THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA
2023-08-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Stowe Performing Arts, 854 Trapp Hill Road, Stowe, VT, 05672, United States
Music In The Meadow
The Count Basie Orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, won 18 Grammy Awards. In the history of Jazz music, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for over 30 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was and still is an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of Jazz. The Count Basie Orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, won 18 Grammy Awards, performed for Kings, Queens, and other world Royalty, appeared in several movies, television shows, at every major jazz festival and major concert hall in the world.
Guest Vocalist: Carmen Bradford

AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
2023-08-20 20:30 - 23:59, 2023-08-27 20:30 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Birdland, 315 W 44th Street, #5402, New York City, NY, 10036, United States
The multi-Grammy winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) is an 18-piece big band of jazz and Latin-jazz virtuosos, led by the inimitable Arturo O’Farrill.

RANDY NAPOLEAN QUARTET
2023-08-24 18:30 - 21:45 (America/New_York) | The Blue Llama, 314 S Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Known as a forward-thinking musician with a passion for the jazz tradition, guitarist Randy Napoleon is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University. He is currently touring as a leader after twenty years of road apprenticeship with some of the most celebrated musicians and groups of our time.
Napoleon cut his teeth touring with pianist Benny Green, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Michael Buble, and a thirteen year tenure with Freddy Cole. He has also performed with artists across the jazz spectrum such as Bill Charlap, Natalie Cole, Monty Alexander, Rodney Whitaker and John Pizzarelli.
Napoleon has performed or arranged on over seventy records. He arranged as well as performed on Freddy Cole’s seven most recent records including the Grammy-nominated releases, Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B and My Mood Is You. He performed on The Clayton Hamilton Orchestra: Live at MCG. Napoleon is featured on Buble’s Grammy-nominated CD/DVD Caught in the Act.
Napoleon has played on The Tonight Show, Late Night With David Letterman, The View, The Today Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres show as well as TV shows in South America, Europe and Asia. He has performed across the globe at notable venues including Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House, The Hollywood Bowl, and Lincoln Center.
THE BAND:
Randy Napoleon-Guitar
Rick Roe-Piano
Reuben Stump-Bass
David Alvarez III-Drums

RONI BEN~HUR SEXTET FEATURING GEORGE CABLES
2023-08-25 19:00 - 2023-08-26 23:00 (America/New_York) | Jazz Forum Arts, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
• Remembering Barry Harris
Ben~Hur started playing guitar when he was eleven. He learned about jazz from a high school’s friend’s record collection. In Israel he performed in clubs and at weddings and bar mitzvahs until he had enough money to move to the U.S. He arrived in New York City in 1985, spending time at Barry Harris’s Jazz Cultural Theater. He took lessons from Harris, then became a member of his band.
Ben-Hur’s experience as an educator dates back to 1981 in Israel. In the U.S. he started jazz music programs at Professional Performing Arts School, the Coalition School for Social Change, and at the Lucy Moses School. At the request of Bette Midler, he started a jazz program for New York City high schools.[1] Ben-Hur began a jazz camp in Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, France, with Santi Debriano. With Nilson Matta, he began a jazz and Brazilian music camp in Bar Harbor, Maine, both intended for adult jazz amateurs. He is the founding director of the jazz program at the Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center in Manhattan where he teaches.
His book Talk Jazz: Guitar (Mel Bay, 2004) includes a CD with a removable guitar track of Ben-Hur performing the exercises in the book with Tardo Hammer on piano, Earl May on bass, and Leroy Williams on drums.
His album Anna’s Dance was named by The Village Voice one of the best jazz albums of 2001. All About Jazz called him “a virtuoso guitarist with impeccable swing”. In 2000, he won the Jazziz reader poll for “Best New Talent”.

