(Photo: Grammy-nominated Paradigm Shift Jazz plays Jazz On The Plaz this Friday, July 9.)
We’re hoping for better weather cooperation for the rest of the summer! Fabulous performances lined up for the next week. The JazzBuffalo “Summer of Jazz” continues to offer you outstanding jazz for free. Yes, we do count on your contributions to the JazzBuffalo Keep Jazz Alive Fund that help make these free events possible! Many thanks to all who have and continue to! Many thanks to Alan Feller for his recent generous contribution to the fund! Special thanks to the Northwest Jazz Festival in Historic Lewiston, NY for their generous support for the JazzBuffalo “Summer of Jazz” and the related events.
JazzBuffalo “Summer of Jazz”
Jazz On The Plaz! at Seneca One Tower
JazzBuffalo is excited to partner with Seneca One Tower and Douglas Development Corporation to bring to the Buffalo community Jazz On The Plaz! this summer. Taking place from 5 pm to 8 pm. Location: The weekly series will be held at the West Plaza of Seneca One Tower between Pearl Street and Main Street. The revitalization of Seneca One Tower has been a remarkable transformation from its days serving as a headquarters center for banking institutions. Now serving…
Paradigm Shift at Jazz On The Plaz! at Seneca One
The Grammy-Nominated Soul-Jazz Trio makes a visit to Buffalo and Jazz On The Plaz! In the early 90s, Paradigm Shift was born in Rochester, NY to bring spirit back to neo-jazz with organic, funky grooves and street-level ambiance. Bandleader Melvin Henderson and co-founder Gerry Youngman grew up in the golden age of jazz clubs: simmering hotbeds of grit and soul. In an era of turmoil and enormous social change, Henderson and Youngman spent their formative years watching and listening to…
JazzBrunch Sundays at the Terrace at Delaware Park Hosted by JazzBuffalo
JazzBuffalo and the Terrace at Delaware Park are excited to bring back the popular JazzBrunch Sundays to the iconic location at Hoyt Lake! We will once again provide high-quality jazz music for Sunday Jazz Brunch at The Terrace’s historic location at Marcy Casino. The Terrace is located on the upper level of the Delaware Park Lake casino and is located across from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. We will be bringing the music of jazz every Sunday during the summer months…
JazzBuffalo JazzMondays with My Cousin Toné at Tappo Rooftop Patio!
The popular Summer JazzMondays on the rooftop patio of Tappo Restaurant returns for the summer of 2021 for its fourth season! We’re bringing back My Cousin Tone’ to perform on the rooftop patio every Monday night! Voted in the JazzBuffalo annual poll as favorite Jazz Large Ensemble! Sit back and enjoy dinner and a bottle of wine while My Cousin Toné plays tunes everyone will love from its repertoire of jazz classics, standards, soul, and hard bop songs. …
Dale Toliver at JazzTuesdays at The Mansion On Delaware Avenue
Dale Toliver is an instrumental jazz guitarist influenced by the style of Wes Montgomery and George Benson while developing his own unique sound. “The Dale Toliver Band” has become of the most sought-after sounds in the region and in several states outside of New York. Dale will be joined by Al Ferguson, one of the region’s top jazz organists and keyboardists for the past twenty years. Toliver will present an evening of music paying tribute to the style of Wes…
JazzTuesdays at the Mansion on Delaware Avenue
POSTPONED TONIGHT JULY 6 DUE TO WEATHER!! Join JazzBuffalo and the Mansion on Delaware every Tuesday this summer for music on the patio. This an opportunity for both jazz musicians and jazz fans to enjoy duos or trios on a weekly basis at one of Buffalo’s historic locations and establishments. We begin Tuesday, June 8, and will go into September as long as we can. Since this is outdoors, it will be weather permitting. The effort is a way for…
Mary Ramsey and Friends at Jazz at Chandlerville
Critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, violin/violist Mary Ramsey of the 10,000 Maniacs appears for a live performance at Jazz at Chandlerville 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, vocalist, and songwriter has had a long and distinguished career aside from that group playing jazz, classical, and folk music. https://youtu.be/ycsTtkcRuFo Mary Ramsey was born…
The JazzBuffalo Keep Jazz Alive Fund
As we were last summer, we will be reliant on in-kind donations to help support jazz music this summer into fall. So far, we have jazz music available 4-5 days of the week and possibly more. You can make in-kind suggested donations of $5-$10 per event attended to:
Venmo: @jazzbuffalo716
PayPal: @jazzbuffalo
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JazzBuffalo
At JazzTuesdays at The Mansion on Delaware Avenue and Jazz On The Plaz! at Seneca One we will also have a bucket for cash donations.
Check Upcoming Events At JazzBuffalo For Live Jazz/Live Streams
Be sure to check out the Upcoming Events section of JazzBuffalo.org for all the live jazz around town. Both outdoors and indoors. We are more dependent now on musicians and venues submitting their events to JazzBuffalo to appear on the calendar. So, tell your favorite bands and venues to visit JazzBuffalo.org and submit their events! Also, because seating is very limited for live events, tickets can go quickly. Go here for more events:
Upcoming Events: Live Stream And Live Events
Pappy Martin Legacy-Masten Jazz Festival Returns
Make sure to check out the line-up for this outdoor festival – especially July 25. JazzBuffalo serves as a proud sponsor and media sponsor for the event!
Pappy Martin Legacy – Masten Jazz Festival
This year’s Pappy Martin Legacy-Masten Jazz Festival! Dates: Sundays, July 18 and 25, 2021 Time: 3 pm – 8 pm Venue: Buffalo Museum of Science (Side Lawn) 1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211 Line-Up: JULY 18: 3:00 pm – Adrian Benton Band 4:00 pm – George Caldwell 5:00 pm – Trigger and the Sermon 6:00 pm – Drea D’Nur 7:00 pm – Will Holton Host: TBA JULY 25: 3:00 pm – Love Supreme School of Music 4:00…
Janet Evra: “A Night In Paris” – SAVE THE DATE!
Janet Evra: “A Night In Paris”
(SAVE THE DATE – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND!) By way of the U.K. and her residency at the Kranzberg Arts Foundation in St. Louis, international jazz artist, bassist, songwriter, and vocalist Jane Evra will make a special first-time appearance in Buffalo on Saturday, October 2nd of 2021. Evra performs on premier international stages across the USA and Europe. She has collaborated with Grammy winners, Grammy nominees, and international jazz superstars including Randy Brecker, Taylor Eigsti, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Eric Marienthal, and Diego…
Remembering Richie Merlo
With great sadness, we learned of the passing of jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and Buffalo Music Hall of Fame lifetime achievement awardee, Richie Merlo, at the age of 79. Merlo was one of Buffalo’s most significant entertainers and jazz contributors. In his early days, performing in many of the clubs that existed with a repertoire of songs and instrumentals. He now joins his all-star jazz friends in the heavens. Many thoughts and prayers to the Merlo family and the multitude of friends Richie made in his lifetime. It was always a joy to see him at JazzBuffalo events as well.
