Joe Alterman Trio
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Alterman moved to New York in the fall of 2007 to study at New York University, where he earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. There, he had the opportunity to study with Don Friedman, Joe Lovano, and John Scofield. He has headlined at
Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition
Few musicians share the ability of Rudresh Mahanthappa to embody the expansive possibilities of his music with his culture. The saxophonist/composer hybridizes progressive jazz and South Indian classical music in a fluid and forward-looking form reflecting his own experience growing up a second-generation Indian-American. Just as his personal experience is
John Pizzarelli Quartet – Plays Sinatra and Jobim
John Pizzarelli started playing guitar at age six, following in the tradition of his father, American jazz guitarist and banjoist, Bucky Pizzarelli. He turned to jazz in his late teens after playing in rock bands, and he received an education playing with his father and many jazz greats who would
The Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble
“A hidden treasure of the Flamenco world in the Americas…superb musicianship.” –Flamenco Connection When you book an international jazz festival it’s easy to miss outstanding talent in your own backyard, the very place I found the amazing Flamenco guitarist, Val Ramos, at a local concert. There I also realized for
Gregory Porter
“The brilliant new voice of jazz” –The Huffington Post ARTIST TALK: Artist-in-Residence, Gary Smulyan, and DownBeat Publisher, Frank Alkyer, will host an Artist Talk with Gregory Porter on Saturday, August 10th from 4:45 – 5:30 PM in the Student Stage Tent. DownBeat Publisher, long-time Festival Sponsor and Advisory Board member,
Emmet Cohen Trio
“His nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship. Instead, the dalliances with rapid-fire notes and recurring chord bundles seem a product of youthful enthusiasm and in-progress maturation.”-DownBeat At 22, jazz piano prodigy Emmet Cohen plays with the maturity and confidence of a
“Strings Attached!” Christine Ebersole & Aaron Weinstein Trio
“The Genius Jazz Violinist Aaron Weinstein Meets Brilliant Jazz Singer Christine Ebersole in Dual Birdland Triumph.” –David Finkel, Huffington Post “Perhaps the imaginative Weinstein,” opined David Finkel (Washington Post),” figured he was designing a one-time gig, but the result has to be regarded as the debut of an astonishing new
Gary Smulyan’s Baritone Summit
Sax Man Guided by Love of Jazz — Gary Smulyan on the Cover of the Hartford Courant Calender August 8, 2013. READ ARTICLE HERE. Gary Smulyan is the undisputed King of Baritone Sax. With six Grammy’s under his belt and perennial “Top Bari Sax Player” in every poll every year,
Paquito D’Rivera with the Zaccai Curtis Trio
Paquito D’Rivera, Cuban-born composer and musician, has received many awards including 9 Grammy Awards; the National Medal for the Arts; the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master award; a Fellowship in Music Composition by the Guggenheim Foundation; and a Living Jazz Legend Award at the Kennedy Center and the