Notorious Jazz

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

STACEY KENT TRIO
2023-03-08 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
Stacey Kent has a legion of jazz fans around the world. With numerous awards and a Grammy nomination, her albums have sold in excess of 2 million with Gold, Double Gold and Platinum albums that have reached No. 1 on the jazz charts multiple times during her career. Her most recent album, “Songs from Other Places” (Candid Records) was released in 2022 and her 2021 release, “I Know the Dream: The Orchestral Sessions” (Okeh/Sony) received five stars in Downbeat, won “Album of the Year” in the vocal category at the 2017 Jazz Japan Awards.
Her musical career began in childhood with piano lessons. After receiving her degree from Sarah Lawrence College in NY, she found herself in London where she enrolled in a graduate music program at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and where she met her future husband and musical partner, John Tomlinson. She paid her dues in the jazz clubs of London, before releasing a series of six albums for the Candid label.
Her repertoire includes a growing number of songs written for her by John Tomlinson with various lyricists. She continues to enjoy an active recording and touring schedule with sold-out concerts and festival appearances worldwide. Learn more about Stacey at https://staceykent.com

NESTOR TORRES | NOT SO QUIET STORM SOUND
2023-03-10 08:00 - 2023-03-11 22:00 (America/New_York) | Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 33444, United States
Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Nestor Torres moved to New York City, where he pursued Classical flute studies at Mannes School of Music, Jazz at Berklee College of Music, and Classical and Jazz at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. During that time he also learned to improvise in the ‘Charanga’ Cuban Dance Music genre, which helped shape and develop Torres’ unique melodic and danceable style. This rhythmic and mellifluous sound evolution remains apart in a class by itself with 4 Latin Grammy nominations, one Grammy nomination and one Latin Grammy Award. In addition to 18 solo recordings, Torres’ unique collaborations with diverse artists such as Gloria Estefan, Kenny Loggins, Dave Mathews, Paquito d’Rivera, Herbie Hancock, Arturo Sandoval, and Tito Puente; as well as performances with the Cleveland, Singapore, and New World Symphony Orchestras among many others, are testament to his remarkable versatility and artistry. 2017 brought two diverse album releases for Torres; the Latin Grammy Nominated – “Jazz Flute Traditions”, a spectacular tribute to his jazz flute mentors and influences, and “del Caribe, soy!”, a collection of classical compositions by Latin American composers, including the great Puerto Rican icon Rafael Hernandez, alongside contemporary works written for Torres by Tania Leon and Miguel del Aguila. This relentless exploration of musical possibilities without boundaries led to a recent concerto commission by Mariano Morales for a world premiere with Torres and The Lynn Philharmonic. In May 2021 Torres recorded his much-awaited second classical album. The album was produced under the direction of the highly recognized and multi-Grammy winning Russian/Polish (Uruguayan-born) classical composer and conductor Jose Serebrier. In January 2022 Torres released his most recent smooth jazz single, “Thank You Willie” with an album to follow in early fall of 2022. In addition to his achievements in the studio and on the stage, Torres is also the recipient of many awards, including two honorary doctorate degrees from Barry University and Carlos Albizu University, for his commitment to youth, education and cultural exchanges.
BAND MEMBERSJorge Sosa – KeyboardsAgustin Conti – ElectricDouble Bass Rey Monroig – DrumsEdwin Bonilla – Percussion

GAFIEIRA RIO MIAMI
2023-03-11 19:30 - 20:45 (America/New_York) | Adrienne Arsht Center | Thomson Plaza for the Arts, 1300 Biscayne Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Special concert to celebrate the release of their debut album, Bring Back Samba.
Imagine Count Basie went down to Rio de Janeiro and combined his big band with a samba school. This is Gafieira Rio Miami, a one-of-a-kind, 11-piece Brazilian band created by bassist and Latin Grammy winner Diogo Brown. One of the most in-demand bass players in the industry, Brown has worked with renowned artists such as Laura Pausini, Buika, Nouvelle Vague and Gloria Estefan.
To put together this samba-jazz big band, he called on Latin Grammy-nominated saxophonist Dr. Pablo Gil and Pedro Carrero, former principal trombonist of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. With a powerful five-piece horn section, plus bass, guitar, drums, percussion and the lovely vocals of Isa Duarte, Gafieira Rio Miami fuses samba, jazz and soul inspired by the 20th century Rio de Janeiro ballroom dance music known as samba de gafieira.
The group’s repertoire includes gorgeous arrangements of classics by Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Alcione, Moacir Santos and others. Get ready to experience the joyous energy of Gafieira Rio Miami!
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.

