WCLK AT 50 | LIL JOHN & HIS ALL-STAR BAND

Atlanta Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, United States

To celebrate WCLK 91.9’s 50th Anniversary the Atlanta Jazz Festival is presenting WCLK At 50: Featuring Lil John Roberts with an Atlanta All-Star Band. Award-winning drummer Lil John Roberts will lead an Atlanta All-Star Band including these outstanding musicians: Phil Davis, Rodney Edge, Tres Gilbert, Derek Scott, Miguel Gaeten, Melvin Jones, Joe Gransden, Kebbi Williams, […]

$25 – $50

NICHOLAS PAYTON TRIO

Smoke Jazz & Supper Club 2751 Broadway, New York City, NY, United States

Nicholas Payton – trumpet, piano & keyboards | Peter Washington – bass | Kenny Washington – drums “Payton's genius virtuosity captivated both faithful fans and anyone in the NPR crowd just discovering his music for the first time. – NPR Multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton reunites the trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington that […]

$35 – $55

ETIENNE CHARLES CREOLE ORCHESTRA

Dizzy's Club 10 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY, United States

Last season, trumpet master, inexhaustible band leader, and fashion icon Etienne Charles lit up The House of Swing with his Appel Room performance of Carnival: The Sound of a People. Now, he returns to Dizzy’s Club leading his Creole-inflected big band featuring master practitioners from across the globe. Expect a spirited set of new music designed to pull […]

SOLD OUT

KEYON HARROLD

Jazz St. Louis 3536 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO, United States

Jazz St. Louis Creative Advisor and Ferguson native Keyon Harrold returns home to present his brand new commission to close our ’23/24 Season! This season grand finale will see the illustrious musician debut Jazz St. Louis’ much-anticipated, first-ever solo-commissioned work, written to reflect Keyon's experiences during his  momentous three-year appointment with Jazz St. Louis. Do not miss Harrold take the stage to […]

$45 – $50

CHIEF ADJUAH

Yoshi's 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, United States

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott) is a two-time Edison Award-winning, six-time Grammy Award-nominated, Doris Duke Award in the Arts awardee. He is a sonic architect, trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, designer of innovative technologies and musical instruments (including The Stretch Music app, Adjuah Trumpet, Siren, Sirenette, Chief Adjuah’s Bow and Chief Adjuah’s N’Goni). He is […]

$39 – $84

THE HEAVY HITTERS

Keystone Korner Baltimore 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

Mike LeDonne piano | Eric Alexander tenor saxophone | Vincent Herring alto saxophone | Sean Jones trumpet | Alexander Claffy bass | Kenny Washington drums The Heavy Hitters is the eponymous album from a brand-new sextet featuring some of the most established players in the jazz game. The group is led by Mike LeDonne, New York-based […]

$35 – $45

JOE GRANSDEN QUINTET

Middle C Jazz 300 South Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC, United States

 Swingin' at the Haven with Special Guest Dr.Geoff Hayden Band leader Joe Gransden has performed worldwide and released 16 CDs under his own name. Renowned first for the hard bop approach of his trumpet, Gransden’s singing voice has been compared to that of Chet Baker and Frank Sinatra. Joe is from just north of Manhattan, New […]

$28 – $40

THE HOSCHAR-PALMIERI QUINTET

Blu Jazz+ 47 E Market Street, , OH, Akron, OH, United States

Akron based drummer Drew Hoschar returns home from NYC. The Hoschar-Palmieri Quintet is a 5-piece jazz combo of the young rising stars of the Ohio jazz scenes pursuing jazz degrees at the Manhattan School of Music and the University of Cincinatti’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Both originally from northeast Ohio, drummer Drew Hoschar co-band leads with […]

$20

SIGNAL QUARTET

Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe 97 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, United States

Defying easy categorization, Signal Quartet brings together a variety of disparate strains from the jazz continuum to create a distinctive group sound. Incorporating the freewheeling adventurousness of the avant garde, the improvisational combustibility of post-bop, and the spaciousness and lyricism innate to the American Midwest; Signal Quartet can reach young and old, purists and radicals, […]

$20

CHARLES MCPHERSON QUINTET

Keystone Korner Baltimore 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

85th Birthday Celebration with Terrell Stafford For more than 60 years, alto saxophonist Charles McPherson has been one of the most expressive and highly regarded voices in jazz. His rich musical style, rooted in the blues and bebop, has influenced and inspired generations of musicians and listeners. Wynton Marsalis, a longtime admirer says: "Charles is the […]

$15 – $45

MINGUS DYNASTY

Zinc Bar 82 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY, United States

Mingus Dynasty was the first band Sue Mingus organized after Charles Mingus’ death in 1979, collaborating with his own sidemen to honor his life and work. Although Mingus was an iconic and trailblazing bassist, he always said he was first and foremost a composer, and he left behind over 300 composition that deserved to be […]

TBD

JOE GRANSDEN BIG BAND

Dizzy's Club 10 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY, United States

