ARTURO SANDOVAL

“Born into poverty in Cuba and held back by his government, he risked everything to share his gifts with the world. In the decades since, this astonishing trumpeter, pianist and composer has inspired audiences in every corner of the world and awakened a new generation of great performers. He remains one of the best ever to play.”

~ Barack Obama (presenting The Presidential Medal of Freedom to Arturo Sandoval)

A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jazz. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of twelve, but it didn’t take him long to catch the excitement of the jazz world. He has since evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer.

Showtimes:

7:00 pm | Thurs, Sun~$65.00, Fri, Sat~$75.00

9:00 pm | Thurs, Sun~$65.00, Fri, Sat~$75.00

$15 food/beverage minimum per person not included in ticket price.

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EDDIE PALMIERI

The world has long admired the Spanish Harlem born, seven-time GRAMMY® Award winning Palmieri as one of the foremost Latin pianists of the last half-century. His ability to fuse the rhythms of his Hispanic heritage with the jazz influences of Thelonius Monk and McCoy Tyner made him an immediate hit when he played New York’s Palladium Ballroom in the ’50s and ’60s. He has continued to roll on with stylistic innovations over the years, creating classic Tico albums and later mixing salsa with R&B, pop, rock, Spanish vocals and more jazz improvisation.

Known as one of the finest pianists of the past 60 years, Eddie Palmieri is a bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz.

Showtimes:

7:00 pm | Thurs & Sun ~ $40.00, Fri, Sat~$60.00

9:00 pm | Thurs & Sun ~$40.00, Fri, Sat~$60.00

$15 food/beverage minimum per person not included in ticket price.

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THE YELLOWJACKETS

The Yellowjackets formed in the late 1970’s as the backup band for guitarist Robben Ford. They recorded their first album together in 1980. Shortly after that recording, however, Ford decided to part ways and go in a different musical direction. As a result, the modern day Yellowjackets were formed — a trio with Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson. Since then, and with the addition of Bob Mintzer, the Yellowjackets have gained and maintained prominence as one of jazz’s most influential and loved groups.

The most recent addition to the band adds Australian bass player Dane Alderson in to the mix. With his exceptional rhythmic sensibility and natural disposition toward groove, Dane brings a new energy to the band and adds a youthful approach to the music.

Showtimes:

7:00 pm | Sat ~ $40.00, Sun ~ $30.00

9:00 pm | Sat ~ $40.00, Sun ~ $20.00

$15 food/beverage minimum per person not included in ticket price.

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STANLEY JORDAN

In a career that took flight with immediate commercial success and critical acclaim, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination, versatility and maverick daring. Be it bold reinventions of classical masterpieces or soulful explorations through pop-rock hits, to blazing straight ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisational works—solo or with a group—Jordan can always be counted on to take listeners on breathless journeys into the unexpected.

Key to Jordan’s fast-track acclaim was his mastery of a special technique on the guitar’s fretboard. Instead of conventional strumming and picking, Jordan’s innovative “touch technique” is an advanced form of two-handed tapping. While a handful of other players were using similar techniques, Stanley’s fluid, multi-layered textures and sheer virtuosity raised the bar for excellence.

Showtimes:

7:00 pm | Thurs, Sun ~ $30.00, Fri, Sat ~ $35.00

9:00 pm | Thurs, Sun ~ $20.00, Fri, Sat ~ $35.00

$15 food/beverage minimum per person not included in ticket price.

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BLUE NOTE AT SEA

Hosts: Marcus Miller, Robert Glasper, Don Was, Alonzo Bodden

Performers: Chris Botti, Christian McBride, Sheila E, Cécile McLorin Salvant, David Sanborn, Brad Mehldau, Chief Adjudah (formerly Christian Scott), The Baylor Project, Damien Escobar

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