CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
2025-05-08 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Nimoy, 1262 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
The three time Grammy winner and a MacArthur ‘Genius’ Award recipient revels in her multi-faceted world. Cécile McLorin Salvant, an artist whose talents span composition, vocal performance, and visual art. Lauded by the legendary Jessye Norman for her unique voice and deep musicality, she captivates audiences by weaving together the rich tapestries of vaudeville, blues, jazz, baroque, and folk music. Her gift for storytelling shines through in her exploration of powerful narratives, forgotten songs, and cultural connections.
A winner of the Thelonious Monk competition in 2010, Cécile has earned critical acclaim with three consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album, and her work, including the Grammy-nominated albums Ghost Song and Mélusine, showcases her incredible range and versatility. With roots in Miami and an educational background in French law and music in France, and her latest project, Ogresse, is a genre-blending cantata poised to become an animated film.
Location: Royce Hall
Tickets: $42.08 ~ $52.67

SINNE EEG
2025-05-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA, 02134, United States
Internationally acclaimed Sinne Eeg is a multi-award-winning rising star and the top jazz vocalist in Northern Europe, renowned throughout Europe and Asia and at the tipping point of a major breakout in the USA. She is a masterful interpreter of the American songbook as well as a highly skilled composer, as evidenced in her beautiful compositions, several of which have been recorded by other jazz vocalists. Her live performances bring humor, grace, and class, along with a deep connection to her audiences.
The Lemvig, Denmark jazz singer who played alto saxophone in several local big bands when she was a teenager, where she learned a lot about the structures and phrasing of the music. She gravitated toward singers with lower, richer voices, like Julie London, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Cassandra Wilson and Dianne Reeves.
She has released several prize-winning albums, collaborated with the Danish Radio Big Band and has performed with Larry Goldings, Peter Erskine and Ken Peplowski; and at storied jazz clubs including Green Mill and Birdland. Her talent for writing and composing won her the prestigious Danish Carl Prize in 2018 for Song Of The Year, and has received numerous accolades, including four Danish Music Awards.
Tickets: $42.45~$64.85

ELEW
2025-05-09 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY, 10012, United States
Eric Robert Lewis, popularly known as ELEW, is an American Concert Pianist who has found crossover 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.
The Band: Elew ~ Piano | Michael Cruse ~ Trumpet | Bar Filipowicz ~ Bass | David Hawkins ~ Drums
Cover Charge: $40.00

CHANDA LEIGH
2025-05-15 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Cafe I Am Lounge, 5825 Mountain Creek Road NE, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328, United States
Vocalist and pianist Chanda Leigh brings her quartet to the Cafe I Am Lounge for a night of jazz.
The Band: Chanda Leigh ~ Piano | Joe Jennings ~ Saxophone | Anthony Daniel ~ Bass | Bernard Linnette
Tickets: $35.00

DON ALIQUO
2025-05-15 21:00 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | Rudy’s Jazz Room, 809 Gleaves Street, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Saxophonist Don Aliquo Presents Bebop Live and explores the various elements, depths and history of bebop jazz. In the early 1940’s when the younger generation of jazz musicians expanded the creative possibilities of jazz and bebop music first hit the jazz scene it wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea. It was rooted in swing but with fast paced tempos and experimental elements, adventurous improvisation, complex harmonies and chord progressions and a focus on individual virtuosity, and it was not very danceable. Rather than playing heavily arranged music as was common at the time, bebop was a shift from an entertainment focused music to a more cerebral and intellectual art form, with a heavy focus on sections where musicians would improvise over complex chord progressions. Some of the most influential and well known bebop musicians include Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Christian, Max Roach and Art Blakey.
Don Aliquo’s playing has been described as “smooth as silk…with an unfailing feel for breath and phrasing” while extremely supple in the addressing of his axe but always zeroed in on what he’s describing”.
“Growth” his newest release, explores new territory with intriguing compositions and ample solo space for Aliquo’s inspired improvisations. The eight originals are both complex and open, which shows him expanding his boundaries not only as an instrumentalist and improviser, but also as a composer. The music is an electrifying modern outing with one foot in the future and one in the tradition.
Aliquo has released six solo projects and has worked collaboratively or performed as a sideman on many others. His previous solo cd “Sun and Shield” features veteran jazz masters Rufus Reid, Jim McNeely, and the dynamic Obed Calvaire.
Cover: $14.00

