Notorious Jazz

ALAN PASQUA TRIO
2022-12-17 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Argyros, 120 Main Street S, Ketchum, ID, 83340, United States
Alan Pasqua is an American rock and jazz pianist, a Steinway Piano Artist, Grammy Nominee and Professor of Jazz Studies at USC Thornton School of Music. He has been a member of the bands of Bob Dylan and Santana, played and recorded with jazz artists including Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Paul Motian, Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Joe Henderson, Stanley Clarke, Gary Burton and worked with composers John Williams, Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin, Jerry Goldsmith and Henry Mancini.

HARRY CONNICK JR.
2022-12-22 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning musician, singer, composer, legendary live performer, and multi-platinum best-selling artist, Harry Connick, Jr., invites you to celebrate the holidays with him and his band as he crosses the country in concert this holiday season.
Long regarded as one of America’s finest vocalists and pianists, Harry has continued to establish himself as one of the most beloved artists performing holiday music to date, thrilling audiences around the world for decades with his definitive take on Christmas classics, as well as his own originals and fan favorites like “(It Must’ve Been Ol’) Santa Claus” and “When My Heart Finds Christmas.”
Harry Connick, Jr. has exemplified excellence in every aspect of the entertainment world. He has received recognition with multiple GRAMMY and Emmy Awards as well as Tony nominations for his live and recorded musical performances, his achievements on screens large and small, and his appearances on Broadway as both an actor and a composer. He has sold millions of holiday albums, which have become the soundtrack to Christmas for fans around the world.

BOBBY FELDER ~ CHRISTMAS JAZZ GALA
2022-12-23 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Bobby Felder, trombone
Herb Scott, alto saxophone
Ben Sands, tenor saxophone
Michael Thomas, trumpet
Jon Ozment, piano
Wes Biles, bass
David Cole, guitar
Greg Holloway, drums
Bradley Thomas, Gail Shipp, Tya Ade, Dick Smith, vocals

CHRIS BOTTI
2022-12-29 22:30 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Blue Note ~ New York, 131 W. 3rd Street, New York City, NY, 10012, United States
Since his rise to prominence in the early 2000’s, Chris Botti has reserved his spot as the best~selling American instrumental artist with Grammy~winning albums. Four of his albums have reached #1 on the Bilboard chart for jazz albums.
Ticket prices add fees from $8.32 ~ $17.63

ANTONIO PARKER & FRIENDS
2022-12-30 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Antonio Parker, saxophone
Reginald Cyntje, trombone
Hope Udobi, piano
Cheney Thomas, bass
Keith Killgo, drums

JOE LOVANO
2022-12-30 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Bop Stop At The Settlement, 2920 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44133, United States
JOE LOVANO AND FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND MUSIC @ BOP STOP

We are excited to close out 2022 with one of Cleveland’s favorite sons, renowned saxophonist Joe Lovano, in a special New Years Eve Eve performance featuring a host of local talent. Join us as we celebrate all that 2022 has taught us, and all that 2023 has to offer. Tickets to this final BOP STOP show of the year are $35. This concert will not be livestreamed.
Featuring:

Judi Silvano, voice
Anthony Fuoco, piano
Aidan Plank, bass
Carmen Castaldi, drums
Jamey Haddad, drums
Gary Jenkins, drums
Anthony Lovano, drums
David Thomas, organ

And special guest appearances:

Ernie Krivda, tenor saxophone
Dominick Farinacci, trumpet

Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the greatest musicians in jazz history,” Grammy Award winning saxophone giant Joe Lovano has distinguished himself for some three decades as a prescient and path finding force in the arena of creative music. The secret to Lovano’s success is his fearless ability to push the conceptual and thematic choices he has made in his quest to find new modes of artistic expression within the jazz idiom.
Since 2009, Lovano’s main vehicle for his exploration has been Us Five a dynamic young band—which features drummers Otis Brown III and Francisco Mela, bassist Esperanza Spalding, and pianist James Weidman The band’s most recent release – Bird Songs— Lovano’s 22nd album for Blue Note Records (the release of which marked his 20th year on the label) is an exploration of the Charlie Parker songbook that breaks the mold of Bird tribute records. “I didn’t approach this as a tribute record,” states Joe Lovano, dispelling right off the bat any preconception that his latest album is a mere retread. In 2011 the JJA (Jazz Journalist’s Association) named Bird Songs Recording of the the Year and named Us Five Small Ensemble of the Year. It was also the Downbeat Editor’s Pick for Album of the Year. Us Five’s debut recording—2009’s Folk Art—was a wide-ranging set of Lovano’s original compositions that resulted in Us Five being awarded Best Small Ensemble of the Year at the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards and winning the Best Jazz Group of the Year category in the 2010 DownBeat Critics Poll. Lovano completed a double-triple of awards by also winning the JJA’s Musician and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year, and DownBeat’s Jazz Artist and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year.

