DELFEAYO MARSALIS SEXTET
2024-07-10 19:30 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States
Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today. Early influences on Delfeayo’s style include J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Al Grey, Tyree Glenn, Tommy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington’s trombone masters. From the age of 17 until the present, he has produced over 100 recordings for major artists, including Harry Connick Jr, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and his father and brothers.

In January 2011, Delfeayo and the Marsalis family (father Ellis and brothers Branford, Wynton, and Jason) earned the nation’s highest jazz honor – a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award, thus dubbing them “America’s First Family of Jazz.”

He will presents his sextet in an intimate experience like no other!

SIGNAL QUARTET
2024-07-11 18:00 - 2024-07-13 22:30 (America/New_York) | Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 48236, United States
Defying easy categorization, Signal Quartet brings together a variety of disparate strains from the jazz continuum to create a distinctive group sound. Incorporating the freewheeling adventurousness of the avant garde, the improvisational combustibility of post-bop, and the spaciousness and lyricism innate to the American Midwest; Signal Quartet can reach young and old, purists and radicals, aficionados and neophytes alike through their thoughtful compositions and unpredictable improvisations.
Personnel:
Ben Wolkins – Trumpet, Flugelhorn,
Ian Blunden – Guitar
Eric Nachtrab – Bass
Sean Perlmutter – Drums

CHARLES MCPHERSON QUINTET
2024-07-12 17:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Keystone Korner Baltimore, 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
85th Birthday Celebration with Terrell Stafford

For more than 60 years, alto saxophonist Charles McPherson has been one of the most expressive and highly regarded voices in jazz. His rich musical style, rooted in the blues and bebop, has influenced and inspired generations of musicians and listeners. Wynton Marsalis, a longtime admirer says: “Charles is the very definition of excellence in our music. He is the definitive master on this instrument. He plays with exceptional harmonic accuracy and sophistication. He performs free-flowing, melodic and thematically developed solos with unbelievable fire and an unparalleled depth of soul.”
Terell Stafford, acclaimed trumpet player based in New York, has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player” by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Stafford is recognized as an incredibly gifted and versatile player, he combines a deep love of melody with his own brand of spirited and adventurous lyricism.
Jeb Patton, described as both a “young phenomon… on piano” and an “absolute great,” has earned a well-regarded reputation in the international jazz community. The multi-talented Patton is known as a “player of great expression.”
Billy Drummond is acclaimed by Downbeat as one of the hippest and versatile bandleaders now at work, his thrilling, powerful and highly musical playing has also made him one of the most called-for sidemen of his generation.
Bassist David Wong has studied classical bass with Orin O’Brien of the New York Philharmonic, and jazz bass with legends Ron Carter, Ben Wolfe, and John Clayton.
Charles McPherson ~ Also Saxophone
Terell Stafford ~ Trumpet
Jeb Patton ~ piano
David Wong ~ Bass
Billy Drummond ~ Drums
Friday 7/12 ~ 7:00 pm w/Live Stream | 9:30 pm
Saturday 7/13 ~ 6:00 pm w/Live Stream | 8:30 pm
Sunday 7/14 ~ 5:00 pm w/Live Stream | 7:30 pm