AKUA ALLRICH
2023-08-26 15:00 - 15:45 (America/New_York) | Marcus Garvey Park, 6316, Mt Morris Park W,, New York City, NY, 10027, United States
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 2023
Jazz vocalist and DC-native Akua Allrich has proven herself to be a musician of extraordinary talent and crowd-moving passion. With finesse and charisma, this vocalist, composer and teacher, has successfully etched out a place for her unique musical expression, electrifying audiences in and around the nation’s capital with sold-out performances.
With the launch of her independently produced albums, A Peace of Mine in 2010, Uniquely Standard, Akua Allrich Live! in 2012, and her latest release Soul Singer, the young artist’s music and concerts created a significant buzz with critics and music-lovers alike. Said Franz Matzner of All About Jazz, “Akua Allrich’s music flows with a free, natural energy as engaging as her equally ingenuous personality.” Her appeal soon reached across US borders and attained international attention. In early 2011, Allrich signed a distribution deal with Japanese record label AGATE/Inpartmaint Inc. Her debut CD, A Peace of Mine, was released in Japan during their “Golden Week” of May 2011. Music lovers and tastemakers from around the world expressed their appreciation and excitement for this new music.
Allrich’s style is fluid and ever evolving. Her musical roots run deeply into blues, soul and rhythm and blues, with a clear grounding in jazz and pan-African music. She sings in many languages including Portuguese, French, Spanish, English, Xhosa, and Twi. Given her ability to capture the essence of a broad range of musical genres, Allrich is often likened to legendary artists such as Oscar Brown, Jr., Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone. She has developed popular tribute programs involving the latter two women and other great African American women of jazz.
Akua Allrich was educated at Howard University, where she obtained her BM in jazz vocals and a master’s degree in social work. She was taught, coached and mentored by talented musicians such as world-renowned singer Kehembe V. Eichelberger, singer/drummer Grady Tate, and pianist Charles Covington.
Joining her is The Tribe: Kris Funn ~ bass, Samuel Prather ~ keys, Tyler Leak ~ drums

CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL
2023-08-26 15:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Marcus Garvey Park, 6316, Mt Morris Park W,, New York City, NY, 10027, United States
Featuring: The Cookers | Ndudzo Makhathini Trio | Endea Owens & The Cookout | Akua Allrich & The Tribe | DJ Sets by Uptown Vinyl Supreme
As part of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, the Cookers headline a group of innovative artists that embody a sense of community. Most of this super septet—comprising Billy Harper, Cecil McBee, George Cables, Eddie Henderson, Billy Hart, David Weiss, and Donald Harrison—are veterans of the heady mid-’60s when hard bops gave way to the next wave of jazz, and have been pushing the limits of the sound ever since. Endea Owens and the Cookout is led by the titular house bassist for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Hailing from Detroit, Juilliard graduate Owens has found a home in Harlem, where she hosted community cookouts during the COVID-19 pandemic, playing music with her band of fellow virtuosos and handing out hundreds of free meals. Nduduzo Makhathini has become a rising star of South African jazz in both art and academia; the award-winning pianist, improviser, healer, and scholar brings his latest trio to perform selections from The Spirit Of Ntu, his 2022 album for Blue Note Africa. Rounding out the bill is Akua Allrich and The Tribe, led by the jazz and pan-African vocalist with deep musical roots in the blues, soul, and R&B. Allrich and her group the Tribe have drawn accolades for their annual events honoring the defining female voices of Black music, but are also known to craft soul-stirring originals.
Plus, see “We’re Outside”, an exhibition of 10 local artists, curated by Fable Jones Studio, August, 26th, 3-7pm on the west lawn of Marcus Garvey Park (123rd & Mt Morris Park West side) hosted by Heath Gallery and MMPCIA.

MARK SOSKIN TRIO
2023-08-27 16:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Jazz Forum Arts, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Featuring Jay Anderson & Matt Wilson
Soskin has recorded and performed with such diverse musicians as Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Randy Brecker, Billy Cobham, Buster Williams, Eddie Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Cornell Dupree, Herbie Mann, John Abercrombie, Claudio Roditi, Sheila Jordan, Gato Barbieri, Joe Locke, David”Fathead”Newman, Mark Murphy, Slide Hampton, Pete and Sheila Escovedo, Bobby Watson, Miroslav Vitous, The NY Voices and others.
Since 1981 Soskin has resided in New York City, remaining active as sideman and as a leader. He has ten of his own recordings to date and three as co-leader, one which features Harvie Swartz and Joe LaBarbera with Sheila Jordan called “Spirits”, one under the name “Contempo Trio” with Danny Gottlieb and Chip Jackson featuring Ravi Coltrane and another Contempo Trio recording named”The Secret of Life” featuring Carolyn Leonhart. His recording, “17” on TCB, highlights Soskin in a quintet setting featuring mainly original compositions.

CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
2023-08-31 11:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm.
Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd Floor North

11am-12pm – The Live the Spirit Residency Young Masters – Presented by Live the Spirit
12:15-1:15pm – Asian Improv, Francis Wong’s “Legends and Legacies” – Presented by Asian Improv
2-3pm – The Fred Jackson Quartet – Presented by The Elastic Arts Foundation
3:15-5:15pm – What is thing called Jazz? Presented by the Education Committee of the Jazz Institute of Chicago

Preston Bradly Hall, 3rd Floor South

11am-12pm – Zubin Edalji Quintet – Presented by The Hyde Park Jazz Festival
12:30-1:30pm – Zack Markstet, Performing Horace Silvers’ 1966 release “The Jody Grind” – Presented by The Fulton Street Collective
2-3pm – The Natalie Scharf Quartet – Presented by Illiana Club
3:30-4:30pm – Bobbi Wilsyn – Presented by The South Side Jazz Coalition

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

6:30-7:30pm – Chico Freeman-100 Von Freeman Centennial
8-9pm – Ron Carter and Foursight

GEORGE V. JOHNSON JR.
2023-08-31 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Kennedy Center | Millenium Stage, 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20566, United States
Tribute To Charlie Parker | AH~LEU~CHA
Native Washingtonian, jazz vocalist-songwriter, and recording artist George V. Johnson Jr. will perform (alongside his bandmates) excerpts from the “jazzical” Jazz Iz Really Classical Music, a.k.a. Ah-Leu-Cha, a spirited tribute to Charlie Parker featuring Johnson’s original lyrics.
Deemed “Next in Line” by Eddie Jefferson, the father of the art of jazz vocalese, Johnson continues the legacy of writing lyrics to improvised solos and telling stories we love and appreciate. The performance will be an unforgettable evening celebrating the music of Charlie Parker.
Imagine listening to a seasoned jazz musician rip into a bebop solo so sizzling and smooth it makes your senses tingle. Close your eyes and play along. Try and picture the sweat bouncing off the performer like the notes that leap through the air. See if you can hear the mesmerizing melodies go up and down, bringing you through joy and sadness, taking your emotions on a sensory experience unlike any other. Now picture that musician and his beloved instrument: his voice.
Band members Donvonte McCoy (trumpet), Elijah Easton (tenor saxophone), Allyn Johnson (piano), Herman Burney (bass), and Dana-j Hawkins (drums) are seasoned visionaries who’ve performed across the globe. Join us for a memorable performance.

THE HURRICANE TRIO
2023-08-31 18:30 - 21:45 (America/New_York) | The Blue Llama, 314 S Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
In 2023 the Detroit Jazz Festival Global-Connect International All-Star Initiative explores the fusion of Detroit and Italian jazz artistry embodied in a multi-generational quartet featuring the lauded Milan, Italy based Hurricane Trio: Roberto Mattei-Bass, Lorenzo Blardone- Piano and Massimiliano Salina-Drums – and, the award-winning saxophonist from Detroit, Chris Collins; internationally recognized for his singular role in the global jazz scene. This powerhouse quartet serves as the gravity- center for uniting artists and legacies from both cultures. Known individually for their unique creative and technical prowess, collectively, the ensemble creates highly refined, dynamic, communicative, unified and thoroughly modern jazz performances. The band presents original compositions and sophisticated improvisation born from cross-cultural fertilization and study of each other’s jazz traditions. Built on infectious grooves to complex metric environments, powerful lyricism to inventive angularity and fresh harmonic dimensions, the music captures the emotion, artistry, intellect, and legacy that defines great jazz art while displaying the wonders that come from true cultural collaboration.In 2023, the Detroit Jazz Festival Global-Connect International All- Stars will present music from their new CD “Turning Point” with concert tours in Japan, Europe and the USA culminating with a feature appearance at the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival September 1-4, 2023 in Downtown Detroit.

CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
2023-09-01 11:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm.
Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade)

11:30-12:25pm – Eric Hochberg String Thing
12:40-1:35pm – Alexis Lombre Quartet
1:50-2:45pm – Anthony Bruno Quartet

Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Security gates open 2 hours before the event start time. The concert perimeter (Pritzker Pavilion, Stage and Great Lawn) will be closed to the public for 1 hour before the gates open.

4:15-5:05pm – Juan Pastor Chinchano
5:25 – 6:10pm – Walter Smith III Quartet
6:25 – 7:25pm – Ari Brown Quintet
7:45-9pm – Dianne Reeves

