Upright bassist Endea Owens headlines the Apollo Music Café with her red-hot smoking band, The Cookout. For all you jazz lovers looking for a feast, this night at the café is a banquet. Known as one of Jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists, Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised Recording Artist, Bassist, and Composer. She has been mentored by […]
Sean Jones, Visiting Artist-in-Residence, is a versatile trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator, and activist from Warren, Ohio. He began his musical journey in church choir before switching from drums to trumpet at age 10. Jones gained prominence as the lead trumpeter for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under Wynton Marsalis from 2004 to 2010 and […]
Thesse two captivating women bring an unforgettable night of musical mastery called Broad Appeal, highlighting the extraordinary talents of these 10x Grammy winning artists, each revered for their distinctive voices and groundbreaking contributions to jazz, pop, swing, vocalese, and harmony music. Together, Siegel and Bentyne weave a mesmerizing tapestry of sound, seamlessly blending their voices […]
Hailing from New York City and a musical family, this celebrated jazz pianists and Grammy winner Bill Charlap brings the celebrated soloist, composer, bandleader and outstanding saxophonist Nicole Glover exclusively to Bern for one week for the first time. He has performed with many of the leading artists of our time including: Wynton Marsalis, Dee […]
The Sun Ra Arkestra are known for their live shows that combine big band swing, outer-space jazz, dancing, singing, chanting and Afro-pageantry. The Arkestra continue to tour the world and have performed in more than 25 countries including shows at the pyramids in Egypt and in the USSR, Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Jazz Festival, the Fillmore East, the Hollywood Bowl, Lupo's […]
Featuring voclaist/actress Abena Koomson~Davis, who has starred in the Broadway production of Fela!, and for over 15 years, Abena has been the lead vocalist of the funk rock band Van Davis. She is the musical director for the Resistance Revival Chorus, and her song “Joy in Resistance” is featured on their debut album, entitled “This […]
He began playing music at the age of 13 and studied at Memphis State University during the 1960s. Easley worked with George Benson in the late 1960s and with Isaac Hayes in the 1970s. He also did sessions at Stax and Hi Records with Ann Peebles and Al Green). He moved back to New York in 1980. He has worked with Roland Hanna, Jimmy McGriff, Jimmy Smith, Ruth Brown, James […]
Lakecia Benjamin is a five-time Grammy-nominated saxophonist, arranger, and composer from New York. She has a warm, resonant tone and her music consists of a unique blend of R&B, jazz, and funk. Raised in Manhattan’s predominantly Dominican Washington Heights neighborhood. She played recorder in grade school and junior high where she also began writing songs […]
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, and many others, you know why the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.” Hot House magazine awarded him Best Guitarist […]
Late Night Jazz Lab: Muse & The Flame Sessions with Gary Motley Quartet live at Eddie’s Attic! Join us for an electrifying evening of jazz innovation as acclaimed pianist Gary Motley and his dynamic ensemble featuring Terreon Gulley, drums, Rod Harris, guitar, and Andy Eulau, bass, transform Eddie’s Attic into an intimate jazz laboratory. This […]
Pianist Lynne Arriale has performed on the most prestigious international concert stages over the past 30 years. Lynne won the Great American Jazz Piano Competition. Her 17 critically acclaimed albums have topped the Jazzweek Radio Charts and have received “Best of” honors in major publications. Being Human, pianist-composer Lynne Arriale’s 17th release as a leader, […]
Trumpet Project Music and spirituality have always been intertwined in the artistic vision of trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator, and activist Sean Jones. He has performed at and/or with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis ensemble, SFJAZZ Collective, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, Nancy Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Gerald Wilson, and Marcus Miller. He is president of the Jazz Education Network […]
Revered as both a torchbearer and a storyteller, jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin possesses a voice hailed for crystalline clarity, hearth-like warmth, and playful lioness sass. The Cleveland native brings a wealth of diverse influences to her vocal performance from both the Trinidadian/Caribbean roots of her mother and traditional jazz by way of her Louisiana-born father. […]
Newly named an NEA Jazz Master in 2023, saxophonist Kenny Garrett is one of the most powerfully expressive, uplifting, and influential instrumentalists and bandleaders of our time. Kenny's fiery quintet swings into Keystone Korner Baltimore for 2 nights, Saturday & Sunday, April 26th & 27th, to celebrate his latest release, Sounds From The Ancestors, which reflects the rich jazz, R&B, and gospel […]
His genre-defying greatness, from jazz and gospel to hyperpop and ambient, Julius Rodriguez shatters musical boundaries—crafting a sound that’s boldly experimental yet unmistakably his own. Multi-instrumental mastery whether he's behind the piano, drums, bass, or guitar, Julius brings unmatched energy and finesse—blazing through each set with fearless creativity and technical brilliance. Evergreen energy with music […]
Mingus Big Band performs exclusively the music of composer/bassist Charles Mingus who celebrated his Centennial year in 2022. Building off the strengths of Mingus Dynasty septet Sue Mingus formed after Mingus’ death in 1979, and 1989’s Epitaph orchestra, in 1991 she created this 14-piece band to feature new arrangements of Mingus compositions in a larger band […]
The world renowned, award winning, British singer, songwriter and producer is considered by many to be one of the most influential female vocalists of our generation. Having 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 […]
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 Music (M.M.), […]
The Real Deal Monty Alexander is a Kingston, Jamaica born jazz pianist whose playing has a Caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling, with a strong vocabulary of bebop jazz and blues rooted melodies. He was influenced by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Les McCann, and Frank Sinatra. […]
Jerome Degey is a platinum and gold producer, orchestrator, arranger, and guitarist based in Nashville. He is originally from Paris, France. With his French and Afro-Caribbean family heritage and Parisian upbringing, Jerome has developed a deep appreciation and talent for seamlessly blending global influences into his work, making him one of his generation's most sought-after […]
The Grammy Award-Winning Vocalist with The Lavon Stevens Trio As lead vocalist, lyricist, and composer for internationally and critically acclaimed two-time Grammy Award-winning roots music group, Ranky Tanky, Quiana Parler spent weeks at #1 on several Billboard Jazz charts. Quiana has spent over 20 years as the most sought-after vocalist in the Lowcountry. Known locally […]
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 […]
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 […]
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