ADONIS ROSE QUINTET
2024-07-12 18:30 - 2024-07-13 22:40 (America/New_York) | The Blue Llama, 314 S Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Adonis Rose is a Grammy-award-winning drummer, composer, educator, and producer from the city of New Orleans, LA. He has played and recorded with the biggest names in Jazz, including Terence Blanchard, Betty Carter, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Roberts, Harry Connick, Jr., Wynton Marsalis, and many others.
He has performed on the most renowned stages in the world such as Carnegie Hall, Olympia in Paris, North Sea Jazz Festival, Umbria, Birdland, Apollo Theater, Newport Jazz Festival, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, to name a few. Rose has over fifty recordings to his credit (five as a leader), including six with longtime friend, trumpeter Nicholas Payton. In 2010, he won a Grammy Award with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra for Best Large Ensemble.
Lisa La Touche is a proud Canadian and New Yorker, Lisa’s credits are world renowned. She was an original cast member in Broadway’s Shuffle Along, choreographed by Savion Glover and Directed by George C. Wolfe, where she received both the Fred Astaire Award and the Actor’s Equity Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. Her TV credits include the 70th Annual Tony Awards and Amazon’s Original “Z, The beginning of everything”. Previous highlights have also included touring with the Savion Glover production, Stepz, and also performing with both New York’s Off-Broadway and the North American touring casts of STOMP. Since 2010 she has run her own performance company Tap Phonics and has been commissioned to present for such organizations such as The Brooklyn Museum, 92Y, Gibney Dance and Fall For Dance North. As an educator and Professor she has taught for PACE University, NYU, The School of Jacob’s Pillow, University of Calgary, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Rosie’s Theater Kids and member of the creative council for the American Tap Dance Foundation. Her most recent endeavor has been writing and directing her debut film TRAX encompassing her journey back to Alberta while discovering important local black history. Above all, her proudest achievement greatest inspiration, is the gift of being a mom.
Phillip Manuel is a native of New Orleans, vocalist Phillip Manuel has been a mainstay at clubs and festivals worldwide, while performing with such greats at Terence Blanchard and Bill Summers. His recorded music career is known for classic interpretations of the Nat “King” Cole songbook as well as tackling intimate takes on James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain” alongside Ellington and Gershwin compositions.
THE BAND:
Adonis Rose – Drums | Phillip Manuel – Vocals | Lisa La Touche – Tap dancer | Miles Berry – Tenor sax | Max Moran – Bass | Seth Finch – Piano

MINGUS DYNASTY
2024-07-12 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY, 10012, United States
Mingus Dynasty was the first band Sue Mingus organized after Charles Mingus’ death in 1979, collaborating with his own sidemen to honor his life and work. Although Mingus was an iconic and trailblazing bassist, he always said he was first and foremost a composer, and he left behind over 300 composition that deserved to be played. So a band carrying on his music became a natural, if unanticipated, mission. Today, four decades later, the powerful legacy of Mingus Music ignites bandstands as new generations of musicians express their individual voices and musical personalities, and celebrate and explore this rich and varied musical legacy.
Please arrive 30 minutes before the show your attending. Call for ticket information.
Philip Harper | Trumpet
Mark Gross | Alto Saxophone
Abraham Burton | Tenor Saxophone
Robin Eubanks | Trombone
Miki Yamanaka | Piano
Barry Stephenson | Bass
Donald Edwards | Drums

NICOLE YARLING & MARTIN BEJERANO
2024-07-12 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | WDNA Jazz Gallery, 2921 Coral Way, Miami, FL, 33145, United States
Tribute to Prince.
The music of Prince is iconic and timeless. Latin Grammy-nominated pianist Martin Bejerano and renowned vocalist and violinist Nicole Yarling present a modern, funky jazz-fusion that reimagines Prince’s “golden period.”
After the concert is an open jam. Bring your instrument!
Students be sure to score one of the limited free student tickets!

ROY BEN BASHAT
2024-07-12 22:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Room 623, 271 West 119th Street, Harlem, New York City, NY, 10026, United States
New York City-based guitarist, composer, producer, and songwriter Roy Ben Bashat is a rising star who has already achieved much in his young, burgeoning career.
Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, Ben Bashat has started his professional career at the age of 15, performing locally at the Jazz scene in Israel, while attending the prestigious Thelma Yellin High School of the arts. At the age of 17, he was offered a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, which he excepted. Shortly after relocating to Boston, Ben Bashat started recording with Grammy- winner Darren Barrett and performing with award- winning Noah Preminger, performing weekly at the legendary Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club, and touring around the world with different projects.
After studying production at Berklee, Ben Bashat started producing his own music, releasing demos and live sessions on YouTube and SoundCloud, and soon to be a full-length album, which he will release under all digital platforms. In his music, Ben Bashat is exploring new and exciting ways to navigate sounds, through the influences of lyricism, Jazz, Folk, and Buddhism.
Currently, Ben Bashat is based in Brooklyn, NYC, performing locally and touring internationally with his most recent project “Songs From Self Retreat”, as well as collaborating with other artists.
Notable Collaborators include Luis Perdomo, Noah Preminger, Darren Barrett, Eric McPherson, Lex Korten, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, and Fernando Michelin.
Dubbed as “an incredible young talent that plays with so much patience and maturity” by Jazziz magazine, RoyBB has already performed on some of the most notable stages in the world, including the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), the Red Sea Jazz Festival (Israel), Webster Hall (NYC), Cambridge Jazz Festival (Cambridge, MA), Small’s Jazz Club (NYC), and Sanders Theatre (Boston, MA)

