ORBERT DAVIS

Winter's Jazz Club 465 N McClurg Court, Chicago, IL, United States

Emmy-Award winning trumpeter, composer and educator Orbert Davis is co-founder, conductor and artistic director of Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP), a 55+ piece symphonic jazz orchestra dedicated to bringing together audiences of diverse backgrounds through multi-genre projects. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Davis’ mission-driven career has evolved successfully from ‘making it in the music industry’ […]

GARY MOTLEY QUARTET

All Saints Church 634 W Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

The quartet led by pianist Gary Motley, whose exceptional skills as a performer, composer, and arranger have made him an indispensable leader in the nation’s jazz community. His compositions have premiered at national and international festivals, and his achievements have been lauded by multiple organizations, including the National Endowment for the Arts. Well known to […]

NICOLE HENRY

La Poubelle 1207 Mai Monides Street, Miami Beach, FL, United States

Growing up in a musical family in Bucks County, Pensylvania, Ms. Henry immersed herself in the arts early on, singing in school and church, and studying cello and ballet. After graduating from the University of Miami with a degree in Communications and Theatre, she launched a successful acting career, appearing in national commercial roles as well as a series […]

BRAZILIAN VOICES

WDNA Jazz Gallery 2921 Coral Way, Miami, FL, United States

Brazilian Voices, a non-profit organization, is a women’s vocal ensemble that performs at cultural community and philanthropic events. Brazilian Voices aspires to incorporate the best of Brazilian culture throughout the world. The group evolved out of a vocal technique workshop organized by Beatriz Malnic and Loren Oliveira in 2001. Since then, these two musical directors have brought together a cast of devoted women, […]

CHARITO & DA HOUSE TRIO

Hot Brass Jazz Club 35 Rue Albert Einstein, 13290 Aix-en-Provence, France

Charito is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful voices of jazz in Japan. Since her first visit to France in 2007, her international stature has only grown and she regularly returns to present her projects, the latest of which is a fabulous CD entitled "American Gold Standards" in which she revisits a repertoire of great […]

WILLIAM GREEN

St. James Live 3220 Butner Road #240, Atlanta, GA, United States

William Green is an extraordinary musical pianist that captures and expresses the sentiments of a generation. He is continuously expanding his horizons to make an impact on society by creating a union between music and life. Through his music, he has allowed different genres of contemporary jazz, rhythm and blues, pop and gospel to integrate […]

MARTA SÁNCHEZ

Zinc Bar 82 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY, United States

Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, pianist and composer Marta Sánchez is actively working in the contemporary creative music scene in New York City and around the globe. Charting a significant path through her innovative and original music, she has reached an international audience, gaining significant global recognition. Marta has toured the United States, Europe, […]

AXEL TOSCA

Zinc Bar 82 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY, United States

Three time Grammy-nominated Axel Tosca is a highly talented Cuban jazz pianist and composer who has gained recognition for his virtuosic performances and innovative compositions that blend elements of jazz, classical music, Hip-Hop and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Born in Cuba in 1983, Tosca grew up in a prestigious musical family. His mother is the renowned Cuban […]

EUGENIE JONES

The Jazz Station 124 W Broadway, Eugene, OR, United States

Eugenie Jones is an award-winning American Jazz singer/songwriter, producer, and legacy activist. Born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, Jones grew up with four sisters and three brothers. Her father, Eugene, was the choir director at the family's church, and her mother, Tommie Lee, was the choir's lead soprano. Jones grew up listening to her mother's […]

PATRICIA BARBER

Winter's Jazz Club 465 N McClurg Court, Chicago, IL, United States

Songwriter, composer, singer, and pianist, was born in Chicago and her father Floyd was a jazz saxophonist who played with Bud Freeman and Glenn Miller. She played saxophone and piano from a young age, sang in musicals in high school, and studied piano at the University of Iowa in the early 1970s. From there Barber went to […]

ALLYN JOHNSON

Keystone Korner Baltimore 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

CD Release Celebration The native Washingtonian is a multi-talented musician, composer, arranger and producer whose trademark sound gives brilliance and fortitude to the art of jazz improvisation. While a student at the University of the District of Columbia, Allyn was mentored by the late great jazz legend Calvin Jones. Allyn hopes to continue Jones' rich […]

BOB JAMES

Middle C Jazz 300 South Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC, United States

The career of Bob James is long, varied and continues to evolve at every turn. From his first days in Marshall, Missouri, the music of Bob James has captivated audiences throughout the world. Discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1963, James recorded his first solo album, Bold Conceptions, that year for […]

