Notorious Jazz

CHRIS BOTTI
2024-02-16 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Adrienne Arsht Center | Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
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 jazz charts with numerous albums, earned multiple gold and platinum records, performed with symphony orchestras and on prestigious stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl and the Sydney Opera House.
There’s nothing like a Chris Botti concert. He’s the complete package: a dazzling trumpeter at home in everything from jazz to pop and rock, a brilliant bandleader who lets his players shine and a born showman whose joy at being onstage is infectious.

LOSTON HARRIS: SWINGFULLY YOURS
2024-02-17 18:00 - 2024-02-18 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SFJazz Center | Joe Henderson Lab, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
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 pm

RENÉ MARIE
2024-02-17 19:00 - 22:15 (America/New_York) | Jefferson Center | Fostek Hall, 541 Luck Avenue, SW, Roanoke, VA, 24016, United States
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, folk, R&B, classical and even country to create a captivating hybrid style. Her body of work is musical, but it’s more than just music. It’s an exploration of the bright and dark corners of the human experience, a musical architecture for the human spirit.
Her body of work is musical, but it’s more than just music. It’s an exploration of the bright and dark corners of the human experience, and an affirmation of the power of the human spirit.” – All About Jazz
7:00pm Performance ~ Sold Out
9:00pm Performance ~ Tickets Available w/$5.00 service charge

AUDREY SHAKIR: THE QUINTET
2024-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Red Light Cafe, 553-1 Amsterdam Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, 30306, United States
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 ~ piano, Craig Shaw ~ bass, Dave Potter ~ drums.

E. C. III
2024-02-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie Street NW, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
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 special honor for being the youngest student to graduate from this conservatory. After his tour with the Navy Band, Ernest moved to Los Angeles, California and began his true musical quest. He performed for Guys & Dolls, Ain’t Misbehavin, Bourbon Street Review, and A Chorus Line.
Ernest got the call to work with Loretta Holloway in Las Vegas opening for Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, David Brenner, Yakov Smirnoff, Whoopi Goldberg, Don Rickles and many many more. Ernest soon took over as Loretta’s musical director and continued on to travel to places like Russia, Bermuda, Japan, Canada, Virgin Islands, and Brazil, among many places around the world. Ernest worked with Loretta for over twelve years, playing with major symphonies and was responsible for conducting from behind the drums.
The evening is curated by Tyrone Jackson who is the quintessential jazz piano player. His boundless creativity coupled with harmonic mastery, utilizes the piano as a blank canvas. Jackson is nationally recognized and has traveled the world as a solo artist and sideman.
As a composer, Jackson has composed original music for Pulitizer Prize winning author Natasha Tretheway’s book of poems “Native Guard” turned theatrical play, Pearl Clege’s play, “Tell Me My Dream”, “Ethel” and this year’s Alliance Theater production of “Nick’s Flamingo Grill.” Jackson has recorded 4 Albums—“Dedicated”, “Another Voyage”, “Melody In Nede”, and new release “From The Mind Of.”

JESSE DAVIS QUARTET
2024-02-19 19:30 - 2024-02-20 22:30 (America/New_York) | Smalls, 183 West 10th Street - Basement, New York City, NY, 10014, United States
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.

Sets: 7:30pm & 9:00pm

Jesse Davis / Alto Sax

Spike Wilner / Piano

John Webber / Bass

Joe Farnsworth / Drums

WOODY WITT & JIM ROTONDI
2024-02-21 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Parker Jazz Club, 117 W 4th St #107b, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
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 piano, David Craig on bass, and Gerry Gibbs on drums.

