MARC CARY: FOCUS TRIO

The Focus Trio’s upcoming residency celebrates nearly 20 years of synergy, exploring the rich interplay between Native American music and jazz. Sameer brings North and South Indian concepts and original music to the group. David Ewel brings a unique approach to the bass and the feel of the music as he taps into his multicultural heritage. Their worldwide performances have spread joy and cultural fusion across continents, marking a legacy of global influence and artistic exploration.

Band Lineup: Marc Cary, keys | Sameer Gupta, tabla drum | David Ewel, bass

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NICOLE HENRY

Nicole Henry has established herself as one of the jazz world’s most acclaimed vocalists and has captivated audiences in over 15 countries. Ms. Henry possesses a potent combination of dynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing, and powerful emotional resonance. Her passionate, soulful voice and heart-felt charisma has earned her a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance,” three Top-10 U.S. Billboard and HMV Japan jazz albums. Heralded by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Japan Times, El Pais, Jazz Times, Essence and more, Ms. Henry tells real stories through repertoire from the American Songbook, classic and contemporary jazz, contemporary standards, blues and originals.

Tickets: $7.00 Fee

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The Jazz Voyager

The Jazz Voyager’s next destination is the Big Easy and a venerable jazz nightclub called Snug Harbor. Located in three rooms of a renovated 1800’s storefront situated in the Faubourg Marigny. The venue offers a dining room, a bar, and a music room.

Tonight I’ll be in the audience to witness once again the genius of New Orleans-bred saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and educator Victor Goines. He’ll be taking the stage as the guest bandleader of Snug’s “E-Day” Series. This is when musicians close to their late great Ellis Marsalis present their tribute concerts to his musical legacy on the night of the week that was Ellis’ Snug residency for over 30 years.

Snug Harbor features music 7 nights a week, primarily New Orleans modern jazz. The venue is located just outside the French Quarter, at 626 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA 70116. For more information visit https://notoriousjazz.com/event/victor-goines.  

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BETH LEDERMAN

Beth’s group Jazz Con Alma feature jazz that grooves. Drawing especially from latin rhythms, they love taking standards and pop music and adding their own special twists. From Coltrane and Gershwin to the Beatles and Stevie Wonder anything that embraces the creativity which embodies jazz is fair game. With Mary Petrich on sax, Jon Murray on bass, Adam Clark on drums and Frank Valdes on percussion.

Her music is melodic, fun, fluid, passionate, innovative, heartfelt, rhythmic, eclectic, honest, artistic, humorous, spontaneous…and great!

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CARMEN LUNDY

Carmen Lundy’s work as a vocalist and composer has been critically acclaimed by Jazz Times, Downbeat, Jazziz, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Variety, The Washington Post, and Vanity Fair among numerous other foreign publications. Lundy acted as Resident Clinician at Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for 20 years. She has conducted Master Classes around the world, among them the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.

As a composer, Ms. Lundy’s catalogue numbers over 150 published songs, one of the few jazz vocalists in history to accomplish such a distinction. Her compositions have been recorded by such artists as Kenny Barron, Ernie Watts, Terri Lyne Carrington, Straight Ahead and Regina Carter. Carmen’s far-reaching discography also includes performances and recordings with such musicians as brother and bassist Curtis Lundy, Ray Barretto, Bruce Hornsby, Mulgrew Miller, Kip Hanrahan, Courtney Pine, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter, Randy Brecker, Oscar Castro-Neves, Robert Glasper, Jamison Ross, Patrice Rushen, and the late Kenny Kirkland and Geri Allen among others.

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