Jazz
Jazz shows for SMF 2012
SWING CENTRAL SHOWCASE PERFORMANCES
RIVER STREET, ROUSAKIS PLAZA
March 31
11:00AM, FREE
Each of the twelve participating bands from SMF's Swing Central High School Jazz Band Competition & Workshop performs brief sets in this swing showcase on River Street.
BÉLA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - THE ORIGINAL LINE-UP
Trustees Theater
March 22
8:30PM, $55, 45, 35, 25 buy tickets
For the first time in 20 years, the original Flecktones puts pianist/harmonica player Howard Levy back in the fold alongside banjoist/composer Béla Fleck, bassist Victor Wooten, and percussionist/drumitarist Roy "Futureman"
AMERICAN LEGACIES: THE PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND WITH DEL MCCOURY BAND
Trustees Theater
March 23
8:00PM, $60, 50, 40, 30 buy tickets
Boasting a direct lineage from the earliest incarnations of New Orleans jazz, the current roster of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band features some of the Crescent City's finest and most
NOON30: CEDAR WALTON, PIANO
Charles H. Morris Center
March 26
12:30PM, $25 buy tickets
This is a very rare solo recital by NEA Jazz Master Cedar Walton, who first came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the 60s, in
PIANO SHOWDOWN
Charles H. Morris Center
March 26
5:30PM, $40 buy tickets
SMF's original "Piano Showdown" productions have captured the hearts of audiences for the past eight years. Our 2012 edition places piano giants Kenny Barron and Cedar Walton alongside young sensations
PIANO SHOWDOWN
Charles H. Morris Center
March 26
8:00PM, $40 buy tickets
SMF's original "Piano Showdown" productions have captured the hearts of audiences for the past eight years. Our 2012 edition places piano giants Kenny Barron and Cedar Walton alongside young sensations
NOON30: KENNY BARRON, PIANO
Charles H. Morris Center
March 27
12:30PM, $25 buy tickets
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Kenny Barron began his career in the 1950s as a teenager, playing with such jazz greats as Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes, Lee
HELLO POPS: A CELEBRATION OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG BY WYCLIFFE GORDON & FRIENDS
Charles H. Morris Center
March 27
5:30PM, $35 buy tickets
Louis Armstrong (a.k.a. "Pops" and "Satchmo") is arguably the most important and original American musician in history, and this entertaining and original show celebrates his musical legacy with an ensemble
HELLO POPS: A CELEBRATION OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG BY WYCLIFFE GORDON & FRIENDS
Charles H. Morris Center
March 28
7:30PM, $35 buy tickets
Louis Armstrong (a.k.a. "Pops" and "Satchmo") is arguably the most important and original American musician in history, and this entertaining and original show celebrates his musical legacy with an ensemble
FIRE & FELLOWSHIP: JON FADDIS FEAT. TERELL STAFFORD & SEAN JONES/BRIAN BLADE FELLOWSHIP BAND
Charles H. Morris Center
March 29
6:15PM, $40 buy tickets
This power-packed SMF original double bill features the Savannah debut of the great trumpeter Jon Faddis and his Quartet (David Hazelitine, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Dion Parsons) along with special guest trumpeters
PINK MARTINI
Lucas Theatre for the Arts
March 29
8:00PM, $70 (gold circle), 60, 50, 40, 30 buy tickets
Pink Martini is a widely celebrated twelve-piece band from Portland, Oregon, performing an unforgettable fusion of Brazilian samba, '30s Cuban dance and Parisian café music. Bandleader and pianist Thomas Lauderdale
FIRE & FELLOWSHIP: JON FADDIS FEAT. TERELL STAFFORD & SEAN JONES/BRIAN BLADE FELLOWSHIP BAND
Charles H. Morris Center
March 29
9:00PM, $40 buy tickets
This power-packed SMF original double bill features the Savannah debut of the great trumpeter Jon Faddis and his Quartet (David Hazelitine, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Dion Parsons) along with special guest trumpeters
SWING CENTRAL JAZZ: THE COMPETITION
Lucas Theatre for the Arts
March 30
9:00AM, Free
Twelve high school big bands compete for cash awards and the coveted Faircloth award. Free and open to the public.
NOON30: JEFF CLAYTON QUARTET
Charles H. Morris Center
March 30
12:30PM, $20 buy tickets
Co-leader of the acclaimed jazz ensemble The Clayton Brothers, reed virtuoso Jeff Clayton is also a dedicated educator and Swing Central Jazz clinician. Mr. Clayton has worked with Frank Sinatra,
SWINGIN' & WAILIN' / SWING CENTRAL JAZZ FINALE
Lucas Theatre for the Arts
March 30
7:00PM, $52, 42, 32, 22 buy tickets
One of the most exciting original productions of the festival, this evening of swing begins with the top three Swing Central Jazz high school jazz bands participating in a final
COLE IN THE AFTERNOON: MUSIC OF NAT KING COLE AND COLE PORTER FEAT. FREDDY COLE QUARTET/MARCUS ROBERTS TRIO
Lucas Theatre for the Arts
March 31
3:00PM, $65 (gold) 50, 40, 30, 25 buy tickets
The youngest brother of Nat King Cole, Freddy Cole grew up in Chicago, in a home where visitors included Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton. His vocals‚ suave, elegant,
JOSHUA REDMAN/BRAD MEHLDAU DUO
Trustees Theater
April 6
8:15PM, $55, 45, 35, 25 buy tickets
Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau, two of the most influential, visible and acclaimed improvisers in jazz, share a vast range of concepts, notions and feelings ripe for exploration.
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