An unlikely and extraordinary duo, Larry Goldings (piano, keyboards) and Melinda Sullivan (tap dancing) have been creating eclectic music and tap dance that is both inventive and joyful. Their new album, “Big Foot”, under Colorfield Records, is an exploration of the rhythmic and melodic soundscape of tap dance, combined with elements of electronic music and jazz. “[Sullivan’s] nimble footwork interacts with Goldings’ attractive post-fusion tapestries in a fresh, ear- opening way”. -Downbeat Magazine

Larry Goldings is a Grammy-nominated pianist and composer. His organ trio with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart has been recognized as “among our presiding paragons of the modern Hammond B-3 organ trio tradition” (Nate Chinen, New York Times). Goldings’ musical inspirations draw from a lifetime of absorbing jazz, pop, funk, R&B, electronic and classical music. As a performer and recording artist, he is known for long-term collaborations that straddle the realms of jazz and pop with such artists as Jim Hall, Maceo Parker, John Scofield, Steve Gadd, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Sia Furler, John Mayer, and others. IG: @larrygoldings

Melinda Sullivan is a Southern CA native who trained under Jazz Tap Ensemble and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. Film credits include: Being the Ricardos, La La Land. TV credits include: Crazy-Ex Girlfriend, Glee, the Late Late Show with James Cordon, the Emmys, the Oscars, the Golden Globes, So You Think You Can Dance (Top 10 and All-Star). Broadway: James Lapine’s Flying Over Sunset (associate choreographer). Concert choreography: Artistic Associate with Dorrance Dance, Trinity Irish Dance Company. Founding member of the tap dance company Syncopated Ladies. Melinda is currently on faculty at the Colburn School. She has received the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Award for Non-Classical Dance, the Capezio A.C.E. Award, and Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch. IG: itsmelindasullivan