JOSHUA REDMAN
2024-02-22 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Keystone Korner Baltimore, 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
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 Franklin, the Temptations, Earth, Wind and Fire, Prince, The Police, and Led Zeppelin drew Joshua more deeply into music. Although he loved playing the saxophone, academics were always his first priority, and he never seriously considered becoming a professional musician. After graduating from Harvard College with a B.A. in Social Studies, he had already been accepted by Yale Law School, but deferred entrance for what he believed was only going to be one year to join friends in Brooklyn. Redman almost immediately he found himself immersed in the New York jazz scene. In November 1991, five months after moving to New York, Redman was named the winner of the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition.
Sets: 7pm & 9:30pm
Joshua Redman ~ tenor saxophone
Gabrielle Cavassa ~ voice
Paul Cornish ~ piano
Philip Norris ~ bass
Nazir Ebo ~ drums

DIANNE REEVES
2024-02-23 19:00 - 2024-02-25 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SFJazz Center | Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
“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 Jazz Vocal Performance awards and another for her contributions to the soundtrack of George Clooney’s film Good Night and Good Luck. She’s a performer with a gift for imbuing any performance space with the intimacy of a living room, and her 2015 Concord Records debut, Beautiful Life, won the GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Album, melding jazz with elements of R&B, pop and Latin music.
Whether putting a personal stamp on lilting Brazilian standards, exploring contemporary fair by Ani DiFranco and Stevie Nicks, interpreting American Songbook classics by the Gershwin, Porter, and Berlin, or breathing fresh life into holiday chestnuts, Dianne Reeves always gets to the heart of a song. More than two generations have passed since jazz stars took on aristocratic titles, otherwise Dianne Reeves would surely be known as The Queen.
Frida & Saturday Performance | 7:30pm
Sunday Performance | 7:00pm

ARTISTRY & SOUL: AN EVENING WITH GREGORY PORTER
2024-02-23 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Adrienne Arsht Center | Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
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 first Grammy Award, with NPR declaring him “America’s Next Great Jazz Singer.” His 2016 follow-up, Take Me to the Alley, won Porter his second Grammy for Best Vocal Jazz Album and established him as his generation’s most soulful jazz singer-songwriter. His 2021 release Still Rising collected new songs, covers, duets and a selection of his favorite songs. Concertgoers can expect to hear a selection of material from across Porter’s Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning albums.

KANDACE SPRINGS
2024-02-24 21:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Zankel Hall @ Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave,, New York City, NY, 10019, United States
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 to Lauryn Hill and Sade.

JOE FARNSWORTH QUARTET
2024-02-26 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Smalls, 183 West 10th Street - Basement, New York City, NY, 10014, United States
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 1990. During the 1990s he played with Junior Cook, Jon Hendricks, Jon Faddis, George Coleman, Cecil Payne, Annie Ross, and Benny Green.
He has played in the group One for All since 1995 with David Hazeltine and Jim Rotondi, and worked with Benny Golson, Steve Davis, and Eric Alexander in the second half of the 1990s. During that period he also played with Alex Graham, Michael Weiss, the Three Baritone Saxophone Band, and Diana Krall. He has been a member of Pharoah Sanders’ band.

Sets: 7:30pm & 9:00pm

The Band:
Joe Farnsworth / Drums

Abraham Burton / Tenor Sax

Jordan Williams / Piano

TBA / Bass

CHAMPIAN FULTON & CORY WEEDS
2024-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Parker Jazz Club, 117 W 4th St #107b, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
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 expressive sound rooted in jazz tradition with over 20 records to his name, a label owner tirelessly documenting unsung jazz heroes, one of North America’s most important jazz impresarios, the hardest-working man in jazz business – Cory Weeds is all of these things, and much more.
Weeds and Fulton have been playing together for over 10 years and have recorded 3 times previously. Their latest recording Every Now and Then features just the two of them and was recorded at the beginning of a tour in 2023. They have a wonderful rapport on and off stage and a Weeds/Fulton duo concert is always a ton of fun.

NICOLE ZURAITIS
2024-02-28 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Faena Hotel Theater, 3201 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
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 category. Adding to her accolades, Zuraitis clinched the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal.
As an accomplished educator and former opera singer, Nicole holds a distinguished position on the faculty at New York University. Now, making her Miami debut on the eve of Women’s History Month, the Jazz Series at Faena is proud to feature this emerging woman jazz talent on the brink of global success.

THE COPA KINGS
2024-02-29 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Parker Jazz Club, 117 W 4th St #107b, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
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 music of this period. Led by frontman Billy Murphy, the Austin-based Copa Kings pay homage to some of our country’s greatest jazz songwriters and performers, including Frank, Billie, Ella, Louis (Armstrong and Jordan), Dean, and Ray.

