Known as a forward-thinking musician with a passion for the jazz tradition, guitarist Randy Napoleon is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University. He is currently touring as a leader after twenty years of road apprenticeship with some of the most celebrated musicians and groups of our time. Napoleon cut his teeth touring with pianist […]
• Remembering Barry Harris Ben~Hur started playing guitar when he was eleven. He learned about jazz from a high school's friend's record collection. In Israel he performed in clubs and at weddings and bar mitzvahs until he had enough money to move to the U.S. He arrived in New York City in 1985, spending time […]
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 2023 Jazz vocalist and DC-native Akua Allrich has proven herself to be a musician of extraordinary talent and crowd-moving passion. With finesse and charisma, this vocalist, composer and teacher, has successfully etched out a place for her unique musical expression, electrifying audiences in and around the nation’s capital with sold-out performances. […]
Featuring: The Cookers | Ndudzo Makhathini Trio | Endea Owens & The Cookout | Akua Allrich & The Tribe | DJ Sets by Uptown Vinyl Supreme As part of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, the Cookers headline a group of innovative artists that embody a sense of community. Most of this super septet—comprising Billy Harper, […]
Featuring Jay Anderson & Matt Wilson Soskin has recorded and performed with such diverse musicians as Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Randy Brecker, Billy Cobham, Buster Williams, Eddie Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Cornell Dupree, Herbie Mann, John Abercrombie, Claudio Roditi, Sheila Jordan, Gato Barbieri, Joe Locke, David"Fathead"Newman, Mark Murphy, Slide Hampton, Pete and Sheila Escovedo, Bobby Watson, […]
The multi-Grammy winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) is an 18-piece big band of jazz and Latin-jazz virtuosos, led by the inimitable Arturo O'Farrill.
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm. Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd Floor North 11am-12pm - The Live the Spirit Residency Young Masters - Presented by Live the Spirit 12:15-1:15pm - Asian Improv, Francis Wong's "Legends and Legacies" - Presented by Asian Improv 2-3pm - The Fred Jackson Quartet - Presented by The Elastic Arts […]
Tribute To Charlie Parker | AH~LEU~CHA Native Washingtonian, jazz vocalist-songwriter, and recording artist George V. Johnson Jr. will perform (alongside his bandmates) excerpts from the “jazzical” Jazz Iz Really Classical Music, a.k.a. Ah-Leu-Cha, a spirited tribute to Charlie Parker featuring Johnson’s original lyrics. Deemed “Next in Line” by Eddie Jefferson, the father of the art of jazz […]
In 2023 the Detroit Jazz Festival Global-Connect International All-Star Initiative explores the fusion of Detroit and Italian jazz artistry embodied in a multi-generational quartet featuring the lauded Milan, Italy based Hurricane Trio: Roberto Mattei-Bass, Lorenzo Blardone- Piano and Massimiliano Salina-Drums – and, the award-winning saxophonist from Detroit, Chris Collins; internationally recognized for his singular role […]
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm. Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade) 11:30-12:25pm - Eric Hochberg String Thing 12:40-1:35pm - Alexis Lombre Quartet 1:50-2:45pm - Anthony Bruno Quartet Jay Pritzker Pavilion Security gates open 2 hours before the event start time. The concert perimeter (Pritzker Pavilion, Stage and Great Lawn) will be closed to the public […]
Maureese Itson is a renowned, up and coming Inspirational Saxophonist in the Seattle area. His desire is to inspire people to "Love God, Love People, and Live Amazing" through the gift of music. "It amazes me to see the joy and feel the love from people through music. Music awakens my soul". He began his […]
Nights Over Egypt: A Jazz/R&B Oasis! Wherever Tomi Berry sings, she spreads joy. Whether singing smooth R&B, swinging jazz, or sultry ballads, she holds an audience in rapt attention. A spiritual song-stylist, she engages her listeners in musical conversation. The 2016 42nd Annual Lawrence Award Winner for “Best Seasoned Performer” and the runner up for the 2016’s […]