CHAMPIAN FULTON
2025-05-16 18:30 - 2025-05-17 22:30 (America/New_York) | The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928, United States
Award-Winning Jazz Pianist & Vocalist Champian is the most gifted pure jazz singer of her generation was born in Oklahoma, and grew up with music in the home. Her father, jazz trumpeter and educator Stephen Fulton, recognized her fascination with music at an early age. The presence of her father’s musician friends, including Clark Terry and Major Holley, inspired her focus on jazz. Her first paid musical engagement was with her own band at Clark Terry’s 75th Birthday Party; she was 10 years old.

Since then, her piano and voice skills have been recognized by peers and critics as distinctive and sophisticated. This young woman from Oklahoma captivates audiences in New York’s finest Jazz rooms and in concert halls around the world. Recognized as a Rising Jazz Star by the Downbeat Magazine Critic’s Poll, she was also named Pianist and Vocalist of 2019 by Hot House Magazines Readers Poll.
Cover: $25.00 ~ $30.00 | Dinner is required with all reservations.
6:30pm ~ Dinner Reservations from 5:15pm | 9:00pm ~ Dinner Reservations from 8:00pm

MYRNA CLAYTON
2025-05-17 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | City Winery Atlanta, Ponce City Market, 650 North Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308, United States
America’s Songbird, Myrna Clayton, captivates audiences worldwide with her unforgettable, classy, and soul-filled jazzy style. From the United States to five continents abroad, her performances leave audiences in awe. Alabama-born and Atlanta-raised, Myrna is a highly respected singer renowned for her versatility, particularly her mastery of Jazz: Standards, Straight Ahead, Bebop, Contemporary, and Smooth.
Commissioned by the U.S. State Department, she has represented American music at U.S. Embassies across the globe, including performances in France, Germany, Russia, Namibia, Guatemala, Nigeria, the Baltics, Switzerland, and most recently, Ghana’s 2024 Jazz in January Festival. A Jazz orchestra conductor in Kazan, Russia, even tagged her “The Maynard Ferguson of Jazz vocals,” highlighting her mesmerizing musical presence. Locally in Atlanta, Myrna graces stages at venues like the High Museum’s Friday Night Jazz and City Winery.
Beyond her vocal prowess, Myrna is a passionate advocate for accessibility for performing artists across the disability spectrum. She is deeply committed to highlighting their talents and improving their career trajectories and life possibilities. This dedication led her to found SHOWAbility, a non-profit organization serving artists and audiences across the disability spectrum. SHOWAbility creates accessibility and visibility for these artists, focusing on their unique talents and abilities rather than their challenges.
Jazz Brunch Tickets: $20.00 ~ $35.00 | $25.00 Food & Beverage Per Person

DASHILL SMITH & NAME THAT FEELING BAND
2025-05-21 22:00 - 2025-05-22 02:00 (America/New_York) | Ten Atl, 495 Flat Shoals Avenue SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30316, United States
Multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, producer, performer and actor Dashill Smith performs an eclectic array of genres including hip-hop, free jazz, funk, soul, blues, afro-beat. and more. He puts together freestyle rhymes, plays the trumpet, and improvises with the same mind frame as he does when I rhyme.
Smith performs with quite a few bands in town with his small unit, The Omega Level Squad, as well as The Biological Misfits, a band he co-Lead with actor, poet, and musician Malcom-Jamal Warner, and Mausiki Scales’ The Common Ground Collective. He also performed regularly for a few years with the legendary Jazz-Funk pioneer; vibraphonist Roy Ayers.
Tickets: $10.00 ~ $20.00 + $2.51 fee