MAUREESE ITSON
2023-09-01 18:30 (America/New_York) | Coffee Oasis, 822 Burwell Street, Bremerton, WA, 98337, United States
Maureese Itson is a renowned, up and coming Inspirational Saxophonist in the Seattle area. His desire is to inspire people to “Love God, Love People, and Live Amazing” through the gift of music. “It amazes me to see the joy and feel the love from people through music. Music awakens my soul”. He began his love for music growing up in Atlanta, GA. He is a retired Air Force veteran where he spent 20+ years serving. He has a lovely wife and daughter that he loves dearly.
Maureese has been featured on the local Trinity Broadcast Network “Seattle Praise the Lord”, The Washington State Fair, Argosy cruises, the Islander Yacht, and the Gaillard in Charleston, SC. He has performed and shared the stage with artist Michael Bolton, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Gospel Jazz Artist Ben Tankard, Saxophonist Tom Braxton, Contemporary Christian artists “The Benions”, Jazz Trumpeter Bobby Medina, The Jazz Disciples, Toyin Adekale to name a few. Keep a look out for up coming events in the Seattle area, nationally and abroad from this sought after artist.
Suggested Donation: $5.00 | 25 & Younger: Free | Youth Arive At 6:00pm For Free Dinner

TOMI BERRY
2023-09-01 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | The Candela Bar, 5780 CH James Parkway, Ste 250, Powder Springs, GA, 30127, United States
Nights Over Egypt: A Jazz/R&B Oasis!
Wherever Tomi Berry sings, she spreads joy. Whether singing smooth R&B, swinging jazz, or sultry ballads, she holds an audience in rapt attention. A spiritual song-stylist, she engages her listeners in musical conversation. The 2016 42nd Annual Lawrence Award Winner for “Best Seasoned Performer” and the runner up for the 2016’s inaugural Atlanta’s Top Vocalist competition, Susan “Tomi” Berry has an extensive background in performing and public speaking.
​An accomplished, classically trained singer, Tomi has performed most of her life in multiple music genres, starting formally in gospel and spiritual church choirs in her hometown of Montclair, NJ. She continued to perform throughout college in classical and madrigal choirs, chorale and was the first soloist to sing with the college jazz band. She also performed with a campus band that did pop and R&B tunes for campus events and private functions.

In Atlanta, she performed with the Hillside Chapel and Truth Center Choir and Jubilee Singers and was a member of the “neo-spiritual” group I Am Unlimited. She has been a member and briefly served on the board of Southeastern Organization for Jazz Arts (SOJA) where she performed a two-woman show with vocalist Nina Carl, with support from Terry Harper on piano, Danny Harper on trumpet and Delbert Felix on contrabass.
She also had the opportunity to perform with jazz pianist/songwriter, Donald Brown during an in-home performance in the Atlanta area and has been supported by jazz pianist/musician/songwriter Takana Miyamoto on multiple projects as well as by pianist Rodney Martino Avery. She was the featured performer at The Velvet Note Acoustic Living Room in 2013 where she performed two shows featuring GRAMMY Award winning, Atlanta-based producer/keyboardist, Phil Davis, bassist. Trey Gilbert, and drummer, Joey Williams. Tomi continues to perform at clubs in the Atlanta metro area like Riley’s on the Square, church and community events and frequents the local jam sessions including Venkman’s and The Velvet Note Acoustic Living Room.

Also performing live is Indigokat Soul, Dance Grooves by DJ Lane.
Attire: Sophisticated, Black with Bling and Dressy
Admission/Secure Reservation : $IndigoKat58 via CashApp by 8.25.23

DAVE STRYKER QUARTET
2023-09-01 19:00 - 2023-09-02 23:00 (America/New_York) | Jazz Forum Arts, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
When Dave Stryker was ten years old, he was inspired by the Beatles to start playing guitar. His interest was rock and roll until he heard the albums My Favorite Things by John Coltrane and Beyond the Blue Horizon by George Benson. By seventeen, he was a jazz guitarist in Omaha. In 1978 he moved to Los Angeles where he took lessons from another Omaha native, Billy Rogers, and met organist Jack McDuff. After moving to New York City, he toured with McDuff in 1984–5, then spent ten years with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine.
Stryker formed a band with Steve Slagle and a trio with Jared Gold and Tony Reedus (later McClenty Hunter and Billy Hart). He worked with the late Kevin Mahogany as sideman, composer, and arranger, appeared with him at Carnegie Hall, and toured with him in Europe and Japan. He has also worked with Eliane Elias, Javon Jackson, and Andy LaVerne.
He teaches jazz guitar at Indiana University and Montclair State University and at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop, the Litchfield Jazz Camp, and the Veneto/New School Workshop in Italy.
In 2018 Stryker began teaching jazz guitar online through the ArtistWorks music education website.

