(Photo: Ember Trio hits Hallwalls this Saturday for a special JazzBuffalo presentation!)
We are slowly making that transition to another Summer of Jazz in Buffalo! This week’s weather is sure setting us up for a great summer! Lots of jazz is about to happen!
Featured Event
Ethan Iverson/Orrin Evans Fans – Check this out! This Saturday!
Ember Band (Caleb Curtis + Noah Garabedian + Vinnie Sperrazza)
The Brooklyn, NY-based collaborative trio Ember (previously Curtis+Garabedian+Sperrazza) finds itself at the crossroads of musical and personal exploration, resulting in true band-hood and non-hierarchical playing. Each of the members – Caleb Wheeler Curtis (alto saxophone, Captain Black Big Band, Walking Distance), Noah Garabedian (bass, Ravi Coltrane, NirFelder), and Vinnie Sperrazza (drums, Ethan Iverson, Michael Formanek) – are integral parts of the NY creative music community as leaders, collaborators and instigators. The music in this trio is organized but open and…
JazzBuffalo Benefit Concert 2022
We have the opportunity to host fast-rising stars and it presents the opportunity to host a benefit for JazzBuffalo and our Keep Jazz Alive Fund. This is a rare opportunity to see two rising stars and fabulous musicians up close and personal. And, provide meaningful support to JazzBuffalo!
JazzBuffalo Benefit Concert 2022 Featuring Samara Joy and Pasquale Grasso
You are invited to join us for a special benefit concert designed to raise funds to directly support the Buffalo region jazz scene. The JazzBuffalo Keep Jazz Alive Fund has been instrumental in creating free jazz events each summer. Events that help our talented musicians to perform and for our community to enjoy the richness of our premium arts and culture quality of life. Funds raised will continue to support such events and serve as a foundation for raising necessary…
Our Partner’s Betty Carter Celebration!
Our partner, the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective is hosting a Betty Carter Celebration this Saturday. Featuring, from New York, the wonderful Camille Thurman!
Betty Carter Celebration featuring Camille Thurman
The PAPPY MARTIN LEGACY JAZZ COLLECTIVE kicks off its “Celebration of Women in Jazz” year of events with its 1st Annual Betty Carter Birthday Celebration. A performance by CAMILLE THURMAN, saxophonist and vocalist with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis, accompanied by the Darrell Green Quartet (Darrell Green/Drums, Wallace Roney, Jr./Trumpet, Anthony Wonsey/Piano and Tom diCarlo/Bass) will celebrate the musical artistry of jazz icon, Betty Carter. About Camille Thurman Camille Thurman, a composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and…
All-Star Jazz Band featuring Jazz Vocalist Andy James
Terrell Stafford, Bill Cunliffe, Bob Sheppard, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Michael Dease, and more! Need we say more?!
Andy James and Her All-Star Jazz Band: “Rhythm in New York”
Vocalist Andy James Celebrates One of the Greatest Cities in the World and the Mecca of Jazz! Las Vegas and LA-based jazz vocalist Andy James is excited to bring her all-star big band to Live at Seneca One to celebrate her new release, RHYTHM IN NEW YORK! “Andy James’ sound is smoky & luxurious with every lush detail of the music carried out exquisitely” – Riff Review A spectacular 10-member band featuring GRAMMY® Winners and Nominees and some of the…
Samara Joy and Pasquale Grasso
Live at Seneca One I Samara Joy featuring the Pasquale Grasso Trio
2019 Winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition! With a voice as smooth as velvet, SAMARA JOY’s star seems to rise with each performance. Following her winning the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, she is currently receiving rave reviews for her debut recording, which features Samara backed by the Pasquale Grasso Trio. Growing up in New York, music was a pervasive presence, due to the inspiration of her paternal grandparents, Elder Goldwire and Ruth McLendon, who led the…
Check Upcoming Events At JazzBuffalo For Live Jazz
Be sure to check out the Upcoming Events section of JazzBuffalo.org for all the live jazz around town. There is plenty of jazz happening throughout the city and the region! In this newsletter, we tend to focus on our active partners. We are getting amazing visits and events impossible to mention all here. Go here for more events:
Upcoming Events: Live Stream And Live Events
The Jay/Sharp-Tet Album Release
Really great to see these young cats spend time recording an album! Check it out and support them!
