living and performing in Santa Fe for more than 25 years. He has led a number of groups including the Chicago Jazz Exchange, Yoboso, the Bert Dalton Trio, the Dalton Brothers Trio, and most recently the Brazil Project. Bert has been Music Director of the National Dance Institute of New Mexico since 1998, currently serving over 8,000 elementary school children throughout the state. Along with John Trentacosta, Bert co-founded the New Mexico School for the Arts jazz program. Bert has recorded and produced over two dozen recordings, won 12 New Mexico Music Awards including the Eric Larson Lifetime Achievement Award, and was recipient of the 2013 Santa Fe Mayors Arts Award.
