DAVID SÁNCHEZ CARIB ENSEMBLE

Tenor saxophonist and composer David Sánchez brings his Carib ensemble to the stage, presenting the West Coast premiere of his new work, Tambó.

Formed to record his 2019 album of the same name, Carib represents a deeply personal journey for Sánchez, and the GRAMMY-nominated debut recording was a trailblazing use of modern jazz to explore the kinship between the West African drum rhythms of Yuba, Calinda, and Sika and traditional music in Haiti, Carriacou, and his native Puerto Rico.

Dedicated to the memory of Sánchez’s mentor, the late Nuyorican piano legend Eddie Palmieri, Tambó (drum) was inspired by a recent trip to Haiti and Puerto Rico and the chants and rhythms drawn from the *bomba* tradition he heard in Loíza and San Basilio de Palenque in Colombia.

Since his early exposure with Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nations Orchestra, Sánchez has become one of the most celebrated instrumentalists in jazz, recording ten albums as a leader and winning a Latin GRAMMY Award for his 2004 orchestral session, Coral. Over a career full of highlights, he’s performed with a roster of greats including Charlie Haden, Eddie Palmieri, Roy Haynes, Tom Harrell, Roy Hargrove, and Pat Metheny, among others.

In addition to Palmieri, Tambó is, in Sánchez’s words, “dedicated to the ancestors who live through us and inspire us with their spiritual strength.”

Tickets: $35.00 ~ $75.00

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CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND

Over the past three decades, 11-time Grammy Award winner Christian McBride has fronted ensembles that span and synthesize straight-ahead and experimental jazz, funk, soul, Latin, hip-hop and rhythm and blues. His celebrated groups include Inside Straight, Christian McBride Big Band, Ursa Major, Christian McBride’s New Jawn, The Christian McBride Trio and A Christian McBride Situation.

Several of those paths converged on Without Further Ado, Vol. 1, the Christian McBride Big Band’s 2025 album, which won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble. For the first time, the 17-piece band shared the spotlight with a host of guest vocalists, including Sting, Samara Joy, Dianne Reeves, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jeffrey Osborne and Antoinette Henry. The album includes covers of songs by The Police, Cole Porter, Carole King and others.

The bass-playing McBride and his band are likely to perform music from that recording and the group’s previous three albums, which feature jazz standards and McBride originals, at this larger-than-life concert.

Tickets: $58.50 – $152.10 | fees included

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JUAN MARCOS & THE AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS

Born from the legendary musical movement that sparked the Buena Vista Social Club, the Afro-Cuban All Stars are a powerhouse big band celebrating the full spectrum of Latin rhythm. Led by visionary founder Juan de Marcos González, this ever-evolving orchestra unites multigenerational maestros to bring the authentic, infectious pulse of Havana straight to the stage.

Tickets: $52.65 – $134.55 | fees included

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JOBIM & THE MUSIC OF BRAZIL

In the 1960s, Antonio Carlos “Tom” Jobim brought the bossa nova craze to the United States, and this infectious and sensuous sound soon became beloved throughout the world. We celebrate Jobim’s centennial and the jazz genres of Brazil—including bossa nova, samba and choro.

Performers:
Eliane Elias: Piano
Anat Cohen: Clarinet
Trio da Paz: Ensemble
Shelly Berg and the Frost School of Music’s Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra

Tickets: $52.65 – $152.10 | Includes fees.

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JAZZMEIA HORN

Named by her jazz loving grandmother, Jazzmeia Horn was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1991. She grew up in a close church-going family singing gospel music.

Horn graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, which was attended by other great artists such as Roy Hargrove, Norah Jones, and Erykah Badu. In 2009, she enrolled at The School of Jazz at The New School in New York City.

Jazzmeia won the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and the 2015 zzmeThelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition and, shortly after, was signed by Concord Records. In 2017, she released her debut album, “A Social Call,” which was nominated for a Grammy Award.

She continued to tour nationally and internationally, honing her vocal, performance, and writing skills to get across her message about the global need for love and social change in the world. In 2019, she released “Love and Liberation,” which also received a Grammy nomination. The following year, she published her book “Strive From Within: The Jazzmeia Horn Approach” while recording her big band album “Dear Love.”

While performing and writing, Ms. Horn teaches students and conducts outreach programs across the globe through The Jazz Horn International Vocal Initiative.

Cover: $57.69 ~ 74.19 | fee included

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