RENÉ MARIE & EXPERIMENT IN TRUTH
2023-03-16 19:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Kennedy Center | Studio K, 2700 F St NW,, Washington, DC, 20566, United States
In a span of two decades, 11 recordings, and countless stage performances, vocalist René Marie has cemented her reputation as not only a singer but also a composer, arranger, theatrical performer, and teacher. Guided and tempered by powerful life lessons and rooted in jazz traditions laid down by Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, and other leading ladies of past generations, she borrows various elements of folk, R&B, and even classical and country to create a captivating hybrid style.
Showtimes ~ 7:30pm | 9:30pm

KRIS DAVIS' DIATOM RIBBONS
2023-03-17 19:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Kennedy Center | Studio K, 2700 F St NW,, Washington, DC, 20566, United States
Award-winning pianist Kris Davis is one of the most remarkable young musicians in the current New York Modern Jazz scene. Enjoy an evening of ambitious, inviting music from her newest project Diatom Ribbons—a breakthrough record incorporating elements of Hip Hop, rock, and groove featuring drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, DJ Val Jeanty, and bassist Trevor Dunn. Davis the recipient of the 2021 “Doris Duke Artist Award in Jazz” alongside Wayne Shorter and Danilo Perez.
Showtimes ~ 7:30pm | 9:30pm

ARTEMIS
2023-03-18 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Gem Theater, 1615 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO, 64108, United States
Jammin’ at the Gem is back by popular demand, we are thrilled to present a full season of national Grammy-award winning headliners. This is a special year, as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary since the American Jazz Museum opened its doors. Let’s celebrate and empower the community that helps keep jazz alive at 18th & Vine!
About the artist:
The brainchild of pianist and composer Renee Rosnes, Artemis is a powerful ensemble of modern masters. The multinational, multigenerational band was founded in 2017 under the banner of International Women’s Day. Artemis’ performance at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival was so dynamic, Blue Note Records President Don Was signed the group to the label. Artemis has played on iconic stages like Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, SFJAZZ, and Chicago Orchestra Hall. Each member of the band is a virtuoso player, composer and bandleader and the group’s repertoire reflects each individual’s sound. From original music to mind-bending arrangements of eclectic material, Artemis performs with power, passion, and high-wire intensity.
The group: pianist & music director Renee Rosnes, clarinetist Anat Cohen, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, bassist Noriko Ueda, drummer Allison Miller, and vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant.

VANESSA RUBIN
2023-03-22 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Daniels Pavilion at Artis, 5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Naples, FL, 34108, United States
All That Jazz
Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra
with special guest Vanessa Rubin

Revered as a torchbearer and storyteller, jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin lends her voice to the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra as the ensemble performs popular selections from the jazz repertoire. Rubin possesses a voice hailed for crystalline clarity, hearth-like warmth and playful sass, with influences from her Trinidadian mother and Louisiana-born father. With her multicultural upbringing, diverse influences and wealth of experience, Rubin can seamlessly transition between styles and settings — from the Great American Songbook to bebop and modern jazz — making her a powerful addition to any jazz ensemble.
Vanessa Rubin, vocalist
Luciano Morello, founding producer
Lew Del Gatto, artistic director, tenor saxophone
Randy Sandke, trumpet
Mike Harvey, drums
Chuck Bergeron, bass
Jerry Stawski, co-bandleader, vocals, piano

ROSA PASSOS
2023-03-24 20:00 - 2023-03-25 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Appel Room | Jazz At Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY, 10019, United States
It’s the return of Brazilian vocalist and guitarist in The Appel Room since her sold-out performance in 2016.
Rosa Passos with Kenny Barron and Ron Carter brings the iconic Brazilian vocalist and guitarist to the Appel Room for the first time since her sold-out 2016 appearance with NEA Jazz Master pianist Kenny Barron. Their spellbinding simpatico will be enhanced by Passos’ reunion with Ron Carter—also an NEA Jazz Master who bass virtuoso Stanley Clarke once described “as the most important bass player of the last fifty years.”—after their lauded 2003 “Entre Amigos” album. While Passos has been called the “female João Gilberto” she is a prolific and distinct vocalist and guitarist with a playful yet sophisticated style, marked by perfect pitch and spacious elegance. Enhancing this first-ever meeting of these three masters is first-call Brazilian drummer, Rafael Barata.
You can purchase the 9:30 performances on March 24 and 25 as part of the 9:30 in The Appel Room series – three 9:30 Appel Room shows for $99 (including fees) for any seat in the house while seats are available. Your Appel Room ticket stub can be used for a free cover to that evening’s Dizzy’s Late Night Session
Friday 3/24 @ 7:00pm | $115.50~$135.50 / @ 9:30pm – $70.50~90.50
Saturday @ 7:00pm | $115.50~$135.50 / @ 9:30pm – $75.50~95.50

