Mike Stern Band featuring Bob Franceschini, Janek Gwizdala and Lionel Cordew
Mike Stern has been in the jazz business for over three decades and he has played with everybody anybody in jazz would have loved to have played with. He is a multi-Grammy nominated guitarist and was named one of the 75 best guitarists of all time by DownBeat Magazine in
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque (sounds like Ma Keh Keh) Soprano saxophonist/flutist/bandleader Jane Bunnett has built her career at the crossroads of Cuban music and jazz. A two-time Grammy nominee and multiple Juno Award winner, and recipient of an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University, Bunnett has turned her bands into showcases for
The Litchfield Jazz Orchestra – Thomas Chapin Tribute
Litchfield Jazz Festival is celebrating two decades of the best in jazz. Last year it introduced its own Litchfield Jazz Orchestra, a group of top jazz players who have bonded over the years as faculty members at the 19 year old Litchfield Jazz Camp. A few years back the Festival’s
Anat Cohen Quartet
She is formidable. Long may she continue to enrich the music in myriad ways.” – Jazz Critic Ira Gitler And, saxophonist/clarinetist Anat Cohen has set out to do just that, with marked success. Now an established bandleader and prolific composer, she is an exponent of both modern and traditional jazz,
Sharpe Meets Tharpe: Avery Sharpe’s Gospel Choir Salutes Sister Rosetta Tharpe
“Sharpe Meets Tharpe” Avery Sharpe and the New England Gospel Choir salute Sister Rosetta Tharpe, with Charles Neville, Angel Rose and directed by Kevin Sharpe. Avery Sharpe is one of the best known bassists in jazz today. Noted for a two decade stint (1980-2000) with the great McCoy Tyner, he studied
Wycliffe Gordon and Friends
Wycliffe Gordon is a renowned trombonist, composer, conductor, arranger and educator. He was named Best Trombone by the Downbeat Critics Poll from 2012-2014, the Jazz Journalists Association Trombonist of the year nine times since 2000 and the ASCAP Plus award for 2015. He has performed with the Wynton Marsalis Septet,
Grégoire Maret Quartet
Grégoire Maret was born in 1975 in Geneva, Switzerland and began playing the Harmonica at age 17. His childhood was filled with a diverse array of musical influences from his Harlem born, African-American mother and his Swiss father, a local jazz musician. Upon graduating from the prestigious Conservatoire Supérieur de
Matt Wilson Topsy Turvy
About Matt Wilson’s Topsy Turvy Topsy Turvy includes drummer Matt Wilson’s regular quartet of saxophonist Jeff Lederer, bassist Chris Lightcap and cornetist Kirk Knuffke plus Ray Anderson on trombone, Helen Sung on piano and Jaleel Shaw on alto sax. Matt chose these unique players to cover the “little big band”
Mike Stern Band Featuring Bob Franceschini, Janek Gwizdala and Richie Morales
Mike Stern has been in the jazz business for over three decades and he has played with everybody anybody in jazz would have loved to have played with. He is a multi-Grammy nominated guitarist and was named one of the 75 best guitarists of all time by Down Beat Magazine