Billy Harper – tenor saxophone | Freddie Hendrix – trumpet | Francesca Tanksley – piano | Ben Young – bass | Aaron Scott – drums “His improvisations are torrential, dance-like and swinging, spiraling upward to mountaintop pronouncements that can leave listeners in a sweat.” – The New York Times Tenor saxophonist Billy Harper leads his […]
Obscure standards: Tunes from the 20th century that you never knew you needed to hear. Robert Bohall piano Robert Lassila bass Nik Barber drums Robert Bohall is a recent graduate of the Masters of Music in Jazz Studies program at University of Oregon, while Nik Barber and Robert Lassila have one year left in the same program. Young and hungry, these […]
Carl Allen is an American jazz drummer and educator. Allen attended William Paterson University. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, George Coleman, Phil Woods, the Benny Green Trio and Rickie Lee Jones. It was with Green that Allen met bassist Christian McBride.
Much of the world first heard acclaimed singer-songwriter Matteo Bocelli on “Fall on Me,” theEnglish/Italian song that he co-wrote for the elder Bocelli’s acclaimed 2018 album,Sì, which topped the Billboard 200 and the UK Official Albums chart. The song, which has amassed over 300 million combined global streams, went on to soundtrack Disney’sThe Nutcracker and […]
Ten #1 hits. 65+ dates per year. smooth jazz guitarist Adam Hawley has burst on to the scene as a celebrated and innovative artist, composer and band leader. Originally signed to Maurice White’s (founder of Earth, Wind, & Fire) label Kalimba Music, Adam’s first two albums “Double Vision” and “Just the Beginning” spawned an incredible […]
The Lab Session: Jam and Jazz Party 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 […]
Special Guests: Dee Dee Bridgewater & Nicholas Payton “There are certain gigs that remind you why you fell in love with jazz in the first place. Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and pianomeister Bill Charlap did just that Friday night at Catalina’s,” wrote Jazz Weekly following a 2022 performance at the famed LA jazz club. The NEA Jazz […]
Jauron Perry, is a rising Detroit-Native Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, and Bandleader, currently a first year undergraduate studying jazz performance at Michigan State University’s College of Music. Selected as the Next Generation of Talent award recipient, Jauron has quickly gained much experience performing and working with Detroit jazz masters such as Rodney Whitaker, […]
Wayne Page found an active music scene when he arrived at Drake University in 1980, & it did not take him long to be a part of it. There were on the road gigs with the Don Hoy Orchestra as well as opportunities to play with the Des Moines Big Band, a group of which […]
With Noriko Ueda and Carl Allen The present – and future – of jazz piano convenes on the stage that has hosted legends of the art form from Thelonious Monk to Hank Jones to Chick Corea. Jazz in July artistic director Bill Charlap is joined by a dynamic virtuoso of modern jazz piano, the sublimely talented […]
MOTOWN REIMAGINED! 27 #1 hits, over 60 top 10 hits. Motown had so many hits that one could put together five separate shows of their music and still have plenty of songs left over. The exemplary songwriting of Smokey Robinson, Holland/Dozier/Holland, as well as Berry Gordy himself, along with the interpretation by such legends as […]
Israeli jazz guitarist who immigrated to the United States in 1985. His parents were Tunisian-Jewish from Tunisia. Roni Bohobza grew up in Dimona, Israel. He is the youngest of seven children and one of two born after the family emigrated from Tunisia in 1955. His surname was legally changed to Ben-Hur via ritual at age 10. When he was eleven, he started […]
Rodney is a native of Memphis, Tennessee where he grew up playing the bass in church and with his high school orchestra. He later studied music with Dr. London Branch, Alvin Fielder, and Andy Hardwick at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. During his college years, Jordan joined the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra where he served […]
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. Allrich’s style is fluid and […]
The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra is an 18-piece "big band" featuring contemporary big-band jazz. Their selections include something for both young and old alike and considers the audience as an integral part of the show. Expect some humor, scary-good charts, outstanding local musicians and a very enjoyable evening! Director - Jim Mick Saxes: Zack Cassell, Adam […]
With Bill Charlap, Scott Colley and Bill Stewart Guitar legend John Scofield has been a force in jazz for 50 years, playing with artists from Miles Davis to Charlie Haden, Charles Mingus to Herbie Hancock.
The Joe Anderies Quintet was formed from summer and fall yard concerts during 2020/21. From these sessions Joe pulled together a full on album project featuring the group and original compositions (influenced by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Hubert Laws and Lyle Mays). From hard driving swing to Latin and contemporary sounds, the Joe Anderies Quintet […]
84th Birthday Celebration Charles McPherson Javon Jackson Amy Shook Jeb Patton Billy Drummond For more than 60 years, 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 […]
As part of the Ellensburg Music Festival happening on July 28th & 29th, Eugenie Jones will be performing as part of the lineup performing at various venues in downtown Ellensburg. Singer/Songwriter Eugenie Jones is an exceptional vocalist and cleverly gifted lyricist who has released highly-praised, primarily original, vocal projects. Her current release - Players - was a […]
Skonberg was the leader of Bria's Hot Five and The Big Bang Jazz Band. She also performed with Canadian jazz veteran Dal Richards and his Orchestra in concert and on recordings. Skonberg has appeared as a band leader and guest artist at jazz festivals in North America, Europe, China and Japan. She moved to New York […]
“My personality is youthful in nature so my audiences should be prepared for a high-energy musical journey. Blues, R&B, Hip Hop, Gospel, and Jazz have always been present in my sound. In my travels, the one thing I've discovered is how fragile and beautifully unique the human condition is. When I compose and perform, I […]
A husband. A wife. An astonishing duo built on love, family, faith, culture and community. These are the things that power The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor and Marcus Baylor. This enticing collaboration is steeped in the heart and soul of jazz. As the children of Pastors, Marcus’ and Jean's musical roots were planted deep within the […]
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, Atlanta-native Hightower is still just getting started on this benevolent turn in his journey. And he is bringing a […]
Jazz drummer Willie Jones III has played, toured, and recorded with Horace Silver, Roy Hargrove, Hank Jones, Cedar Walton, and Herbie Hancock. He played on Arturo Sandoval's Grammy-winning 1998 album Hot House. Jones was one of the founding members of the band Black Note in 1990. Members of this ensemble included, at various times, Ark Sano, Eric Reed, Gilbert Castellanos, James Mahone, Kenneth […]