ANEESA STRINGS
2025-05-22 18:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Missy Lane’s Assembly Room, 310 E. Main Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Aneesa Strings is a bassist, vocalist and composer from Oakland, California. She began playing professionally and recorded her first jazz album at just 13 years old. Aneesa received her Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California in 2014, where she released her first solo album A Shift In Paradigm featuring her single “Simpin”, produced by Patrice Rushen in collaboration with SFJAZZ.
In 2016, Ms. Strings earned her Master’s of Music in Jazz Studies at Michigan State University where she toured as the lead singer of the Bebop Spartans Big Band under the direction of Rodney Whitaker. She is fresh off the release of her 2019 critically acclaimed sophomore album Ways, and has continued to tour world-wide with the likes of Duckworth, Jose James, Kandace Springs and many others.

ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL
2025-05-24 13:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Piedmont Park, 10th & Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
The 48th annual Atlanta Jazz Festival will take place in Piedmont Park, Midtown Atlanta, on Memorial Day Weekend from May 24th ~ 26th. The festival is free and open to the public, offering a celebration of jazz music, culture, and art.

1:00pm ~ Khari Cabral | Bass
3:00pm ~ Aneesa Strings | Bass, Vocal
5:00pm ~ Takuya Kuroda | Trumpet
7:00pm ~ Marsha Ambrosius | Vocal
9:00pm ~ Derrick Hodge | Bass

LATE NIGHT JAZZ JAM | AJF
2025-05-24 23:00 - 2025-05-25 01:00 (America/New_York) | Park Tavern, 500 10th Street NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
Tribute To Churchill Grounds
Music Curated by Lil’ John Roberts & Russell Gunn
Hosted By Jamal Ahmad
Cover: $50.00

ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL
2025-05-25 13:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Piedmont Park, 10th & Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
The 48th annual Atlanta Jazz Festival will take place in Piedmont Park, Midtown Atlanta, on Memorial Day Weekend from May 24th ~ 26th. The festival is free and open to the public, offering a celebration of jazz music, culture, and art.
1:00pm ~ Kenny Banks Jr. | Piano
3:00pm ~ Jarrod Lawson | Vocal, Piano
5:00pm ~ Ravi Coltrane | Tenor & Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet
7:00pm ~ Andromeda Turre | Vocal
9:00pm ~ Russell Gunn & Blackhawk | Trumpet

ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL
2025-05-26 13:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Piedmont Park, 10th & Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
The 48th annual Atlanta Jazz Festival will take place in Piedmont Park, Midtown Atlanta, on Memorial Day Weekend from May 24th ~ 26th. The festival is free and open to the public, offering a celebration of jazz music, culture, and art.
1:00pm ~ Brandon Woody | Trumpet
3:00pm ~ Tyreek McDole | Vocal
5:00pm ~ Charles McPherson | Saxophone
7:00pm ~ Dianne Reeves | Vocal
9:00pm ~ Joe Gransden Big Band | Trumpet

DAVE BRODIE & CHRIS' ALL STAR QUARTET
2025-05-29 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Chris’ Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, United States
The Jazz Voyager is travling from Nashville to Philly to investigate a venue that is new to him. It’s called Chris’ Jazz Cafe. Known as an institution in a city for producing revered musical artists as John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday and Ethel Waters, it was founded in 1989 and has become the longest operating jazz venue in the history of the city.
This week taking the stage is bassist David Brodie who started playing the electric bass at the age of thirteen, not taking up the upright until nineteen while at Berklee College of Music. A year in Spain, a return to Philadelphia, and a joining with guitarist Jimmy Bruno, he played with him for the next several years. His reputation well established, he has enjoyed a busy playing and recording career and has performed with some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians while performing regularly with a few of Philly’s finest such as Larry McKenna, John Swana, and Joanna Pascale. Joining him on this date is Chris’ All Star Quartet.
The Band: Dave Brodie ~ Bass | Neil Pogurski ~ Piano | Victor North ~ Saxophone | Byron Landham ~ Drums
Cover: $15.00 | A La Carte Menu
Dinner & Show: $70.00 | 3 Course Inner
VIP Dinner & Show: $90.00 | 3 Course Inner, Stage Front Seating
Beverages Not Included

