"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 saxophonist Bobby Watson, one of the most acclaimed and beloved artists of the last 40+ years, returns to New York City and Smoke to celebrate […]
“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 Times An 9-time Grammy nominee, Tierney Sutton has received 8 Nominations for “Best Jazz Vocal Album” as well as a 9th for arranging. Known for her impeccable […]
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 a professor of music in the Thompson Jazz Studies Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder.Grounded in a wide range of jazz styles, he […]
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 up!
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 in music including Maxwell, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Jay-Z, Whitney Houston, Christian McBride, and Dianne Reeves. After a 25-year hiatus of recording as a leader, […]
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 around the world and around the corner! Weekly roster includes all star musicians: Paul Bollenback, Cecilia Coleman, Gary Versace, Mike Karn, Anthony Pinciotti and MORE! […]
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 known for his impeccable sound, sensitive accompaniment, and original playing. A trusted collaborator over the past 50 years for artists like Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, […]
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 & mother is pianist) he was introduced to many musical influences at an early age. He started learning piano at 8 years old and alto […]
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 bass players in the world. Known for his musicality, dexterity, and ferocity on the acoustic and electric bass, Clarke was the first jazz fusion bassist […]
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 Barry Harris National Piano Competition and was the recipient of the prestigious Freedman Fellowship performed to a sold out crowd at the Sydney Opera […]
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 riveting sound with his acclaimed debut album Omega, which was named the #1 Jazz Album of 2020 by The New York Times. The album also introduced his […]
Cynthia Scott – vocals Houston Person – tenor saxophone Jeb Patton – piano Russell Hall – bass Willie Jones III – drums Cynthia Scott, a soulful, Grammy-nominated vocalist, leads a swinging quintet featuring the legendary tenor saxophonist Houston Person. Scott worked with Ray Charles as a Raelette before launching her successful solo career and subsequently […]
Eddie Henderson – trumpet Donald Harrison – alto saxophone Kevin Hays – piano Gerald Cannon – bass Mike Clark – drums Trumpeter Eddie Henderson leads an inspired quintet of trusted collaborators featuring saxophonist Donald Harrison, pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Mike Clark. Henderson’s “deft feel and plush sound made him a central […]
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 Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy contender and internationally ranked #7 on Jazz Week's top 50 charts. Jones is additionally an Earshot Jazz Vocalist of the Year award recipient and the first vocal recording artist to receive Earshot's Recording of […]
Dave Stryker Trio with Warren Wolf Dave Stryker~Guitar, Warren Wolf~Vibraphone, Jared Gold~Organ, McClenty Hunter ~Drums The Dave Stryker Trio will be featuring new material from their latest CD "PRIME!" Whether you’ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker leading his own group (with 30 CD’s as a leader to date), or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, […]
Join us, as trumpeter, educator, and composer, Mark Russo, takes us on a musical journey throughout the "The Blue Note Era", with his jazz quartet. Line-up: Mark Russo: Trumpet, A.J. Kluth - Tenor Sax, Ian Kinnaman - Bass, Jonathan Hooper - Piano, Ricky Exton - Drums A freelance jazz trumpet player and educator in the greater Cleveland area. He […]
Jeff Rupert’s performing and recording credits include over 50 albums, and associations with Diane Schuur, Mel Tormé, Kevin Mahogany, Ernestine Anderson, and Benny Carter’s Grammy winning Harlem Renaissance. Jeff Rupert toured for fifteen years with Sam Rivers; four albums ensued, and from 1997- 2002 he toured and recorded with Maynard Ferguson. Jeff Rupert’s eleven recordings as a leader all […]
