Notorious Jazz

RODNEY JONES
2023-11-20 19:00 - 21:45 (America/New_York) | Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY, 10012, United States
Jazz guitarist Rodney Jones and his quartet perform.
With a musical journey that began at age 6, Rodney has recorded for Blue Note, toured globally, and collaborated with icons like Dizzy Gillespie and Stevie Wonder. He’s also been a prolific composer, a musical director, and a respected educator at Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music.

BILL FRISELL
2023-11-20 19:00 - 22:30 | Jazz Cafe London, 5 Parkway, Camden,, London NW1 7PG, United Kingdom
When it comes to the world of jazz-guitar, nobody does it quite like Grammy Award winning artist, Bill Frisell. Renowned as one of the globe’s most talented players, his 40-year career has seen him revolutionise both the jazz and blues genres.
With his catalogue being described by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade”, his productions span from smooth jazz riffs to moody blues solos. A legendary performer, heading to Union Chapel for his only confirmed UK show of the year.

DIXIE KARAS QUINTET
2023-11-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Caffè Vivace, 975 E McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45206, United States
Dixie Karas — vocalist Ted Karas — guitar Steve Weingart — keyboard Bill Jackson — bass John Taylor — drums
Get ready to be captivated by the mesmerizing melodies of Dixie Karas and her talented quintet at Caffe Vivace this November! Experience an unforgettable evening as Dixie Karas takes the stage, enchanting the audience with her soulful voice and a repertoire of favorite Jazz and Adult Contemporary tunes. Mark your calendars now for a night of musical magic you won’t want to miss. Join us at Caffe Vivace and let the rhythms of jazz and soul sweep you away on a journey of pure musical delight! A $10 drink minimum is charged per person in the party, per set, if the total for beverages purchased by the party does not meet the minimum.

JASON MORAN & THE BANDWAGON
2023-11-21 20:00 - 2023-11-26 23:30 | Village Vanguard, 178 7th Avenue S, New York City, NY, 10014, United States
The Band: Jason Moran – piano | Tarus Mateen – bass, double bass | Nasheet Waits – drums
Moran worked with Greg Osby in his New Directions band and out of that band the trio that was formed became The Bandwagon. The trio performs many compositions of Moran’s and some by Mateen, along with those by Duke Ellington, Björk and Byard.

DUDUKA DA FONSECA
2023-11-24 19:00 - 2023-11-25 23:00 | Jazz Forum Arts, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Duduka Da Fonseca & Quarteto Universal with Special Guest Maucha Adnet.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – the drummer who is a founding member of Trio da Paz with Romero Lubambo and Nilson Matta. He leads the Duduka da Fonseca Trio, with David Feldman and Guto Wirtti.
In 2020 Duduka was nominated for the American Grammy Award with the album “Sorte!”: Music by John Finbury, Thalma de Freitas with Victor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Airto Moreira, Rogério Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca.
Maucha Adnet was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and started her professional singing career at the age of 15, as a member of vocal group Céu da Boca. Maucha has toured around Brazil and recorded two albums released by Polygram.

CAMILLE SABA SMITH 4~TET
2023-11-25 19:00 - 23:00 | Caffè Vivace, 975 E McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45206, United States
Sassy, irrepressible, and wonderfully profound…Cleveland native Camille “Saba” Smith—is a FORCE. A powerhouse of talent, Smith is the quintessential slash artist. Blessed with a five-octave range—she is a self-taught vocalist. Singing brings her joy and has fascinated her for over twenty years! Camille is the founder of the musical ensemble “Saba Jazz” and other groups. She is in demand as an accomplished, versatile studio vocalist and band leader.

She has also worked with several well-known artists around the globe. Smith believes that the key to making great music—is diversity. Being well-versed in a variety of genres has taken her far. She has an acute ability to sense the changing needs of her listeners. She considers her performances—a vehicle to connect with the divine while sharing inspiring messages with the world. A $10 drink minimum is charged per person in the party, per set, if the total for beverages purchased by the party does not meet the minimum.

