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Manny Santos is a jazz percussionist, bandleader, and vocalist who hails from New Bedford, Massachusetts and is of Cape Verdean decent. He became interested in jazz percussion at an early age and began performing professionally at the age of 15. His future would become one of polyrhythmic expressionism, inclusive of the jazz and Latin experience. […]
"ego-less, genre-agnostic and without expectations, the sound of the future today" (Jazz Times),
We are kicking off the New Year with a brand new Jazz at the Bechtler performance featuring 'A night of Original Music by Ziad.' Ziad Rabie is an acclaimed saxophonist and the Artistic Director of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art's Jazz at the Bechtler series, featuring The Ziad Jazz Quartet.
"ego-less, genre-agnostic and without expectations, the sound of the future today" (Jazz Times),
Lowell Ringel is an award-winning bassist, composer, and educator. Heavily influenced by Charlie Haden and Scott Lafaro, Ringel is known for his lyrical soloing, as well as his steady, yet creative, sense of groove and rhythm.
Jim Ketch is one of the most important jazz artist/educators in North Carolina. Director of the jazz studies program at UNC-CH for over 30 years, co-founder and musical director of the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra and a longtime clinician for Jamey Aebersold and Savanah Swing Central summer clinics, Jim Ketch - trumpet Evan Ringel - […]
Rhythmist Larry Q. Draughn Jr. has been cultivating a percussive outlook in music for over 30 years. Whether it was Mom's Furniture as a kid, a pillow, or behind a drum set, Q is simply trying to find the rhythm in life and whatever beauty that's connected to it. Lynn Grissett - trumpet Dave Finucane […]
Saxophonist and composer Uri Gurvich was a member of the Tel Aviv Jazz Orchestra and won at 20 the Jazz Player of the Year competition in his native Israel before coming to Berklee College of Music, where he studied under Joe Lovano. Drummer, and composer Rodolfo Zuniga is a native of San Jose, Costa Rica, now residing […]
Grammy nominated couples Tierney Sutton / Serge Merlaud, and Kate McGarry / Keith Ganz join forces to reinvent the Great American Songbook and beyond in a rare night of musical conversation and revelry. Tierney Sutton & Kate McGarry - vocals Serge Merlaud & Keith Ganz - guitars
Grammy nominated couples Tierney Sutton / Serge Merlaud, and Kate McGarry / Keith Ganz join forces to reinvent the Great American Songbook and beyond in a rare night of musical conversation and revelry. Tierney Sutton & Kate McGarry – vocals Serge Merlaud & Keith Ganz – guitars
Tierney showcases her chemistry on a set of intimate reinterpretations of classic songs with her husband and creative partner, Parisian classically-trained guitarist Serge Merlaud, and Durham’s own Keith Ganz.
World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has charmed our audiences on multiple occasions and we couldn’t imagine an anniversary celebration without him.
Tierney showcases her chemistry on a set of intimate reinterpretations of classic songs with her husband and creative partner, Parisian classically-trained guitarist Serge Merlaud, and Durham’s own Keith Ganz.
Jazz Brunch with Peter Lamb & The Wolves Peter Lamb's jazz quintet blends jazz, pop, folk and more. With a New Orleans-style swing, Peter Lamb & The Wolves will get you grooving!
*Attendance includes a $20 minimum food and/or beverage minimum per ticket* Doors Open at 6:00 PM | Show starts at 7:00 PM
*Attendance includes a $20 minimum food and/or beverage minimum per ticket* Doors Open at 8:00 PM | Show starts at 9:00 PM
Dreamroot is a band/musical collective from Durham NC. The performance style combines pre-written and improvised sections, creating what Indy Week calls "One of the distinctive strains of the Durham jazz scene, melding R&B forms with modern jazz solos that all fit nicely into the length of a longish pop song." Dreamroot released their debut album […]
“The trio of Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart is the best organ trio of the last decade.” – The New York Times
“The trio of Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart is the best organ trio of the last decade.” – The New York Times
Closing in on a 30th anniversary, the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra, co-founded and directed by Jim Ketch continues its monthly Tuesday evening performance at the Sharp Nine Gallery.
La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet is led and directed by saxophonist, clarinetist and composer, Gregg Gelb, who began the group in 2010. Gelb is well known to NC audiences because of his many years of experience performing with his prior bands, Group Sax and Gregg Gelb Swing Band.
The future of jazz is in good hands with Cécile McLorin Salvant. The world first learned of her vocal artistry when she won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010.
Rotating hosts - Thrio and Paul Rogers of Peter Lamb and the Wolves Sign-up begins at 6:00 pm the day of. House piano and kit provided. FREE TO ATTEND
Celebrate the season of romance during our annual pre-Valentine’s Day Jazz for Lovers concert. Once referred to as “the sexiest voice in Charlotte" by Charlotte Magazine, vocalist Toni Tupponce rejoins the Jazz at the Bechtler stage with the Ziad Jazz Quartet for a sensitive and effortlessly powerful delivery, making Tupponce an enduring fan favorite and […]
Lovell Bradford Adjunct professor of piano at Davidson College, where he also studied Music and Art, is well known and played on a number of top recordings in both the Gospel and Jazz traditions. Bradford is a native of Gary Indiana. His first musical influences were in church where his first teacher, his grandmother, played […]
Keenan McKenzie - clarinet Brandon Mitchell - vibes Mark Wells - piano Chip Newton - guitar Butler Knowles - bass Daniel Faust - drums
Spirited, stylish, and engaging, Sidecar Social Club is a shot of whisky hitting your veins. Soaring through numerous genres effortlessly, their energetic sets take you to colorful and surprising places. From the gritty, riotous underbelly of speakeasy jazz to the bizarre cabarets of wartime Berlin.