CARMEN LUNDY & FRIENDS
2022-12-31 19:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Kennedy Center | Terrace Theater, 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20566, United States
Ring in 2023 in style when our always popular A Jazz New Year’s Eve returns to the Terrace Theater! This year stars the incomparable vocalist Carmen Lundy and, in Lundy’s own words, “a reunion of friends with some of the finest musical talent of our era.”
Lundy is renowned worldwide for her coolly expert, classic-to-contemporary sound. The Evening Standard describes it best: “in a world of pretenders, Carmen Lundy is a genuine Jazz Singer.” The vocalist and composer will be joined by special guests including vibraphonist Warren Wolf and VSA International Young Soloist and Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead alumnus Matthew Whitaker.

EMMET COHEN
2023-01-05 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | THesis Hotel Miami, 1350 South Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Live From Emmet’s Place ~ Shelly Berg • Emmet Cohen • Wycliffe Gordon • James Morrison • Yasushi Nakamura • Lewis Nash • Ken Peplowski • Kyle Poole • Tierney Sutton
At the onset of the COVID pandemic, Emmet Cohen created a weekly streaming jazz performance, Live From EMMET’S PLACE, which quickly became the most watched streaming series in the jazz world.
Now, as the world returns to live performances, Emmet Cohen is bringing his trio and six jazz greats to the Miami Jazz Cooperative for an evening of jazz which will be remembered in South Florida for years.
This will be an intimate performance with fewer than 200 seats.
Reserved seats will be at tables of four closest to the stage and will be sold in groups of two. SOLD OUT!!!
Behind the reserved seats will be rows of chairs for general admission. The last row of general admission seats will be approximately 40 feet from the stage.
Discounted early ticketing begins on December 1, 2021. Prices will increase on December 15. Don’t miss out.

GEORGE V. JOHNSON ~ CD RELEASE PARTY
2023-01-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
CD Release ~ Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit
George V. Johnson, vocals
Donvonte McCoy, trumpet
Elijah Easton, saxophone
Deante Childers, piano
Steve Arnold, bass
Dana Hawkins, drums

NÉSTOR TORRES
2023-01-10 19:30 - 20:45 (America/New_York) | Adrienne Arsht Center | Thomson Plaza for the Arts, 1300 Biscayne Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Néstor Torres, a Latin Grammy Award-winning flautist and Grammy nominee, returns to the Arsht Center for a very special Live on the Plaza. The show will feature music from Torres’ five Grammy-nominated albums as well as his latest release and first big-band recording, Dominican Suite, a groundbreaking collaboration with renowned producer and arranger Corey Allen. This will be an exciting, dynamic, soulful and romantic evening of Latin rhythms, rich harmonies and seductive melodies as only Torres can deliver.
Live on the Plaza is a series of outdoor concerts on our Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts.
Please note: Tables can be purchased for 1, 2, 3 or 4 guests. Ticket prices are per person. Locations are assigned in the order of purchase in parties of up to four guests based on reservation type.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with light bites and beverage service.
Happy hour pricing available until 7 p.m.
Performance starts at 7:30 p.m.

