Award-winning pianist Kris Davis is one of the most remarkable young musicians in the current New York Modern Jazz scene. Enjoy an evening of ambitious, inviting music from her newest project Diatom Ribbons—a […]
Chuck Israels is a composer/arranger/bassist who has worked with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, John Coltrane, and many others. He is best known […]
Aaron Lessard is a Nashville Jazz/Fusion guitarist. His show brings a barrage of melodic and high flying guitar along with a stunning trio to back him. A product of the […]
By some measures, Kevin Bales was a latecomer to jazz, already 17 when he encountered the sounds and structures and became captivated by the freedom and corresponding challenges of the […]
Jammin' at the Gem is back by popular demand, we are thrilled to present a full season of national Grammy-award winning headliners. This is a special year, as we celebrate […]
Itamar Borochov, Trumpet/Effects/Vocals Rob Clearfield, Piano/Effects Sam Weber, Bass Jay Sawyer, Drums Raised in the cosmopolitan port city of Jaffa, now a significant presence on the international jazz scene, Borochov […]
Lezlie Harrison – vocals Antoine Drye – trumpet John DiMartino – piano Yoshi Waki – bass Russell Carter – drums Vocalist Lezlie Harrison, whose burnished, soulful alto strikingly illuminates a […]
All That Jazz Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra with special guest Vanessa Rubin Revered as a torchbearer and storyteller, jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin lends her voice to the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra […]
Rebecca Kilgore, Vocals | Randy Porter, Piano | Tom Wakeling, Bass
"Back Home In Kansas City" Record Release Bobby Watson – alto saxophone Wallace Roney Jr – trumpet Cyrus Chestnut – piano Curtis Lundy – bass Victor Jones – drums Alto […]
It's the return of Brazilian vocalist and guitarist in The Appel Room since her sold-out performance in 2016. Rosa Passos with Kenny Barron and Ron Carter brings the iconic Brazilian […]
Mary Stallings is a classic example of how it takes time, musical seasoning and living a full life to mature as a vocalist and to address a lyric properly. While […]
Harlem born, New York City raised, Bobby Broom has been heralded as “one of the most musical guitarists of our time” by jazz historian and author, Ted Gioia. Playing Carnegie […]
“Ms. Sutton is a pure jazz spirit who respects a song. Even when going out on an improvisatory limb, she never lets its essence slip away.” — The New York […]
Multi-instrumentalist and Portland native Machado Mijiga wears many hats, both literally and metaphorically. Classically-trained, jazz-weathered, and eclectically inclined, Mijiga left the proverbial creative "box" at a very early age, with […]
Jeff Jenkins – Piano | Darryl White – Trumpet, Flugelhorn | Dale Black – Acoustic Bass | Jeffrey Johnson – Drums Omaha-based jazz pianist, composer, and educator Jeff Jenkins was recently […]
Chalis O'Neal is one of the best trumpet players in Kansas City and we are lucky to have his trio coming to perform. Make your reservation today before tables fill […]
Pianist Shedrick Mitchell leads a quartet in celebration of his new album. After releasing his debut recording in 1997, Mitchell began a history-making run supporting some of the biggest names […]
The Harlem Jazz Session is a weekly concert & jam session hosted by 3x Grammy and Latin Grammy winning saxophonist/composer, Peter Brainin, featuring the hottest and most innovative musicians from […]
Herschel McWilliams is a life long resident of the Kansas City area. Born and raised in Kansas City, KS, growing up the son of musicians (father who is a drummer […]
George Cables – piano Craig Handy – tenor saxophone Essiet Essiet – bass Jerome Jennings – drums One of the essential artists of piano, George Cables (aka “Mr. Beautiful”) is […]
Stanley Clark is a four-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, performer, composer, conductor, arranger, producer, a composer for recordings and film, as well as one of the most celebrated acoustic and electric […]
SONGS FROM A CHILDHOOD IN ISRAEL Tal Cohen is a Grammy Award winning jazz pianist currently located in Miami. He has received much acclaim during his young career including winning […]
The music of saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins is filled with empathy and conviction, bonding arcs of melody and lamentation to pluming gestures of space and breath. Listeners were introduced to this […]