Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling and visionary hybrid guitarist Charlie Hunter reignite their funk, soul, and fusion–inspired partnership in SuperBlue—a fierce collection of new songs and surprising covers. They’re joined by dynamic jazz/R&B/funk drummer Nate Smith and the high-energy Huntertones Horns. Tickets: $79.00 ~ $103.00
Kick off the New Year by celebrating drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts’ 65th birthday at Dizzy’s Club. This multi-Grammy winner and Guggenheim fellow leads an all-star band for a high-energy, four-night run. Tain’s distinct blend of swing, innovation, and soul, honed through collaborations with legends like Wynton Marsalis and McCoy Tyner. The nights are sure to […]
The New Haven prodigy began lessons as a toddler, started gigging at seven, studied with Dr. Billy Taylor and Dave Brubeck, joined Christian McBride's group while still in school and has appeared on over 30 recordings, six as a leader. Though fluent in every jazz style, the trio format is his favorite. Tickets: $30.00 ~$35.00 […]
The Best of Ann Hampton Callaway, the new show by the Tony nominated singer-songwriter. With her trio led by Grammy-winner Billy Stritch, Callaway dazzles us with highlights from her hit shows The Streisand Songbook, Ann Hampton Callaway Sings the ‘70s, The Linda Ronstadt Songbook, To Ella with Love, From Sassy to Divine: The Sarah Vaughan Project, and Finding Beauty: Inspired […]
Singer, pianist and São Paulo native Abelita Mateus is in the vanguard of the next wave of soulful and hypnotic 21st Century Brazilian music. A New Yorker since 2012, her 2017 debut album Vivenda made the jazz chart's Top 25 and Downbeat wrote that her 2018 follow-up record Mixed Feelings "shows off an impressive ability to […]
Oregon trumpeter Cyrus Nabipoor on his West Coast 'Known Entity' tour is a distinctive voice both on the horn and in his songwriting, His singular sound has garnered him international acclaim. He has been a featured festival artist at PDX Jazz, Cathedral Park, Montavilla Jazz, New Orleans French Quarter, and Chicago Instigation. To date, he […]
Catalan- North american guitarist Oscar Peñas uses his unique skills to arrange, produce, and perform innovative compositions crossing jazz and classical genres, using non-traditional instrumentation in either style, outlining his arrangements and unique sound. Peñas was born in Barcelona, living in the states since 2005. His family loved traditional, folk, and flamenco music. His maternal […]
In the summer of 2024, Hempton made one of his regular visits to Vancouver to reunite with his very soulful co-conspirators Jesse Cahill and Nick Peck for a weekend at Frankie’s, the city’s legendary jazz club. After some cajoling, Van City tenor legend Cory Weeds agreed to join on stage to form a two-horn quartet. […]
Jazz guitarist Bill Banfield’s father just turned 100 years old. At a recent celebration, family and friends gathered virtually and in person to celebrate his life and ask his advice. Bill had been learning his father’s lessons for years, but a recent phone conversation led his dad to give him the title for his new […]