SAMARA JOY

Samara Joy released her self-titled debut album in 2021 and was subsequently named Best New Artist by JazzTimes. Her second album, Linger Awhile (2022), reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. She has received six Grammys, which include Best New Artist in 2023, and three wins each for Best Jazz Vocal Album 2023, 2025 and 2026, as well as Best Jazz Performance in 2024 and 2025.

In 2019, as Samara McLendon, she won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. One of the judges during that competition, world-renowned bassist Christian McBride, described Joy as a “once-in-a-generation talent.”

Personnel
Samara Joy | Vocalist
Jason Charos | Trumpet
David Mason | Alto Sax
Kendric McCallister | Tenor Sax
Nanami Haruta | Trombone
Isaac Byrd | Piano
Marty Jaffe | Bass
Evan Sherman | Drums

Cover: $40.00

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FRANK LACY

Trombonist Frank Lacy brings his talent to the stage at Smalls. He has spent over two decades as a member of the Mingus Big Band. An alumni of Texas Southern University and Berklee College of Music in Boston, studying trombone and composition. His classmates included Branford Marsalis, Greg Osby, and Marvin Smith.

He played with Illinois Jacquet’s big band, and a couple years later he was musical director for Art Blakey. He released his first album as a band leader in 1991 with his father on guitar.[3] He has also worked with Lester Bowie, Marty Ehrlich, Michael Formanek, Slide Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Rufus Reid, Henry Threadgill, Steve Turre, McCoy Tyner, and Bobby Watson.

Cover: $35.00

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JANY MCPHERSON

Pianist, singer, and composer Jany McPherson is originally from Cuba and launched her brilliant career performing with top-tier musicians such as Omara Portuondo & the Buena Vista Social Club, John McLaughlin, and Andy Narell, to name just a few. Jany’s style is a blend of various genres related to jazz—rich in nuance, at times exotic, but always performed with great personality, originality, and modernity.

The Band:
Jany McPherson ~ piano & vocals
Tony Sgro ~ bass
Lukmil Perez, Ph.D.

Cover:
Tuesday ~ Thursday: 1st Show: CHF 35 / $43.25 | 2nd Show: $24.71
Saturday: 1st Show: CHF 35 / $43.25 | 2nd Show: $37.07

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KYLE EASTWOOD

Kyle Eastwood, son of film icon and jazz lover Clint Eastwood, developed a love for both art forms at an early age. He has become a world-renowned bassist (with numerous recordings and tours) and a successful film score composer (“Mystic River,” “Million Dollar Baby,” “Gran Torino,” etc.). This week, Kyle will be performing many new songs with his quintet, which will be recorded for a new album at the end of the month.

Personnel
Kyle Eastwood: bass
Quentin Collins: trumpet & bugle
Brandon Allen: saxophone
Andrew McCormack piano
Chris Higginbottom, Ph.D.

Tickets:
Tuesday~Thursday 1st Show: CHF 40 | $49.43 / 2nd Show: CHF 40 | $30.89
Friday~Saturday 1st Show: CHF 40 | $49.43 / 2nd Show: $43.25

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JASON HAINSWORTH

Jason Hainsworth is in demand both as a saxophonist and as a composer/arranger. As a performer, Jason has led his own quartet throughout the world to critical acclaim, most recently headlining the Suriname Jazz Festival. He is a current touring member of Ed Calle’s Mamblue (2016 Latin Grammy Winner), Tito Puente Jr’s Latin Jazz All Stars, and Melton Mustafa Jazz Orchestra. He has performed extensively throughout the United States and South America. He also serves as Associate Dean, and Executive Director Roots, Jazz, and American Music program, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

As a composer/arranger, Jason’s works have been commissioned and performed by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Michigan State University, San Francisco Symphony Chamber Players, and many others.

A native of Houston, Texas, Jason studied music at the University of New Orleans with legendary jazz educator Ellis Marsalis and saxophonist Victor Goines, earned a bachelor’s from William Paterson University while touring the east coast, and a master’s from Florida State University.

Jason’s debut album, Kaleidoscope, features original compositions and arrangements for big bands, and his latest album, Third Ward Stories, features jazz heavyweights Michael Dease, Josh Evans, Johnathan Blake to name a few.

Tickets: $47.81

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