ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2023
Saturday | May 27th
1:00pm | Lakecia Benjamin
3:00pm | Tony Hightower
5:00 | David Sanchez
7:00pm | Samara Joy
9:00pm | Wynton Marsalis & Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra
Sunday | My 28th
1:00pm | Sélène Saint~Aimé
3:00pm | Brandee Younger
5:00pm | Javon Jackson & The Gospel According To Nikki Giovanni
7:00pm | Jose James
9:00pm | Stanley Clarke
Monday | May 29th
1:00pm | Satya
3:00pm | James Frances
5:00pm | Brenda Nicole Moorer
7:00pm | Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah (Formerly Christian Scott)
9:00pm | Ledisi
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JEREMEY POPARAD JAZZ ORCHESTRA
To celebrate his 40th, Jeremey has called upon his friends in the Norhteast Ohio jazz scene for an evening of all original compositions and arrangemenets by Jeremey as well as Andrew Wegierski of the Danjo Jazz Orchestra and Bryan Kennard, director of The Bop Stop. The evening will feature two special guest vocalists from groups that Jeremey performs with: Bassel Almadani from Bassel and the Supernaturals and Heidi Swinford of Axon-Neuron. The band for the evening includes:
Flute: Bryan Kennard
Saxophones: Chris Coles, Nathan-Paul Davis, AJ Kluth, BJ Quimby, Brad Wagner
Trumpets: Tim Coyne, Garret Folgler, Mark Russo, Tommy Lehman
Trombones: BJ Bishop, Eric Dregne, Mark Mauldin, Andrew Wegierski
Rhythm: Andru Dennis, piano; Jeremey Poparad, guitar; Kevin Martinez, bass; Anthony Taddeo, drums
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MARK RUSSO
Join us, as trumpeter, educator, and composer, Mark Russo, takes us on a musical journey throughout the “The Blue Note Era”, with his jazz quartet.
Line-up: Mark Russo: Trumpet, A.J. Kluth – Tenor Sax, Ian Kinnaman – Bass, Jonathan Hooper – Piano, Ricky Exton – Drums
A freelance jazz trumpet player and educator in the greater Cleveland area. He holds degrees in Music Performance In Jazz Studies From Bowling Green State University and a Music Education from Kent State University (Magna Cum Laude) and is currently the director of bands at Constellation Schools: Parma Community High School.
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is back once more on a flight to the nation’s capital to the Big Apple. I’ll be giving my regards to Broadway before heading up a few blocks to 10 Columbus Circle 10019 where the Appel Room is located within Jazz At Lincoln Center. It will be a night of Brazilian music and romance with vocalist Rosa Passos.
Based on the design of a Greek amphitheater, The Appel Room merges luxuriant splendor with functional accessibility. One glance at the dramatic 50′ × 83′ wall of glass confirms that The Appel Room possesses one of New York City’s greatest backdrops—Central Park and the Manhattan skyline. Several mechanical tiers make up the fluid inner structure of the amphitheater, offering a strikingly adaptable layout. This ingenious design allows for a smooth transformation from supper-club or event mode to theater mode. For additional capability, The Appel Room features a removable stage on its bottom level.
Vocalist Rosa Passos reunites with NEA Jazz Masters Kenny Barron and Ron Carter in the Appel Room for the first time together. While Passos has been called the female João Gilberto, she is a prolific and distinct vocalist and guitarist with a playful yet sophisticated style, marked by perfect pitch and spacious elegance. Enhancing this meeting of these three masters is first-call Brazilian drummer, Rafael Barata.
The Appel Room is located at 10 Columbus Circle, New York City 10019. For more info 212~258-9800 or visit https://2023.jazz.org/rosa-passos-with-kenny-barron-and-ron-carter
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LIZZIE THOMAS
New York-based vocalist Lizzie Thomas presents her career-defining fifth album, DUO Encounters. The inventive jazz singer – gifted with an inviting voice and a swinging style – teams up with a dozen of her favorite artists to perform a set of intimate and adventurous duets. Over the course of twelve tracks, Thomas digs deep into the lyrics, and uplifts each song with her individualistic approach. Turning away from the conventional, these interpretations of carefully curated tunes are fun and adventurous. The result is a memorable set of superbly sung, and often surprising music and it’s Lizzie Thomas’ most rewarding recording to date.
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