ULYSSES OWENS JR.
2025-05-30 18:30 - 2025-05-31 22:30 (America/New_York) | The Jazz Corner, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928, United States
Three time GRAMMY™ Award-Winning Drummer Ulysses Owens Jr., known for being a drummer who (The New York Times) has said “take[s] a back seat to no one,” and “a musician who balances excitement gracefully and shines with innovation.” Generation Y is a band concept that was conceived back in 2019 with the goal promoting the next generation of dynamic talent from the top music conservatories in NYC and beyond.
Led by Ulysses Owens Jr. who is also a producer, educator, author and cultural entrepreneur, he has been the driving force behind such great artists as Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride, Wynton Marsalis, Mulgrew Miller, Joey Alexander and many others. Through his relationship with these great bandleaders he learned of the legacy of Art Blakey and Betty Carter, both of whom were renowned for their own bands (which became educational institutions) and launched the careers of many of today’s paradigm-shifting musicians on the jazz scene.
Show Ticket $25 – $30 Dinner is required with all reservations. 6:30 PM SHOW – DINNER RESERVATIONS FROM 5:15 PM *9:00 PM SHOW – DINNER RESERVATIONS FROM 8:00 PM

TONY EXUM JR.
2025-05-31 19:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA, 30005, United States
With a smooth and soulful sound that resonates deeply, Tony has carved out a unique niche in the music world. His rise to international acclaim began in 2019 with the release of his captivating single “My Name’s Tony,” which not only captured hearts but also secured a remarkable 12-week run on the Smooth Jazz Network’s top 100 chart. With performances that have graced esteemed festivals and venues like the Middle C Jazz in Charlotte, San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival, Winter Park Jazz Festival, and Myrtle Beach Jazz Festival, Boscov’s Berks Jazz Festival Tony’s artistry knows no bounds.
Cover: $40.00

MARCUS MILLER, TANK & THE BANGAS, SOUL REBELS, DJ LOGIC
2025-06-04 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Central Park | Rumsey Playfield, Central Park ~ Rumsey Playfield,, Manhattan, NY, 10021, United States
The opening of our free concert series, SummerStage and long standing programming partner, Blue Note Jazz Festival, has assembled a group of performers that stretch the boundaries of jazz and funk to incorporate the wide variety of African Diaspora sounds. “Laid Black” multi-instrumentalist Marcus Miller has collaborated closely with artists who can be called legends without any hyperbole: Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Luther Vandross, Wayne Shorter, and David Sanborn– to name a few.
The two-time GRAMMY winning artist’s chops are deadly serious, but he still knows how to keep it loose, counting “Da Butt,” the tongue-in-cheek anthem from Spike Lee’s School Daze, among his impressive songwriting credits. The evening also features two New Orleans-based SummerStage alumni: Tank and the Bangas, the NPR Tiny Desk contest-winning ensemble that fuses funk, soul, hip-hop, rock, and spoken-word poetry into an unforgettable performance, fresh off a GRAMMY win for leading lady Tank’s spoken word album; and The Soul Rebels, an eight-piece ensemble revolutionizing the conventional brass band framework to inject new life into sounds from across the pop spectrum. DJ Logic will be on the ones and twos between sets.
Cover: Free

