Marilynn Seits is a performer, composer, and jazz piano teacher. She has played at the Waldorf Astoria and Plaza Hotels in New York City, in the SunFest Festival in South Florida, and all around the Asheville area at the Biltmore estate, Isis Music Hall, Asheville Area Piano Forum benefit concerts, and for the Museum’s own Pianoforte series. Seits is accompanied by Sean McAusland, who has played a six-string fretless bass for many years with jazz, rock, and blues bands in Asheville, West Palm Beach, FL, and Burlington, VT.

Seits and McAusland play music themes from the Olympic games in conjunction with Golden Hour, Precious Medals, and Artistic Tribute, plus and songs from the South in conjunction with Huffman Gifts of Contemporary Southern Folk Art.

Generous support for Thursday Night Live is provided by Andrew Glasgow.