MARK TURNER QUARTET
2023-11-28 20:00 - 2023-12-03 23:30 | Village Vanguard, 178 7th Avenue S, New York City, NY, 10014, United States
Saxophonist Mark Turner has recorded over five dozen albums as a leader, member of a group and as a sideman. He brings his quartet to the club for a special week of music.
He released his first album as a leader in 2004 on ECM Records. It features trumpeter Avishai Cohen, bassist Joe Martin, and drummer Marcus Gilmore. Turner is a member of the trio Fly, with bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Jeff Ballard. He also appears in guitarist Gilad Hekselman’s Quartet, and drummer Billy Hart’s Quartet. Turner has recorded extensively with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, saxophonist David Binney, and pianist Aaron Goldberg, among others. Turner, the ultimate jazz sideman, has played or collaborated with more than 45 jazz bands. In 2018 and 2019 alone he played on eight different jazz albums as a sideman or collaborator.

SARAH KING
2023-11-29 20:00 - 23:00 | Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY, 10012, United States
Sarah King is champagne. A charming, flirtatious clown, Sarah delights her audiences with an effortless voice that tickles notes, time traveling from the 1920s-40s. She has sung and danced her way from crowded subway platforms and smokey speakeasies to secret parades and abandoned water towers, from the hilltops of France, to the beaches of Brazil, from The Boom Boom Room to Lincoln Center.

NATE SMITH QUARTET
2023-11-30 08:00 - 2023-12-02 17:00 | Keystone Korner Baltimore, 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
Nate Smith [drums]
Christian McBride [bass]
Marquis Hill [trumpet]
Geoffrey Keezer [piano]
Nate Smith is a drummer, composer, & producer from Chesapeake, Virginia. His visceral, instinctive, and deep-rooted style of drumming has led to three GRAMMY® nominations and work with esteemed artists, including: Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Brittany Howard, Van Hunt, The Fearless Flyers, Norah Jones, and Somi. Smith fuses his original compositions with an eclectic mix of music, including everything from jazz to R&B to hip-hop to pop. In recent years, Smith’s viral videos have been viewed by millions of people, underscoring his popularity as one of the most influential drummers of his generation.
Smith will be joined by GRAMMY®-winning artists such as one of the foremost jazz bassists of his generation, Christian McBride, genre-spanning Chicago trumpeter Marquis Hill, and virtuosic pianist Geoffrey Keezer!

KAT EDMONSON
2023-12-07 19:00 - 22:30 | Caffè Vivace, 975 E McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45206, United States
Holiday Swingin’ ~ A Kat Edmonson Christmas

The Philadelphia Inquirer Jazz Vivace proudly presents Kat Edmonson as part of the Winter 2024 Jazz Series. Kat Edmonson is an award-winning songwriter and singer with an equal foothold in jazz, cabaret, and vintage cosmopolitanism pop (The New York Times).

Raised on the music and film of the early-to-mid-twentieth century, Kat is a rare artist who embodies the spirit of the past while remaining resolutely au courant. She performs original songs and familiar classics in her live show, interweaving humorous anecdotes, philosophical musings, and her love of film with disarming candor and vulnerability. Her longtime band members’ keen and sensitive accompaniment allows Kat to veer off-script as she’s often inclined to do freely. She has been featured on Austin City Limits, Tiny Desk Concerts, A Prairie Home Companion, and The Tonight Show.

Her modern-day variety show ran for 66 episodes. Kat Edmonson and her band have recorded a Christmas album including Yule-tide favorites such as Jingle Bell Rock, O Christmas Tree, and Let It Snow. Holiday Swingin’! A Kat Edmonson Christmas Vol. 1 (released 11/09/2021) was described by Jazziz as “impeccably hip” and included in the New York Times “13 Albums That Revisist (and Redefine!) Holiday Classics”.

A $15 drink/food minimum is charged per person in the party, per set, if the total for beverages purchased by the party does not meet the minimum.

BILL CHARLAP
2023-12-08 19:00 - 2023-12-09 23:00 | Jazz Forum Arts, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
When Bill Charlap plays standards from bop and jazz, every note is fresh, every note counts. This extraordinary Grammy-winning pianist is known for his vibrant, fluent style, artfully varying his attack, dynamics and phrase-lengths. His interpretations of the great American songwriters are especially acclaimed.