EUGENIE JONES
2024-03-01 08:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Avenue, Anacortes, WA, 98221, United States
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 originals on her recordings.

Jones puts her Marketing MBA and business acumen to work by producing African-American music legacy events that commemorate the musical history of Seattle’s Central District, including the Jackson Street Jazz Walk and the Celebrating Ernestine Anderson Tribute series. These entertainment/legacy events doubly benefit the community by raising funds for nonprofit service organizations such as the Rotary Boys & Girls Club, the Central Area Senior Center, the Northwest Harvest Food Bank, and the Carolyn Downs Family Medical Clinic. Jones’s work intersecting music and community service garnered her receipt of the 2023 Jazz Journalists Association’s Jazz Hero Award for her community efforts.

The Band:
Eugenie Jones ~ Vocal
Nick Allison ~ Piano
Dean Schmidt ~ Bass
Jamael Nance ~ Drums

MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL MIAMI
2024-03-01 08:00 - 2024-03-03 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Hangar | Regatta Harbour, 3385 Pan American Drive, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
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 | March 3rd ~ Daryl Hall, The Wailers, Cory Henry, Emily Estefan, Mathis Picard
Legendary Montreux Jam Session: $109 | Keeping with the tradition of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, we are offering nightly late night Jam Sessions after the headliners. This is a seperate ticket exclusively for the late night Jam Sessions starting at 11pm. Each night will feature the MJFM House Band with special guests and surprises.

SWEET LU OLUTOSIN
2024-03-01 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Commons, 125 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
One of the most promising male jazz singers around… Vocalist, lyricist, and composer Sweet Lu Olutosin has embraced, embodied, internalized this philosophy unflinchingly on his journey to becoming a top 20 international Jazz recording artist. Whether it’s headlining at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C or, playing the Teatro Rendanoin Consenza, Italy , Lu’s performances are life changing. Sweet Lu believes it is his duty, his mission to share his God given talent with the world; to use the idioms of jazz, blues, and gospel to share the spiritual healing and love this music, his music, imbues. He feels ‘mission accomplished’ after many of his shows when members of the audience come to him and say things like… your music warmed my heart.
The Band: Quintet: Louis Heriveaux – Piano, Ramon Pooser – Bass, Charles Marvray – Drums, Derrick James – Sax, Lu Olutosin – Vocal
Doors open at 5:30 PM. Seating is limited.
The availability of tickets at the door are based upon advanced ticket and table sales. Season Ticket holders are guaranteed seating.

TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON | NEW STANDARDS
2024-03-02 17:00 - 2024-03-03 22:00 (America/New_York) | Keystone Korner Baltimore, 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
With technical wizardry and profound creativity, NEA Jazz Master, Terri Lyne Carrington, has become one of the giants of today’s jazz music. A three-time Grammy Award-winning drummer, composer, producer, and educator, Carrington began her professional career at only ten years old and received a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music at the age of 11. She is the first female artist to ever win the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, which she received for her 2013 work, “Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue.”
Over the four-decade-plus span of her career, she has played with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Lester Bowie, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Stan Getz, Al Jarreau, John Scofield, Pharoah Sanders, and Esperanza Spalding among countless other jazz luminaries. The critically acclaimed 2019 release, “Waiting Game”, from Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science earned the esteemed Edison Award for music and a Grammy nomination.
The Band:
Terri Lyne Carrington (drums & bandleader)
Kris Davis (piano)
Matthew Stevens (guitar)
Isaac Coyle (bass)
Christiana Hunte (dancer)
Christie Dashiell (vocals)
Streaming: $15.00 + $2.05 fee
Saturday Showtimes: 6:00pm | 8.30pm
Sunday Showtimes: 5:00pm | 7:30pm