TAL COHEN TRIO
2023-04-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 33444, United States
SONGS FROM A CHILDHOOD IN ISRAEL
Tal Cohen is a Grammy Award winning jazz pianist currently located in Miami. He has received much acclaim during his young career including winning the Barry Harris National Piano Competition and was the recipient of the prestigious Freedman Fellowship performed to a sold out crowd at the Sydney Opera House.
Recently, Tal Cohen has been playing around the Globe with Terence Blanchard, Greg Osby, Ignacio Berroa, Joe Lovano and others. He currently leads his own ensemble, which has performed at Iconic jazz festivals and venues that include Jazzbez Jazz Festival (Ukraine), Detroit Jazz Festival, Melbourne Jazz Festival (Australia), and a three-week residency at the Black Cat (San Francisco).
His most recent album- “Gentle Giants” has received international acclaim including a 4 star review from the historic Downbeat Magazine.
Cohen’s become one of the most in demand pianists around as he continues to tour the globe with his unique blend of Jewish melodies, traditional jazz Harmony and an impeccable rhythmic palette forging a path to be remembered.
BAND MEMBERSDavid ChivertonTal CohenDIon Kerr

THE JEFF RUPERT QUARTET WITH LUCY YEGHIAZARYAN
2023-04-08 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 33444, United States
Jeff Rupert’s performing and recording credits include over 50 albums, and associations with Diane Schuur, Mel Tormé, Kevin Mahogany, Ernestine Anderson, and Benny Carter’s Grammy winning Harlem Renaissance. Jeff Rupert toured for fifteen years with Sam Rivers; four albums ensued, and from 1997- 2002 he toured and recorded with Maynard Ferguson. Jeff Rupert’s eleven recordings as a leader all charted on JazzWeek.
Performance venues include the Blue Note, Birdland, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Tokyo Forum, the National Concert Hall of Taipei, Taiwan, and jazz festivals in Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Rupert’s release Let’s Sail Away with Veronica Swift, Richard Drexler and Marty Morell was #1 on the jazz charts, and his most current album The Ripple with George Garzone has been on the JazzWeek chart for 35 weeks.
As a composer and arranger, Rupert has arranged for Bob Berg, James Moody, Maynard Ferguson, Judy Carmichael, Kenny Drew jr, and Kevin Mahogany. Rupert has produced 6 big band albums for the Flying Horse Big Band, all featuring original compositions and Arrangements.
Jeff Rupert is Pegasus Distinguished Professor, Trustee Endowed Chair, and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Central Florida (UCF), and founder of Flying Horse Records. The Bat Swings!, music from the 60’s T.V Show, Batman, charted on RMR, JazzWeek, and NACC, and was the #1 album of the week in the U.S. on two of these charts, simultaneously. The Flying Horse Big band’s latest release is Good News! and was #1 on the RMR charts. Rupert’s most recent album as producer is The Flying Horse Big Band album Florida Rays celebrating the music of Ray Charles.
BAND MEMBERS:Jeff Rupert – Tenor SaxLucy Yeghiazaryan – VocalistRichard Drexler – PianoMarty Morell – DrumsBen Kramer – Bass

JEFF HAMILTON TRIO
2023-04-12 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
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Jeff Hamilton, Leader/Drummer
Born in Richmond, Indiana, Jeff Hamilton grew up listening to his parent’s big band records and at the age of eight began playing drums along with Oscar Peterson records. He attended Indiana University and later studied with John Avon Ohlen. Jeff was influenced by Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis, “Philly” Joe Jones and Shelly Manne. In 1974, he got his first big break playing with the New Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He then joined Lionel Hampton’s Band until 1975 when he, along with bassist John Clayton, became members of the Monty Alexander Trio. He attained a childhood goal in 1977 when he joined Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd, with whom he made several recordings. In 1978, he was offered the position vacated by Shelly Manne in the L.A.4 with Ray Brown, Bud Shank and Laurindo Almeida. He recorded six records with the L.A.4, some of which featured his own arrangements and compositions. From 1983 to 1987, Jeff performed with Ella Fitzgerald, the Count Basie Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney and Monty Alexander. Jeff began his association with the Ray Brown Trio in 1988 and left in March 1995 to concentrate on his own trio. From 1999-2001, the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra was named the in-residence ensemble for the Hollywood Bowl Jazz series. The Los Angeles Jazz Society named Jeff and his musical partner, John Clayton, musicians of the year for 2006. Jeff is currently touring with his own Trio, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and Diana Krall.
In addition to his many recordings with Ray Brown, Jeff has been on nearly 200 recordings with artists such as Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Milt Jackson, Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Streisand, Mel Tormé, John Pizzarelli, Benny Carter, Lalo Schifrin, George Shearing, Dr. John, Clark Terry, Gene Harris, Toshiko Akioshi, Scott Hamilton, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Keely Smith, Bill Holman, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel and Mark Murphy. Jeff is a frequent guest of the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany. He also appeared in Natalie Cole’s Great Performances PBS special, Unforgettable and an Oscar Peterson documentary, Life in the Key of Oscar. Learn more about Jeff at http://jeffhamiltonjazz.com/
Tamir Hendelman, Pianist
The award-winning jazz pianist has performed with Teddy Edwards, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Harry Allen, Tierney Sutton, Phil Upchurch, Jeff Clayton, Rickey Woodard, Sandra Booker, Barbara Morrison and the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. He has recorded with Oscar Brashear, Bob Sheppard and Jeff Clayton. He can also be heard on Brasil Brazil’s self-titled 1999 release as well as vibraphonist’s Eldad Tarmu’s CD, Aluminum Forest. In demand as both a pianist and arranger, his accomplishments include: receiving awards from ASCAP and the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, musical director for Lovewell Institute for Creative Arts and clinician for the Thelonious Monk Institute. In March of 2000, Tamir joined the Jeff Hamilton Trio and in January of 2001, became the pianist with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. He was a recent guest soloist with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. Learn more about Tamir at www.tamirhendelman.com
Jon Hamar, Bass
Jon is a very versatile artist with a tasteful, unique voice that has made him a staple in the music scene. In the early 2000’s he relocated to the Seattle, WA area, where he has been in high demand as a freelance artist. In addition to performing, Jon has served on the faculty of the Centrum Jazz Workshop, Central Washington University, Northwest University and Edmonds Community College, as well as maintaining a private studio. In 2015 he joined the faculty of the Natalie Haslam School of Music at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN.
Please Note: Individual tickets will be available at the Broward Center on September 1

