
Sunday, July 2022
Art of Jazz | Catherine Russell
Dear Art of Jazz fans: It breaks our heart but we are sorry to report that this Friday’s performance at Kleinhans will have to be postponed again. The featured artist has tested positive for COVID and will not be able to perform at that time. We thank you for your patience and ask that you bear with us. The rescheduled date is SUNDAY, JULY 10 at 7:00 pm. Your current tickets are valid for the rescheduled performance, there is no…
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Art of Jazz | Amina Figarova Sextet
Amina Figarova Sextet Friday, November 11 at 8 pm Hailing from the country of Azerbaijan, the New York-based Amina Figarova is an internationally recognized composer, pianist, and bandleader. Those three roles come to the forefront in Figarova’s sextets, bands with a remarkable chemistry that brings her detailed arrangements to life. Every member of the group stands out as a first-rate individual, but their dedication to Figarova’s eclectic and powerful compositions gives the group its depth of feeling and elite status. The…
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Art of Jazz | Elio Villafranca and the Chick Corea Afro-Caribbean Experience
Elio Villafranca and The Chick Corea Afro-Caribbean Experience Sunday, February 5 at 3 pm Chick Corea was quoted in a 2019 Billboard interview as saying, “That flavor, I find, is mostly in everything I do; it’s a part of me.” As we celebrate jazz icon Chick Corea, who tragically passed away in February 2021, Grammy Nominated Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca will delve into the maestro’s compositions from a distinctly Afro-Caribbean meets Jazz perspective, joined by a sextet of master musicians…
Find out more »Sunday, March 2023
Art of Jazz | Miguel Zenón Quartet
9-time Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced and blended the often-contradictory poles of innovation and tradition. Widely considered as one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists of his generation, he has also developed a unique voice as a composer and as a conceptualist, concentrating his efforts on perfecting a fine mix between Latin American Folkloric Music and Jazz. His projects have consistently topped the Downbeat Critic’s Poll. Born and…
Find out more »Friday, April 2023
Art of Jazz | Marquis Hill – New Gospel Revisited
Marquis Hill New Gospel Revisited Friday, April 14 at 8 pm New Gospel Revisited is the most recent musical project from the fearless and formidable American composer and trumpeter Marquis Hill. It involved the capturing of a live recording that revisits and reinterprets his debut 2012 album New Gospel, this time round employing a band of super-heavyweight musicians. Marquis Hill’s rise over the last few years has been striking and there’s no letting up. Since winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Composition…
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