Nicholas Payton – trumpet | Walter Smith III – tenor saxophone (Wed - Fri, 4/17 - 4/19) | Melissa Aldana – tenor saxophone (Sat - Sun, 4/20 - 4/21) | […]
NEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy Award Winner Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year career as a bass virtuoso. He is the first bassist in […]
America's Songbird Myrna Clayton joins Big Band Jazz with the West Side Winds Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Jody Mayfield. Special guest vocalist during the evening performance of is the Enchanting […]
In our new series with renowned solo performers from the jazz world, we present Jason Moran. It has been years since the American piano master last performed here. At that […]
Described as a “New Jazz Power Source” by the New York Times, cellist extraordinaire Tomeka Reid presents her groundbreaking new work inspired by Duke Ellington. Be among the first to witness […]
Moving On ~ Record Release Jacky Terrasson – piano | Kenny Davis – bass | Alvester Garnett – drums | Special Guest: Grégoire Maret – harmonica (Sat & Sun) “Terrasson […]
Renowned bassist from New York presents compositions from her album The Glass Hours. From rock solid accompaniment on double bass to elastic electric bass lines: Linda May Han Oh has mastered […]
Guest vocalist and multi-Grammy Award nominee Jazzmeia Horn will perform with the North Carolina Central University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Robert Trowers and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. […]
Vocalist, composer, producer, arranger and 7 time Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon brings her talent to the Hayti Heritage Center on the campus of North Carolina Central University. She is joined […]
Singer and guitarist, he represents the quintessence of jazz vocals, heir to an art, that of crooners, which in the past has produced great performers. Born in Brooklyn and raised […]
Dave Stryker - Guitar | Warren Wolf - Vibes | Jared Gold - Organ | McClenty Hunter - Drums Whether you’ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker leading his own group (with 30 CD’s as […]
If the paths of jazz, blues and pop mostly run in parallel, it is not at all uncommon for their paths to intersect and come together in a single, and […]
The trumpeter performed in New York's loft scene with various groups including the Melodic Art-Tet (Charles Brackeen, Roger Blank and Ronnie Boykins, later William Parker). Ahmed Abdullah formed his own […]
Drummer, producer and sound artist Makaya McCraven is one of the most in-demand artists in Chicago today. His creative inventiveness and intuitive, individual style transcend all categories. Recognized as a true innovator, […]
Ellington 125 | Duke Ellington Sacred Concert Cyrus Chestnut is a jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time, wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his […]
According to The Guardian, Scott Hamilton represents the timeless essence of jazz. The tenor saxophonist is known for his captivating style of playing, for which trumpeter Roy Eldridge was a […]
Reverence | Record Release Charles McPherson – alto saxophone | Terell Stafford – trumpet | Jeb Patton – piano | Peter Washington – bass | Billy Drummond – drums “No […]
According to The Guardian, Scott Hamilton represents the timeless essence of jazz. The tenor saxophonist is known for his captivating style of playing, for which trumpeter Roy Eldridge was a […]
Award-winning pianist, composer and educator, Rossano Sportiello is one of the world's leading jazz piano players on the scene today, specialized in the styles from Harlem Stride Piano to Bebop […]
As a part of Miami’s vibrant music scene, singer/songwriter Leesa Richards grew up in music-rich Detroit and started showing an inclination towards the arts at a very early age. “My parents […]
The Double N Trio is headed up by Noah Nipp, hence the double "n" in the groups name. Negroni's Trio is a jazz band that plays piano jazz, Latin jazz, […]
Performing for nearly five decades, jazz flutist Ali Ryerson consistently ranks among the top flutists in the Downbeat poll. An international touring/recording artist, she’s released 15 albums including Brasil: Quiet […]
Jacky Terrasson, the most widely traveled of all jazz pianists, is the “piano player of happiness,” according to Telerama magazine in France. He is an exhilarating musician, one of those […]
Three pillars of international jazz, celebrate over thirty years as a trio and 30 years is almost an eternity in jazz terms, but the trio shows no signs of tiredness, […]