LOWCOUNTRY JAZZ FESTIVAL
2023-09-02 - 2023-09-04 | Charleston Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, 29401, United States
Day 1: Jonathan Butler & Gregory Porter
Day 2: Dave Koz, Candy Dulfer, Eric Darius, Maysa Leek, Avery Sunshine and
Under the artistic direction of producer Tony Clarke, in collaboration with the Gaillard Center’s artistic team, the festival returns with a stellar lineup of award-winning jazz singers and musicians Dave Koz & Friends, Gregory Porter, Avery*Sunshine, and Jonathan Butler.
This year, the finest smooth jazz combined with bluesy soul will create a relevant sound that resonates with the region’s discerning music audiences young and old. Charleston, South Carolina played an important role in the early development of jazz. It was a thriving center of African American music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was home to many of the first jazz musicians and bands. The city was also a major port, which helped to spread jazz music to other parts of the country and the world. The weekend celebrates these genres in the heart of downtown Charleston, allowing attendees to experience this vibrant cultural city with a fitting soundtrack.
The Festival is welcoming back the soulful sounds of jazz legend Dave Koz, the renowned saxophonist who delivers an unforgettable performance every time he takes the stage, and adding headliner GRAMMY award-winning artist Gregory Porter, whose cross-pollinated brand combines jazz, soul, and gospel. Inspirational singer-songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Butler and vibrant, soulful singer, pianist, and composer Avery*Sunshine will open.
The Gaillard is cementing its role as a leading non-profit performing arts center in the Southeast dedicated to commissioning and presenting ambitious cultural programming and popular performances that engage audiences, foster community, and prompt essential dialogue. Central to this is the Labor Day weekend, which sees the Lowcountry Jazz Festival take over the building.
In addition to annually bringing together jazz fans from across the Southeast, the Festival is the primary fundraiser for Closing the Gap in Health Care, Inc.

CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
2023-09-02 11:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm.
Harris Theater Rooftop – Young Lions Jazz (Enter on Randolph St.)

11am – Chicago High School for the Arts
11:50am – Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
12:40pm – Lane Tech College Prep High School
1:35pm- Whitney Young High School
2:25pm – New Trier High School
3:15pm – Kenwood Academy High School

Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade)

11:30am-12:25pm – Alvin Cobb Jr.
12:40-1:35pm – Devon Sandridge
1:50-2:45pm – Theodis Rodgers Organ Trio
3-4pm – Carmen Stokes

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

4:15-5:05pm – Tammy McCann
5:25-6:10pm – Brandee Younger
6:25-7:25pm – Nduduzo Makhathini
7:45-9pm – Makaya McCraven

CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
2023-09-03 11:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm.
Harris Theater Rooftop – Jazz: Next Gen Jazz (Enter on Randolph St.)

11-11:40am – Saucedo Alumni Latin Jazz Collective
12-12:40pm – Urban Horizons
1-1:40pm – Charlie Reichert Powell & New River
2-2:40pm – Neon Wilderness
3-3:40pm – Mxmrys

Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade)

11:30-12:25pm – Herbsaint
12:40-1:35pm – Tim Fitzgerald Wes Montgomery Project
1:50-2:45pm – Christian Dillingham Quartet
3-4pm – Petra’s Recession Seven

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

4:15-5:05pm – The Pharez Whitted Quintet
5:25-6:10pm – Chicago Soul Jazz Collective w/ Dee Alexander
6:25-7:25pm – Billy Valentine
7:45-9pm – Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars

SAMARA JOY
2023-09-03 12:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | District Wharf, 1100 Maine Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20024The Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf is the oldest continuously-operating open-air fish market in the United States, dating back to 1805. The Fish Market remains an iconic DC destination for hungry locals and savvy visitors seeking fresh fish, crabs, cooked seafood., United States
Samara Joy performs as part of the DC Jazz Festival along with Kenny Garrett and Sounds From the Ancestors, Dave Holland Trio feat. Kevin Eubanks and Eric Harland, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Isabella Olivier, Ludovica Burtone Quartet, Vinny Valentino feat. Marshall Keys, Frederico Pena, Dennis Chambers, Birckhead, and Mark G. Meadows.