SABERTOOTH
2025-06-05 18:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Andy’s, 11 E Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
Founded around 1990, Sabertooth is led by two saxophonists: Cameron Pfiffner & Pat Mallinger. The band started out with the unique pairing of its two lead reedmen at an old musicians hang called Jazz Bulls in Lincoln Park West neighborhood of Chicago. From that night’s collaboration the idea of Sabertooth began to take shape with a driving force behind the widely varied stylings best summed up as, just groove it.
The group has often ventured beyond soul-jazz and hard bop and moved into post-bop and modal territory with John Coltrane’s modal recordings of the early to mid-’60s influencing the groups sound. Sabertoothis both a post-bop group and a soul-jazz/hard bop group with a highly diverse repertoire that includes many original compositions and jazz classics by Duke Ellington, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Lester Young, John Coltrane, as well as covers by the Beatles, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Bob Marley.
Special invited guests who have performed with the group have included Harry Connick Jr., Kurt Elling, Joe Lovano, Roy Hargrove, Wynton Marsalis Band, Jack McDuff, Joey DeFrancesco, Umphrey’s Mcgee Band, and many others.

Showtimes: 6:00pm-7:15pm & 8:15pm-9:30pm

Cover: $15.00

LAVAHI
2025-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Commons, 125 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
Lavahi is a scholar-artist on a mission to better society from the inside out. Through her music, scholarship, and performance, she is building a platform to nourish the heart and mind, empathize our human experiences, and vibe together. As a daughter of jazz, the culture heavily informs her ideology and influences her sound. Acrobatic scatting, compelling chords, and the art of improvisation evoke that classic traditional aesthetic and set her contemporary sound apart from the norm of mainstream neo-soul, hip hop, and R&B. And with her satisfying blend of analog and digital sounds, Lavahi shows that the lineage of Black sound is not linear but ever folding and stretching.
She produces, plays flute and piccolo, and arranges. She has added her unique sound to national and international projects in genres varying from rap to film scores to alternative. Lavahi loves the studio and feels most natural when recording independently; but her second home is the collaborative live performance of the stage. She has been featured at venues such as Blues Alley, Bethesda Blues and Jazz, Kat’s Cafe, Porter-Sanford III, St. James Live!, City Winery, and more, and she has even stepped into the world of acting via musicals and stage plays.
Cover: $25.00

EUGENIE JONES
2025-06-07 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Kookaburra Lounge, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, 4th Floor, Hollywood, CA, 90028, United States
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
The Kookaburra Lounge presents international fan-based singer-songwriter Eugenie Jones in an evening of original jazz and reimagined jazz and soul classics from her #4 Jazz Week charted album – Eugenie! Hip, slick musical accompaniment provided by LA’s Charles Love on piano, Jeff Littleton on bass & Akira Yamada on drums.
Known for her dynamic stage presence and passionate singing style, Jones has established herself as one of our time’s most evocative, powerful, and compelling jazz artists. In a recent review, Paris Move USA correspondent Thierry De Clemensat described Jones as “one of the most beautiful voices in the United States.”
LA Jazz Scene/Scott Yanow describes Jones saying she is, “..a powerful singer whose vocalizing explores the soulful side of jazz.”
Former John Coltrane bassist and NEA JAZZ MASTER Reggie Workman refers to Jones as…”An extraordinary singer-songwriter.”
Tickets:
General Admission ~ $25.00 + $5.00 fee | Early General Admission Seating ~ $35.00 + $5.00 fee | VIP ~ $90.00 (Front Row Table for 2) + $8.00 fee
Party Booth ~ $40.00 per person (seats 2-10) + $5.00 fee | VIP Couch ~ $250.00 (seats 5) + $15.00 fee | Katie’s Booth ~ $300.00 (seats 5) + $15.00 fee
~ 2 Drink Minimum | Wine, Alcohol & Non-Alcoholic beverages
~ Parking is $3 in the Ovation Garage with validation.