Gene Dunlap is a diverse "Grammy Award Nominated" musician. His music is a combination of late night groove, contemporary jazz and smooth R&B. He manages to have fun with his music while retaining his artistic integrity. Dunlap is an artist for our time that continues to grow and serve the public through his love of […]
Kevin Hays – piano Ben Street – bass Billy Hart – drums This all-star collective trio featuring pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Ben Street and drum legend Billy Hart make a special Wednesday night appearance to warm up for a recording session. Hays has appeared on over 60 albums recording with Chris Potter, Joshua Redman, Nicholas […]
Rim Sjhots Jeff Hamilton, Leader/Drummer Born in Richmond, Indiana, Jeff Hamilton grew up listening to his parent’s big band records and at the age of eight began playing drums along with Oscar Peterson records. He attended Indiana University and later studied with John Avon Ohlen. Jeff was influenced by Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis, […]
Trinidad-born trumpet player Etienne Charles is a performer, composer, and storyteller, who is continuously searching for untold stories and sounds with which to tell them. A Guggenheim Fellow, in 2022 he received a commission to compose and perform his composition ‘San Juan Hill’ with the New York Philharmonic for the opening of New York’s Lincoln Center’s David […]
"UNALONE" Record Release Bruce Williams – alto saxophone Stefon Harris – vibraphone George Colligan – piano Buster Williams – bass Lenny White – drums Bassist Buster Williams celebrates the release of his exciting new album, Unalome (Smoke Sessions), accompanied by his acclaimed quintet, Something More. This well-known and beloved ensemble features vibraphonist Stefon Harris, saxophonist Bruce Williams, […]
BILL SAXTON & THE HARLEM ALL-STARS | BILL'S PLACE (JAZZ), 148 W 133rd Street | 7:00pm & 9:00pm BERTA INDEED W/LYNETTE WASHINGTON & FRIENDS | HAMILTON BAR (JAZZ), 3570 Broadway | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm PATIENCE HIGGINS JAZZ JAM @ PATRICK’S PLACE | PATRICK'S PLACE (JAZZ, 2835 Frederick Douglass Blvd | 8:00pm ~ 12:00am TRUMPETER JOSH […]
Con Tumbao celebrates the common ingredient in Latin music that urges hips to sway. This is music of the people. In his new project, Con Tumbao, Cuban singer-songwriter Issac Delgado brings together an extraordinary band playing a repertory that speaks a familiar language in many accents.
BILL SAXTON & THE HARLEM ALL-STARS | BILL'S PLACE (JAZZ), 148 W 133rd Street | 7:00pm & 9:00pm PATRICK’S PLACE (BLUES) VICTOR JONESTRIO FEAT ALEX BLAKE & ROBERTA PIKET! | 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm RICK ANTHONY W/COTTON CLUB ALL STARS | COTTON CLUB (BIG BAND), 656 W 125TH Street | 7:00pm […]
with Saxophonist Maureese Itson, pianist Nick Allison, bassist James Clark, drummer John Oliver 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 Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy® contender and internationally ranked #7 on Jazz Week's top 50 charts. Jones is […]
Hailed as “virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone” by the New York Times, Peter & Will Anderson have performed concerts together since the age of 9. They’re Juilliard graduates, and have performed on Broadway, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, the New Orleans Jazz Festival, can be heard on the Grammy winning soundtrack to HBO’s Boardwalk Empire […]
SING HARLEM CHOIR | Red Rooster Harlem, 310 Lenox Avenue | 12:15pm ~ 1:45pm SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH WITH BONCELLIA LEWIS | PATRICK'S PLACE (JAZZ), 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 1:00pm ~ 4:00pm SOUL POWER BAND, NYC W/C. KELLY WRIGHT | HARLEM SHAKE:(Soul), 100 W 124th Street | 3:00pm ~ 6:00pm THE NATE LUCAS ALL-STARS | […]
Hot off her 2022 GRAMMY® win for Best Latin Jazz Album for Mirror Mirror, (also recently nominated for a Latin GRAMMY®) internationally acclaimed recording artist, pianist, singer, composer and arranger Eliane Elias’ distinctive musical style and artistry is one of the most celebrated and recognizable sounds in jazz and Brazilian music. She blends her Brazilian roots and […]