DC JAZZ FESTIVAL | THE WHARF
2023-09-03 13:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | DC Jazzz Festival | The Wharf, Washington, DC, United States
District Pier

Vinny Valentino Group | GRAMMY Nominated | 2:40pm

Dave Holland Trio | NEA Jazz Master, GRAMMY Awards Winner | 4:005pm

Samara Joy | 2023 GRAMMY Award Winner for Best New Artist | 5:50pm

Kenny Garrett | NEA Jazz Master, GRAMMY Awards Winner | 7:55pm

Transit Pier

Mark G. Meadows | 1:00pm

Birckhead | Best Alto Saxophonist by the Washington City Paper | 2:00 P

Big Chief Donald Harrison | NEA Jazz Master | 4:45 PM

Etienne Charles |Creative Capital Awardee, Guggenheim Fellow | 5:00 PM

Sold Out Tickets: ADA Seated ~ $89.00 | Seated ~ $119.00

ANDROMEDA TURRE
2023-09-03 16:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Jazz Forum Arts, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Andromeda Turre is a consummate performer and composer who has honed her craft over a lifetime immersed in music. Born into a family of jazz musicians, she was fortunate to glean from the greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Wynton Marsalis as well as her parents Steve Turre and Akua Dixon.
Formally trained at The Boston Conservatory, where she studied theater, and at Berklee College of Music, where she focused on vocal performance, her talents have taken her around the world, from touring with Ray Charles, to reigning as the “Queen of the Blues,” at Tokyo Disney and headlining festivals with her own music in 17 countries worldwide. Turre’s artistic practice is rooted in providing her audience with an immersive experience, inviting them into new depths of perspective and self discovery.
In addition to her vocal talents, Andromeda is an accomplished composer whose original works have been featured in film, television, and video games. Her music is deeply influenced by her life’s experiences, and often addresses themes of social justice, spirituality and self-discovery. She composed the score and 13 original songs for Lena: Lessons from a Lady, a musical about the life of Lena Horne, and has been highly sought after as a curator of bespoke music experiences for corporate events. Andromeda’s work as an Artistic Director for Central Park’s premier 2022 Juneteenth Celebration and Music Supervisor for Aquila Theater’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby, demonstrates her ability to create unforgettable experiences that leave a lasting impact. She is currently working on a highly engaging experience for Central Park’s 2023 Juneteenth Celebration.

LIZZ WRIGHT
2023-09-07 19:30 - 2023-09-10 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SFJazz Center | Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
A steward of American music, acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright reclaims her legacy with the launch of an independent record company, Blues & Greens Records. Wright’s label venture is designed to forge an innovative business model where artists are positioned to build sustainable and wholesome careers. Blues & Greens Records launches with the June 15, 2022 release of Holding Space, a brilliant live album capturing a Berlin, Germany concert where Wright and her band close out their 2018 European summer tour. In a short film companion piece, Wright reflects with her bandmates about what it actually feels like to have the presence of a listening world in her life.
Rising out of the pandemic and returning to stages across the globe, Wright embraces her career through an inspired initiative where she is at the helm of her business. After 20+ years of major and indie label contracts, Wright sees the imbalances of power and unfairnesses in artistic ownership. Blues & Greens Records creates a healthy ecosystem for Wright, and inspires her to imagine and develop offerings for emerging artists. Her debut release, Holding Space, becomes the first master recording she owns.
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ONLY
In addition to early access to tickets and Members-Only events, Members at the $80 Supporter Level and higher enjoy the following ticket discounts:
25% off select concerts
10% off orders of 10+ tickets
FREE Listening Parties
No Ticket Service Fees (up to $9.50 per ticket)

RED DRESS JAZZ GALA
2023-09-08 18:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | Jackson Street Jazz Walk, S Jackson Street &, Seattle, WA, United States
Location: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Avenue s, Seattle Washington 98144

6:00pm~9:00pm Featuring Nathan Breedlove | Eugenie Jones & A History Worth Preserving by Washington State Historical Society’s Stephanie Johnson~Tolliver

Tickets ~ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jsjw-red-dress-jazz-gala-tickets-691994944507?aff=oddtdtcreator
Location: Wonder Bar, 1800 S Jackson Street, Seattle, Washington 98144

Blues Bash After~Party featuring Raphael Tranquilino | 9:00pm

Tickets ~ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rafael-tranquilino-blues-bash-tickets-692631568667?aff=oddtdtcreator

KENNY GARRETT
2023-09-08 19:00 - 2023-09-09 22:30 (America/New_York) | Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA, 02134, United States
NEA Jazz Master Saxophonist Kenny Garrett returns! 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, he 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 saxophonist shows no signs of resting on his laurels.