CHUCHITO VALDÉS
2023-01-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Amaturo Theater At The Broward Center For The Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33312, United States
Chuchito Valdés, following in the footsteps of his famed father Chucho Valdés and grandfather Bebo Valdés, continues the legacy of great piano players from Cuba. With influences of Caribbean rhythms and jazz, Chuchito creates an exciting and energetic blend of spicy music that drives audiences wild. This piano master captivates with his sensitivity and drives excitement with his dynamic band.
He is recognized as a master of Cuban music including Son, Danzon, Cuban Timba and Guaguanco. He has also extensively studied classical music including harmony and composition. His original compositions and arrangements draw on classical harmonic and structural techniques. In his performances, Chuchito’s music draws on many styles including Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz, Bebop, Danzon, Cha-Cha-Cha, Son Montuno and much more.

TRIBUTE TO MCCOY TYNER
2023-01-12 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | SFJazz Center | Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Opening night of this week celebrating the 10th anniversary of the SFJAZZ Center honors the life, music, and legacy of the late pianist and composer McCoy Tyner, featuring a stellar lineup of musicians who recorded and performed with him. As part of the 10 anniversary celebration of SFJAZZ, and honored to be part of this wonderful show with Joe Lovano (Music Director), Gary Bartz, Kenny Barron, Eddie Henderson, Gerald Cannon, and Jeff “Tain” Watts.
From his early work with John Coltrane to his peerless career as a composer and bandleader, Tyner’s impact on jazz has been monumental. He was a major figure in SFJAZZ’s evolution as well, appearing over 10 times on our stages including the historic Opening Night concert at the SFJAZZ Center in January 2013 and his final appearance in June 2016 for an all-star tribute to him featuring Chick Corea, Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, and others.

MANHATTAN TRANSFER
2023-01-13 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Parker, 707 NE 8th St, , FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33304, United States
Celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2022, The Manhattan Transfer continues to set the standard as one of the world’s most innovative vocal groups with their blend of pop, jazz, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, swing and a cappella music. Founded by Tim Hauser in 1972, the current group features Janis Siegel (alto), Alan Paul (tenor), Cheryl Bentyne (soprano), and newcomer Trist Cureless (bass), who replaced Hauser following his passing in 2014. The group remains a cornerstone for great pop and jazz hits, a legacy that the group has cemented since their first recording. The legendary quartet has been awarded 8 Grammy Awards of 20 nominations and has been inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
Celebrating their 30th Anniversary, DIVA – an ensemble of 15 extremely talented and versatile musicians who just happen to be women. The inspiration of DIVA came from Stanley Kay, one-time manager and relief drummer for Buddy Rich. In 1990. Kay was conducting a band in which Sherrie Maricle was playing the drum. Stanley immediately picked up on her extraordinary talent and began to wonder if there were other women players who could perform at the same level. In, 1992 the search was on, and through nationwide auditions the foundation for DIVA was poured. What emerged is the dynamic music force that holds forth the present day

SHELLY BERG TRIO
2023-01-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Amaturo Theater At The Broward Center For The Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33312, United States
The Best Of Broadway!
Shelly Berg is a Steinway piano artist and five-time Grammy-nominated arranger, orchestrator, and producer. His album projects The Deep (Chesky), The Nearness of You (Arbors), Blackbird (Concord) and The Will (CARS) are critically acclaimed. Berg earned three Grammy nominations in the Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) category with jazz singer-lyricist Lorraine Feather and international superstar Gloria Estefan, and a fourth Grammy nomination as co-producer of Gloria Estefan: The Standards (Sony). He earned his fifth Grammy nomination as co-arranger of “I Loves You Porgy / There’s a Boat That’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” from the album Rendezvous (2018) featuring jazz singers Clint Holmes and Dee Dee Bridgewater with The Count Basie Orchestra. Recent projects include recording and/or performing with Tony Bennett, Seal, Lizz Wright, Andra Day, Clint Holmes, Renée Fleming, and Arturo Sandoval.
Shelly Berg is Dean of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and was previously the McCoy/Sample Professor of Jazz Studies at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. He is also the host of a monthly radio show Generation Next on Sirius XM, music director of The Jazz Cruise, and artistic advisor for the Jazz Roots series at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. Learn more about Shelly at www.shellyberg.com

SEAN JONES' DIZZY SPELLZ
2023-01-20 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Loeb Playhouse, 128 Memorial Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States
Trumpeter Sean Jones’ Dizzy Spellz has wowed New York audiences for years with its interpretation of the late, great jazz master Dizzy Gillespie. Armed with a turntablist and the tap dancing Appalachian style of Brinae Ali, Jones and Dizzy Spellz put a new spin on Diz, from his bebop beginnings to his later Afro-Cuban tunes. The band will serve as an amazing kick off to the 2023 Purdue Jazz Festival.