CON TUMBAO: ALL~STAR CELEBRATION OF LATIN RHYTHMS
2023-04-14 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Adrienne Arsht Center | Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Con Tumbao celebrates the common ingredient in Latin music that urges hips to sway. This is music of the people. In his new project, Con Tumbao, Cuban singer-songwriter Issac Delgado brings together an extraordinary band playing a repertory that speaks a familiar language in many accents.

ANDERSON BROTHERS PLAY BENNY GOODMAN
2023-04-15 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 33444, United States
Hailed as “virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone” by the New York Times, Peter & Will Anderson have performed concerts together since the age of 9. They’re Juilliard graduates, and have performed on Broadway, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, the New Orleans Jazz Festival, can be heard on the Grammy winning soundtrack to HBO’s Boardwalk Empire with Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks, and received a Drama Desk Nomination for their Off-Broadway Production “Le Jazz Hot” in 2012. They can be seen and heard as saxophonists in the upcoming Martin Scorsese film, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Aside from leading performances in over 45 U.S. States, Japan, Brazil, Canada, and the United Kingdom, they’ve lectured at over a dozen Universities across the country.
BAND MEMBERS:Peter Anderson – Tenor Saxophone, ClarinetWill Anderson – Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute

WAYNE ESCOFFERY
2023-04-20 19:00 - 2023-04-23 23:00 (America/New_York) | Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, 2751 Broadway, New York City, NY, 10025, United States
“Like Minds” Record Release
Wayne Escoffery – tenor saxophone
Nicholas Payton – trumpet
David Kikoski – piano
Ugonna Okegwo – bass
Mark Whitfield Jr. – drums
Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery celebrates the release of his anticipated new album Like Minds (Smoke Sessions) by performing the music from with a superb quintet—special guest trumpeter Nicholas Payton, pianist David Kikoski, bassist Ugonna Okegwo, and drummer Mark Whitfield Jr. Escoffery, a prominent protégé of the great Jackie McLean, faithfully channels his former mentor’s powerful approach. All About Jazz says, “Not since the works of bassist Charles Mingus and saxophonist John Coltrane has there been music so charged with emotion and so engulfed in spirituality.” Stereogum adds, “the leader’s playing has thoughtfulness and muscle in equal measure.”
“Every time he plays, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery brings a sense memory that includes early days in the church choir in New Haven, Connecticut; the wisdom and watchful eye of the legendary Jackie McLean; time spent with The Mingus Big Band, Ron Carter and Tom Harrell.” – Gary Walker, WBGO.org
LiveStream: $15.00 + fees

LIZZIE THOMAS
2023-04-22 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Nashville Jazz Workshop, 1012 Buchanan Street, Nashville, TN, 37208, United States
New York-based vocalist Lizzie Thomas presents her career-defining fifth album, DUO Encounters. The inventive jazz singer – gifted with an inviting voice and a swinging style – teams up with a dozen of her favorite artists to perform a set of intimate and adventurous duets. Over the course of twelve tracks, Thomas digs deep into the lyrics, and uplifts each song with her individualistic approach. Turning away from the conventional, these interpretations of carefully curated tunes are fun and adventurous. The result is a memorable set of superbly sung, and often surprising music and it’s Lizzie Thomas’ most rewarding recording to date.

LAUREN HENDERSON
2023-04-22 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 33444, United States
Described as “somewhere between a comforting whisper and a cogent declaration” by The New York Times, Lauren Henderson’s music resonates with listeners around the world.
Recently featured in the Financial Times, breaking the Jazz Charts Top 5, and the Year End Jazz Week Top 50 (2020), Henderson’s eclectic vocal influences spread across genres producing a distinct yet versatile sound.
Her music is featured in the Netflix hit series, Sky Rojo, The Drowning, starring Julia Stiles, Avan Jogia, and Josh Charles, El Juego de Las Llaves, starring Ela Velden, Maite Perroni, and Marimar Vega, and Romeo y Julieta starring Lupita Nyong’o and Juan Castano, scored by one of Lauren’s musical partners, Michael Thurber.
Henderson uncovers the layers of her diverse background in English and Spanish. Her compositions paint stories reflecting journeys imposed through the African Diaspora in connection to Henderson’s Panamanian, Montserratian, and vast Caribbean roots as they interplay with her North American upbringing.
Jazz, Latin jazz, flamenco, R&B and soul roots aid in an exploration of culture, society, race relations and the complexities encountered as we navigate life’s obstacles.
BAND MEMBERS:Lauren Henderson – VocalsNick Tannura – GuitarTBA – BassTBA – Drums

NILSON MATTA & JOVINO SANTOS NETO
2023-04-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The 222, 222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
Nilson Matta & Jovino Santos Neto with Ami Molinelli

Two Brazilian musicians with successful international careers join forces to present a new project with original music and new interpretations of pieces by renowned Brazilian composers.
Multi-GRAMMY® nominee Nilson Matta, known for his work with Trio da Paz, Don Pullen African Brazilian Connection, Joe Henderson, Yo Yo Ma, and Nilson Matta’s Brazilian Voyage, teams up with three-time Latin GRAMMY® nominee Jovino Santos Neto: master pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, and conductor from Rio de Janeiro. Percussionist Ami Molinelli joins them as a special guest, enriching the contagious rhythm of the dynamic duo for this rare collaboration.

THE 222 is a small intimate venue. All seats are very good and have a clear view of the stage.
Seating for this concert is club style with round tables that seat four people. Seating will be assigned by the date of purchase, so the sooner you buy your tickets the closer you will be within the ticket level you purchase from.
GOLD SEATING – FRONT MIDDLE TABLES
SILVER SEATING – SURROUNDING FRONT TABLES
GENERAL SEATING – REMAINDER

DJAVAN
2023-04-28 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Parker, 707 NE 8th St, , FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33304, United States
After a 13-year hiatus, one of the greatest icons of Brazilian music announces his return to the US for a major tour. Four-time Latin GRAMMY winner Djavan will present a brand-new show with his full band, featuring songs from his twenty-fifth studio album “D”, as well as major hits from his 45-year career. Aside from new hit songs like “Iluminado” and “Num Mundo de Paz”, the set list will also include major classics from Djavan’s legendary career, such as “Se”, “Flor de Lis”, ““Eu te Devoro”, “Samurai” and many others.
Djavan was born in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil to a white father of Dutch descent and a black mother. He later formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD – “Light, Sound, Dimension”), playing Beatles’ material. In 1973, Djavan moved to Rio de Janeiro and started singing soap opera soundtracks. His first album, A Voz, o Violão e a Arte de Djavan, was recorded in 1976 and included the hit song “Flor de Lis”. Stevie Wonder was a guest on the album Luz.
In 1999, his album Ao Vivo sold 1.2 million copies. In 2016, he was nominated for the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards in the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Portuguese Language Song and Best Singer-Songwriter Album categories. Djavan’s compositions have been recorded by numerous musicians, including Al Jarreau, Carmen McRae and The Manhattan Transfer. His album Vesúvio was ranked as the 35th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine.

STANLEY JORDAN
2023-04-29 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Pinecrest Gardens, 11000 SW 57th Avenue, Pinecrest, FL, 33156, United States
In a career that took flight in 1985 with commercial and critical acclaim, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination, versatility and maverick daring. Be it bold reinventions of classical masterpieces or soulful explorations through pop-rock hits, to blazing straight ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisational works—solo or with a group—Jordan can always be counted on to take listeners on breathless journeys into the unexpected.
Key to Jordan’s fast-track acclaim was his mastery of a special technique on the guitar’s fretboard. Instead of conventional strumming and picking, Jordan’s innovative “touch technique” is an advanced form of two-handed tapping. While a handful of other players were using similar techniques, Stanley’s fluid, multi-layered textures and sheer virtuosity raised the bar for excellence. But his technique, though impressive, is always a means to a musical end. His music is imbued with a warmth and sensitivity that has captured the imagination of listeners worldwide. A classically trained pianist before playing guitar, Jordan wanted greater freedom in voicing chords on his guitar, so, he applied piano principles to do so. Jordan’s touch technique allows the guitarist to play melody and chords simultaneously with an unprecedented level of independence. It also allows Jordan to play simultaneously on two different guitars, or even on guitar and piano. He says that “I think of it as a single instrument, but one with a wide range of tonal colors—that’s why I do it.”
Stanley Jordan has performed in over 60 countries, on some of the biggest stages and festivals worldwide. He’s a unique performer who routinely leaves his audience mesmerized.
*FIU and UM student tickets are discounted to $20. Students must show a valid student ID at the door when presenting your student ticket.

JEFF HARNAR
2023-04-30 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 33444, United States
I KNOW THINGS NOW: MY LIFE IN SONDHEIM’S WORDS
Jeff Harnar is an award-winning cabaret, concert and recording artist. His Carnegie Hall appearances include both the Cole Porter and Noel Coward Centennial Galas. Jeff’s televised PBS concerts include “The 1959 Broadway Songbook” with Music Director Alex Rybeck and “American Songbook: Stephen Sondheim” co-starring KT Sullivan. Jeff tours with Broadway’s Shauna Hicks in their Symphony Pops Concert “I Got Rhythm: Mickey & Judy’s Hollywood.” Jeff has won multiple MAC, Bistro and BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards and The Noel Coward Foundation Cabaret Award. Together with Music Director Alex Rybeck he has released four solo albums. This month marks 38 years since Jeff and Alex made their New York cabaret debut together. Their musical partnership has taken them across the country, aboard cruise ships across the high seas and to London, Paris, Oslo. Most recently they won the 2020 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award for Best Show for the 30th Anniversary encore engagement of “Carried Away,” their tribute to Betty Comden & Adolph Green.
Together with Music Director Jazz virtuoso Jon Weber and Broadway legend Sondra Lee, Jeff has been performing “I Know Things Now” in New York, LA, Chicago, St. Louis and London. PS Classics has recorded the music along with a 20 piece orchestra for a June 17, 2022 release worldwide.
Jeff recently received The Chicago Cabaret Professionals National Honoree Award and The Mabel Mercer Award at The Annual Mabel Mercer Foundation Cabaret Convention at Lincoln Center.
BAND MEMBERSJon Weber – Piano/ConductorPaul Shewchuk – BassGeorge Mazzeo – Drums

YVETTE NORWOOD-TIGER: CELEBRATION OF LIFE IN JAZZ TOUR
2023-05-06 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 33444, United States
International jazz vocalist, recording artist, songwriter, vocal coach, Recording Academy voting member, and founder/director of the Palm Beach International Jazz Festival, Yvette Norwood-Tiger is a Detroit, Michigan native who hails from a family of musicians, including a father who played guitar and a mother who played drums. Her CDs, A’LA ELLA! and whY NoT… Love, Peace, Joy, Jazz feature music from great composers such as Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, and the Gershwins. Yvette’s latest released CD, LOVE IS, is a wonderful compilation of great jazz standards and original songs and music to celebrate the works of musical geniuses John Coltrane and Duke Ellington. LOVE IS stayed on JAZZWEEK’S charts for over twelve weeks. Yvette performs with vocally clean and pure interpretations of the great American Songbook, while emphasizing intonation and storytelling. Many of her audience members worldwide have commented that watching Yvette perform is like being in her living room. Her vocal styling and texture is often compared to that of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. In addition to jazz standards, her repertoire includes gospel, bebop, Latin jazz, classic songs from popular music, and arias of the great composers such as Puccini. She also performs songs in other languages which includes French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Xhosa, and Mandarin. After going through extensive treatment and a tedious recovery from a benign brain tumor in 2012, Yvette’s mission has evolved into not only entertaining her audience, but uplifting, inspiring, and encouraging them as well.
Yvette performs internationally at historic jazz venues and has sat in several times with jazz orchestra The Cotton Club All Stars at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem, NY. She has also sat in with the late saxophonist David Fathead Newman, guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, family members of Celine Dion, Tito Puente, Jr., and Jay Beckenstein and Tom Schuman of Spyro Gyra. Many musicians, worldwide, find it an honor and joy to perform with Yvette.Yvette resides in south Florida where she performs extensively, including performances at the Raymond F. Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, the Arts Garage in Delray Beach, and the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. Yvette has performed sold out/standing room only concerts at Royal Albert Hall in London, England; Cape Town, South Africa; Berlin, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Havana, Cuba, as well as various venues in New Jersey, New York (Birdland), Florida and Michigan (Cliff Bells).
Yvette is a recipient of the 2022 Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Artist Innovation Fellowship Program Award. In 2021, Yvette was interviewed and featured in the PBS South Florida “On The Town – Black Voices” segment. She was also featured in a short film titled “Art Meets Jazz on J Street”. A film produced and directed by south Florida film maker, James Venable. Art Meets Jazz on J Street was presented at the Boynton Beach Short Film Festival and at the Northeast Film Festival in Teaneck, New Jersey and is the winner of the 2018 Wavelengths Awards. Yvette was also nominated for the South Florida Indie Awards 2022 – Best Jazz Vocalist.Yvette is a true vocal natural in any setting from jazz festivals to intimate jazz clubs. She captivates the audience whether she’s singing with an ensemble featuring piano, bass, drums, trumpet, and saxophone; with a piano or guitar accompanist; or with a full orchestra. Her CDs are great compilations of popular jazz standards that lends the mind back to the days of the original recordings. Close your eyes while listening to her music and let the sultry sounds of Yvette Norwood-Tiger take you to a place where jazz was the most celebrated American music genre. According to press clippings from the Two River Times, “the swingin’ and groovin’ singer’s career is on the fast track. Whether she is backed with a full jazz ensemble or with a piano accompanist, she sets an authentic jazzy mood for true jazz listeners.”
BAND MEMBERSYvette Norwood-Tiger – VocalsNevada Hadary – PianistFrederick Cleveland – ContrabassistJose Roman Duque – Drummer

FRANK DERRICK BIG BAND
2023-05-10 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
Drummer, Frank Derrick, has led a multifaceted national and international music career. He is a virtuoso performer, composer, and educator. His many theatrical credits include Bubbling Brown Sugar, The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Sophisticated Ladies, Big River, and Catskills. He has performed with numerous legends and artists including Redd Foxx, Stephanie Mills, Della Reese, Freda Payne, Eubie Blake, The Platters, Eartha Kitt, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Dorothy Donegan, The Pointer Sisters, Ken Peplowski, Dakota Staton, Steve Allen, The Louis Armstrong Legacy Band, Donna Summer, Keely Smith, Maureen McGovern, Ann Hampton Callaway, Benny Carter, and has conducted on the concert stage for John Pizzarelli and Lanie Kazan. He toured worldwide with Cab Calloway for ten years and was drummer for “The David Letterman Show” on NBC.
Frank has served as the drummer, assistant conductor & personnel manager for the Palm Beach Pops and is the conductor and featured artist with the Bob Hoose Orchestra. Familiar to symphony audiences around the world, Frank Derrick has appeared with the Royal Philharmonic, the New York Pops, Pittsburgh Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, and the Buffalo Philharmonic. His precision and driving rhythmic styling has been featured on the cast album of Bubbling Brown Sugar, Big City Swing with Veronica Martell, Strong & Graceful Oaks with Rejoice Ensemble, The Cab Calloway Show Live in Freiburg Germany, and Something Old, Something New with The Bob Hoose Orchestra. His “Straight Ahead” composition garnered the A.S.C.A.P. Special Award and his most recent CD, The Beat Goes On for the Jazzed Media label. He leads his own ensemble, the Frank Derrick Big Band. Learn more at www.frankderrick.com

KENDRICK SCOTT | UNEARTHED
2023-05-12 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Cullen Theater, 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Kendrick Scott, composer/drums
Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, poet, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Houston
Robert Hodge, visual artist
Harlem String Quartet ((Ilmar Gavilán, violin; Melissa White, violin; Jaime Amador, viola; Felix Umansky, cello)
Gerald Clayton, piano; Walter Smith III, saxophone; Joe Sanders, bass
A new DACAMERA production memorializing the Sugar Land 95, bringing together original music, poetry and visuals
Unearthed pays tribute to the tragic history behind the recent discovery of the remains of 95 Black people (94 men, 1 woman) in unmarked graves in Sugar Land, Texas. They were convict laborers, swept back into “slavery by another name” in the post-Civil War era, arrested for petty crimes like vagrancy and forced into back-breaking and often fatal labor in the sugar fields of Texas.
Now, Houston native jazz artist Kendrick Scott explores this untold story in a new production, teaming up with outstanding Houston-based creative team including the former Houston poet laureate Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton and performed by the acclaimed Harlem String Quartet and a trio of first-call jazz musicians.

MARIA HOWELL: THE MUSIC OF ELLA FITZGERALD
2023-05-14 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Strand Theatre, 117 N Park Square, Marietta, GA, 30060, United States
Mother’s Day, May 14th brings together three fabulous ladies ~ Maria Howell and Ella Fitzgerald for an afternoon of stories and music about the iconic vocalist as only Howell can do it. It all takes place at the historic Strand Theatre in Marietta Square . The Music of Ella Fitzgerald will come to life with performances from the Jazz Legacy Project featuring vocalist Maria Howell, a film and television star. This collaboration will include essential songs from Fitzgerald’s career and information about her approach to music and life. This will surely be a treat for mothers and everyone in the family.
Maria’s career started with her singing jazz but her big break in entertainment came from the film adaptation of The Color Purple, where her church solo, though overtaken by Shug avery, definitely stole the show. She muses about the fact that she played a singer.
Created in 2015 after an epiphany Justin Varnes had while teaching Jazz History at Georgia State University, the Jazz Legacy Project has an ongoing residency at the Velvet Note jazz club in Alpharetta, Georgia where they have been selling out their performances for 6 years and counting. Ditching a traditional textbook in favor of playing records and telling stories about the artists to college kids who knew little or nothing about jazz proved to be a big success. It turned out that performing the artist’s music and telling their stories in between proved to be an even bigger success.
Get the velvet rope treatment with a VIP pass! VIP tickets include early access seating, a meet and greet with the band, two drink tickets, and a signed poster from the band.
SCHEDULE
2:00pm – VIP doors to lobby open
2:30pm – 3:30pm – VIP seating and VIP experience begins
3:00pm – General admission doors
3:30pm – General admission seating begins
4:00pm – Showtime

NICOLE HENRY
2023-05-18 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club, 135 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
The veteran vocalist returns to Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club for her “I Wanna Dance With Somebody: The Songs of Whitney Houston” concert . The evening offers a full dinner, cash bar, the opportunity to mingle with some of the Seacoasts? dedicated jazz aficionados, and an evening of magical music.
The evening is in support of Seacoast Family Promise, a local New Hampshire 501(c)3. Proceeds from the event will go to support the expansion of the Joshua House, an overnight shelter for local families with children who are experiencing homelessness. Seacoast Family Promise turns 20 years in 2023 and has proven to be a leader in the fight to end homelessness in the state.

CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
2023-05-19 20:00 - 2023-05-20 22:00 (America/New_York) | Rose Theater | Jazz At Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY, 10019, United States
Grammy Award winner returns with her fifth appearance in The House of Swing, premiering a new collection of music that showcases her unique voice and sensibility. In 2020, Cécile McLorin Salvant was one of 20 individuals to receive an honor, colloquially known as the “Genius Grant,” from the MacArthur Foundation. Recent JALC performances by the abundantly gifted singer-songwriter, one of the leading jazz artists of her generation, showcased her orchestral suite Ogresse and repertoire from her Nonesuch album Ghost Song.
Friday & Saturday 5/19-20 @ 8:00pm | $40.50~$170.50

CHARLES LLOYD~GERALD CLAYTON DUO
2023-05-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The 222, 222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd, celebrating his 85th year, has never sounded better. The depth of his sound reflects a lifetime of experience. A Memphis Music Hall of Fame inductee, and recipient of the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French Minister of Culture, Lloyd has a legendary history in the music world.
His concerts and recordings are events of pristine beauty and elegance, full of intensely felt emotion and passion that touches deep inside the heart. This is not entertainment, but the powerful uncorrupted expression of beauty through music. When music vibrates, the soul vibrates and touches the spirit within.
Lloyd is joined by six-time GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Gerald Clayton, a supremely gifted improviser hailed as one of the finest pianists of his generation. Charles Lloyd and Gerald Clayton have performed together since 2013, sharing incredible chemistry.

THE 222 is a small intimate venue. All seats are very good and have a clear view of the stage.
Seating for this concert is club style with round tables that seat four people. Seating will be assigned by the date of purchase, so the sooner you buy your tickets the closer you will be within the ticket level you purchase from.
GOLD SEATING – FRONT MIDDLE TABLES
SILVER SEATING – SURROUNDING FRONT TABLES
GENERAL SEATING – REMAINDER

EUGENIE JONES
2023-05-27 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Vashon Center For The Arts, 19600 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States
A warm, engaging entertainer, she’s described by critics as an artist that “can make you feel jazz,” and she and her recordings have received favorable coverage in every major jazz publication, including DownBeat, JazzTimes, JazzIz, The Gazette/NY, and many others. Described as a “deft vocalist,” Jones has also proven to be a skillful songwriter,
releasing 29 originals on her recordings.
Joined by David Joyner on piano, Lamar Lofton ~ bass and drummer Brian Smith, you will hear an evening performance of Silk & Soul featuring the music of Nina Simone, Anita Baker, Dionne Warwick along with your favorite jazz classics and Eugenie’s original chart-toppers.
Doors at 7:00pm

EMILIE~CLAIRE BARLOW
2023-05-27 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 33444, United States
Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award winning and critically acclaimed Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer and voice actress. A two time Juno Award winner and 6 time nominee, she has released 12 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group.​Her performing career spans over 24 years in venues ranging from Toronto’s storied Montreal Bistro & Top of the Senator, to Tokyo’s Cotton Club and more recently concerts with symphony orchestras at Toronto’s Massey Hall and Montreal’s Maison Symphonique. She has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival on seven occasions including a 2015 performance on the Main Stage with 50,000 people attending.​Ms. Barlow has led bands featuring the finest musicians in Canada. Her work as a band leader and producer has been recognized with a Juno Award nomination for “Producer of Year” for her recording “Clear Day” (2015) — notable for being only the 2nd Jazz recording nominated in this category. Ms. Barlow is also one of a very few women to be honored as “Producer of the Year”.​Ms. Barlow’s all francophone recording “Seule ce soir” won a Juno and Felix Award in 2013 representing an unprecedented achievement in Canadian bilingualism.​After releasing her second holiday album Lumières d’hiver in 2017, Emilie-Claire turned her attention to her duo project with Steve Webster, Bocana. Bocana has released 8 singles over the last couple of years in the electro-pop, lounge, world music genres, amassing a healthy following on streaming platforms. ECB has also released a collection of James Taylor covers as part of her JT Project.​Up next is her 13th full album, due for release in early 2023. In the meantime, you can listen to ECB’s newest single, a hauntingly beautiful version of Sidney Bechet’s “Si tu vois ma mère”.
BAND MEMBERSEmilie-Claire Barlow – VoiceKelly Jefferson – SaxReg Schwager – GuitarJon Maharaj – BassAmanda Tosoff – PianoFabio Ragnelli – Drums
