(Photo by Jack Zuff: Memorial Day marks the return of JazzMondays at Tappo Rooftop Patio for the 5th season! One of our favorite photos by JazzBuffalo contributor Jack Zuff ever – it truly captures the beauty of the night, two people dancing, music, and passion.)
Memorial Day will mark the unofficial beginning of summer and outdoor jazz and music. It will be our 2nd Annual Summer of Jazz where we attempt to offer free jazz music and beyond jazz music to the community. This summer, we’ll be attempting to enjoy the festivities while carrying heavy hearts for the victims of mass shootings here in our East Side community Tops, and now in the unspeakable horror of losing children in a Uvalde, TX elementary school.
Featured Event
In roughly one week, we will have in the immortal word of Ed Sullivan – “a really big show!” We welcome jazz vocalist Andy James to town with an all-star cast of jazz musicians. 10 musicians who are all individual headliners in their own rights!
WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY PROMO CODE FOR YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. USE THE PROMO CODE – MD10 – TO GET $10 OFF EACH TICKET. THE CODE WILL ONLY BE GOOD UNTIL MEMORIAL DAY!
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…
The 2nd Annual Summer of Jazz Begins Memorial Day with JazzMondays at Tappo Rooftop Patio with My Cousin Toné
We begin a new Summer of Jazz this Monday with the return of, for the 5th season, JazzMondays at Tappo Rooftop Patio with My Cousin Tone’. Every Monday this summer! New traditions have started for birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, and just friends gathering for great food, drinks, and music under the stars!
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…
PLEASE SUPPORT: JazzBuffalo Benefit Concert 2022
JazzBuffalo is holding a Benefit Concert on June 23rd. Limited to 65 people. Our goal is to raise funds for the Keep Jazz Alive Fund which helps us to bring free jazz to the community via our Summer of Jazz program. Additionally, we seek funds for the eventual purchase of a true concert piano. We’ll have the chance for you to enjoy an intimate performance in the Cinema Room at Hallwalls by two rising stars in jazz who are destined for superstardom.
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…
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! We are getting amazing visits and local events impossible to mention all here. Go here for more events:
Upcoming Events: Live Stream And Live Events
Our partner, Artpark, to Bring Trombone Shorty Into The Region on June 14!
Make plans to see one of the prolific performers in jazz do his energizing program of jazz, funk, and New Orleans music when he returns to Artpark on June 14th!
Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown
Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown is a curated mini-festival, a history of New Orleans music and a vision of where that music is headed in the 21st century. “I want to share the music and the vibe of my city,” Trombone Shorty says. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue’s music respects Crescent City traditions while pushing the boundaries of those traditions, adding pop, rock and hip-hop influences. “Allen Toussaint told me, ‘Learn everything you can, take everything you can from us, but…
Jazz at Chandlerville to Begin June 16!
Jazz at Chandlerville
The popular Jazz at Chandlerville Series will make a return to the Chandler Street destination for a fourth season. Last year, the outdoor use of the enhanced street stage across from Thin Man Brewery / Tappo Pizza located at 166 Chandler Street in Buffalo, proved to be a welcoming success! Jazz at Chandlerville will take place every Thursday this summer from 6 pm to 8:30 pm. The series is hosted by JazzBuffalo and sponsored by Thin Man Brewery and Tappo…
Piano Jazz and JazzBrunch Sundays at The Terrace
The holiday weekend weather is expected to be nice and for those seeking scenic views and a visit to iconic Hoyt Lake, the Terrace has Becky Davis with Bob White on Friday and Alex McArthur on Sunday!
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,…
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…
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Samara Joy, Rising Star Jazz Vocalist, to Make Buffalo Debut June 23rd and June 24th
Samara Joy, Joined by the Pasquale Grass Trio, Will Perform at Two Special Concerts in Buffalo for the First Time After winning the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, the ascending vocalist Samara Joy has been building upon her self-titled debut release since last fall. Earning rave reviews for her unique spin on jazz standards from the Great […]
Jazz Vocalist Andy James and All-Star 9-Piece Ensemble to Bring “Rhythm in New York” to Buffalo on June 3rd
Andy James and her all-star jazz band to make a tour stop in Buffalo. The concert will be presented by JazzBuffalo on Friday, June 3rd, at 8:00 PM While she grew up in Australia, traveled the world as a renowned Flamenco dancer, and now makes her home in Las Vegas, vocalist Andy James has always loved New […]
Helen Merrill – A Restless Musical Soul
I had a dream that the jazz gods, for reasons unknown, looked upon me with disfavor (perhaps they read and disliked my jazz articles). A trial was held and I was found guilty. In sentencing me, the “judge” (Milt Hinton), issued an edict that henceforth I am banned from listening to all jazz recordings or […]