The Jay/Sharptet Album Release
Join the Jay/Sharptet for the release of their debut album For You (My Love) The Jay/Sharptet enjoys performing music with a focus on original compositions and arrangements. Inspired by ensembles such as the great Miles Davis Quintets they strive to approach every tune with a unique interpretation. Past performances include the Northwest Jazz Festival, the Queen City Jazz Festival, the CMC Jazz Festival, Babeville’s 9th Ward, and Pausa Art House. Jacob Jay is a professional trumpet player, educator and composer…
5th Season of JazzMondays at Tappo Rooftop with My Cousin Toné
We’re getting ready! Another summer of music on the Tappo Rooftop, birthday celebrations, anniversaries, and more. A fifth season!! Starts Memorial Day!
JazzMondays at Tappo Rooftop Patio with My Cousin Toné
The popular Summer JazzMondays on the rooftop patio of Tappo Restaurant will return for the summer of 2022 for its fifth season! My Cousin Toné returns to perform on the rooftop patio every Monday night! Voted in the 2021 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. The weekly…
From Our Partner Kleinhans Music Hall
JazzBuffalo is proud to serve as a media/promotional partner for the Kleinhans Music Hall presentation of the legendary jazz artist, Herbie Hancock. One of the icons of modern jazz is making a stop in Buffalo! Join Kleinhans Music Hall and JazzBuffalo for this special jazz concert event!
Herbie Hancock Live in Concert
HERBIE HANCOCK Live in Concert presented by Kleinhans Music Hall Friday, June 17th, 8:00 PM We are pleased to welcome legendary pianist and jazz artist, Herbie Hancock on June 17th! An icon of acoustic and electronic jazz! Ticket sales are now opened up to the general public. JazzBuffalo is serving as a media and promotional partner to this very special presentation by Kleinhans Music Hall! Tickets are on sale NOW to the general public! Tickets start at $49 and a…
JazzBrunch Sundays!
JazzBrunch Sundays at the Terrace at Delaware Park Hosted by JazzBuffalo
JazzBuffalo and the Terrace at Delaware Park are excited to keep the popular JazzBrunch Sundays at the iconic location at Hoyt Lake going in the fall! We will 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. May Schedule: May 1: Cheryl Ferris with Lisa Hasselback Duo May 8: Joe…
Piano and Cocktail Nights Return to the Terrace!
The pandemic put a quick end to the Jazz and Cocktail Nights we enjoyed at the Terrace at Delaware Park on Friday and Saturday Nights. We have them returning in the manner of Piano and Cocktail Nights with a baby grand piano this time! Join a special evening with Donna Delano-Kerr!
Piano and Cocktail Nights At The Terrace At Delaware Park Hosted by JazzBuffalo
JazzBuffalo and The Terrace at Delaware Park are teaming up for the return of Piano & Cocktail Nights. For the first time since the pandemic, the main dining room of the restaurant portion of the historic Marcy Casino and The Terrace at Delaware Park will have a piano. The initial return of these popular evenings will feature piano jazz, piano jazz/vocalist duos, cabaret-style, pop-style, and folk-rock style piano music. Enabling the community to enjoy this cultural treasure, as well as,…
JazzBuffalo Articles You May Have Missed
2022 Jazz Awards Announced by Jazz Journalists Association in Performance, Writing, and Publishing
The 27th annual poll of jazz journalists honors jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan for lifetime achievement. The Jazz Journalists Association considered close to 300 jazz musicians, journalists, media makers, recordings, books, documentaries, podcasts, and photographs that were nominated for the 2022 Jazz Awards. In an announcement on May 3rd, the association revealed the winners as voted on […]