FRANCESCA TANDOI
2024-03-02 20:30 - 22:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | Jassmine, Wilcza 73, 00-670 Warsaw, Poland
Italian jazz pianist and vocalist Francesca Tandoi has been hailed by critics and industry peers as a rising jazz star and one of the stunning young talents on the international scene. In just a few short years, she gained international recognition as a world-class pianist and vocalist.
She performed with the best jazz musicians. She has toured and performed in some of the most important theaters, jazz festivals and clubs around the world, such as North Sea Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz, Cork Jazz, Bosendorfer Gala, Breda Jazz Festival, Amsterdam Arena Stadium, Piano City Madrid, Sumatra Jazz Festival, Tokyo Hakuju Concert Hall, Moscow Gorkiy Park Summer Festival, Tver Philharmonic Hall, Stara Zagora Jazz Festival and many others in the USA, Japan, Indonesia, India, South Africa, and all corners of Europe.
Francesca Tandoi – keys
Matheus Nicolaiewsky – bass
Sander Smeets – drums

PAULA WEST
2024-03-03 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Dizzy’s Club, 10 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY, 10019, United States
Rarely does an artist possess the creative range close to that of Paula West. A spellbinding performer, the west coast singer and song interpreter has appeared at clubs and cabaret theaters from New York to San Francisco. Sharing her eclectic style and rich contralto voice with listeners of all ages, over three nights West delivers original arrangements of standard tunes as well as more recent classics from such iconic songwriters as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and David Bowie. Don’t miss a chance to fall in love with your favorite playlists all over again.
Paula West, vocals
Ed Cherry, guitar
John Chin, piano
Sean Conly, bass
Jerome Jennings, drums

JOE GRANSDEN
2024-03-03 18:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA, 30005, United States
Anthony Dominick Benedetto ~ August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023, known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Bennett was named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree and founded the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York. He sold more than 50 million records worldwide and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who better to pay tribute to this legendary performer than Atlanta’s consummate jazzman, Joe Gransden! At 42 years old, Joe has already performed worldwide and released 14 CDs under his own name. Renowned first for the hard bop approach of his trumpet, Gransden’s singing voice has been compared to that of Chet Baker and Frank Sinatra.

CHRISTIAN SANDS
2024-03-03 20:30 - 22:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | Jassmine, Wilcza 73, 00-670 Warsaw, Poland
Pianist Christian Sands brought a fresh perspective to the entire language of jazz. On his stunning album Be Water, the pianist draws inspiration from the calm and power of water and meditates on the possibilities offered by echoing in its fluidity and malleability.
Only in his thirties, Sands had already had a remarkable career trajectory, touring and recording for many years with Inside Straight and the Christian McBride Trio, as well as collaborating with musicians such as Gregory Porter, Geri Allen, Esperanza Spaulding and many others. The artist also serves as a creative ambassador for the Erroll Garner Foundation and is a resident of the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Tickets In Dollars: $49.02

JUDY CARMICHAEL QUARTET
2024-03-05 19:00 - 2024-03-06 22:30 (America/New_York) | Dizzy’s Club, 10 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY, 10019, United States
Nicknamed “Stride” by the great Count Basie, Grammy-nominated pianist, vocalist, and songwriter Judy Carmichael enchants audiences with her command of the idiom at the piano, as well as her charming effervescence away from it. Carmichael appears frequently on radio and television throughout the world and maintains a busy international touring schedule. She and her quartet celebrate swing favorites of the American songbook, from Gershwin and Cole Porter to Frank Loesser and Harold Arlen. Her ensemble features Dan Block, Pat O’Leary and Chris Flory.
Judy Carmichael, piano
Dan Block, clarinet and tenor saxophone
Pat O’Leary, bass
Chris Flory, guitar

BRANDEE YOUNGER
2024-03-06 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SFJazz Center | Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Step into the SFJAZZ “living room” and hear artists and tastemakers spinning their favorite recordings while in conversation. Listening Parties offer listeners the chance to get behind-the- scenes and hear about music from the artist’s perspective. The format is an on-stage conversation in the Robert N. Miner Auditorium, accompanied by the artist’s pick of recorded, and sometimes live, excerpts. The conversation closes with questions from the audience followed by a reception with complimentary drinks and bites.
This Listening Party features 2023-24 Resident Artistic Director Brandee Younger, taking a deep dive into her week of residency that includes music from her most recent Impulse! album Brand New Life and a tribute to the late harpist and jazz legend Alice Coltrane. Younger’s performances run March 7-10, 2024.

