Home page of Marianne Solivan, a jazz artist from Brooklyn. Marianne Solivan is an international touring Jazz vocalist and educator based in NYC. She has performed and recorded with Christian McBride, Peter Bernstein, Jeremy Pelt, Bruce Barth, Gregory Hutchinson, Jonathan Blake, Xavier Davis, Michael Kanan, Steve Wilson, Gene Bertoncini and Lewis Nash, and many other artists. Sets […]
As a composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and unique interpreter of the jazz tradition, she is quickly becoming one of the standard bearers for the form, making a considerable and dynamic contribution to the legacy of jazz while paying tribute to its heroes. Fluid and powerful on the tenor saxophone and highly inventive as a vocalist, she […]
The Eastside Jazz Collective is a 5-piece group with vocals based in Southeast Michigan who have performed at venues including Aretha's Jazz Cafe, the Ann Arbor Art Fair, the Dexter Summer Concert Series and the Library at the Detroit Club. They play classic jazz and swing featuring songs made popular by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra […]
One of today’s most influential musical explorers in jazz and beyond, eight-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Christian McBride joins us with his stellar 17-piece big band. In a career that has featured him in collaboration with artists from James Brown to Kathleen Battle to Sting and includes work as artistic director of the Newport Jazz Festival […]
The most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz for more than half a century, virtuoso pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés returns with Irakere 50, the new iteration of the legendary band that changed the course of Latin music in the 1970s and 80s. The son of Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés, the winner of seven GRAMMYs and four […]
Multifaceted recording artist and writer Kathleen Bertrand is a native Atlantan and Spelman College graduate, whose performances have ranged from two Olympic Games to performances before two presidents, as well as appearances at jazz festivals world-wide. Bertrand toured and recorded as vocalist with jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers. This three-octave vocal artist has been an invited performer […]
“A masterful ballad interpreter” (NYC Jazz Record), the sublime vocalist and 2015 Thelonious Monk competition finalist performs music from her newest Outside in Music album, Other Side. An artist on the rise, the New York City-based singer and composer weaves together elements of jazz, folk, and the use of her voice as an instrumental texture to create […]
Grammy-winning trumpeter Chris Botti has been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades. He’s collaborated with some of the biggest superstars on the planet, including Sting, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock and Yo-Yo Ma. He’s topped the […]
For many years a mainstay at New York’s cabaret capital, the Carlyle Hotel, singer and pianist Loston Harris and his swing-infused trio present intoxicating takes on gems from the Great American Songbook, carrying on the tradition of Frank Sinatra, Bobby Short, and Nat King Cole. Saturday Performance | 7:00pm & 8:30pm Sunday Performance | 6:00pm & 7:30 […]
In a span of two decades, René Marie has cemented her reputation not only as a singer but also as a composer, arranger, actress and educator. Guided and tempered by powerful life lessons and rooted in jazz traditions laid down by icons of past generations, this two-time Grammy Nominee melds jazz with elements of spirituals, […]
The Quintet is the creation of renowned vocalist Audrey Shakir and saxman Vinnie D’Agostino. This innovative group draws on the swinging sounds of horn led hard bop. The set will be performing the swinging jazz of Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and James Brown. The Band: Audrey Shakir ~ vocal, Vinnie D'Agostino ~ Saxophone, Louis Heriveaux […]
Ernest “EC3 Coleman III BIO Ernest, a second generation musician, was born in Naples, Italy to Ernest and Rebecca Coleman. His father, Ernest Jr., was a jazz musician who played tenor sax and was also a great arranger and composer. Ernest studied at the Naval Conservatory of Music in Norfolk, Virginia and was awarded a […]
Jesse Davis began as a student in Ellis Marsalis's New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. After graduating, Davis embarked on a productive jazz career, recording eight albums on the Concord Jazz label, alongside collaborations with such artists as Jack McDuff and Illinois Jacquet. Davis has studied music at Northeastern Illinois University, and in 1989 he received a "Most Outstanding Musician award" from Down Beat magazine. […]
Renowned trumpeter Jim Rotondi has been a jazz powerhouse for over 30 years, leaving an indelible mark in New York and across the globe. Brace yourself for an electrifying performance as he joins forces with an all-star ensemble curated by Houston saxophonist Woody Witt. Get ready to groove to the sounds of Ross Margitza on […]
Celebrating his "where are we" tour with us at Keystone Korner Baltimore this February,Joshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s. The early influences of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cannonball Adderley, and his father, Dewey Redman, as well as The Beatles, Aretha […]
“The most admired jazz diva since the heyday of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday,” (NY Times) GRAMMY winner and 2018 NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves is jazz’s greatest living vocalist — an artist who embodies the music’s enduring values of elegance, class, and improvisational poise. Her string of GRAMMYs includes an unprecedented three consecutive Best […]
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Gregory Porter was raised in Bakersfield, California, and he cites the Bakersfield Southern gospel sound, as well as his mother’s Nat King Cole record collection, as fundamental influences on his own sound. In 2013, he released his breakout Blue Note debut Liquid Spirit, which sold more than a million albums and earned Porter his […]
Nashville native makes her Carnegie Hall debut in the intimate setting of Zankel Hall Center Stage. A major rising star with a singularly soulful voice, Springs coolly blurs the lines between jazz, R&B, and soul. Recent recordings hint at the breadth of her influences, featuring music by artists who range from Ella Fitzgerald and Roberta Flack […]
Joe Farnsworth was one of five sons born to trumpeter and bandleader Roger Farnsworth, one of the brothers played saxophone in Ray Charles's band. He attended high school in Jakarta International School in Jakarta, Indonesia. He studied at William Paterson College, studying under Harold Mabern and Arthur Taylor and receiving his Bachelor of Music in […]
Champian Fulton is considered one of the most gifted pure jazz musicians of her generation. This young woman from Oklahoma captivates audiences in New York’s finest jazz rooms and in concert halls around the world, where her piano and voice skills have been recognized by peers and critics as distinctive and sophisticated. A saxophonist with an […]
Heralded as a 'supreme talent and purely expressive artist like no other' by All About Jazz, Nicole Zuraitis, a renowned vocal artist, pianist, and songwriter, brings her exceptional talents to the forefront. Her latest masterpiece, 'How Love Begins,' co-produced with jazz luminary Christian McBride, is currently nominated for a Grammy in the Best Jazz Vocal Album […]
A night of swingin' Rat Pack music reminiscent of Las Vegas in its prime! The Copa Kings were formed out of a desire to breathe new life into some of the great jazz standards of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. With great reverence, the band brings a unique passion, artistry, and flair to the jazz […]
A warm, engaging entertainer, she's described by critics as an artist who "can make you feel jazz," 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 30 […]
Thursday ~ February 29 | 3~Day VIP Holders Pre~Opening Reception Special Performance by ELEW Friday | March 1st ~ Jon Batiste & Friends with Cécile McLorin Salvant, Israel Houghton, Lia De Itamaracá, Rogét Chahayed, Justin Kauglin Saturday | March 2nd ~ Daniela Mercury, Seu Jorge, Cimafunk, Adrian Cota & The Winston House Band Sunday | […]