CLAIRDEE
2024-07-14 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Keys Jazz Bistro, 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, 94133, 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 she sings, a gift aptly described by the inimitable Nancy Wilson, who declared that “in the tradition of all great vocalists she infuses each song with her own unique style while always remaining true to the song itself.” Equally at home singing various idioms in an array of settings, in addition to leading her own world-class band, Clairdee works with symphony orchestras, big bands, and intimate duos.
Clairdee’s discography as leader includes four highly regarded albums on her Declare Music label. “A Love Letter to Lena,” garnered international press and was acknowledged in three categories in the 2020 Grammy® first round nominations.

LADIES OF JAZZ
2024-07-14 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Rudy’s Jazz Room, 809 Gleaves Street, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Join one of Nashville’s favorite shows Wendy Burns Music’s Ladies of Jazz Show on Veteran’s Day Eve, the November edition features a theme of 1940’s USO tour, music of the 1940’s and beyond. Wendy Burns Music’s LADIES OF JAZZ SHOW… “It’s a Nashville Show to See”. Featuring an exciting lineup of talent, Rudy’s Jazz Room’s “Ladies of Jazz” showcase presents Nashville’s favorite female vocalists collaborating together, displaying a variety of original and distinct vocal talent, backed by some of Nashville’s best and well known musicians. Harmonies of the Andrew sisters and jokes and just a gosh darn happy time. Come join us and see the show series that people are loving and talking about.
Wendy Burns
Nashville’s 2022 Inducted member Academy of Local Musicians Hall of Fame and 2023 & 2024 Mississippi Music Foundations Best Female Jazz vocalists of the year.
Flute playing jazz vocalist Wendy Burns of Nashville TN has studied and performed songs from the 1940’s Jazz Big Band era since the age of 9 years old. She has been described as having a unique voice that fits the era. She has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and has sessioned and performed with many of the Nashville classic country greats. With a deep passion for jazz standards, and as a hopeless romantic, Wendy believes there’s beauty in staying true to the melodies as they were written. Her set list includes songs from the “Great American Songbook”, jazz standards, and a number of her fabulous original pieces that reminisce of cherished jazz classics you’ve never heard. Wendy’s influences are Judy Garland, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, The Andrew Sisters, and Helen Forrest, to name a few. You will also hear some of her original tunes in vaudeville fashion featuring “Grover” her ukulele.
Mimi Clay
Newly Mimi Clay and formerly Mimi Klipstine grew up in tiny West Milton, Ohio singing with amazing pianists such as David Wion and Betty Lou Johansen. She attended Interlochen Arts Camp and then went on to graduate from the Academy. Next, she graduated with a B.F.A. in Acting with a Musical Theatre Emphasis from Wright State University and is a two-time recipient of the renowned Stephen Schwartz Scholarship awarded by The Human Race Theatre Company. She was a featured vocalist in An Evening with Leslie Uggams — a concert filmed for PBS, has performed her solo show You’re GonnaHear from Mimi at The Duplex in New York City, and has sungat The Bitter End multiple times. She’s had countless performance adventures. Some credits include She Loves Me (Ilona Ritter), Funny Girl (Fanny Brice), Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney), Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide), Into the Woods (Witch), and Sunday in the Park with George.
Abigail Flowers
Abigail Flowers is a Nashville-based jazz vocalist and Lanikai Ukuleles artist. Drawing on vocal influences like Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, and Nat King Cole, her vocal style is smooth and precise. She frequently performs in as many languages as possible, including French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Hawaiian.
After graduating from Belmont University with a degree in commercial vocal performance, she worked as a vocalist at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan for several seasons. Abigail has recorded in collaboration with producers like Charlie Peacock and Cody Fry, and her vocal arrangements have garnered over 1.5 million streams on Spotify.