BRANDEE YOUNGER: BRAND NEW LIFE
2024-03-07 19:30 - 2024-03-08 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SFJazz Center | Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Brandee Younger begins her week with two nights devoted to her 2023 Impulse! album Brand New Life, a shimmering collection of works written by or performed by the late jazz harp pioneer Dorothy Ashby, along with original compositions dedicated to Ashby’s enduring legacy. Building bridges that span jazz, classical music, and hip-hop, Younger is joined for these dates by her working trio of bassist Rashaan Carter and drumming phenom Makaya McCraven, along with a string section and special guests.
The Band: Brandee Younger ~ Harp, Rashaan Carter~ bass, Makaya McCraven ~ drums, String Ensemble, Mumu Fresh ~ vocal, Meshell Ndegeocello ~ vocal (3.8 Only), Pete Rock ~ turntables

CHIEN CHIEN LU X RICHIE GOODS
2024-03-08 18:00 - 2024-03-10 23:00 (America/New_York) | South, 600 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Chien Chien Lu X Richie Goods “Connections” featuring J Hoard
Chien Chien Lu is a vibraphonist, contemporary percussionist, and composer whose Taiwanese upbringing, classical music education, and passion for grooves crystallize into a fresh and distinctive approach to contemporary jazz. Lu has recently been included in the list of 10 Emerging Jazz Artists 2023 by Grammy (Recording Academy). Her collaborative album with bassist Richie Goods “connected“just received 34th Golden Melody Awards “Best Instrumental Album“.
Richie Goods is the youngest person ever inducted into the Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame. After graduating from the prestigious jazz program at Berklee College of Music, the bassist moved to New York City, where he studied under jazz legends Ron Carter and Ray Brown.
Friday & Saturday Showtimes : 7:00pm | 9:30pm
Sunday Showtimes : 6:00pm | 8:30pm

BRANDEE YOUNGER: ALICE COLTRANE TRIBUTE
2024-03-09 14:00 - 2024-03-10 21:00 (America/New_York) | SFJazz Center | Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
For her final two nights of residency, Younger honors the life and music of the late harpist and jazz legend Alice Coltrane with her working trio, strings, and special guests. An artist chosen by Coltrane’s son Ravi to perform at a series of concerts in her honor as well as her memorial in 2007, Younger carries on the adventurous spirit of her greatest influence, infusing her compositions with a 21st century vibrancy and fearless experimentation.
Saturday Performance | 7:30pm ~ 9:00pm
Sunday Performance | 2:00pm ~ 3:30

JASON MORAN
2024-03-09 21:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Zankel Hall @ Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave,, New York City, NY, 10019, United States
James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters: From the Dancehall to the Battlefield

Jason Moran is one of jazz and modern American music’s most engaging and historically attuned artists. With a 10-piece expansion of his renowned Bandwagon trio, Moran celebrates the foundational, history-changing artistry of James Reese Europe—who brought the first taste of jazz not only to Carnegie Hall in 1912, but also to France during WWI, where he toured and fought with his 369th Infantry Regiment, the Harlem Hellfighters. “It’s a concert that dives into the emotion of [Europe’s] music,” says Moran. “It’s not a museum piece—it’s a meditation … I’m thankful for his compositions, but even more for his imagination of what America can be.”

MICHAEL CRUSE
2024-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA, 30005, United States
Michael Cruse is a trumpeter and singer, nd the Middle School Jazz Academy Band Director for Jazz at Lincoln Center. Michael has performed and studied with jazz greats such as Roy Hargrove, Les McCann, JD Allen, Terence Blanchard, Javon Jackson, Lew Soloff, Wynton Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, John Fedchock, Fareed Haque, Vince DiMartino, Gail Wynters, Byron Stripling, Jeff Hamilton, John Von Ohlen, and Kevin Harris.
Michael has also performed in several groups for Bootsy Collins, KeKe Wyatt, Keisha Cole, Mike Phillips, Chantae Cann, Damian Sneed, Marc Broussard, and Clyde Brown (Drifters). Michael was also a part of the filming of “Miles Ahead” and portrayed NYC-based trumpeter and recording artist, Ernie Royal, starring Don Cheadle as Miles Davis (r. April 2016), as well as filming for HBO’s Lovecraft Country, released 2020.