ULYSSES OWENS JR. & GENERATION Y
2023-01-21 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Argyros, 120 Main Street S, Ketchum, ID, 83340, United States
Drummer. Educator. Author. Creative Entrepreneur. A drummer who The New York Times has said “take a back seat to no one,” and “a musician who balances excitement gracefully and shines with innovation. Performer, producer, and educator Ulysses Owens Jr. goes the limit in the jazz world and beyond.
Generation Y is a quintet comprised of the most dynamic young jazz musicians on the scene. This group is dedicated to moving the music forward, with a love of the jazz tradition.

THE FRENCH HORN COLLECTIVE
2023-01-25 19:30 - 20:45 (America/New_York) | Adrienne Arsht Center | Thomson Plaza for the Arts, 1300 Biscayne Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
The French Horn Collective is an energetic and progressive band that performs an eclectic variety of Gypsy jazz, swing and original French music.
Led by Parisian musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and songwriter Vincent Raffard, the diverse international group consists of five highly talented musicians from myriad musical backgrounds and countries.
Live on the Plaza is a series of outdoor concerts on our Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts.
Please note: Tables can be purchased for 1, 2, 3 or 4 guests. Ticket prices are per person. Locations are assigned in the order of purchase in parties of up to four guests based on reservation type.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with light bites and beverage service.
Happy hour pricing available until 7 p.m.
Performance starts at 7:30 p.m.

MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ON TOUR
2023-01-26 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
One of the world’s longest-running musical events, the Monterey Jazz Festival celebrates its 65th year with a once-in-a-lifetime ensemble. Featuring Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning NEA Jazz Master vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater alongside GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling and critically acclaimed rising star saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, this stellar band is directed by visionary pianist Christian Sands and anchored by his longtime rhythm section, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Clarence Penn.

SCOTTY BARNHART
2023-01-29 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Emory Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA, 30307, United States
Unity Jazz Concert Series
Special Guest ~ Stillwell High School Jazz Ensemble
Hosted By ~ WCLK 91.9FM’s Riva Blue
Tickets: $35.00 in advance | $40.00 at door (NO CASH)
Tickets Available at Unity-Jazz.Eventbrite.com, UnityJazz.org or call 770-899-1991
Doors at 3:00pm

FRED HERSCH & ESPERANZA SPALDING
2023-02-01 19:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Kennedy Center | Studio K, 2700 F St NW,, Washington, DC, 20566, United States
Pianist and composer Fred Hersch, called “a living legend” by The New Yorker, and vocalist esperanza spalding, whom NPR cites as “the 21st Century’s first jazz genius,” present an exhilarating evening of songs from the Great American Songbook, music from Brazil, and brand-new compositions.
Showtimes ~ 7:40pm | 9:30pm