PHIL’S HOUSE OF BLUES | SILVANA (AUTHENTIC BLUES), 300 W 116th Street | 6:00pm ~ 10:00pm MANNY’S BOOGALOO CREW | NEW AMSTERDAM MUSICAL ASSN, 107 W 130th Street | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm OMAR EDWARDS MUSIC | THE SHRINE (TAP MUSICIAN), 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard | 8:00pm ~ 9:30pm THE CHILD SUPPORT BAND | […]
Jeremey Poparad brings his jazz orchestra back to The Bop Stop for a special birthday concert! Tickets to attend this show are $15 each for the general public. CSU students can attend for free with student ID. This event will not be livestreamed. To celebrate his 40th, Jeremey has called upon his friends in the […]
JAZZ HISTORY TREE™ (PRESENTATION & PANEL) | NEW AMSTERDAM MUSICAL ASSN, 107 W 130th Street | 7:30pm ~ 9:00pm REGGIE WORKMAN PRESENTS | New Amsterdam Musical Association, 107 W 130th Street | 9:00pm ~ 10:30pm OPEN MIC @ THE SHRINE | Shrine Bar Restaurant / World Music , 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, Unit […]
Dave Bennett doesn't fit the mold. For starters, you don't find many jazz clarinet players who name Alice Cooper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Chris Isaak among their influences. You won't find many musicians who are equally conversant with the music of Benny Goodman (the "King of Swing") and Roy Orbison ("The Soul of Rock and […]
Jaleel Shaw – alto & soprano saxophone Myron Walden – tenor sax & bass clarinet Victor Gould – piano Eric Wheeler – bass E.J. Strickland – drums Drummer E.J. Strickland leads an impressive quintet featuring saxophonists Jaleel Shaw and Myron Walden, pianist Victor Gould, and bassist Eric Wheeler. Strickland is a world-class, world-traveled drummer who […]
THE HARLEM JAZZ SESSION W/ PETER BRAININ & FRIENDS | Room 623, 271 W 119th Street | 8:00pm ~ 11:00pm THE GREATEST MASTER’S JAM OF THE CENTURY!! | NEW AMSTERDAM MUSICAL ASSN, 107 W 130th Street | 8:00pm ~ 2:00am
"Like Minds" Record Release Wayne Escoffery – tenor saxophone Nicholas Payton – trumpet David Kikoski – piano Ugonna Okegwo – bass Mark Whitfield Jr. – drums Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery celebrates the release of his anticipated new album Like Minds (Smoke Sessions) by performing the music from with a superb quintet—special guest trumpeter Nicholas Payton, pianist David Kikoski, bassist […]
JFA PRESENTS: GERRY EASTMAN | 58 West 129th Street, G | 2:00pm ~ 3:00pm ANNETTE ST. JOHN QUARTET | THE UNDERGROUND (JAZZ), 246 Malcolm X Boulevard | 5:00pm ~ 11:00pm THE PHIL YOUNG EXPERIENCE! PATRICK'S PLACE (BLUES) | 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm KINDA BLUE TRUMPET SUMMIT | CLUB HARLEM (JAZZ), 104 […]
BILL SAXTON & THE HARLEM ALL-STARSBILL'S PLACE (JAZZ) | 148 W 133rd Street | 7:00pm & 9:00pm BERTA INDEED W/PUCCI JHONES & FRIENDS | HAMILTON BAR (JAZZ), 3570 Broadway | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm HARLEM LATE NIGHT JAM LATE NIGHT EDITION | PATRICK'S PLACE (JAM), 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 8:00pm ~ 12:00am
Julie Dexter is a world-renowned, award-winning British singer-songwriter and producer. She has shared the spotlight with a host of cutting-edge artists, including Mint Condition, Caron Wheeler, Jill Scott, Lalah Hathaway, Omar, Ledisi, Doug Carn, Third World, and Maxi Priest, to name a few. Influenced by such legends as Nancy Wilson, Abbey Lincoln, and Bob Marley, […]
Described as “passionate, electrifying, and innovative,” international, Billboard-charting recording artists, Chelsey Green and The Green Project, break down stereotypes of traditional string playing. By fusing traditional classical technique with popular songs and original pieces in various genres – including R&B, Pop, Soul, Funk, Jazz and more – The Green Project brings vibrant violin, viola and rich vocals to […]
HARLEM DERBY PRESENTS: HATS, JULEPS & JAZZ | The National Jazz Museum In Harlem, 58 W 129th Street | 1:00pm ~ 6:00pm BILL SAXTON & THE HARLEM ALL-STARS | BILL'S PLACE (JAZZ), 148 W 133rd Street | 7:00pm & 9:00pm PAT TANDY | PATRICK'S PLACE (BLUES) 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm LEE […]
New York-based vocalist Lizzie Thomas presents her career-defining fifth album, DUO Encounters. The inventive jazz singer – gifted with an inviting voice and a swinging style – teams up with a dozen of her favorite artists to perform a set of intimate and adventurous duets. Over the course of twelve tracks, Thomas digs deep into […]