Swinging Atlanta-based singer, trumpet player, and band leader Joe Gransden brings his joyful and dynamic big band to Dizzy’s Club. The award-winning 17-piece outfit delights audiences of all ages with vibrant arrangements of beloved standard tunes alongside Gransden’s effervescent style and slick sense of humor. Expect an uplifting set of classic favorites for every listener. The […]

$25 – $65

BRUCE FORMAN

Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United States

San Francisco’s Bard of Bop comes home for a night of jazz guitar stunts, storytelling, and mayhem. With his SF trio most anything can happen…and it usually does! A hectic touring schedule; twenty-one recordings as a leader,  countless sideman recordings including Ray Brown, Bobby Hutcherson, Roger Kellaway; soundtrack performances on three of Clint Eastwood’s distinguished […]

$25

JON BAUER QUARTET

Jazz House Alfie 6-2-35 Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Jonathan Bauer is a multi-talented trumpeter, singer and composer, most notably of the Grammy award-winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. In 2019, he burst onto the scene with his highly acclaimed debut album, “Walk Don’t Run.” Jonathan returns with his sophomore release, “Sings and Plays”, introducing him self to the world as part of the rich […]

£10 – £48

MIKE VAX QUINTET FEATURING DENNIS ROWLAND

The Nash 110 E. Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Mike Vax played with Art Pepper, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, and the Glen Miller and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras. But he is acclaimed as the first trumpet and co-leader of the historic “ahead of its time” Stan Kenton Orchestra and the ongoing Stan Kenton Alumni Band. Dennis Rowland was the vocalist with the original Count Basie […]

$34

THE ABNEY EFFECT

Andy's 11 E Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Chicago born and raised jazz trumpeter Mario Abney now of New Orleans fuses traditional and extended trumpet techniques in a most inventive way; his strikingly personal instrumental vision endows the music with an infinite array of tonal color. Recognized for his ability to create pure musical dialog, and hear music in a universally spiritual way, he […]

$15

AL STRONG

Missy Lane's Assembly Room 310 E. Main Street, Durham, NC, United States

Summer Jazz Jam curated by trumpeter Al Strong in the cocktail bar and lounge.

$10

INGRID JENSEN

Jazz Forum Arts 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY, United States

Ingrid Jensen has been hailed as one of the most gifted trumpeters of her generation. As a sought-out teacher, collaborator, and soloist, it is easy to see why the New York Times calls her “as versatile as she is vigorous.”

$30

JOE LOVANO & DAVE DOUGLAS QUINTET

Village Vanguard 178 7th Avenue S, New York City, NY, United States

Both in sound and improvisational approaches, the two offer fascinating contrasting and complementary sensibilities. Lovano’s cobalt-blue tone on tenor saxophone paired with Douglas’ crimson-tinged trumpet flares create startling timbres when they play in unison or intertwine improvisational lines. — DownBeat The Band: Joe Lovano – Saxophone | Dave Douglas – Trumpet | Lawrence Fields – Piano | Yasushi […]

$40

MARQUIS HILL

SFJazz Center | Joe Henderson Lab 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

With Makaya McCraven, Joel Ross & others Winner of the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Trumpet Competition, Chicago-born trumpeter Marquis Hill has, in a comparatively short time, established his well-deserved reputation as a leading figure among today’s crop of most adventurous jazz musicians. He returns with compositions from his new album and band project, Composers Collective, featuring an all-star […]

$30

JOE GRANSDEN QUARTET

The Commons 125 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

Trumpet master Joe Gransden formed and led a big band playing the jazz classics reminiscent of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. TheJoe Gransden Big Band is quite popular in Atlanta. It has growing popularity everywhere, even performing for sold-out shows at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. Admission: ADULT ~ […]

ORBERT DAVIS

Winter's Jazz Club 465 N McClurg Court, Chicago, IL, United States

Emmy-Award winning trumpeter, composer and educator Orbert Davis is co-founder, conductor and artistic director of Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP), a 55+ piece symphonic jazz orchestra dedicated to bringing together audiences of diverse backgrounds through multi-genre projects. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Davis’ mission-driven career has evolved successfully from ‘making it in the music industry’ […]

KEYON HARROLD

Keystone Korner Baltimore 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

Keyon Harrold Present "Foreverland" An inventive, multidisciplinary, genre-fluid artist; trumpeter and vocalist; a composer, arranger, and platinum music producer; bandleader and major recording artist,Keyon Harrold’s career is a spectrum of greatness. From touring and recording with Jay-z and Cirque Du Soleil to being signed by legendary Rapper Nas (Mass Appeal) and writing the theme song […]

SARAH VAUGHAN: A SASSY CENTENNIAL

Adrienne Arsht Center | Knight Concert Hall 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, United States

Featuring Patti Austin, Randy Brecker, Lisa Fischer and 2023 Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition Winner Tyreek McDole with Shelly Berg and the Frost School of Music’s Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra and its resident conductor, Scott Flavin This celebration of the versatile and widely influential jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, whose nicknames included Sassy and the Divine Sarah, […]