BLUE TRAIN
2023-12-09 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
Countdown Festival Sextet II “Blue Train” with special guests Eddie Henderson & Steve Davis  featuring Eric Reed and Vincent Herring

Eddie Henderson – trumpet | Vincent Herring – alto & tenor saxophone | Steve Davis – trombone | Eric Reed – piano Dezron Douglas – bass | Joe Farnsworth – drums
Countdown 2024 at Smoke continues with an all-star sextet with two special guests: Trumpeter Eddie Henderson and trombonist Steve Davis. This outstanding group is co-led by pianist Eric Reed and alto saxophonist Vincent Herring with the unbeatable rhythm team of bassist Dezron Douglas and drummer Joe Farnsworth. Downbeat writes, “Henderson’s muscular chops and round sound are astonishing for an 83-year-old and lovely to behold.”Steve Davis, who spent some of his formative years honing his craft and earning his reputation with a trio of giants: Art Blakey, Jackie McLean, and Chick Corea, “has established himself as one of the most accomplished and lyrical improvisers on his instrument, as well as a prolific composer,” reports JazzTimes.
Please Note: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows

TONY HIGHTOWER
2023-12-10 16:00 - 17:30 | St. James Live, 3220 Butner Road #240, Atlanta, GA, 30331, United States
Drummer for Outkast, The Goodie Mob and many others, Tony Hightower was mentored by Jazz vocalist Freddy Cole. The singer/songwriter is taking up the mantle to be a bridge that ushers R&B audiences into Jazz…real jazz. With years of experience as a musical performer and actor with familiar roots that place him firmly within the music’s firmament, the Atlanta-native is still just getting started on this benevolent turn in his journey. And he is bringing a lot of young people with him.

NEAL SPITZER
2023-12-10 16:00 - 19:30 | Jazz Forum Arts, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Saxophonist/clarinetist Neal Spitzer occupies a special spot with our region’s jazz community. In addition to his own Ensemble, his funk band Gridline, his popular weekly Hep Cat Hump Day gig at The Park Theater in Hudson, NY, and his duo work with Arnie Warmbrand, he runs our Jitterbug: Jazz for Kids program for preschoolers at the Jazz Forum.
Neal has played with greats like Milt Hinton, Houston Person and Jimmy Cobb and never fails to swing hard on the bandstand.

WESSELL "WARMDADDY" ANDERSON
2023-12-10 19:30 - 23:00 | Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States
Alto saxophonistWessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson grew up in the tough Bedford Stuyvesent and Crown Heights neighborhoods of Brooklyn, NY. By the time Anderson was 14 years old, he was deeply involved in the local jazz scene (thanks in part to his father, a drummer) and attending jam sessions at then-active Brooklyn and Queens jazz clubs like the Blue Coronet, Pumpkin’s, and the Turbo Village.
Anderson later studied at Harlem’s famed Jazzmobile workshops with the likes of Frank Wess, Charles Davis, and Frank Foster. Here, Anderson also met Wynton and Branford Marsalis, who were both playing with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers at the time. At Branford’s urging, Anderson soon departed New York to study with famed clarinetist Alvin Batiste at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA.
It wasn’t long before Anderson got his first big break, when Wynton Marsalis asked Anderson to tour with the Wynton Marsalis Septet. Soon, Anderson was off to the studio and the road with Marsalis, helping make some of the most defining music of the late-’80s and early-’90s jazz revival. Although Marsalis disbanded the group in 1995, Anderson is still the first string alto saxist with Marsalis’ Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.
It was during his time with Marsalis’ group that Anderson began to develop his own sound: a mix of traditional New Orleans jazz and a sweeping blues style similar to that of Cannonball Adderley, and Wynton thus dubbed him “Warmdaddy” soul.
The Quintet
Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson – saxophone
Ed Perkins – vocals
Victor Atkins – piano
Robin Sherman – bass
Jason Marsalis – drums