JACKSON STREET JAZZ WALK
2023-09-09 15:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Jackson Street Jazz Walk, S Jackson Street &, Seattle, WA, United States
Admission By Donation For All Events
Location: Wonder Bar, 1800 S Jackson Street, Seattle 98144

Good Company featuring Butch Harrison | 5:00pm ~ 7:00pm | Jazz, Blues, Soul
Pritt & Itson: E. Pritt & Maureese Itson | 7:30pm ~ 9:30pm | Contemporary Jazz, R&B, Funk

Location: Cass Green Dolphin Room, 500 30th Avenue S, Seattle 98144

Line Dance with The Sliders | 3:00pm ~ 4:00pm
King Dre Trifecta | 4:30pm ~ 6:30pm | Jazz, Funk, Soul, Instrumental Music
Frank Salero: Tribute To Ray Charles ~ His Life In Music | 7:00pm ~ 9:00pm

Location: Cheeky Cafe, 1700 S Jackson Street, Seattle 98144

Tina | 5:00pm ~ 6:15pm | Soulful Singer & Guitarist
Charles Cunningham Jr. | 6:30 ~ 7:45pm | Solo Jazz Guitarist

Location: Jackson Apartments, 2401 S Jackson Street, Seattle 98144

The Kelley Johnson Quartet | 500pm ~ 6:30pm | Vocal Jazz
Alma Villegas | 7:00 ~ 8:30pm | Latin Jazz

Location: Pratt Fine Arts ~ Mural Stage, 1902 South MainStreet, Seattle 98144

Comfort Food | 5:00pm ~ 6:15pm | Jazz, Afro, Latin, Funk, Reggae
Joe Brazil Legacy Band ~ 6:30pm ~ 8:00pm | Music Commemorating Seattle Jazz Great Joe Brazil

Location: Pratt Fine Arts ~ Court Stage, 1700 S Jackson Street, Seattle 98144

Todo Es | 5:00pm ~ 6:15pm | Brazilian & Cuban Vocal Jazz
Jovino Santos Neto Quarteto | 6:30pm ~ 8:00pm

Location: Jackson Street Pizza Lounge, 2901 S Jackson Street, Seattle 98144

The Reggie Goines Quartet | 5:00pm ~ 6:30pm | Vocal Trumpeter, Jazz, Blues, Soul
The Jay Mabin Trio | 7:00pm ~ 9:00pm | Harmonica Led Jazz, Latin, Blues

Location: Shewar~Ber Bar & Restaurant, 1801 S Jackson Street, Seattle 98144

Maureese Itson | 5:00pm ~ 6:30pm | Soulful Vocalist & Saxophonist
The Park Evans Trio | 7:00pm ~ 8:30pm | Guitarist, Original Multi~Style Influenced Music

EDDIE HENDERSON QUINTET
2023-09-10 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, 2751 Broadway, New York City, NY, 10025, United States
Witness to History Record Release!

“His musical wisdom, gleaned during decades spent on the best jazz bandstands, informs every unerring note.” – Downbeat. Eddie Henderson – trumpet Donald Harrison – alto saxophone George Cables – piano Gerald Cannon – bass Lenny White – drums Trumpeter Eddie Henderson celebrates the release of a highly anticipated new recording, Witness to History, that reflects on his incredible life in music and whose arrival coincides with the 50th anniversary of his 1973 recording debut as a leader, Realization.
Joining Henderson for these release performances is the spectacular quintet of his closest collaborators that he convened for the recording, including alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, pianist George Cables, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Lenny White. Henderson’s “deft feel and plush sound made him a central figure in the worlds of jazz-funk and hard-bop in the 1970s,” according to The New York Times. The Chicago Reader adds, “His progressive, assured, and imaginative improvisations roll out in a glorious sun-splashed tone… he seems to dance through his solos, balancing his quick clockwork technique with bursts of bluesy soul.” The eternally youthful Henderson has proven again that he is still making some of the most important music of his career into his 80s.

SEATTLE SINGS
2023-09-10 17:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Jackson Street Jazz Walk, S Jackson Street &, Seattle, WA, United States
Closing Day of Jackson Street Jazz Walk
Location: Fountainhead Gallery, 625 W McGraw Street, Seattle 98119

Kim MGuire
Joan Penney
Ben Black
Nancy Erikson
Lamont & The Shawn Schlogel Trio

PABLO RIVAROLA QUARTET
2023-09-11 18:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The 1905, 830 N Shaver Sreet, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
A true visionary. Trumpeter and composer, Pablo Rivarola is bringing his band back to The 1905 for an evening of all new original music featuring Portland’s most forward-thinking musicians at his side. True improvisation is at the core of his ethos in this unique experience.
Pablo Rivarola, Trumpet | Kerry Politzer, Piano | Garrett Baxter, Bass | Alan Jones, Drums

DEVIN PHILLIPS QUARTET
2023-09-12 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The 1905, 830 N Shaver Sreet, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Devin Phillips, Saxophones | Kiran Raphael, Piano | Eric Gruber, Bass | Tyson Stubelek, Drums

Born and reared in New Orleans, Devin Phillips’s intense affair with the saxophone began at the age of eight. At 14, he was accepted into the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, whose alumni include Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr. and Nicholas Payton. There, trained in music theory and multi-styles composition, he graduated in 2000 with top honors. He has also tutored under clarinetist and educator Alvin Batiste. Like many budding young horn players form the Big Easy, he put his time in playing with the local brass bands in a traditional process of initiation in the musical process. Devin Phillips has paid his dues performing, touring and recording with top jazz artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, The Headhunters, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, musician Lenny Kravitz, and Los Hombres Caliente, with whom he recorded two award-winning albums.

