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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Drummer, Frank Derrick, has led a multifaceted national and international music career. He is a virtuoso performer, composer, and educator. His many theatrical credits include Bubbling Brown Sugar, The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Sophisticated Ladies, Big River, and Catskills. He has performed with numerous legends and artists including Redd Foxx, Stephanie Mills, Della Reese, Freda Payne, Eubie Blake, The Platters, Eartha Kitt, […]
Shayna Steeleis a powerhouse vocalist who is bound to shake the Faena Theater rafters. A consummate jazz singer, she began her career as a musical theater artist, appearing on Broadway in shows such as Rent and Hairspray and going on to sing backup with superstars Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna, and Bette Midler before stepping out on […]
Kendrick Scott, composer/drums Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, poet, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Houston Robert Hodge, visual artist Harlem String Quartet ((Ilmar Gavilán, violin; Melissa White, violin; Jaime Amador, viola; Felix Umansky, cello) Gerald Clayton, piano; Walter Smith III, saxophone; Joe Sanders, bass A new DACAMERA production memorializing the Sugar Land 95, bringing together original music, poetry […]
The veteran vocalist returns to Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club for her "I Wanna Dance With Somebody: The Songs of Whitney Houston" concert . The evening offers a full dinner, cash bar, the opportunity to mingle with some of the Seacoasts? dedicated jazz aficionados, and an evening of magical music. The evening is in support […]
Grammy Award winner returns with her fifth appearance in The House of Swing, premiering a new collection of music that showcases her unique voice and sensibility. In 2020, Cécile McLorin Salvant was one of 20 individuals to receive an honor, colloquially known as the “Genius Grant,” from the MacArthur Foundation. Recent JALC performances by the abundantly […]
Renowned for his singular combination of robust swing and poetic insight, two-time GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling has secured his place among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. The New York Times proclaimed Elling, “the standout male vocalist of our time”. Over a twenty-five year career of touring and recording, Elling has won three Prix du Jazz […]
Saturday | May 27th 1:00pm | Lakecia Benjamin 3:00pm | Tony Hightower 5:00 | David Sanchez 7:00pm | Samara Joy 9:00pm | Wynton Marsalis & Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Sunday | My 28th 1:00pm | Sélène Saint~Aimé 3:00pm | Brandee Younger 5:00pm | Javon Jackson & The Gospel According To Nikki Giovanni 7:00pm […]
NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd, celebrating his 85th year, has never sounded better. The depth of his sound reflects a lifetime of experience. A Memphis Music Hall of Fame inductee, and recipient of the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French Minister of Culture, Lloyd has a legendary history in the music world. His concerts […]
A warm, engaging entertainer, she's described by critics as an artist that "can make you feel jazz," and she and her recordings have received favorable coverage in every major jazz publication, including DownBeat, JazzTimes, JazzIz, The Gazette/NY, and many others. Described as a "deft vocalist," Jones has also proven to be a skillful songwriter, releasing 29 originals on […]
Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award winning and critically acclaimed Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer and voice actress. A two time Juno Award winner and 6 time nominee, she has released 12 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group.Her performing career spans over 24 years in venues ranging from Toronto’s storied Montreal Bistro […]
From a very young age it was clear that Jason Marsalis had what it took to be great. Jason is the son of pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and the youngest sibling of Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo. Together, the four brothers and their patriarch Ellis, comprise New Orleans venerable first family of jazz. As […]
Simon Moullier, Vibraphone Lex Korten, Piano Alexander Claffy, Bass Jongkuk Kim, Drums Grammy Award Winner, New York City based vibraphonist & composer Simon Moullier has distinguished himself as one of the leading voices of his generation and became recognized for his entirely new approach and sound on the instrument. He has shared the stage with […]
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 distinctive blend of standards, classic 70s soul, and her original music, leads a quintet with trumpeter Antoine Drye, pianist John DiMartino, bassist Yoshi Waki, and […]
A Detroit original, Noah Jackson is a bassist, cellist, and composer specializing in black american music and classical music. Aimed with a curiosity to where sound could touch audiences from within, he has both written and performed music for large international audiences since 2010. A graduate of Michigan State University (B.M.), and Manhattan School of […]
George Coleman – tenor saxophone Peter Bernstein – guitar Tadataka Unno – piano John Webber – bass George Coleman Jr. – drums Legendary tenor saxophonist George Coleman—a renowned performer and living legend—is no stranger to SMOKE Jazz Club. The NEA Jazz Master opened the club in 1999 and returned to christen its reopening in July […]
Lakecia Benjamin, Saxophone Zaccai Curtis, Piano Ivan Taylor, Bass EJ Strickland, Drums PHOENIX, released in January 2023 on Whirlwind Records and was masterfully produced by Terri Lyne Carrington alongside an incredible cast of soon-to-be-announced iconic special guests. The live tour will feature Benjamin’s quartet. The new album is a deeply personal outing for Lakecia and […]
Vocalist, composer, arranger Brianna Thomas is one of the most evocative and accomplished vocalists of her generation. Blessed with a sublime and soulfully syncopated soprano voice that scats, swoons, and croons at the speed of swing, Thomas has worked with a plethora of jazz stars, from Clark Terry, Dianne Reeves, and Russell Malone to Houston […]