MARQUIS HILL
2023-12-13 19:00 - 2023-12-17 23:59 | Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, 2751 Broadway, New York City, NY, 10025, United States
Trumpeter Marquis Hill, one of the leading trumpeters of our time, leads an adventurous group featuring vibraphonist Joel Ross, pianist Michael King, bassist Junius Paul, and drummer Kendrick Scott. His promise was recognized by winning two highly prestigious competitions: the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition (2012) and the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition (2014), which helped launch a career that continues to impress. Originally from the South Side of Chicago, Hill credits many of that city’s great artists for helping foster his development. Players like Von Freeman, Bobby Broom, and Willie Pickens, just to name a few.
~ Please Note: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows
~ Friday & Saturday Only: 10:30pm Shows

DELFEAYO MARSALIS & THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
2023-12-13 19:30 - 23:00, 2023-12-20 19:30 - 23:00, 2023-12-27 19:30 - 23:00 | Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States
Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today. Known for his “technical excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor…” (Los Angeles Times), he is “…one of the best, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation.” (San Francisco Examiner).

Early influences on Delfeayo’s style include J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Al Grey, Tyree Glenn, Tommy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington’s trombone masters. From the age of 17 until the present, he has produced over 100 recordings for major artists, including Harry Connick Jr, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and his father and brothers.

In January 2011, Delfeayo and the Marsalis family (father Ellis and brothers Branford, Wynton, and Jason) earned the nation’s highest jazz honor – a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award, thus dubbing them “America’s First Family of Jazz.”

On packing a full jazz orchestra into a tiny historic jazz club: “Whatever you have to do,” the trombonist says philosophically. But when the band plays the swing and bebop hits from the 1930s through the 1960s, the music is just as tight. From Mardi Gras music to modern jazz, this band does it all. An intimate experience like no other!

The Uptown Jazz Orchestra:
Delfeayo Marsalis – trombone
Trombones: TJ Norris, Ethan Santos
Trumpets: Andrew Baham, John Gray, Ashlin Parker, Scott Frock
Saxophones: Roderick Paulin, Scott Johnson, Khari Allen Lee, Travarri Huff-Boone, Shaena Ryan
Clarinet: Gregory Agid
Piano: Kyle Roussel
Bass: Barry Stephenson
Drums: Brian Richbury Jr
+ special guest, Tonya Boyd-Cannon – vocals

EDMAR CASTAÑEDA
2023-12-15 19:00 - 2023-12-16 23:00 | Jazz Forum Arts, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Latin Jazz Grammy nominee Edmar Castañeda is an unparalleled virtuoso on the harp, recognized internationally for his stunning blend of jazz and foreign folk music, particularly from his native Columbia and neighboring Venezuela.
He can make his harp sound like a bass, guitar, piano or percussion instrument, expanding the instrument’s classical boundaries with amazing technique while possessing a magnificent sense of swing. LatinJazzNet.com called his 2021 album Family, which features vocalist Andrea Teirra, “utterly memorable.”

GARY HARRIS
2023-12-17 16:00 - 17:30 | St. James Live, 3220 Butner Road #240, Atlanta, GA, 30331, United States
An Atlanta native, Gary has been playing saxophone for over 20 years. In that time he has opened for artist like Gerald Albright and Will Downing,performed with legends William Bell and Jean Carne and can be heard and seen on projects with Outkast and Ann Nesby.
He plays smooth jazz with a funky edge and nice easy to remember melodies. Although Gary has been compared to artist like Gerald Albright and Wilton Felder,he has his own style that is easy to recognize and equally loved.

CHRISTIAN SANDS
2023-12-17 19:30 - 21:00 | The Side Door, Old Lyme Inn, 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, 06371, United States
Steinway Artist & 6-time Grammy Nominee Christian Sands is an emerging jazz force. His abundant piano technique perfectly matches his conception, accomplishing a much deeper musical goal: a fresh look at the entire language of jazz.
It wasn’t long ago Christian Sands was being called “a jazz star of the future” by such luminaries as Wynton Marsalis and Christian McBride, whom he toured the world with as part of McBride’s Trio. Well, that future has arrived. At only 32, pianist and composer Christian Sands is arguably the leading pianist of his generation.
“…few of his peers have so many achievements to contemplate: piano prodigy at the age of four, leading gigs at 12 and playing with masters like Billy Taylor, Oscar Peterson and Herbie Hancock during his teens.” – Downbeat Magazine

QUIANA PARLER
2023-12-20 18:30 - 22:30 | The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928, United States
with The Lavon Stevens Trio
As lead vocalist, lyricist, and composer for internationally and critically acclaimed two-time Grammy Award-winning roots music group, Ranky Tanky, Parler spent weeks at #1 on several Billboard Jazz charts.
Quiana has spent over 20 years as the most sought-after vocalist in the Lowcountry. Known locally for years prior, she rose to national prominence after her success on the 2003 season of American Idol.