BOSMAN TWINS QUINTET

Winter's Jazz Club 465 N McClurg Court, Chicago, IL, United States

The Music of Miles Davis and Cannonball Adderley Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dwayne’s and Dwight’s passion for jazz started at an early age.  They grew up listening to the sounds of great jazz artists such as Earl “Fatha” Hines, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and their father Lloyd Smith, who was a well known businessman […]

BILLY CHILDS

The Baked Potato 3787 Cahuenga Boulevard, Studio City, CA, United States

Six Time Grammy Winner and seventeen time nominee Billy Childs has emerged as one of the foremost American composers of his era, perhaps the most distinctly American composer since Aaron Copland – for like Copland, he has successfully married the musical products of his heritage with the Western neoclassical traditions of the twentieth century in a […]

JOHNNY O’NEAL TRIO

Minton's Playhouse 206 West 118th Street, New York City, NY, United States

After more than 45 years as a professional pianist, vocalist and entertainer, Johnny O’Neal has earned the title of “master” with fellow musicians and audiences around the world. Highlights of his awe-inspiring career include stints with Ray Brown, Milt Jackson and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, as well as a Carnegie Hall debut in 1985 on solo piano […]

KEYON HARROLD

Keystone Korner Baltimore 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

Keyon Harrold Present "Foreverland" An inventive, multidisciplinary, genre-fluid artist; trumpeter and vocalist; a composer, arranger, and platinum music producer; bandleader and major recording artist,Keyon Harrold’s career is a spectrum of greatness. From touring and recording with Jay-z and Cirque Du Soleil to being signed by legendary Rapper Nas (Mass Appeal) and writing the theme song […]

JOE ALTERMAN

Zinc Bar 82 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY, United States

Atlanta native Joe Alterman expresses a certain upbeat naivete, with a broad smile and bright eyes that make you feel welcome. One would not guess that this is a man hailed by greats; Ramsey Lewis describes his piano playing as ‘a joy to behold’. Les McCann states ‘As a man and musician he is already […]

MARVIN “SMITTY” SMITH

The Baked Potato 3787 Cahuenga Boulevard, Studio City, CA, United States

The drummer was exposed to music at a young age, receiving formal musical training at the age of three. After graduating from Waukegan East High School, Smith attended Berklee School of Music, graduating in 1981. Smith has recorded 200 albums with various artists, as well as two solo albums. He has toured with, among others, Sting, Dave Holland, Sonny […]

SINNE EEG & TIVOLI BIG BAND

The Glass Hall Vesterbrogade 3, 1620 Copenhagen V, Denmark

A Tribute to Tivoli's Jazz History with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan Tivoli's Big Band and Sinne Eeg celebrate Tivoli's rich jazz history and pay tribute to three of jazz's greatest artists who performed regularly on Tivoli's stages in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald visited the Tivoli numerous […]

BAPTISTE HERBIN

Sunset | Sunside 60 Rue des Lombards, 75001 Paris, France

Baptiste Herbin Trio ft André Ceccarelli releases his new album "Django!" For this new album, Baptiste, for the first time, called upon an artistic director. He found in Daniel Yvinec an enlightened and stimulating interlocutor, who after hearing him play a Django theme during a jam session, suggested the subject of this album to him. […]

SARAH VAUGHAN: A SASSY CENTENNIAL

Adrienne Arsht Center | Knight Concert Hall 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, United States

Featuring Patti Austin, Randy Brecker, Lisa Fischer and 2023 Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition Winner Tyreek McDole with Shelly Berg and the Frost School of Music’s Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra and its resident conductor, Scott Flavin This celebration of the versatile and widely influential jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, whose nicknames included Sassy and the Divine Sarah, […]

MARY STALLINGS

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United States

In a career that has spanned over 65 years, international jazz vocal legend Mary Stallings has earned a unique place in modern jazz. After decades of performing around the globe alongside a who’s who of talented collaborators, while quietly accumulating a series of thoughtful and well respected recordings, she still continues to challenge her boundaries […]

JIVA

Red Light Cafe 553-1 Amsterdam Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

The Sous Vide Trio opens the night of great music with a 30 minute set. This will be followed with the headliner consisting of the 10-piece Soul band JIVA returns with an amazing performance. They will be performing their unique blend of upbeat soul and Brazilian-inspired songs. Cleveland Jones, Lavahi and Chanda Leigh will be the […]

CLAIRDEE

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United States

In a career spanning some four decades, the vivacious Clairdee has performed as an internationally touring artist who’s collaborated with some of America’s most celebrated jazz masters, including Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Houston Person, Cyrus Chestnut, Russell Malone and Ken Peplowski. Deeply informed by the music’s departed masters, Clairdee puts a personal stamp on whatever […]