TONY HIGHTOWER
2024-07-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie Street NW, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
Singer/Songwriter Tony Hightower is taking up the mantle to be a bridge that ushers R&B audiences into Jazz…Real Jazz. With years of experience as a musical performer and actor with familiar roots that place him firmly within the music’s firmament, the Atlanta native is still just getting started on this benevolent turn in his journey. And he is bringing a lot of young people with him.

NICOLE HENRY
2024-07-15 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Birdland, 315 W 44th Street, #5402, New York City, NY, 10036, United States
Singer Nicole Henry and her band return to Birdland on Monday, July 15 at 7pm after a sold-out debut.
The New York Times, Miami Herald, and Jazz Times Magazine have compared powerhouse jazz vocalist Nicole Henry to Sarah Vaughan, Natalie Cole and Whitney Houston for her dynamic range, impeccable phrasing, and ability to connect to a lyric. Whether burning through a swing tune or gently caressing a ballad, Nicole truly makes each song uniquely her own and “aims right for the emotional center.” (Billboard)
Celebrating a 20-year recording career with 8 critically acclaimed chart-topping CDs, Henry is the recipient of a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance,” and she has garnered four Top-Ten jazz albums on the U.S. Billboard; JazzWeek; HMV Japan and U.K. Sweet Rhythms charts. Hot House Jazz said, “Few voices can set a listening room on fire, then let it burn into a cinder like Nicole Henry’s.” She was also hailed as one of eight “Black Artists Making Waves in 2024.”

KELLY GREEN TRIO
2024-07-15 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY, 10012, United States
Kelly Green (piano/voice), Evan Hyde (drums) & Luca Soul (bass) have played as a trio extensively all over NYC and the tri-state-area. They perform uniquely stylized arrangements of songs from the Great American Songbook and the Jazz canon as well as Miss Green’s original compositions.

JOE GRANSDEN BIG BAND
2024-07-15 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Dizzy’s Club, 10 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY, 10019, United States
Swinging Atlanta-based singer, trumpet player, and band leader Joe Gransden brings his joyful and dynamic big band to Dizzy’s Club. The award-winning 17-piece outfit delights audiences of all ages with vibrant arrangements of beloved standard tunes alongside Gransden’s effervescent style and slick sense of humor. Expect an uplifting set of classic favorites for every listener.

The Band
Joe Gransden: leader, trumpet, vocals | Lee King: lead trumpet | Kevin Lyons: trumpet | Gordon Vernick: trumpet | Paul Poovey: trumpet | Wes Funderburk: lead trombone | Tom Gibson: trombone | Malik Henry: trombone | Lee Watts: bass trombone | Chris Otts: lead alto saxophone | Akeem Marable: alto saxophone | John Sandfort: tenor saxophone | Mike Walton: tenor saxophone | Vinnie D’Agostino: baritone saxophone | Geoff Haydon: piano | Neal Starkey: bass | Marlon Patton: drums

BOYCE GRIFFITH QUINTET
2024-07-15 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | The Django, 2 6th Avenue | The Roxy Hotel, New York City, NY, 10013, United States
Boyce Justice Griffith is a soulful and melodic saxophonist and composer based in New York City. Known for his captivating melodies birthed from inescapable groove, Griffith has turned heads in his emerging career as a performer and composer. His work on the renowned label Outside In Music includes three singles, “Joe’s Blues,” “The Rule of Three,” and “Four In One,” as well as an EP titled “Tuning In.” Having studied under the legendary Wynton Marsalis and having performed regularly with world renowned pianist Marcus Roberts, Griffith’s music simultaneously embodies the acknowledgement of the tradition and the spirit of innovation that characterizes the genre, making him a standout artist in contemporary jazz.
Lineup:
Boyce Justice Griffith – Saxophone
Anthony Hervey – Trumpet
Tyler Bullock – Piano
Marty Jaffe – Bass
John Sturino – Drums

