Born in Italy and now based in New York, Pasquale Grasso has developed an astounding technique and concept informed not by jazz guitarists so much as by bebop pioneers like Bud Powell, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, as well as the classical-guitar tradition. The sparkling, immaculately balanced tone; the tasteful tinges of stride and boogie-woogie…
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Kenny Barron & Dave Holland Trio with Johnathan Blake
Celebrate the incomparable jazz pianist Kenny Barron in his 80th birthday year! This exquisite collaboration between Kenny Barron and Dave Holland expands on the fruitful relationship forged by the two jazz icons with the seamless addition of the masterful young drummer, Johnathan Blake. Separated in age by only three years, Kenny Barron and Dave Holland—both…
Cécile McLorin Salvant / San Salvador
Born in Miami in 1989, Cécile McLorin Salvant studied piano beginning at age 5, sang in a children’s choir at 8, and then began classical voice lessons. She pursued dual tracks as an undergraduate in France (her mother is French, her father Haitian)—studying French law at one university while attending the Darius Milhaud Conservatory studying…
Galactic / Cory Wong / Nate Smith + Kinfolk
Galactic draws on 25 years together in order to progress with each performance and subsequent record. After 10 albums, over 2,000 gigs and tens of millions of streams, the proud New Orleans, Louisiana quintet—Ben Ellman (saxophone, harmonica), Robert Mercurio (bass), Stanton Moore (drums, percussion), Jeffrey Raines (guitar) and Richard Vogal (keyboards)—are the rare collective who…
Etienne Charles: Traces feat. Vincent Ségal, Jorge Glem & Or Baraket / Harold López-Nussa: Timba a la Americana feat. Gregoire Maret, Luques Curtis & Ruy Adrian López-Nussa
Hailed by The New York Times as “an auteur” and by JazzTimes as “a daring improviser who delivers with heart-wrenching lyricism,” Etienne Charles is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet at Michigan State University. He has received critical acclaim for his exciting performances, thrilling compositions and knack for connecting with audiences worldwide. In June…
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland Trio with Johnathan Blake
Celebrate the incomparable jazz pianist Kenny Barron in his 80th birthday year! This exquisite collaboration between Kenny Barron and Dave Holland expands on the fruitful relationship forged by the two jazz icons with the seamless addition of the masterful young drummer, Johnathan Blake. Separated in age by only three years, Kenny Barron and Dave Holland—both…
Etienne Charles: Traces feat. Vincent Ségal, Jorge Glem & Or Baraket / Harold López-Nussa: Timba a la Americana feat. Gregoire Maret, Luques Curtis & Ruy Adrian López-Nussa
Hailed by The New York Times as “an auteur” and by JazzTimes as “a daring improviser who delivers with heart-wrenching lyricism,” Etienne Charles is also the Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet at Michigan State University. He has received critical acclaim for his exciting performances, thrilling compositions and knack for connecting with audiences worldwide. In June…
Regina Carter: Gone in a Phrase of Air
Trying to fit Regina Carter into a neatly defined musical category is futile. Carter enjoys performing many styles of music, including but not limited to jazz, R&B, Latin, classical, blues, country, pop and African. In each she explores the power of music through the voice of the violin. The MacArthur “Genius,” Doris Duke Artist Award…
Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet
Two-time Oscar nominee, six-time Grammy Award-winner and 2018 USA Fellow trumpeter/ composer Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning pivotal moments in American culture—past and present. Regarding his consistent attachment to artistic works of conscience, Blanchard confesses: “Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter live by their Buddhist philosophy and…
Stanton Moore Trio / Roosevelt Collier
Stanton Moore is a Grammy Award-winning drummer, educator and performer born and raised in New Orleans. He is especially connected to his hometown city, its culture and collaborative spirit. In the early ‘90s, Moore helped found the New Orleans-based essential funk band Galactic (see page 32), who continue to amass a worldwide audience via recording…
Stanton Moore Trio / Roosevelt Collier
Stanton Moore is a Grammy Award-winning drummer, educator and performer born and raised in New Orleans. He is especially connected to his hometown city, its culture and collaborative spirit. In the early ‘90s, Moore helped found the New Orleans-based essential funk band Galactic (see page 32), who continue to amass a worldwide audience via recording…
Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band
Learn a step before the show! Dance instructor Jannelle Cortes is offering FREE lessons at 5:15 & 7:45 PM before each performance. Put your new moves to work at 6 & 8:30 PM! All ticket buyers for respective performances are welcome. Eddie Palmieri is an acclaimed pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin…
Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band
Learn a step before the show! Dance instructor Jannelle Cortes is offering FREE lessons at 5:15 & 7:45 PM before each performance. Put your new moves to work at 6 & 8:30 PM! All ticket buyers for respective performances are welcome. Eddie Palmieri is an acclaimed pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin…