Notorious Jazz

DAVE BENNETT
2023-04-19 18:30 - 2023-04-22 22:00 (America/New_York) | Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 48236, United States
Dave Bennett doesn’t fit the mold. For starters, you don’t find many jazz clarinet players who name Alice Cooper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Chris Isaak among their influences. You won’t find many musicians who are equally conversant with the music of Benny Goodman (the “King of Swing”) and Roy Orbison (“The Soul of Rock and Roll”). In fact, you may not find even one other clarinet virtuoso who breaks from his Swing Era repertoire to sing rockabilly hits while accompanying himself at the piano or electric guitar.
SEATING TIMES:
Wednesday – Thursday
2 Seatings
1st Seating: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Band Performs: 6:30pm-7:30pm
2nd Seating: 8:30pm-10:30pm
Band Performs: 9:00pm-10:00pm
Friday – Saturday
2 Seatings
1st Seating: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Band Performs: 6:30pm-7:30pm
2nd Seating: 8:30pm-10:30pm
Band Performs: 9:00pm-10:00pm

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

HARLEM JAZZ CLUB REVIVAL FESTIVAL
2023-04-21 19:00 - 2023-04-22 19:00 (America/New_York) | CA
BILL SAXTON & THE HARLEM ALL-STARSBILL’S PLACE (JAZZ) | 148 W 133rd Street | 7:00pm & 9:00pm

BERTA INDEED W/PUCCI JHONES & FRIENDS | HAMILTON BAR (JAZZ), 3570 Broadway | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm

HARLEM LATE NIGHT JAM LATE NIGHT EDITION | PATRICK’S PLACE (JAM), 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 8:00pm ~ 12:00am

HARLEM JAZZ CLUB REVIVAL FESTIVAL
2023-04-22 13:00 - 2023-04-23 02:00 (America/New_York) | CA
HARLEM DERBY PRESENTS: HATS, JULEPS & JAZZ | The National Jazz Museum In Harlem, 58 W 129th Street | 1:00pm ~ 6:00pm

BILL SAXTON & THE HARLEM ALL-STARS | BILL’S PLACE (JAZZ), 148 W 133rd Street | 7:00pm & 9:00pm

PAT TANDY | PATRICK’S PLACE (BLUES) 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm

LEE OLIVE TUCKER | New Amsterdam Musical Association, 107 W 130th Street | 8:00pm ~ 11:00pm

THE UNTOUCHABLES | DINOSAUR BBQ (R&B), 700 W 125th Street | 8:00pm ~ 11:00pm

LATE NIGHT JAZZ PARTY @ NAMA | New Amsterdam Musical Association, 107 W 130th Street | 11:00pm ~ 2:00am

CHELSEY GREEN & THE GREEN PROJECT
2023-04-22 19:00 - 2023-04-23 23:00 (America/New_York) | Keystone Korner Baltimore, 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
Described as “passionate, electrifying, and innovative,” international, Billboard-charting recording artists, Chelsey Green and The Green Project, break down stereotypes of traditional string playing. By fusing traditional classical technique with popular songs and original pieces in various genres – including R&B, Pop, Soul, Funk, Jazz and more – The Green Project brings vibrant violin, viola and rich vocals to audiences in a whole new way.
The Green Project has toured around the world and performed many prestigious venues and events including the Strathmore Music Center, the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, BET Honors Awards Dinner, Capital Jazz SuperCruise, The John F. Kennedy Center, Port-Au-Prince International Jazz Festival, The Citadel in Cairo, Kuwait National Opera House, Bahrain Spring of Culture Festival, Boise State University and more!
Additionally, Chelsey Green and The Green Project have been honored to have feature debut performances of their original music and arrangements with several internationally acclaimed and award winning professional ensembles including the US Air Force Band, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Prince Georges Philharmonicand more!
The Green Project released their debut EP, Still Green: The EP in April 2012 to rave reviews. Their second release and first full length album, The Green Room, debuted on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Album Chart at #22 and #7 on the iTunes Jazz Albums chart! The group has also released a holiday single, “Sleigh Ride” (2015) and a hot summer single, “Summertime” (2018) which features talented multi-instrumentalist, Warren Wolf.
Most recently, The Green Project has released “ReEnvisioned” (2020). This 4-track, genre-bending EP acts as both palate cleanser and preview to their new musical direction. Released in July 2020, this special project features new instrumental and vocal originals and a fresh interpretation of a classic jazz standard that features jazz trumpet great, Sean Jones. ReEnvisioned reached #4 on the iTunes Jazz Chart on the day of its release and continued to chart worldwide for several months. ReEnvisioned has also received acclaim in many notable written publications including The Hollywood Digest, SoulTracks.com and more!
Saturday 4/22 ~ 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm | $35~$45 + fee
Sunday 4/23 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm | $35~$45 + fee
Streaming Pass: 5:00pm & 7:00pm only | $10.00 + fee

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

HARLEM JAZZ CLUB REVIVAL FESTIVAL
2023-04-23 12:15 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | CA
SING HARLEM CHOIR | RED ROOSTER (GOSPEL), 310 Lenox Avenue | 12:15pm ~ 1:45pm

SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH WITH THE LV PROJECT! | PATRICK’S PLACE (JAZZ/SOUL), 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 1:00pm ~ 4:00pm

SOUL POWER BAND, NYC W/C. KELLY WRIGHT | HARLEM SHAKE (SOUL), 100 W 124th Street | 3:00pm ~ 6:00pm

THE NATE LUCAS ALL-STARS | RED ROOSTER (ORGAN JAZZ), 310 Lenox Avenue | 5:00pm ~ 8:00pm

THE SELENO CLARKE TRIBUTE BAND | AMERICAN LEGION POST 398, 248 W 132nd Street | 6:00pm ~ 10:00pm

JOHN COLTRANE SAX SUMMIT | CLUB HARLEM (JAZZ), 104 Malcolm X @ Harlem Heritage | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm

LESLIE DESHAZOR
2023-04-26 18:30 - 2023-04-29 22:00 (America/New_York) | Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 48236, United States
2021 MPower Grant Recipient and 2021TedX speaker Leslie DeShazor was named one of thirty Professional Movers and Shakers in the Performing Arts by Musical America in 2019. Violist, violinist, composer and arranger Leslie DeShazor is in demand as a soloist, teacher and recording artist. Though classically trained, Mrs. DeShazor is a talented and diverse musician. As a soloist, she has performed with the Toledo Symphony. She is a freelance artists who performs and has performed with The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra, Michigan Sinfonietta, CutTime Simfonica, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Gateways Orchestra, Flint Symphony, The River Raisin Ragtime Revue and Ann Arbor Symphony as well as jazz ensembles, Leigh Daniels Ensemble the Detroit-based, Musique Noire and Straight Ahead. She has performed and recorded with international, Grammy award winning R&B stars, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Aretha Franklin and Grammy award winning gospel artists Fred Hammond, Michael W. Smith and Donnie McClurkin. She has also had the pleasure of performing with jazz greats such as Roy Hargrove, Steve Wilson, Pat Metheny, Sheila Jordan, Diane Schuur, Regina Carter, Xavier Davis and Marcus Belgrave. She has recently expanded her versatility musically playing both viola and violin as a part of award winning hit musicals Hamilton and Hello Dolly. An experienced instructor, she currently teaches students of Detroit with instructional music programs offered through the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Sphinx Organization and her own private studio. A native of Michigan, Mrs. DeShazor holds a bachelorÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s degree from the University of Michigan.
SEATING TIMES:
Wednesday – Thursday
1 Seating
Seating: 6:00pm-8:30pm
Band Performs: 7:00pm-8:30pm
Friday – Saturday
2 Seatings
1st Seating: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Band Performs: 6:30pm-7:30pm
2nd Seating: 8:30pm-10:30pm
Band Performs: 9:00pm-10:00pm

CYRUS CHESTNUT QUINTET
2023-04-27 19:00 - 2023-04-30 23:00 (America/New_York) | Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, 2751 Broadway, New York City, NY, 10025, United States
Freddie Hendrix – trumpet
Stacy Dillard – tenor saxophone
Cyrus Chestnut – piano
Gerald Cannon – bass
Willie Jones III – drums
Cyrus Chestnut, one of the great jazz pianists, leads an exciting quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hendrix, tenor saxophonist Stacy Dillard, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Willie Jones III. “His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another era… multifaceted and dynamic…” says The New York Times. Inspired by gospel music throughout his life, Cyrus draws on a range of musical influences while never straying too far from the blues, which The New York Daily News says makes him “the rightful heir to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner.”
LiveStream ~ $15.00 + fees

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.

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY
2023-04-30 14:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Palm | Rancho Migrino, Km 93 Carretera Transpeninsular 19, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 02345, Mexico
Jazz Day Celebration at The Palm, Los Cabos, Mexico

Jazz musicians of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico will celebrate International Jazz Day at the area’s most beautiful new venue, The Palm.
The event will showcase:
The Daline & Diego Group with composer/pianist/musical director, Diego Ramirez, on grand piano and keyboard and vocalist, Daline Jones. Joining them on stage: all-stars Victor Cosio on guitar, Tzoru Cruz on drums, and Christopher Torres on bass.
Arturo Ramirez, (violin and piano) performs with his Quartet featuring vocalist, Valeria Garcia. The talented Ignacio Chavez on guitar and Howard Clifton on saxophone are also performing.
Special guest appearance by Jazz Duo Kathy & Marty

KAMASI WASHINGTON FEATURING AMI TAF RA
2023-04-30 18:30 - 2023-05-01 23:00 (America/New_York) | City Winery Atlanta, Ponce City Market, 650 North Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308, United States
He is a founding member of the jazz collective West Coast Get Down. Washington joined the Gerald Wilson Orchestra for its 2005 album In My Time. He played saxophone on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly. His debut solo recording, The Epic, was released in May 2015. The mini-album/EP Harmony of Difference followed in September 2017. His second full-length studio album, Heaven and Earth, was released in June 2018, with a companion EP titled The Choice released a week later.
Washington has played along with a diverse group of musicians including Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Horace Tapscott, Lauryn Hill, Nas, Snoop Dogg, George Duke, Chaka Khan, Flying Lotus, Mike Muir, Francisco Aguabella, St. Vincent, the Pan Afrikaan People’s Orchestra, Run the Jewels and Raphael Saadiq.
Ami Taf Ra | Moroccan~Dutch Artist