PETER ERSKINE & BOB MINTZER
2024-07-17 19:00 - 2024-07-18 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Keys Jazz Bistro, 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, 94133, United States
Speaking about the musical marriage of drummer Peter Erskine, pianist Alan Pasqua and bassist Darek Oles, journalist Jim Worsley from All About Jazz said, “The trio could be considered the perfect melting pot of creativity, complexity, and rhythm, pollinated with spontaneous interplay and intelligent conversation.” That’s quite a summary of these top-tier jazzmen who, after playing together for decades, find themselves at the top of their game. Their Live In Italy recording, which garnered a Grammy nomination in 2022, is evidence of their primacy.
What makes the meeting of minds extra special now is the addition of saxophonist Bob Mintzer, acclaimed composer, arranger, and founding member of the Yellowjackets. A long-time associate to all, Mintzer elevates the group’s collective mastery in a new project, The McIntosh Sessions, a direct-to-tape recording representing the partnership between hi-end audio giants McIntosh Laboratory and Sterling Sound. At the heart of this captured performance is a vibrant intimacy that speaks volumes about the singular power of jazz and pure, reproduced sound.
Erskine and company revealed this immediacy in the studio. But, in fact, they bring it to the stage each time they play.

MICHAEL DEASE
2024-07-17 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Parker Jazz Club, 117 W 4th St #107b, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
Master saxophonist and four-time Downbeat Critic’s Poll Winner for Trombonist of the Year Michael Dease honors the spirit of his former bandleader Roy Hargrove with a Quintet featuring fellow Hargrove alum Andre Hayward. Dease is a prolific session musician, longtime fixture in the bands of Jimmy Heath, David Sanborn and Christian McBride and a fiery, soulful improviser on several instruments. He is also a deeply committed educator and serves as Full Professor of Jazz Trombone at the prestigious Jazz Studies program at Michigan State University.. Join us at Parker Jazz Club to celebrate his 19th recording as a leader, “Grove’s Groove” on Le Coq records.

Lineup: Michael Dease ~ baritone saxophone, trombone | Andre Hayward ~ trombone | Ross Margitza ~ piano | Ryan Hagler ~ bass | Gerry Gibbs ~ drums

ERIC CHACÓN QUARTET
2024-07-18 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Alan & Diane Lieberman Theater, 18900 NE 25th Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL, 33180, United States
Jazz At The J presents The Eric Chacón Quartet.
Eric Chacón is a recognized and multifaceted Venezuelan musician. From a musical family, he began his musical studies at a very early age within the renowned project “El Sistema.” Since childhood, he has had an extensive career within this institution until becoming part of the flute section of the prestigious Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of the famous director Gustavo Dudamel. For 15 years he held his position as flutist with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.
Within modern music, Eric is also highly respected, having as his main quality his great interpretive sensitivity, worthy of a bilingual musician. In this musical line he has eight record plates as a soloist, playing the flute and the saxophone as well as composing and arranging his own music.
The Band: Tal Cohen ~ piano | Samuel Burgos ~ Bass | Juan Pablo Romero ~ Drums & Percussion
Musical Director: Alan Lieberman
For more information call 305-932-4200 ext 127

AN EVENING WITH KENNY GARRET & SOUNDS FROM THE ANCESTORS
2024-07-19 17:00 - 2024-07-21 23:00 (America/New_York) | Keystone Korner Baltimore, 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
Newly named an NEA Jazz Master in 2023, saxophonist Kenny Garrett is one of the most powerfully expressive, uplifting, and influential instrumentalists and bandleaders of our time. Kenny’s fiery quintet swings into Keystone Korner Baltimore for 3 nights, Friday-Sunday, July 19-21st to celebrate his latest release, Sounds From The Ancestors, which reflects the rich jazz, R&B, and gospel history of his hometown of Detroit and deeply resonates with the Afro-Caribbean rhythms of Cuba, Nigeria and Guadeloupe.
With his illustrious career that includes hallmark stints with Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, as well as a heralded career as a solo artist that began more than 30 years ago, Kenny Garrett is easily recognized as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters. And with the marvelous Sounds From The Ancestors, the GRAMMY® Award-winning Garrett shows no signs of resting on his laurels.
Kenny Garrett’s latest release, Sounds From The Ancestors, is a multi-faceted album. Similar to how Miles Davis’ seminal LP, On the Corner, subverted its main guiding lights – James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone – then crafted its own unique, polyrhythmic, groove-laden, improv-heavy universe, Sounds From The Ancestors occupies its own space with intellectual clarity, sonic ingenuity and emotional heft.
Kenny Garrett ~ Saxophones
Keith Brown ~ Piano
Jeremiah Edwards ~ Bass
Rudy Bird ~ Percussion
Ronald Bruner ~ Drums
Melvin Santa ~ Vocals & Keys
Friday 7/19 ~ 7:00 pm w/Live Stream | 9:30 pm
Saturday 7/20 ~ 6:00 pm w/Live Stream | 8:30 pm
Sunday 7/21 ~ 5:00 pm w/Live Stream | 7:30 pm

