Ben Wendel is a naturally inquisitive musician whose credentials branch out beyond jazz. He briefly toured with Snoop Dogg. He’s a member of Kneebody, a postmillennial groove band with a sizable following, as well as an accomplished solo artist and producer. Ben Wendel - Saxophone Gerald Clayton - Piano Linda May Han Oh - Bass Obed Calvaire - Drums
John Pizzarelli, the world-renowned guitarist and singer, has established himself as a prime contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook and beyond, with a repertoire that includes Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and The Beatles. Following high-profile collaborations with Sir Paul McCartney and Michael McDonald, Pizzarelli returns to his roots to […]
The Jazz Gallery presents the Roy Hargrove Big Band // Live & Livestreamed // Thurs Nov 3 // 7.30pm & 9.30pm ET The Roy Hargrove Big Band’s monthly residency at the venue where it all began, The Jazz Gallery, first Thursdays! Tickets: $35/$10 members; cabaret seating: $45/$20 members. www.jazzgallery.org "There’s nothing like the feeling you […]
Middle C Jazz 3rd Anniversary | Noel & Maria: The Very Best of Billy, Stevie, Elton and Ray with a twist of... Noel & Maria: The Very Best of Billy, Stevie, Elton and Ray with a twist of Motown, Chicago, Sam Cooke, Luther Vandross, Donny Hathaway, Peter Cetera, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Supremes, Martha […]
From his first days in Marshall, Missouri, the music of Bob James has captivated audiences throughout the world. Discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1963, James recorded his first solo album, Bold Conceptions, that same year for Mercury Records. More than 60 albums and innumerable awards would follow through the […]
Love, Peace & Jazz! The Sunshine Jazz Organization is celebrating our 36th Season! Promoting America's Precious Art form in South Florida Since 1986. Join Sunshine Jazz Organization at the beautiful Sandrell Rivers Theater for a spectacular performance by the incomparable Carole Ann Taylor! Carole Ann Taylor is a skillful interpreter of other people's songs, she […]
Curtis Lundy is arguably one of the most prolific — in-demand bassists on the modern jazz scene — he is a disciple of the mainstream — straight ahead — hard bop school. Highly regarded for his robust, lyrical, ‘lead from the front’ approach to the acoustic bass — he delivers an unsurpassed brand of masterful […]
Duduka Da Fonseca & Brazilian All Stars: Samba Jazz & Bossa Nova Special Guest: Maucha Adnet - voice Featuring: Billy Drewes - sax & flute Helio Alves - piano Peter Washington - bass Duduka Da Fonseca - drums Born in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca is a 4-time Grammy Award nominated drummer. He has […]
After four decades in the international spotlight, the achievements of saxophonist Branford Marsalis continue to grow. He is an instrumentalist, composer and bandleader to be reckoned with, crossing stylistic boundaries while maintaining an unwavering creative integrity. With three Grammys and a citation by the National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master, he is […]
Alan Broadbent was born in Auckland, New Zealand and in 1966, at the age of 19, received a Downbeat Magazine scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1969 he was asked to join Woody Herman’s band as his pianist and arranger for 3 years. In 1972 he settled in Los Angeles, beginning […]
Ojeda Penn is an accomplished Jazz artist from Montgomery, Alabama. Since moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 1967 he has become a well~known and respected figure in the city's Jazz scene for over 40 years. Joe's Jazz Joint is a Joseph Jennings Production and held in the Paul Roberson Theater | Sundays through November 2022
We wind things up at that same venue on November 6 with NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd, the giant old-growth sequoia of jazz. Charles Lloyd’s Ocean Trio includes the brilliant pianist Gerald Clayton and guitarist Anthony Wilson, both of whom grew in the rich environment provided by their famous fathers; bassist/educator John Clayton and big-band leader Gerald Wilson. Performance […]
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 familial roots that place him firmly within the music’s firmament, Atlanta-native Hightower is still just getting started on this benevolent turn in his journey. And […]
For more than two decades, protean saxist and composer Donny McCaslin has relentlessly expanded his musical purview in a variety of ensemble settings: as a sideman, as the pilot of his own diverse groups and, more recently, as a collaborator on the late Bowie's final album, Blackstar. That investment in genres outside of jazz is visible […]
KEVIN COLE: THE FAVORITE PIANIST OF SONGWRITERS MARVIN HAMLISCH AND IRVING BERLIN… AND HE HAS STORIES TO TELL! “America’s Pianist,” Kevin Cole, has received accolades from some of the foremost critics in America: “A piano genius...he reveals an understanding of harmony, rhythmic complexity and pure show-biz virtuosity that would have had Horowitz Vladimir smiling with envy," wrote arts […]
Having earned seven Grammy nominations, including the latest for her recent album, Time Traveler, Nnenna Freelon brings her distinctive take to contemporary Jazz. Whether performing an exquisite original, putting her spin on a soulful cover, or redefining a standard from the Great American Songbook, she delivers the message in an unforgettable way! Approximately 75 minutes with […]
Stage and screen legend Leslie Uggams returns to 54 Below with an all new show drawing from Broadway and beyond. Featuring musical theater showstoppers, American Songbook classics, jazz standards and current pop hits, this timeless romp through an exciting song catalog will have audiences cheering, “Hallelujah, Baby!” Ms. Uggams is a celebrated Tony® and Emmy Award-winning actress and […]
NEA Jazz Master & GRAMMY® Award Nominated Saxophonist, Composer & Bandleader CHARLES LLOYD, now in his eighth decade, has never sounded better. The depth of his sound reflects a lifetime of experience. Charles Lloyd concerts and recordings are events of pristine beauty and elegance, full of intensely felt emotion and passion that touches deep inside […]
Charles McPherson with Sean Jones featuring Jeb Patton, Russell Hall & Billy Drummond Thursday-Sunday, November 10-13th Thursday: 7:30pm Friday & Saturday: 7pm & 9:30pm Sunday: 5pm & 7:30pm Four incredible nights with these five grand masters! "Charles is the very definition of excellence in our music. He is the definitive master on this instrument. He plays […]
2021 Grammy Award winner Ledisi is a twelve-time Grammy nominated powerhouse vocalist with a career spanning almost two decades. Since arriving on the scene in the late 1990s, she's garnered three Soul Train Music Awards, an NAACP Theater Award, and six NAACP Image Award nominations. Most recently, Ledisi received two LA Alliance Ovation Award nominations, one […]
Christian McBride is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner. This group was the original Joshua Redman touring quartet of the 1990s. Christian McBride ~ Double Bass Joshua Redman ~ Saxophone Brad Mehldau ~ Piano Brian Blade […]
Son of the legendary American salsa and Latin jazz musician Tito Puente, he has big shoes to fill and he does! He returns for another night of exhilarating Latin rhythms that will get your feet moving. Always honoring his father’s legacy, Tito Puente, Jr. has also made a name for himself as one of the […]
Russell Malone is one of the signature guitar players of his generation. The leader of ten albums since 1992, Malone is as well-known on the international circuit for helming a world-class quartet and trio as he is for his long-standing participation in Ron Carter's Golden Striker Trio, and his recent consequential contribution to the musical […]
“She falls in love. She eats the guy. She dies.” Jazz meets theater in Ogresse, a new musical journey of myth and song created by award-winning vocalist and master storyteller Cécile McLorin Salvant. With its dark, romantic “fairytale-like” story, Ogresse is a delightfully poignant and playful addition to Salvant’s, award-winning, eclectic body of work. “There’s this monstrous vile strength […]