JOE GRANSDEN
2025-06-08 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA, 30075, United States
Joe Gransden celebrates The Good Life: A Musical Tribute to the Artistry of Tony Bennett!
Joe and the band as they take you on a swingin’ stroll through the life and career of Tony Bennett! One of the greatest performers of the American Songbook, Tony Bennett’s tone, phrasing and feel set him apart from other vocalists of his era.
Tickets: $40.50

EMMET COHEN
2025-06-11 19:00 - 2025-06-15 22:30 (America/New_York) | Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, 2751 Broadway, New York City, NY, 10025, United States
Pianist Emmet Cohen leads his critically acclaimed, fan-favorite trio. Praised by All About Jazz as “one of the finest piano players to emerge in decades,” Cohen has built a dedicated following and introduced new audiences to jazz. One of the genre’s brightest stars, Cohen seamlessly blends stride, swing, bebop, free jazz, and contemporary styles, with a particular focus on the Great American Songbook. He has accompanied numerous jazz legends and plays with the assuredness of a seasoned veteran. Downbeat notes that his “nimble touch, measured stride, and warm harmonic vocabulary show he’s focused on artistry, not technical showmanship.”
*Please Note: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows
Tickets:
$25 | $30 | $40 | $45 – Wednesday & Thursday
$35 | $40 | $50 | $55 -Friday & Sunday
$35 | $50 | $60 | $65 – Saturday

The Band: Emmet Cohen – piano | Philip Norris – bass | Kyle Poole – drums

JASEN WEAVER SEXTET
2025-06-12 19:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States
Jasen Weaver is a highly regarded bassist, composer, and bandleader known for his deep, resonant tone, exceptional versatility, and dynamic presence on stage. A native of New Orleans, Weaver has established himself as a vital part of the city’s jazz scene and beyond. Over the years, he has performed and toured with an impressive array of esteemed artists, including Donald Harrison, Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Herlin Riley, Adonis Rose, and Stefon Harris. His adaptability and solid rhythmic foundation allow him to shine in various settings, from traditional jazz to modern fusion, funk, and beyond. His ability to anchor ensembles with groove and precision, while also contributing thoughtful, melodic solos, has made him a sought-after collaborator both locally and internationally.
In addition to his work as a sideman, Jasen Weaver leads his own ensemble, the Jasen Weaver Band, which explores his original compositions that blend modern jazz with soulful melodies, intricate rhythms, and influences from New Orleans’ rich musical traditions. His critically acclaimed debut album, The Voscoville, is a testament to his skills as both a bassist and composer, offering a fresh and innovative approach to contemporary jazz.
Tickets; $41.30
The Band:
Jasen Weaver – bass
Steve Lands – trumpet
Chloe White – alto/soprano sax
Scott Johnson – tenor sax
Chris Coreil – piano/keyboard
Gerald Watkins – drums
Shows: 7:30pm & 9:30pm

JACQUI NAYLOR
2025-06-13 19:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States
Vocalist and composer Jacqui Naylor returns to Snug Harbor following sold-out performances across Europe, Canada, Asia, and the United States.
With twelve albums and a dedicated global following, she is celebrated for her richly soulful voice, impressive vocal range, and distinctive arrangements of standards, covers, and original compositions. Naylor and her trio will perform selections from her 2024 release, Treasures of the Heart, along with fan favorites from throughout her acclaimed career.
She’s also known for her inventive arrangements that blend jazz standards with classic rock grooves and vice versa. She has headlined many of the world’s premier jazz clubs and festivals in the United States, Japan and Italy.
The Band:
Jacqui Naylor – vocals
Art Khu – piano
Jasen Weaver – bass
Jason Marsalis – drums
Shows: 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Tickets: $41.30

