CHRISTIE GRACE

Christie Grace returns to Frankie’s, showcasing Burt Bacharach’s classics with her signature velvety voice Paul Shaffer describes as “sweet honey & fine wine.” Following last summer’s sold-out show, she and her stellar band bring soulful new facets to these cherished songs. Jazz legend Sheila Jordan captures Christie’s evocative essence: “When I hear Christie sing, I believeevery word. She’s beautiful and then some”.

The Band: Christie Grace – vocals, Tom Arntzen – piano/vocals, Bill Runge – tenor sax/ flute, Conrad Good – bass, Buff Allen – drums.

Tickets: $23.00

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CHUCK ISRAELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Chuck Israels, revered as one of the preeminent bassists in the world, Grammy winner has performed and recorded with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Bud Powell, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, J.J. Johnson, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Williams, Eric Dolphy, Jim Hall, Patti Austin, Gary Burton, George Russell, the Kronos String Quartet, and countless others.

Among Chuck’s many recordings as a bassist, some outstanding ones include: Coltrane Time, with John Coltrane; My Point of View, with Herbie Hancock;  Getz au Go-Go, with Stan Getz; and many recordings with the Bill Evans Trio, including The Town Hall Concert; The Second Trio; Trio ’65; Live at the Trident; and Time Remembered. In 2020 Chuck won a Grammy for his work with opera star Joyce DiDonato on her recording “Songplay”

As an acclaimed composer and arranger, Chuck has written for Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Berkshire Music Center, Richard Stoltzman, Eastman Jazz Ensemble, Swedish Radio Jazz Orchestra, West German Radio Jazz Orchestra, North German Radio Jazz Orchestra, Radio Denmark Jazz Orchestra, Hannover Symphony Orchestra, Metropole Orchestra, and others.

Featuring:Chuck Israels: Bass | John Nastos: Alto saxophone | Dave Evans: Tenor saxophone | Joe Manis: Baritone saxophone | Paul Mazzio: Trumpet | John Moak: Trombone | Joe Bagg: Piano | Chris Brown: Drums

Tickets: $25.00~180.00

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LAKECIA BENJAMIN

Lakecia Benjamin is a 5-time Grammy-nominated saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator whose music blends jazz, funk, R&B, and hip-hop. Known for her warm tone and dynamic performances, she has collaborated with artists such as Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys, Gregory Porter, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

Benjamin has released several acclaimed albums, including Pursuance: The Coltranes (2020) and Phoenix (2023), which earned three Grammy nominations. A New York City native, she studied at the New School under jazz legends like Gary Bartz and Reggie Workman, honing her craft while touring with luminaries across genres.

Tickets: $45.00~$50.00

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CC + THE ADELITAS

CC and the Adelitas represents the intersectionality between identity, race, gender and culture. The Adelitas were the women solderaderas of the Mexican Revolution, which helped forge “Adelita” into an icon in Mexican culture, representing the strength and fortitude of women into the modern day. This project and the experience that it creates incorporates the history of the Adelitas and Mexican song writers and/or singers and sets the music in the jazz idiom.
The drummer, composer and educator Colleen Clark is vibrant on the scenes in NYC and the southeastern United States. Clark has guest performed with the 8G Band on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers and can most recently be heard playing on Michael Dease’s “The Other Shoe” (Origin) and “Found in Space” (Origin – releasing September 2024), and upcoming releases by CC + The Adelitas, The Southern Pines, and Matt White. She has shared the stage with jazz luminaries including: Branford Marsalis, Rodney Whitaker, Catherine Russell, Camille Thurman, Rudresh Mahanthappa, and Mimi Jones. Clark has been featured in Downbeat magazine and is also an ASCAP winning composer. Clark was invited by the ASCAP Foundation to lead her band at the Kennedy Center. She is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the University of South Carolina’s Jazz Girls Day®. Dr. Clark is the only woman and drummer to earn a doctoral degree in jazz from the University of North Texas. Her latest project is CC & the Adelitas, which features the merging of the golden era of Mexican music and jazz.
The Band: Colleen Clark (CC)-drums/arrangements/bandleader, Tonina Saputo-vox/bass, Summer Camargo-trumpet, Lauren Sevian-bari sax, Arcoiris Sandoval-piano, Mimi Jones-bass
Tickets: $32-$39 + processing costs
1/2 Price Student tickets are available in the Tables & Banquettes sections. Use code “student” at checkout, (25 & Under w/ valid ID)

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RÉMI BOLDUC PRESENTS THE NEXT GENERATION

Rémi Bolduc is a Canadian jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He teaches jazz at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

had an early start to his career, playing the saxophone professionally at 15 years of age. In 1982, he moved to Montreal, Quebec where he would work with established saxophonists Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr, Simon Stone and Bob Mover. In the 1980s, Bolduc joined the hard-bop Bernard Primeau Jazz Ensemble and the Vic Vogel Big Band. He studied with New York-based alto saxophonist Steve Coleman and composer Vince Mendoza.

The saxophonist is now bringing into the forefront a host of young musicians who will become the torchbearers in the future of Canadian jazz.

Tickets: 3 sets: 7pm ($12.50+tax), 8:15pm ($10+tax) & 9:30pm (Free)

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