LESLIE CARTAYA
2023-02-02 19:30 - 20:45 (America/New_York) | Adrienne Arsht Center | Thomson Plaza for the Arts, 1300 Biscayne Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Cuban singer-songwriter Leslie Cartaya carries the rhythms of her land in her blood, as well as the influence of American jazz and funk, which has shaped her artistic personality. Dubbed “La Princesa del Son,” Cartaya debuted as a soloist with the 2012 album No Pares, on which Caribbean, Afro-American, Afro-Cuban and Latin American rhythms fuse together. In 2013, she was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Her philosophy is that no dream is impossible, and she feels blessed to have sung alongside greats such Luis Enrique, Marisela Verena, Larry Harlow, Ed Calle and Steve Roitstein. The Miami Herald wrote that “Leslie Cartaya no para” — Leslie doesn’t stop.
La canta/autora cubano americana Leslie Cartaya lleva en su sangre los ritmos de su tierra, y a la vez, la influencia del jazz y el funk americano que han moldeado su personalidad artística para alcanzar su propio estilo. En el 2013 llego a ser nominada como Best New Artist en los Latin Grammy.
La princesa del Son se presenta como solista con su primera producción discográfica denominada “No Pares”. Los ritmos de la música caribeña, afroamericana, afrocubana y Latinoamericana se fusionan de forma armónica en este álbum que contiene 19 temas, de los cuales 18 son escritos por Leslie. Para Leslie, cantar es su mejor terapia. A través de la música ella aprendió desde muy pequeña a expresar claramente sus sentimientos, alegrías, pasiones, tristezas e incluso estados de melancolía. Para Cartaya, cuya filosofía de vida parte de la premisa de que no hay sueño imposible, cantar junto a los grandes como Luis Enrique, Marisela Verena, Larry Harlow, Ed Calle y Steve Roitstein fue una bendición. El destacado periodista Arturo Arias del Miami Herald comentó “Leslie Cartaya no para,” y tales apreciaciones son un estímulo para continuar haciendo buena música.
Con el lanzamiento oficial de “No Pares” Leslie Cartaya subió a la posición número siete en los charts latinos de Reverbnation en Miami y logró el reconocimiento de la industria al ser nominada como Best New Artist en el 14mo Latin Grammy. Cartaya sigue trabajando en la promoción de “No Pares” mientras se prepara para próximas presentaciones y giras promocionales por varios países de Latinoamérica.
Live on the Plaza is a series of outdoor concerts on our Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts.
Please note: Tables can be purchased for 1, 2, 3 or 4 guests. Ticket prices are per person. Locations are assigned in the order of purchase in parties of up to four guests based on reservation type.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with light bites and beverage service.
Happy hour pricing available until 7 p.m.
Performance starts at 7:30 p.m.

CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
2023-02-03 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Adrienne Arsht Center | Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Three-time Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow Cécile McLorin Salvant joins the 22-23 Jazz Roots season with her latest project, Ghost Song. Opening for Salvant is emerging jazz force Christian Sands and his trio.

DELFEAYO MARSALIS QUINTET
2023-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Amaturo Theater At The Broward Center For The Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33312, United States
Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in jazz today. He is known for his “technical excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor” says Leonard Feather of the Los Angeles Times. According to Philip Elwood, San Francisco Examiner, Marsalis is “one of the best, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation.” 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.
Born in New Orleans on July 28, 1965, Marsalis was destined to a life in music. “I remember my dad (Ellis Marsalis) playing piano at the house, and me laying underneath the piano as a child, listening to him play. After briefly trying bass and drums, in sixth grade I gravitated towards the trombone, which was an extension of my personality. Early on my influences and inspirations included J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Al Grey, Tyree Glenn and Tommy Dorsey.” Marsalis attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts high school, was classically trained at the Eastern Music Festival and Tanglewood Institute, and majored in both performance and audio production at the Berklee College of Music.
From the age of 17 until the present, Marsalis has produced over 100 recordings for major artists including Harry Connick, Jr, Marcus Roberts, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard, Marcus Roberts, Adam Makowicz, Nicholas Payton, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the projects of Ellis, Branford and Wynton Marsalis.
Marsalis has also been long involved in work as an educator. He lectured in schools in 1995 on behalf of the Dallas Opera and the Bravo cable network. Marsalis served as director of the Foundation for Artistic and Musical Excellence summer program in Lawrenceville, New Jersey (1998-2002), founded the Uptown Music Theatre in 2000, and implemented its Kidstown After School in three New Orleans grammar schools in 2009. He has composed over 80 songs that help introduce kids to jazz. Learn more about Delfeayo at www.dmarsalis.com

CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
2023-02-10 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Cullen Theater, 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
In just under a decade, Cécile McLorin Salvant has emerged as one of the most prescient and fearless voices in music today, evolving from a competition winner and favorite of jazz critics, to a three-time Grammy Award winner and MacArthur fellow. Her recording The Window topped best of the year lists everywhere from Jazzwise magazine and Rolling Stone to the NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll and The New York Times and her latest recording Ghost Song is sure to follow a similar path. Be there for her triumphant return to the DACAMERA stage, where she debuted early in her career in 2014.

