This weekend is highlighted by two festivals taking place in the heart of downtown Buffalo. The Historic Colored Musicians Club Queen City Jazz Festival and the Pappy Martin Legacy Masten Jazz Festival. Sunny skies and conducive weather appear to be in the forecast! Read on…
Featured Events
The Queen City Jazz Festival at the Historic Colored Musicians Club
Queen City Jazz Festival line-up Noon Jacob Jay and Dalton Sharp Quintet 1pm Donny Frauenhofer Trio 2pm Why Not 3pm Trigger and the Sermon 4pm Buffalo Jazz Collective Sextet 5pm JukeBoxxx 6pm Tribute to Clarence Lott featuring Chunka Amore Indoor club stage Noon Dennis M. Warne Quartet 1pm Charlie Reddy 2pm JazzWizz 3pm Les Davis 4pm Andrew Nixon Trio 5pm Elliot Scozzaro 6pm Carol McLaughlin Quartet Come join the Colored Musicians Club for their annual Queen City Jazz Street festival.…
Pappy Martin Legacy Masten Jazz Festival
Founded by the late James “Pappy” Martin in 1996, the Pappy Martin Legacy Masten Jazz Festival is highly respected as one of the finest straight-ahead jazz festivals in WNY. Started in 1996, it has presented hundreds of international, national and local musicians in continuing to grow as a highly anticipated annual jazz event held on the grounds of the Buffalo Museum of Science. 2019 Festival Line-Up: JULY 21 2:00 PM – Love Supreme PM 3:00 PM – The Progressions 4:00…
Upcoming Jazz Events On JazzBuffalo.org
Jazz at Chandlerville – Continues!
This marks the third week for the summer series and we will be entertained by the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame inductee Patti Parks and her band.
Jazz at Chandlerville
155 Chandler Street and the entire block of Chandler Street is undergoing an amazing transformation. The recently celebrated opening of the Thin Man Brewery/Tappo Restaurant is just the beginning of an ongoing renaissance for this historic street. JazzBuffalo is partnering with the teams of folks involved in the development of Chandler Street to bring to the community Jazz at Chandlerville. Beginning Thursday, July 11 and every Thursday through August 29, JazzBuffalo will present jazz in the courtyard of the…
Patti Parks Band at Jazz at Chandlerville
Jazz at Chandlerville continues with jazz and blues crossover band and Buffalo Music Hall of Fame inductee, The Patti Parks Band. Join in on the foods of Thin Man Brewery and Tappo Pizza, beer & drinks, music, and the Chandler Street experience that’s happening! American blues recording artist Patti Parks is a multiple award-winning Buffalo New York Hall of Fame Inductee, who has created music with some of the finest A-list session musicians’ in the USA. Parks has shared the stage…
Hotel Henry Jazz Concert Series
Get tickets for the next event in the series for a special evening celebrating Brazil and Bossa Nova! A concert now taking on an even more special meaning as we pay tribute to Joao Gilberto, one of the pioneering Brazilian founders of Bossa Nova who died recently at the age of 88.
Só Brasil Bossa Nova Featuring Saranaide and Friends at the Hotel Henry Jazz Concert Series
Sara Rodriguez is the face of Saranaide. She is an accomplished singer and musician who brings a soulful beauty to anything she does. She began her musical journey learning the piano at the age of 4. She picked up the flute in grade school and played in various ensembles and bands throughout her life. Her musicality sparked her interest in teaching herself guitar (and later ukulele) for church services, where she spent most of her youth building the foundation for…
JazzBuffalo Next Generation Jazz Series At Nichols Flickinger Performing Arts Center
Be sure to get tickets for the next event in the jazz series dedicated to bringing next-generation rising stars to Buffalo. The first featured next-generations stars Veronica Swift, Emmet Cohen, Bryan Carter, and Yasushi Nakamura. Although a few months away in October, do not miss next-generation star Allison Au and her quartet! If you are reading this now – an EARLY BIRD pricing special is underway right now! Get $5 off regular priced ticket! And, JazzBuffalo will absorb ticket fees! Use the promo code EBAA5.
The Allison Au Quartet – Juno Award Winner
Juno-award winning Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Allison Au refuses to be defined. Born to a Chinese father and Jewish mother, and raised in the multicultural metropolis of Toronto, Allison found music as a young child. She was exposed to a wide array of musical styles but was captivated by the unhinged freedom of Jazz. Jazz became Allison’s lab for self-expression, exploration, and musical experimentation. Her music weaves a mosaic of influences into a seamless and soulful sound, a concoction…
Weekend Jazz At The Terrace At Delaware Park – New Time
The July lineup for jazz is set at the Terrace at Delaware Park. Be sure to call 716-886-0089 for dinner or brunch reservations! Please note the new time for Friday and Saturday evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm. We have another great weekend as we feature The Hot Club Express, Paul Hage Mirage, and vocalist Carolyn Lansom and Dozo My Lady.
Northwest Jazz Festival Headliner Front of Stage Seat Tickets
For the past few years, the festival has offered the opportunity to purchase tickets for front of stage seating at the Main Stage for each night’s headliner. Tickets are only $20. A great chance to see two of the top names in jazz up close! Tickets are available on Eventbrite. Read more on JazzBuffalo with links to the festival website and tickets!
Roberta Gambarini at the 2019 Northwest Jazz Festival in Historic Lewiston, NY
Italian-born Roberta Gambarini is, without question, one of the most accomplished jazz singers on the current scene. Her warm, velvety tone and captivating eloquence inspired the Boston Globe to call Gambarini “a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McRae.” Born in Turin, Italy, Gambarini received her first exposure to jazz at an early age when her father, an amateur tenor saxophonist, took her to concerts by Dexter Gordon, Benny Carter, Johnny Griffin & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, as well as…
Monty Alexander and the Harlem-Kingston Express at the 2019 Northwest Jazz Festival in Historic Lewiston, NY
Nearly 60 years after he moved to the United States from his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica, Grammy-nominated pianist Monty Alexander is an American classic. His music spans a broad range of jazz and Jamaican musical expressions: the American songbook and the blues, gospel, bebop, calypso, and reggae. Over the decades Alexander has toured the world relentlessly, delighting a global audience drawn to his vibrant personality and soulful message. Documented on more than 75 recordings, he was ranked number five in Hal…
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