DANILO PEREZ, JOHN PATITUCCI, ADAM CRUZ TRIO
2025-06-18 08:00 - 2025-06-22 17:00 (America/New_York) | Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, 2751 Broadway, New York City, NY, 10025, United States
As a solo artist and as a collaborator with jazz giants from Dizzy Gillespie to Wayne Shorter, for over three decades Grammy-Award Winning Panamanian Pianist-Composer Danilo Pérez has been lauded as one of the most creative forces in contemporary music. With Jazz as the anchoring foundation, Pérez’s Global Jazz music is a blend of Panamanian roots, Latin American folk music, West African rhythms, European impressionism – promoting music as a borderless and multidimensional bridge between all people. Since 1993 Pérez has released twelve albums which have earned him critical acclaim, and numerous accolades around the world. He is a recipient of the Doris Duke Artist Award in 2021, the United States Fellowship 2018, and the 2009 Smithsonian Legacy Award.
For nearly two decades, Pérez performed alongside bassist John Patitucci as the pianist and key collaborator of the Wayne Shorter Quartet. The quartet became known for an almost telepathic way of communicating musically, winning the Best Jazz Instrumental Album Grammy Award in 2019 for Blue Note Records release, EMANON. Patitucci first came to worldwide acclaim in the mid-1980s, when his work with Chick Corea helped put him at the forefront of the jazz world. Patitucci has recorded and performed throughout the world with his own band and with countless jazz luminaries, pop, and classical artists.
Drummer, composer, and educator Adam Cruz was born in New York City and has been a vital creative force on the international jazz scene. He leads his own group, is an integral part of renowned pianist Danilo Pérez’s trio, and regularly works with artists such as Tom Harrell, The Mingus Big Band, Joey Calderazzo, Chris Potter, Steve Wilson and Edward Simon. Adam currently teaches at CCNY and the Berklee Global Jazz Institute.
*Please Note: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows
Tickets: $25 | $30 | $40 | $45 – Wednesday & Thursday, $35 | $40 | $50 | $55 -Friday & Sunday, $35 | $50 | $60 | $65 – Saturday

EBONI FONDREN QUARTET
2025-06-19 21:30 - 2025-06-20 23:00 (Europe/Paris) | Sunset | Sunside, 60 Rue des Lombards, 75001 Paris, France
Eboni Fondren comes to Sunside as an American jazz singer from Kansas City. She is the lead singer of the famous Kansas City Big Band. Often compared to Nancy Wilson, she was called upon to represent American vocal jazz at the last G20 summit in India. She possesses a unique sensual voice tinged with gospel and R&B and an innate sense of swing. Eboni has performed at numerous international jazz festivals. Attached to France, she formed a band in France with her Parisian jazz friends, pianist and organist Laurent Marode and drummer Stéphane Chandelier.
The Quartet:
Eboni Fondren – vocals
Laurent Marode – piano
Raphael Devers – bass
Stephane Chandelier – drums
Tickets: 20.00 € ~ 30.00 €

EUGENIE JONES
2025-06-21 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Fountainhead Gallery, 625 W McGraw Street, Seattle, WA, 98119, United States
Join us at Fountainhead Gallery for an exciting event that combines the elegance of Chris Hopkin’s fine art painting with the exquisite music of award-winning vocalist Eugenie Jones! Experience the flow of creativity and emotive rhythms at this unique live jazz concert.
A raffle will be held at the end of the performance, giving ticket holders in the audience a chance to win this stunning art piece. Increase your chances of winning by purchasing extra raffle tickets before the drawing.
This event supports the 2025 Jackson Street Jazz Walk, so don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind experience that unites art, music and community in a truly jazzy way!
The Band: Peter Adams on piano | Ryan Donnelly on bass | John Stout on drums