YASUKO NAKAMURA
2024-07-19 19:15 - 20:45 (Asia/Tokyo) | Jazz House Alfie, 6-2-35 Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Live @ Alfie’s CD release party!!! Seventh in a series of popular live recordings set at Alfie’s, a long-established jazz club in Roppongi, Yasuko Nakamura is an authentic jazz singer reminiscent of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Her voice is rich in expression as she expresses the emotions of the moments in which she lives, and we hope you will listen to her fascinating live performances where her personality is on full display.
Track List: 1. But Beautiful | 2. Round Midnight | 3. For All We Know | 4. Body and Soul | 5. When October Goes | 6. House is Not a Home | 7. At Last | 8. Day In Day Out | 9. PS I Love You
The Performers: Yasuko Nakamura ~ vocal | Lynn Heitetsu ~ piano | Yutaka Yoshida ~ bass | Hiroshi Murakami ~ drums
Cover: ¥4950

VIRGINIA MACDONALD ~ TODD MARCUS QUINTET
2024-07-20 19:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, 1254 Mackay Street, Montreal, Quebec, 19145, Canada
Juno Award-nominated clarinetist Virginia MacDonald has established herself as a rising star of her generation. Known for her lyrical and soulful clarinet playing, Virginia has been described as a “powerful new voice in the Canadian scene” by Juno Award-winning bassist Mike Downes. As a highly in-demand bandleader, sidewoman, and composer, Virginia keeps a regular performance schedule across Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Bass clarinetist, composer, and bandleader Todd Marcus is one of the few jazz artists worldwide to focus their work primarily on the bass clarinet. Though use of bass clarinet in jazz typically leans heavily towards avant-garde and free-jazz styles, Marcus’ straight-ahead playing has carved out a unique voice for the instrument in modern jazz.
Musicians:
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Todd Marcus – bass clarinet
Bruce Barth – piano
Blake Meister – bass
Eric Kennedy – drums

MIMI JONES & FRIENDS
2024-07-21 20:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Room 623, 271 West 119th Street, Harlem, New York City, NY, 10026, United States
For more than two decades she’s been on the scene, bassist/vocalist/producer/label owner and now filmmaker Mimi Jones has reigned supreme, as a side woman to an impressive coterie of musicians and as a leader with three original recording projects on her own Hot Tone Music label.
Born Miriam Sullivan in New York City on March 25, 1972, and was raised in the Bronx. Jones studied Music at the Manhattan School of Music Conservatory, and has also studied with Linda McKnight, Lisle Atkinson, Barry Harris, Milt Hinton, Dr. Billy Taylor, Yusef Lateef. She has toured extensively for over 30 years throughout the seven continents, and has played with such people as Frank Ocean, Kenny Barron, DD Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Tia Fuller, Roy Hargrove, Terri Lyne Carrington, Beyonce, Jason Moran, Common, Black Thought and more.
Mimi Jones co-directs a multimedia interdisciplinary production with pianist ArcoIris Sandoval entitled The D.O.M.E. Experience, creating choreography, musical and visual works inspired by social injustices and environmental changes in our world. Voted #1 & #2 rising star by the DownBeat polls for 3 consecutive years, she currently works on a new project called The Black Madonna. The Berklee School of Music professor recently began collaborating with a trio called Nite Bjuti featuring Vocalist Candice Hoyes, and Sound Chemist Val Jeanty. Mimi is a recipient of the Chamber Music America Performance Plus Award 2021.

ELEW TRIO
2024-07-22 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Smalls, 183 West 10th Street - Basement, New York City, NY, 10014, United States
Eric Robert Lewis (born May 13, 1973), popularly known as ELEW, found cross-over success playing rock and pop music. He is known for his unconventional and physical playing style, which eschews a piano bench and includes reaching inside the piano lid to pull at the strings directly, as well as the creation that he calls “Rockjazz”, a genre that “takes the improvisational aspect of jazz and ‘threads it through the eye of the needle of rock.

