We enter November with more incredible jazz for us to enjoy. Visits from out of town in the month as well as great local jazz. Read on…
Featured Events
Mareike Wiening “Metropolis Paradise”
The outcome is an extraordinary program “with a planar modulating language and a propulsive drift. The music is part chamber jazz, part big-boned rock percussion, part free improvisation.” Giovanni Russonello- The New York Times Mareike Wiening’s background, both musical and personal is made up of the cultures of Germany, Norway, Denmark and the US. Her original compositions are influenced by diversity and she is recognized for her virtuously elegant way of playing the drums. With Rich Perry on tenor saxophone, Glenn…
Mary Ramsey at 1st Saturday Jazz Brunch at Hollow Bistro
Critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, violin/violist Mary Ramsey of the 10,000 Maniacs appears for a performance that will explore jazz standards, gypsy jazz, the classical music repertoire as well as Mary Ramsey’s original compositions. The indie-rock world may know her as the vocalist for the post-Natalie incarnation of 10,000 Maniacs, but the violist, violinist, and songwriter has had a long and distinguished career aside from that group playing jazz, classical, and folk music. Mary Ramsey was born in Washington D.C. She has been playing the…
Upcoming Jazz Events On JazzBuffalo.org
Hotel Henry Jazz Concert Series
We have a very special evening coming up next with this New York City-based swinging jazz collective that are the hits of jazz clubs and jazz festivals. Read on…
Svetlana and The New York Swing Collective at the Hotel Henry Jazz Concert Series
The November date for the Hotel Henry Jazz Concert Series brings us a special concert and a special visitor. You will not want to miss it! “Sophisti-pop”… Exuberant, foot-stompin’ music that combines swing with pop-singer/songwriter sensibilities”. (WPIX11 News) “Breakfast at Tiffany’s meets Some Like it Hot” (Lucid Culture) “Outstanding band…. Exceptional vocalist and songwriter” (Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal) “New York City’s darling” (Time Out NY) Russian-by-birth American-by-Music Svetlana is “Astrud Gilberto in New York via Moscow” (Guy Eckstine), “erudite, purist torchy…
Jazz At The Loft At Chandler
The excitement of Jazz at Chandlerville was something to remember this past summer. See the featured article in the Buffalo News! Now, we go back to the transforming Chandler Street Thin Man Brewery and use the 2nd-floor event center The Loft. The first-ever Jazz At The Loft At Chandler Concert will be on Friday, November 22. It will bring the widely-acclaimed Indiana-based jazz guitarist Charlie Ballantine Quartet and his “Music of Bob Dylan” to town. Tickets are $10 (no fees) now and $15 day of the show. So get tickets now and plan an evening in Chandlerville!
Charlie Ballantine’s “Music of Bob Dylan” and New Release at Jazz at The Loft at Chandler
JazzBuffalo Presents Charlie Ballantine’s “Music of Bob Dylan” and New Release Charlie Ballantine is an internationally renowned, award-winning guitarist. He has been a featured artist at notable events such as The Winnipeg International Jazz Festival, The Indianapolis Jazz Festival, The Bloomington Jazz Festival, and The Elkhart Jazz Festival. Charlie is also a frequent performer at renowned jazz clubs such as The Jazz Kitchen (Indianapolis), Andy’s Jazz Club (Chicago), Cliff Bell’s (Detroit), and The Chatterbox (Indianapolis). His music stems from the…
JazzBuffalo Premier Jazz Series at Nichols Flickinger PAC
The next concert will feature 3-time Grammy nominee and 5-time Juno Award Winner Jane Bunnett and Maqueque. Tentative plans call for a documentary film shooting of the event so be a part of film history. Read on and get tickets soon! Use the code TYJB5 and get $5 off each ticket while the code lasts! Special pricing for students and children is available!
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque – A Latin Jazz Christmas (3 times Grammy® Nominee)
JazzBuffalo is excited to present 3 times Grammy® Nominee for Best Latin Jazz Album, Jane Bunnett, and Maqueque. In the past few years, the groundbreaking all-women band, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque have forged a path in presented the sounds of Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz to the world. The band consists of an ensemble of Cuban female performers creating a vibrant sound made magical by the soprano saxophone of Jane Bunnett. The ensemble received a Grammy® for its latest highly-acclaimed…
In addition to Tierney Sutton on March 29, 2020, a new show added for June 2020!
JazzBuffalo Premier Concert: Stacey Kent
“Thoroughly captivating…(Kent’s) voice has a startling clarity, turning phrase after phrase with subtlety and an impeccable feel for the music.”— Billboard “Ms. Kent embodied the essence of saudade as persuasively as any of her Brazilian idols. As she threw back her head and crooned softly, you had the sense of a woman with nothing to protect, living in the moment and dreaming out loud.” — The New York Times Critically acclaimed, GRAMMY® nominated singer, Stacey Kent, sings from the soul,…
Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic
Tickets are now on sale for this 3- concert series in 2020. Read on…
Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic Series – 3 Concerts Series
With the impending two-year hiatus of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for expansion, the museum’s long-running Art of Jazz series will find a temporary new home in 2020 in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall. The series will be rechristened as the Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic series. During the past two decades, the series has become internationally renowned for presenting a dazzling array of the world’s most celebrated jazz artists. The concerts for the inaugural Art of Jazz at…
Our Friends To The North
If you missed the chance to catch Monty Alexander and the Harlem Kingston Express at the Northwest Jazz Festival, here is a chance once again. Check it out:
Voices of Freedom Concert: Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express and The Larnell Lewis Band with special guest Bakithi Kumalo
The Voices of Freedom Concert features an all-star lineup of artists including a headlining performance by Monty Alexander’s Harlem- Kingston Express. GRAMMY Award nominee Monty Alexander has established himself as one of jazz music’s most diverse and globally recognized piano titans. For six decades, Monty has led some of the most celebrated groups in the genre’s history and has prided himself on bringing the sounds of music from his birthplace of Kingston, Jamaica to the place he calls home, America.…
Weekend And Weekly Jazz
Be sure to check out the “Upcoming Events” section at JazzBuffalo.org. Dinner, brunch, or cocktails available at the Terrace at Delaware Park and jazz on Thursdays at JazzBoline featuring Savoy Trio led by Tim Clarke, as well as, jazz music for brunch. Musicians, organizations, and venues, please remember to use “Submit An Event” so your events appear on JazzBuffalo.
JazzBuffalo Articles You May Have Missed
On Firm Ground With The Third Incarnation of Jane Bunnett And Maqueque
Jane Bunnett’s enduring Maqueque project has been bringing a fresh new sound to jazz and Latin Jazz alike. Garnering award-winning recognition along the way. The ensemble released their third album this past September with new original songs and the introduction of new members of Maqueque. What is evident is that their sound continues to evolve. […]
Elio Villafranca’s “Cinque” Continues To Make Waves In Jazz
Elio Villafranca, the Cuban-born jazz pianist, composer, and arranger continues to make reverberating waves in the jazz universe. Cinque, the sweeping themed album has put Villafranca in the unique category of composers who carry on the Ellingtonesque style of epic music movements. The album received a Grammy nomination in 2018. Since the nomination, Villafranca has […]
