
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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GUNHILD CARLING
Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed Swedish jazz star, celebrated for her dazzling performances, incredible versatility, and magnetic stage presence.
A true force of nature, Gunhild sings, tap dances, and plays over a dozen instruments — including trombone, trumpet, bagpipes, piano, harmonica, recorder, drums, harp, and ukulele — often switching between them seamlessly in a single performance.
With over 70 million views on YouTube and other platforms, Gunhild has captivated audiences across the globe, performing everywhere from intimate jazz clubs to royal celebrations.
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