His reputation as a sax man with intricate and rhythmically innovative sounds made him a popular feature at jazz festivals: France’s Jazz de Vien Festival; Tokyo’s JVC Jazz Festival; Itanbul’s The Ruins; Spain’s Barcelona Jazz Festival; the Netherlands’ North Sea Jazz and the New Orleans Jazz Festival. In 2005, Phillips formed New Orleans Straight Ahead. But in August, Hurricane Katrina muted the music. With all gone, save his sax, and his family scattered throughout the U.S., Phillips evacuated to Portland and reformed New Orleans Straight Ahead with other musician evacuees. Phillips and took advantage of a program created by the PDXJazz Festival in partnership with Azumano Travel, which invited jazz musicians affected by the hurricane to come to Portland with their families, either for temporary shelter or for good. The invitation included free transportation to Portland, temporary housing, and access to an active jazz network with performance and workshop opportunities. Over the course of six months, more than 50 New Orleans musicians traveled to Oregon, a dozen musicians, including Phillips, have decided to remain in Portland. Since arriving, Phillips has performed at a number of local clubs and appreciated the opportunity to be part of the Portland Jazz Festival. Phillips says that opening the festival with “Amazing Grace,” talking with McCoy Tyner and being asked to stand in for one of Eddie Palmieri’s frontline players were high points for him.

RON CARTER'S GOLDEN STRIKER TRIO
2023-09-12 19:00 - 2023-09-14 23:00 (America/Denver) | Dazzle, 1080 14th Street, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Golden Stiker Trio: Ron Carter, Donald Vega, Russell Malone
Ron Carter is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. He has recorded over 2200 albums, and has a Guinness world record to prove it!
From 1963 to 1968, he was a member of the acclaimed Miles Davis Quintet. Over his 60 year career, he has recorded with so many of the jazz greats greats: Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Bobby Timmons, Eric Dolphy, Cannonball Adderley and Jaki Byard to name a few. He can be heard on many iconic jazz records of the 60’s and 70’s such as Speak No Evil, Maiden Voyage, Red Clay, Speak Like a Child, Nefertiti and Miles Smiles, to name a few.
After leaving the quintet he embarked on a prolific 50-year free lance career that spanned vastly different music genres and continues to this day. He recorded with Roberta Flack, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Bette Midler and Aretha Franklin, appeared on the seminal hip-hop album Low End Theory with a Tribe Called Quest, wrote and recorded pieces for string quartets and Bach chorales for 2-8 basses and accompanied Danny Simmons on a spoken word album. As a leader Carter continues to do worldwide tours with his various groups. The Golden Striker Carter Trio, The Foursight quartet, the Ron Carter Nonet and Ron Carter’s Great Big Band. He has recorded multiple albums with his groups.
As an author: Carter shares his expertise in the series of books he authored, where he explains his creative process and teaches bassists of all levels to improve their skills and develop their own unique sound. His books share a unique feature he pioneered, that of including QR codes in every book that lead to additional material, enriching the text and making each book that much more valuable. He also penned his autobiography “Finding the Right Notes” which is available in print and e-book and also as an audiobook read by the Maestro himself.
As a teacher: Carter has lectured, conducted, and performed at clinics and master classes, instructing jazz ensembles and teaching the business of music at numerous universities. He was Artistic Director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Studies while it was located in Boston and, after 18 years on the faculty of the Music Department of The City College of New York, he is now Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He also taught at the Juilliard School and at Manhattan School of Music.
Grammy Awards: In 2022 he won with Skyline for best Jazz Instrumental Album with the Skyline Trio. In 1993, Carter earned a Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Group, the Miles Davis Tribute Band and another Grammy in 1986 for “Call Sheet Blues”, an instrumental composition from the film, Round Midnight.
Guinness World Record: In 2015 Carter earned a Guinness World Record as the most recorded jazz bassist with 2,221 recordings. Since that time he has recorded hundreds more.