Eric Lewis / Piano

Bar Filipowicz / Bass

David Hawkins / Drums

HIBIKI ENOMOTO QUARTET
2024-07-23 19:15 - 20:45 (Asia/Tokyo) | Jazz House Alfie, 6-2-35 Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Pianist and composer Hibiki Inamoto was born in Osaka, Japan in 1977. At the age of 3, he began piano lessons and at age 5 he made his stage debut with his clarinet musical father. He started his musical studies at age 18 where he gained the techniques of pianist master Alfred Cortot and interwined his own reform movement. During his studies, his European tour received high appraisal from Germany’s major newspapers.
Upon his return to Japan, he met concert tuner master Yu Takagi with whom a specialized piano (New York Steinway (Steinway & Sons)) was prepared which Hibiki transports wherever city he tours. He has performed with world top members in the renowned Berlin Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and secured foremost applaud from the classic world.
As composer and music director, he has extended his great recognition in major Japanese films as “Nagai Sanpo” (A Long Walk) which received a Grand Prix Award at the Montreal World Film Festival, “Hoshi Mamoru Inu” (A Dog’s Star Protection), “Ikigami” ((from Manga Living God), etc. His creativity has also extended to his own inventions including a piano tinbre (piano mute) patent (No. 4572092) where it became possible to play various tinbre (instrumental sounds) as bass, cembello, and percussion on one piano.
The Band: Hibiki Enomoto ~ piano | Kosuke Sugiuchi ~ guitar | Junichi Sato ~ bass | Hiroshi Kimura ~ drums
Cover: ¥4950

VIRGINIA MACDONALD | TODD MARCUS
2024-07-23 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Smalls, 183 West 10th Street - Basement, New York City, NY, 10014, United States
Juno Award-winning clarinetist Virginia MacDonald has established herself as a rising star of her generation. Known for her lyrical and soulful clarinet playing. As a highly in-demand bandleader, sidewoman, and composer, Virginia keeps a regular performance schedule across Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Todd Marcus is one of the few artists worldwide to focus on the bass clarinet as a main instrument in modern jazz with his small and large ensembles. His straight-ahead playing and compositions swing with fiery intensity balanced with delicate introspection. His music offers a strong melodic sensibility, draws from elements of his community work, and often incorporate the Middle Eastern influences of his Egyptian-American heritage.

Todd Marcus | Clarinet

Virginia MacDonald | Clarinet

Bruce Barth | Piano

Blake Meister | Bass

Eric Kennedy | Drums

DELFEAYO MARSALIS SEXTET
2024-07-24 19:30 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States
Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today. Early influences on Delfeayo’s style include J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Al Grey, Tyree Glenn, Tommy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington’s trombone masters. From the age of 17 until the present, he has produced over 100 recordings for major artists, including Harry Connick Jr, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and his father and brothers.

In January 2011, Delfeayo and the Marsalis family (father Ellis and brothers Branford, Wynton, and Jason) earned the nation’s highest jazz honor – a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award, thus dubbing them “America’s First Family of Jazz.”

He presents his sextet in an intimate experience like no other!

DANNY JANKLOW & ELEVATION
2024-07-25 19:00 - 2024-07-27 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Black Cat, 400 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109, United States
Danny Janklow + Elevation Band ft. Katherine Ella Wood and Dennis Hamm
Danny Janklow is an acclaimed saxophonist and composer, recognized as a leading musical voice of his generation. He is celebrated for his work on the Grammy-winning “Monk’estra plays John Beasley” in 2021. His performances, rooted in themes of justice and love, have seen him share stages with icons like Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock.
Katherine Ella Wood, a Juilliard-trained vocalist from Miami, is also in the jazz spotlight. Known for her rich, nostalgic voice, Katherine has captivated global audiences and brought her passion for jazz to prestigious venues alongside renowned musicians. Dennis Hamm is a renowned keyboardist and pianist known for his work with Thundercat, Flying Lotus, and Kamasi Washington. His unique style blends jazz, rock, and electronic influences, making him a standout performer and a sought-after session musician in the music industry. Nicholas Clark is a producer, musical director, and bassist from Fort Worth, Texas. His credits include working with Jon Batiste, Kanye West, HER, Demi Lovato, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Janelle Monae, and many others.
The Band: Danny Janklow, saxophone | Dennis Hamm, piano, keyboard | Nicholas Clark, bass | Katherine Ella Wood, vocals | Anthony Fung, drums

