MONTY ALEXANDER Saturday, September 24, 2022 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm Monty Alexander is a perennial favorite at jazz festivals and venues worldwide, and at the Montreux Jazz Festival where he has performed and headlined concerts 23 times since 1976. His spirited conception is one informed by the timeless verities:  endless melody-making, effervescent grooves, sophisticated […]

After releasing ‘Azwan’, an album about our oneness and interconnectivity in the midst of a unifying global crisis, French-Algerian guitarist, vocalist and composer, Pierre Bensusan, returns to the USA & Canada for completing the second leg of his nationwide 2022 tour.

NEA Jazz Master and eight-time GRAMMY Award-winner, Eddie Palmieri is known as one of the finest pianists of the past 60 years. Band leader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz he fuses the rhythm of his Puerto Rican heritage with the complexity of his jazz influences. Having celebrated his 85th birthday in 2021, […]

The Django Festival All-Stars bring the music of the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt, fully into the twenty-first century. Their unique, high-energy performances pay tribute to Reinhardt, who is considered one of the greatest guitar players of all time. Reinhardt’s driving, swinging style became known as “hot jazz,” and it continues to grow in […]

Ten-time GRAMMY Award-winner and 2013 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Arturo Sandoval is one of the world’s foremost guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer. One of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time, Sandoval has been seen by millions at […]

School of Swing is back, LIVE at MCG Jazz! All 3rd and 4th grade students are invited to experience this 50 minute interactive and educational concert, in-person. Throughout the concert students will learn about the different elements of music Harmony, Melody and Rhythm and how they relate to jazz. Students will be turned into a […]

A leading voice of the harp, Brandee Younger recently made history at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards as the first Black female solo artist nominated in the Best Instrumental Composition category for her song “Beautiful Is Black." The mesmerizing track is from her 2021 critically well-received major label debut album, Somewhere Different, that also received a […]

Drummer Steve Smith has been touring and recording with his all-star group Vital Information since 1983, making 2023 the 40th Anniversary of the group. Steve Smith and Vital Information celebrate the occasion with a newly recorded double CD release entitled “TIME FLIES.”   The newest line-up of Vital Information features virtuoso musicians with vast experience. […]

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With a voice as smooth as velvet, Samara Joy’s star seems to rise with each performance. Winner of the 2023 GRAMMY Award for Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album. Following her winning the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, Joy has dug deep to discover her jazz roots without losing sight of […]

Danilo Pérez’s Global Messengers project advances a mission which is wholly relevant today. When discussing the healing properties of music, the Panamanian jazz pianist, humanitarian, and educator speaks of "recovering the function of the artist as a tool to redirect humanity in a positive direction." The Global Messengers came to fruition through the culture and […]