GERALD ALBRIGHT, KANDACE SPRINGS, THE DANGERFIELD NEWBIES
2025-06-21 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Fayetteville Amphitheater, 301 LaFayette Avenue, Fayetteville, GA, 30214, United States
MABRA LAW and 91.9 JAZZ WCLK present The WCLK JazzFest featuring saxophonist Gerald Albright, Kandace Springs and the Dangerfield Newbies for one spectacular night of music.
Gerald Albright is a Los Angeles, California born saxophonist and bass guitarist who has been a central figure in contemporary jazz since the 1980s. He’s known for his R&B instrumentals and has played with artists like Anita Baker, Whitney Houston, and The Temptations. Albright’s solo career began in 1987 with Just Between Us and has included 19 albums, chart-topping hits, and Grammy nominations. He’s also toured with Phil Collins and Summer Horns.
Kandace Springs is a Nashville-based singer and pianist who blends jazz, soul, and pop with contemporary influences. Her smoky voice and piano mastery have led to performances at the Afropunk and Bonnaroo festivals, as well as a sold-out Royal Albert Hall concert. Springs cites Norah Jones, Roberta Flack, and Nina Simone as her biggest influences. Her father, Scat Springs, sang backup for artists like Aretha Franklin and exposed her to a wide range of music.
The Dangerfeel Newbies are Jamal Ahmad, Darren “DJ” Wagner and Mark Angel. Inspired by the story of Dangerfield Newby, one of five African-Americans in the John Brown party, this Atlanta-based trio delivers a set that is deeply rooted in blues, jazz, soul, funk, hip-hop & house.
Tickets: $45.00
Bring your own food and libations. Food trucks on hand to purchase favorites.

LAUREN HENDERSON
2025-06-21 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Regattabar, 1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
A master of world building, of tension and release, Lauren Henderson transforms a song into a dreamlike incantation. The multilingual singer-songwriter has enchanted sold-out audiences in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Mexico, & South Africa. With bright, bold harmonies and ruminative syncopation, her repertoire features tender ballads, swinging arrangements, flamenco dance patterns, Afro-Latin influences, and heartfelt storytelling. Recognized as a Jazz Artist Blending and Expanding The Sounds Of Latin America by the Recording Academy, her music is featured on GRAMMY.com.
Two-time Cover of the Spotify Vocal Jazz Playlist, Lauren captivates a broad audience and is featured in Netflix series, films, and is the prominent voice of the Stuart Weitzman “How Lovely To Be A Woman” campaign featuring Issa Rae & Lucy Lui. The New York based TIDAL Artist to Watch, blends her roots in Panama, Montserrat, and the Caribbean, creating a seductive, sultry, and sophisticated sound.
Tickets: $24.38 ~ $35.92 | fees included

CHIEF XIAN ADJUAH
2025-06-22 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah [formerly Christian Scott] is a two-time Edison Award-winning, six-time Grammy Award-nominated, Doris Duke Award in the Arts awardee. He is a sonic architect, trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, designer of innovative technologies and musical instruments including The Stretch Music app, Adjuah Trumpet, Siren, Sirenette, Chief Adjuah’s Bow and Chief Adjuah’s N’Goni.
He is the founder and CEO of the Stretch Music App and Recording Company. Adjuah is Chieftain and Oba of the Xodokan Nation as well as the current Grand Griot of New Orleans. He is the grandson of Louisiana luminary and legend, the late Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr., Guardians Institute founder and Grand Griot, Herreast Harrison. And is the nephew of Jazz innovator and NEA Jazz Master saxophonist-composer, Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. Adjuah and his twin brother Kiel joined his grandfather’s Guardians of the Flame banner in 1989 at the age 5.
Since 2001, Adjuah has released thirteen critically acclaimed studio recordings, four live albums, and one greatest hits collection. He is widely recognized as the progenitor of the “Stretch Music,” style. A 21st-century approach that asserts genre blindness and an ethnomusicological approach to limitless fusion that heralded NPR to hail him as “Ushering in a new era of Jazz” and JazzTimes Magazine to mark him as “Jazz’s young style God.” and “the architect of a commercially viable fusion”.
He has collaborated with a number of notable artists, including Prince, Thom Yorke, McCoy Tyner, Marcus Miller, Flea, Eddie Palmieri, Robert Glasper, rappers Mos Def (Yasin Bey), Talib Kweli, as well as heralded poet and musician Saul Williams. Adjuah scores music for his identical twin brother’s, writer/director and visual artist Kiel Adrian Scott, filmic works. Scott is a Directors Guild of America Award recipient whose works have been honored with The Peabody Award and an NAACP Image Award.
Cover: $36.00 ~ $84.00