THE CATS
2023-12-20 19:00 - 2023-12-24 23:59 | Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, 2751 Broadway, New York City, NY, 10025, United States
Countdown Festival Quintet I ~ The Cats with special guests George Coleman Quintet featuring Emmet Cohen & Peter Bernstein.

George Coleman – tenor saxophone | Peter Bernstein – guitar | Emmet Cohen – piano | John Webber– bass | Joe Farnsworth – drums
Smoke’s annual year-ending festival celebrating the music of John Coltrane, Countdown 2024, gets off to an auspicious start with the one and only George Coleman leading an exceptional quintet. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Coleman is still making some of the most inspired music of his celebrated career, including work with B.B. King, Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock, among many others.
*Please Note: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows
Friday And Saturday Only: 10:30pm Added

HAILEY NISWANGER
2023-12-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Saxophonist and composer Hailey Niswanger graduated in 2011 with a B.A. in Jazz Performance from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Hailing from Houston, Texas she grew up in Portland, Oregon, and now currently lives in Los Angeles, California. She has shared the stage with Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, Harvey Mason, Mike Clark, Michael Wolff, Ralph Peterson Jr., and other jazz greats. She leads her own bands and has performed at festivals across the country.
She is a member of the Wolff & Clark Expedition, a band formed by pianist, Michael Wolff, and drummer, Mike Clark, and was featured on their latest album, Wolff & Clark Expedition 2. Hailey has been a reoccurring guest soloist with The Soul Rebels Brass Band, and has performed with Demi Lovato on Saturday Night Live, and noise pop duo Sleigh Bells on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the Late Show with David Letterman. Hailey has released 3 album under her own name.
In 2016 Hailey formed MAE.SUN, which features entirely original compositions. MAE.SUN is a mindful and eclectic band that defies genres and pushes boundaries. Inspired by swirling sounds from around the world, this project taps into the collective consciousness, and serves as an engaging mediation. MAE.SUN takes listeners on an emotional journey from beginning to end, inviting them to feel connected to the present moment, and all that is.

PHILLIP MANUEL
2023-12-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States
Influenced greatly by Ella Fitzgerald, Phillip Manuel is a gifted jazz vocalist with a poised, polished and gracefully lithe voice. Manuel’s rich baritone has been heard in many contexts over the last thirty years, from jingles and commercials to global tours with Terence Blanchard and Bill Summers.
From New York to Los Angeles, from Portugal to Paris, Manuel has graced the world’s stages with some of the biggest stars in jazz. Encouraged by Aaron Neville to take the leap for his first live performance as a youth, his voice has been described as dramatic, warm and full of soul. Some say his voice charms and seduces, and his range sounds effortless. His most recent album, 2019’s “PM,” finds him at his soulful R&B best, performing 12 original compositions—a marked departure from his other jazz recordings. While his musical abilities are obvious, Phillip is also an accomplished actor, writer and sought-after voiceover talent, including roles in classic New Orleans films such as Cane River and The Big Uneasy.

Tonight, Phillip presents his annual special Christmas Concert and his Birthday Celebration, performing music from his endearing Christmas CD collection, “Swingin’ in the Holidays.”