JANE BUNNETT & MAQUEQUE
2024-07-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Keystone Korner Baltimore, 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
With Maqueque, Jane Bunnett has created something new and phenomenal in the world of jazz. What started out five years ago as a project to record and mentor young brilliant Cuban female musicians, has become one of the top groups on the North American jazz scene. Since 2015, they have played in major jazz festivals like Newport and Monterey, been featured on NPR’s program Jazz Night in America, won a Juno Award for their first album, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, were nominated for a Grammy Award for their second release, Oddara and were nominated for a Juno Award for their latest release, On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme. Most recently, were voted as one the top ten jazz groups by the prestigious DownBeat magazine’s critics poll.
An internationally acclaimed musician, Bunnett is known for her creative integrity, improvisational daring, and courageous artistry. Her exploration of Afro-Cuban melodies expresses the universality of music, and her ability to embrace and showcase the rhythms and culture of Cuba has been ground-breaking. She has toured the world bringing her own special sound to numerous jazz festivals, displaying her versatility as a flutist, saxophone player, and pianist.

Jane Bunnett ~ Soprano Saxophone & Flute
Daniela Olano ~ Vocals & Violin
Mary Paz ~ Vocals & Congas
Dánae Olano ~ Piano
Tailin Marrero ~ Acoustic & electric bass
Ivanna Gonzalez ~ Drums
One Show:
Thursday 7/25 ~ 7:30 pm w/Live Stream

NICOLE HENRY
2024-07-26 19:00 - 2024-07-27 23:00 (America/New_York) | South, 600 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Philadelphia native and SOUTH favorite, Nicole Henry and her world class band returns for two stellar nights of amazing jazz on July 26 & 27.
Nicole’s versatile and emotionally driven performances have wowed audiences in 20 countries. Among her numerous accolades, Henry’s passionate, soulful voice and heartfelt charisma have earned her a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance,” “Best New Jazz Artist” by HMV Japan, “Best Solo Musician” by her hometown Miami New Times, and she was hailed as “One of Eight Black Artists Making Waves in 2024” by Symphonic.
She has enjoyed four TOP 10 CDs including her latest album “Time to Love Again” which reached #4 on the U.S. jazz radio chart and remained in the TOP 40 for 20 weeks. “Time to Love Again” also reached #6 on UK’s Sweet Rhythms chart and enjoys worldwide play on both Sirius XM’s Real Jazz & Watercolors stations. These successes were supplemented by a 32-city national tour.
The New York Times raved, “I had the sense of being in the presence of a pop-soul superwoman whose every gesture and inflection conveyed confidence and mastery,” while BroadwayWorld exclaimed, “(She) should be standing on the biggest stages of the world, alongside the biggest divas in the world. Everyone everywhere needs to be exposed to this magical force of musical artistry.”
Two Shows ~ 7:00pm & 9:30pm

TONY HIGHTOWER & EDWIN WILLIAMS
2024-07-26 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Wren’s Nest, 1050 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310, United States
Jazz, Cool, Smooth & Soulful special guest singer/actor Tony Hightower celebrates with a special tribute to bassists Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorious & Ron Carter featuring bassist Edwin Williams along with a special appearance from vocalists Terry Dukes, Akua Taylor and Kaitlyn Washington.
Lawn Seating $30 / At Gate $35
Table Seating (Seats 10) $400 (Table seating not sold at the gate on event day)
Rain or Shine Event. No Refunds
Bring your chairs or blankets
Food, beverages and small tables are allowed
No grills or large tables
Online Ticket Sales End Day Before Show.
Only credit/debit cards accepted at the Gate. NO CASH
Gates open at 6:30p

KENNY WASHINGTON
2024-07-28 17:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Keys Jazz Bistro, 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, 94133, United States
Kenny Washington has thrilled audiences across the globe with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and inventive scatting. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington appeared in 2013 with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra to perform Blood On The Fields, alongside vocalists Gregory Porter and Paula West.