JOE GRANSDEN
2023-02-10 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | The Lakeside Pavilion At Serenbe, 10950 Hutcheson Ferry Road, Chattahoochee Hills, GA, 30268, United States
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Joe Gransden returns to Serenbe with his quintet and all the sultry and romantic songs we love to hear. Avoid the crowds and book an early dinner reservation and then join us in an intimate fireside setting at the Lakeside Pavilion. Bring your special Valentine and enjoy the classic sounds of Sinatra, Bennett, Connick and Cole as you warm up for this special holiday.
This night of amazing music and drinks will get you in the Valentine’s spirit.
Complete with pre-purchase champagne option, this is an event that you and the special people in your life should not miss. This event will feature cabaret seating. Grab your spot before it is too late.
**Please note the Lakeside Pavilion will be enclosed and heated.

DIANNE REEVES: LOVE IS IN THE AIR
2023-02-10 20:00 - 2023-02-11 22:00 (America/New_York) | Rose Theater | Jazz At Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY, 10019, United States
One of the world’s top jazz vocalists returns to mesmerize audiences with her beloved Valentine’s Day shows in Rose Theater. An intimate, powerful performance by a master vocalist and hypnotizing storyteller.
Another JALC perennial is a Valentine’s Day tradition, on which Dianne Reeves sings on the subject of love, fulfilled and unrequited, carnal and spiritual, illuminating the complexities attendant to matters of the heart with a warm, dazzling contralto, spanning registers with no apparent strain, conveying emotional nuance through exquisitely calibrated tonal color and phrasing. “I just want to tell the story,” Reeves says. “My instrument is an extension of my soul.”

RUSSELL GUNN & THE ROYAL KRUNK JAZZ ORCHESTRA
2023-02-18 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Apollo, 253 W 125th Street, New York City, NY, 10027, United States
Celebrating 60 Years of Amira Baraka’s Blues People
“Where the music goes, that’s where the people go. The music reflects the people.” – Amiri Baraka

The Apollo Theater NYC present: Russell Gunn & The Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra w/ special guests. “The Blues and It’s People – Valley of Dry Bones” opus 4. no 3.

Special Guests: Weedie Braimah, Stefon Harris, Jazzmeia Horn, and more.
Join us for The Blues and Its People, an electrifying evening-length concert featuring critically acclaimed composer and trumpeter Russell Gunn and his Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra that brings to life poet and author Amiri Baraka’s groundbreaking work, Blues People: Negro Music in White America. Special guests include Weedie Braimah, Davell Crawford, Miles Griffith, Craig Harris, Stefon Harris, Jazzmeia Horn, Oliver Lake, jessica care Moore, and Leon Timbo. This exciting one-night-only exploration of jazz, gospel, and blues, commissioned by the Apollo, traverses Baraka’s text through song and readings curated by Fredara Hadley, Ph.D, ethnomusicologist at The Julliard School of Music.
Don’t miss this special celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Baraka’s revolutionary text and the enduring legacy of Black music as only the Apollo could tell it. The Blues and Its People is a continuation of the Apollo’s 2022-2023 season, The Next Movement, an exploration of what’s new, now and next in music, dance, art and ideas.

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE'S NEW JAWN
2023-03-03 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Cullen Theater, 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Eight-time Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride is a force of nature, fusing the fire and fury of a virtuoso with the depth and grounding of a seasoned journeyman. Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, McBride’s path has described a continuous positive arc since his arrival on the scene. With a career now blazing into its third decade, the Philadelphia native has become one of the most requested, most recorded, and most respected figures in the music world today. Drawing from the lexicon of his hometown, Philadelphia, McBride calls his pianoless quartet The New Jawn.

AN EVENING WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS
2023-03-03 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Adrienne Arsht Center | Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
The NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. The quartet that saxophonist Branford Marsalis has led for the past three decades has always been a model of daring, no-apologies artistry, of ever-widening musical horizons and deepening collective identity.

RENÉ MARIE & FROST STUDIO JAZZ BAND
2023-03-07 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
American jazz singer René Marie possesses one of the most unique voices in her genre. Her devotion to social issues and ability to engage an audience with her moving stories, clever humor, and profound compositions are unmatched. Come experience her magic alongside Frost Studio Jazz Band.
Etienne Charles, conductor | Austin Muthyala, assistant conductor