The Phillip Manuel Quintet
Phillip Manuel – vocals
Michael Pellera – piano
Steve Masakowski – guitar
Amina Scott – bass
Wayne Maureau – drums

GREG ABATE QUARTET
2023-12-23 20:30 - 22:00 | The Side Door, Old Lyme Inn, 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, 06371, United States
Saxophonist, flutist, and composer Greg Abate continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 225 days a year touring the globe.
In the mid 70’s after finishing a four year program at Berklee College Of Music, Greg played lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra for 2 years.
In 1978 Greg formed his group Channel One which was a favorite in the New England area and from there had the opportunity to play tenor sax with the revived Artie Shaw Orchestra under leadership of Dick Johnson from 1986 to ’87.
Following this experience Greg ventured out as post hard bop soloist playing Jazz Festivals, Jazz Societies and Jazz Clubs throughout the U.S. Canada and abroad, including most of Europe, UK, and Moscow and Georgia Russia.
His newest release Gratitude, with the Tim Ray Trio has received glowing reviews and a lot of international airplay. Also, check out Greg’s other recordings including special guests Phil Woods and other notable artists.
Greg is currently a Whaling City Sound recording artist.

THE BAD PLUS
2023-12-25 17:00 - 2023-12-28 22:00 | Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals—a democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For the past two decades, they have played with spirit and adventure, made their own rules and done so with a bold sense of creativity and intent. Avoiding easy categorization, The Bad Plus has won critical acclaim and a legion of fans worldwide with their unique sound and flair for live performance.
Now in their 22nd year, The Bad Plus continues to push boundaries as founding members Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums) embark on a new piano-less incarnation of the band with Ben Monder (guitar) and Chris Speed (tenor saxophone) – instigating a new wave of excitement and anticipation within the band that is re-energizing their sound and inspiration. The Bad Plus have constantly searched to bridge genres and techniques while exploring the infinite possibilities of exceptional musicians working in perfect sync.

VICTOR GOINES
2023-12-28 19:30 - 23:00 | Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States
Tonight, New Orleans-bred and presently St. Louis x Chicago x NYC-based saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and educator Victor Goines is the guest bandleader of Snug’s “E-Day” Series, when musicians close to our late great Ellis Marsalis present their tribute concerts to his musical legacy on the night of the week that was Ellis’ Snug residency for over 30 years.
Notably, Victor performed in the Ellis Marsalis Quartet for a number of years beginning in the 1980s. Ellis later hired Victor as a faculty member when he created the University of New Orleans Jazz Studies Department in 1989. Victor Goines is widely recognized as one of the most engaging and versatile performers and composers in music today. Drawing from his New Orleans roots, his extraordinary career includes performances throughout the world earning acclaim from audiences, critics and colleagues. Goines has been a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in NYC and the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1993.
He has recorded and/or performed with many notable jazz and popular artists including Ahmad Jamal, Ruth Brown, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Lenny Kravitz, Ellis Marsalis Jr, Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Willie Nelson, Marcus Roberts, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, more.
His discography boasts over 20 albums as a bandleader, and recordings on over 70 other releases, including Wynton Marsalis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning recording, “Blood on the Fields” and Ted Nash’s Grammy Award-winning “Presidential Suite.” A gifted composer, Goines has more than 100 original works to his credit, including his 1992 debut album “Genesis” on the late Harold Battiste Jr’s seminal AFO Records. In 2000, he was commissioned by Juilliard’s Dance Division to compose or their 50th Anniversary.
Victor is currently the Executive Artistic Director at Jazz St. Louis.

Victor Goines New Orleans Quartet
Victor Goines – clarinet & saxophones
Oscar Rossignoli – piano
Jason Stewart – bass
Jason Marsalis – drums

KEITH DAVID
2023-12-29 18:30 - 2023-12-30 22:30 | The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928, United States
Keith David With The Noel Freidline Quartet

A classically trained, multiple Emmy award winning actor and voiceover talent, he is also a remarkable singer. He has presented Too Marvelous for Words, in which he portrays the legendary singer Nat King Cole, at venues around the country. He is developing a show about the legendary blues singer Joe Williams, Here’s to Life.
Born and raised in New York, Keith became interested in the arts at a very young age. After appearing in his school’s production of The Wizard of Oz, he knew this was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He enrolled in New York’s High School of the Performing Arts and continued his studies at The Juilliard School. After graduation, he was immediately hired by Joseph Papp as an understudy for the role of Tullus Aufidius in William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. His work with Mr. Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival launched his incredible career.