When Dave Stryker was ten years old, he was inspired by the Beatles to start playing guitar. His interest was rock and roll until he heard the albums My Favorite Things by John Coltrane and Beyond the Blue Horizon by George Benson. By seventeen, he was a jazz guitarist in Omaha. In 1978 he moved to Los Angeles where he took […]
Day 1: Jonathan Butler & Gregory Porter Day 2: Dave Koz, Candy Dulfer, Eric Darius, Maysa Leek, Avery Sunshine and Under the artistic direction of producer Tony Clarke, in collaboration with the Gaillard Center’s artistic team, the festival returns with a stellar lineup of award-winning jazz singers and musicians Dave Koz & Friends, Gregory Porter, Avery*Sunshine, and Jonathan Butler. […]
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm. Harris Theater Rooftop - Young Lions Jazz (Enter on Randolph St.) 11am - Chicago High School for the Arts 11:50am - Midwest Young Artists Conservatory 12:40pm - Lane Tech College Prep High School 1:35pm- Whitney Young High School 2:25pm - New Trier High School 3:15pm - Kenwood […]
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm. Harris Theater Rooftop - Jazz: Next Gen Jazz (Enter on Randolph St.) 11-11:40am - Saucedo Alumni Latin Jazz Collective 12-12:40pm - Urban Horizons 1-1:40pm - Charlie Reichert Powell & New River 2-2:40pm - Neon Wilderness 3-3:40pm - Mxmrys Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade) 11:30-12:25pm - Herbsaint 12:40-1:35pm […]
Samara Joy performs as part of the DC Jazz Festival along with Kenny Garrett and Sounds From the Ancestors, Dave Holland Trio feat. Kevin Eubanks and Eric Harland, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Isabella Olivier, Ludovica Burtone Quartet, Vinny Valentino feat. Marshall Keys, Frederico Pena, Dennis Chambers, Birckhead, and Mark G. Meadows.
District Pier Vinny Valentino Group | GRAMMY Nominated | 2:40pm Dave Holland Trio | NEA Jazz Master, GRAMMY Awards Winner | 4:005pm Samara Joy | 2023 GRAMMY Award Winner for Best New Artist | 5:50pm Kenny Garrett | NEA Jazz Master, GRAMMY Awards Winner | 7:55pm Transit Pier Mark G. Meadows | 1:00pm Birckhead | Best […]
Andromeda Turre is a consummate performer and composer who has honed her craft over a lifetime immersed in music. Born into a family of jazz musicians, she was fortunate to glean from the greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Wynton Marsalis as well as her parents Steve Turre and Akua Dixon. Formally trained at The […]
A steward of American music, acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright reclaims her legacy with the launch of an independent record company, Blues & Greens Records. Wright’s label venture is designed to forge an innovative business model where artists are positioned to build sustainable and wholesome careers. Blues & Greens Records launches with the June 15, 2022 […]
Location: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Avenue s, Seattle Washington 98144 6:00pm~9:00pm Featuring Nathan Breedlove | Eugenie Jones & A History Worth Preserving by Washington State Historical Society's Stephanie Johnson~Tolliver Tickets ~ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jsjw-red-dress-jazz-gala-tickets-691994944507?aff=oddtdtcreator Location: Wonder Bar, 1800 S Jackson Street, Seattle, Washington 98144 Blues Bash After~Party featuring Raphael Tranquilino | 9:00pm Tickets ~ […]
NEA Jazz Master Saxophonist Kenny Garrett returns! With his illustrious career that includes hallmark stints with Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, as well as a heralded career as a solo artist that began more than 30 years ago, he is easily recognized […]
Admission By Donation For All Events Location: Wonder Bar, 1800 S Jackson Street, Seattle 98144 Good Company featuring Butch Harrison | 5:00pm ~ 7:00pm | Jazz, Blues, Soul Pritt & Itson: E. Pritt & Maureese Itson | 7:30pm ~ 9:30pm | Contemporary Jazz, R&B, Funk Location: Cass Green Dolphin Room, 500 30th Avenue S, Seattle […]
Witness to History Record Release! “His musical wisdom, gleaned during decades spent on the best jazz bandstands, informs every unerring note.” – Downbeat. Eddie Henderson – trumpet Donald Harrison – alto saxophone George Cables – piano Gerald Cannon – bass Lenny White – drums Trumpeter Eddie Henderson celebrates the release of a highly anticipated new […]