Growing up in the Netherlands, Arabic music was always present in her home. From Middle East Icons such as: Um Khaltoum,Warda, Asmahan to name a few. At the age of 14 her mother gave her the album of the legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz as a birthday present. She fell in love with Fairuz’s sound. Especially the sound of the fusion compositions with Jazz.This is when Ami Taf Ra knew that she doesn’t have to choose for one music style. but can combine her both backgrounds, the western music that she grew up with in Europe and her background with the Arabic music in the East. Ami Taf Ra enrolled at the Music School of Amsterdam. There, she was a member of the Gospel world choir and member of local bands that she performed with. At the age of 18, she went to the Hollywood center of Arabic music in Cairo, Egypt. She recorded her first Arabic song (in Egyptian dialect). The song was recorded in the same studio where the Egyptian legend Abdelhalim Hafez recorded some of his songs (studio Sout El Hob). Since then, Ami Taf Ra has been performing in different countries around the world. From Denmark to Turkey, Morocco,Belgium,Israel, Cairo, Lebanon, Jordan to name a few. Ami taf Ra recorded her debut album EastWest in Amsterdam in 2018. She collaborated with musicians from the Netherlands, Bulgaria,Spain,Slovenia and Turkey. On the album there are 6 original compositions by Ami Taf Ra and 3 covers. https://amitafra.com/bio

Showtimes ~ 6:30pm | 9:30pm

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

TERENCE BLANCHARD
2023-05-05 20:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70119, United States
Featuring E~Collective & the Turtle Island Quartet

Two Shows ~ 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm. Get ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Jazz Fest on the same night. For more information, visit chickiewahwah.com

Advance Tickets: $40.00 | Day of Show: $50.00

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

SHAYNA STEELE
2023-05-10 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Faena Hotel Theater, 3201 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Shayna Steeleis a powerhouse vocalist who is bound to shake the Faena Theater rafters. A consummate jazz singer, she began her career as a musical theater artist, appearing on Broadway in shows such as Rent and Hairspray and going on to sing backup with superstars Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna, and Bette Midler before stepping out on her own as a solo artist.
Her album ‘Watch Me Fly’ hit #3 on the U.S. iTunes Jazz Charts and her self-penned song “Gone Under” from the same album was recorded by Snarky Puppy with Shayna for their ‘Family Dinner’ album resulting in almost 2 million views on YouTube.
She is a regular guest artist with Grammy winning trumpeter Chris Botti and continues to tour throughout the world.

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

SUPERBLUE: KURT ELLING & CHARLIE HUNTER WITH SPECIAL GUEST SCOTT MULVAHILL
2023-05-26 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | City Winery Atlanta, Ponce City Market, 650 North Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308, United States
Renowned for his singular combination of robust swing and poetic insight, two-time GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling has secured his place among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. The New York Times proclaimed Elling, “the standout male vocalist of our time”. Over a twenty-five year career of touring and recording, Elling has won three Prix du Jazz Vocal (France), two German Echo Awards, two Dutch Edison Awards, and has been nominated for a GRAMMY award fifteen times. He has had a 14-year run atop the DownBeat Critics and Readers polls, and has won twelve Jazz Journalists Awards for “Male Vocalist of the Year”.

ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2023
2023-05-27 13:00 - 2023-05-29 22:00 (America/New_York) | Atlanta Jazz Festival, Piedmont Park | 10th Street & Charles Allen, Atlanta, GA, United States
Saturday | May 27th
1:00pm | Lakecia Benjamin
3:00pm | Tony Hightower
5:00 | David Sanchez
7:00pm | Samara Joy
9:00pm | Wynton Marsalis & Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra

Sunday | My 28th
1:00pm | Sélène Saint~Aimé
3:00pm | Brandee Younger
5:00pm | Javon Jackson & The Gospel According To Nikki Giovanni
7:00pm | Jose James
9:00pm | Stanley Clarke

Monday | May 29th
1:00pm | Satya
3:00pm | James Frances
5:00pm | Brenda Nicole Moorer
7:00pm | Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah (Formerly Christian Scott)
9:00pm | Ledisi

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

JASON MARSALIS: LIONEL HAMPTON TRIBUTE
2023-05-28 18:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | South, 600 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
From a very young age it was clear that Jason Marsalis had what it took to be great. Jason is the son of pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and the youngest sibling of Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo. Together, the four brothers and their patriarch Ellis, comprise New Orleans venerable first family of jazz.
As a drummer who established his career on the red-hot New Orleans jazz scene, he spent more than a decade in the Marcus Roberts Trio, one of jazz’s most accomplished and stylistically encompassing ensembles.
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Fees Applied To All Ticket Purchases