Described as “somewhere between a comforting whisper and a cogent declaration” by The New York Times, Lauren Henderson’s music resonates with listeners around the world. Recently featured in the Financial Times, breaking the Jazz Charts Top 5, and the Year End Jazz Week Top 50 (2020), Henderson’s eclectic vocal influences spread across genres producing a […]
SING HARLEM CHOIR | RED ROOSTER (GOSPEL), 310 Lenox Avenue | 12:15pm ~ 1:45pm SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH WITH THE LV PROJECT! | PATRICK'S PLACE (JAZZ/SOUL), 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 1:00pm ~ 4:00pm SOUL POWER BAND, NYC W/C. KELLY WRIGHT | HARLEM SHAKE (SOUL), 100 W 124th Street | 3:00pm ~ 6:00pm THE NATE LUCAS ALL-STARS | […]
2021 MPower Grant Recipient and 2021TedX speaker Leslie DeShazor was named one of thirty Professional Movers and Shakers in the Performing Arts by Musical America in 2019. Violist, violinist, composer and arranger Leslie DeShazor is in demand as a soloist, teacher and recording artist. Though classically trained, Mrs. DeShazor is a talented and diverse musician. […]
Freddie Hendrix – trumpet Stacy Dillard – tenor saxophone Cyrus Chestnut – piano Gerald Cannon – bass Willie Jones III – drums Cyrus Chestnut, one of the great jazz pianists, leads an exciting quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hendrix, tenor saxophonist Stacy Dillard, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Willie Jones III. “His brand of crisp articulation […]
Nilson Matta & Jovino Santos Neto with Ami Molinelli Two Brazilian musicians with successful international careers join forces to present a new project with original music and new interpretations of pieces by renowned Brazilian composers. Multi-GRAMMY® nominee Nilson Matta, known for his work with Trio da Paz, Don Pullen African Brazilian Connection, Joe Henderson, Yo Yo Ma, and […]
After a 13-year hiatus, one of the greatest icons of Brazilian music announces his return to the US for a major tour. Four-time Latin GRAMMY winner Djavan will present a brand-new show with his full band, featuring songs from his twenty-fifth studio album “D”, as well as major hits from his 45-year career. Aside from new hit […]
In a career that took flight in 1985 with commercial and critical acclaim, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination, versatility and maverick daring. Be it bold reinventions of classical masterpieces or soulful explorations through pop-rock hits, to blazing straight ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisational works—solo or […]
He is a founding member of the jazz collective West Coast Get Down. Washington joined the Gerald Wilson Orchestra for its 2005 album In My Time. He played saxophone on Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly. His debut solo recording, The Epic, was released in May 2015. The mini-album/EP Harmony of Difference followed in September 2017. His second full-length studio album, Heaven and Earth, was […]
Jazz Day Celebration at The Palm, Los Cabos, Mexico Jazz musicians of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico will celebrate International Jazz Day at the area's most beautiful new venue, The Palm. \ The event will showcase: The Daline & Diego Group with composer/pianist/musical director, Diego Ramirez, on grand piano and keyboard and vocalist, Daline […]
I KNOW THINGS NOW: MY LIFE IN SONDHEIM’S WORDS Jeff Harnar is an award-winning cabaret, concert and recording artist. His Carnegie Hall appearances include both the Cole Porter and Noel Coward Centennial Galas. Jeff’s televised PBS concerts include “The 1959 Broadway Songbook” with Music Director Alex Rybeck and “American Songbook: Stephen Sondheim” co-starring KT Sullivan. […]
Featuring E~Collective & the Turtle Island Quartet Two Shows ~ 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm. Get ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Jazz Fest on the same night. For more information, visit chickiewahwah.com Advance Tickets: $40.00 | Day of Show: $50.00
International jazz vocalist, recording artist, songwriter, vocal coach, Recording Academy voting member, and founder/director of the Palm Beach International Jazz Festival, Yvette Norwood-Tiger is a Detroit, Michigan native who hails from a family of musicians, including a father who played guitar and a mother who played drums. Her CDs, A’LA ELLA! and whY NoT… Love, […]