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March 2019
Jim Walker: Benefit Concert for Project Sleep
Jim Walker in concert, with the Mike Kocour Trio and Select Students from the Brophy Jazz Band. Professor of Flute at USC & Colburn School of Music, Mr. Walker’s resume includes former principal flutist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, first-call studio flutist, and fifty-plus years in education. Mr. Kocour has performed with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Benny Golson, and the Chicago Symphony. He is Professor of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University. A portion of the proceeds…
Find out more »The Nash Celebrates the Japan-Jazz Connection
TWO SHOWS: 7:30 and 9:45 PM 7:30 Show: $65 VIP, $55 Premium, $45 Preferred, $35 General, $16 Students (25 & under w/ ID, General section only) Plus processing costs 9:45 Show: $56 VIP, $46 Premium, $36 Preferred, $26 General, $16 Students (25 & under w/ ID, General section only) Plus processing costs THE TRIO: Ron Carter - Takeshi Yamaguchi - Lewis Nash Prelude performance by The Ayako Shirasaki-Mayu Sakei Duo The Nash celebrates the major contributions of Japan's great jazz artists with a…
Find out more »ALS Benefit Concert: Max Beckman & Tonight at Noon
Emilio Vargas- saxophone, Alex Yuwen- saxophone, Charles Smith- piano, Greg Hasson- guitar, Max Beckman- bass, Sam Russo- drums Max Beckman and Tonight at Noon Play the Music of Charles Mingus. Tonight at Noon is a sextet of young Phoenix area musicians dedicated to the performance of the music of the great Arizona-born bassist and composer Charles Mingus. The aim of this event is to raise funds and awareness about ALS, the disease that took Mingus’ life. The ALS Association is…
Find out more »Jam Session: Pam Morita
Pam Morita-piano/bandleader, Ben Hedquist-bass, Dan Tomlinson-drums Every Sunday the true spirit of jazz plays out on stage at The Nash, as student and pro musicians play together, unrehearsed, in a variety of combinations. There’s always a solid core trio. Student jazz musicians are welcome, with house band, grand piano, guitar and bass amp, drum set and sound all provided. Singers welcome. Event open to all ages! Great opportunities for audiences to enjoy 3 hours of jazz. $10, $5 Students w/…
Find out more »SCC & CGCC Big Bands
Enjoy a night of great big band jazz with the Scottsdale and Chandler/Gilbert Community College Big Bands. $15, $5 Students (25 & under w/ ID)
Find out more »Jeff Libman
Jeff Libman-guitar, Russell Schmidt-piano, Ben Hedquist-bass, Ryan Anthony-drums Jeff Libman is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University. He holds a PhD in Music Education from ASU. As a jazz guitarist, Libman performs frequently in the Phoenix metropolitan area, sharing the stage with some of Arizona’s finest jazz musicians, including Michael Kocour, Brice Winston, Dom Moio, and Eric Rasmussen. His most recent album, Strange Beauty, was released in late 2016 on the Cellar Live label. The album received extensive radio…
Find out more »The Crotty & O’Neill Sextet
Deater O'Neill-vocals, Mike Crotty-sax/flute/trumpet, Beth Lederman-piano, Mike Ming-bass, Emerson Laffey-drums Joe Garcia-percussion How Sweet It Is! Featuring the Crotty & O'Neill Sextet Please join the dynamic Crotty & O'Neill Sextet for an exciting evening of jazz, celebrating the music of the 1960s and 70s. Performed in the imaginative settings that audiences have come to expect from the inventive pen of composer and multi-instrumentalist, Mike Crotty, the music of Carole King, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, Chicago, Tom Jobim and…
Find out more »Jam Session: Ioannis Goudelis
Ioannis Goudelis-piano/bandleader, Mario Mendivil-bass, John Lewis-drums Every Sunday the true spirit of jazz plays out on stage at The Nash, as student and pro musicians play together, unrehearsed, in a variety of combinations. There’s always a solid core trio. Student jazz musicians are welcome, with house band, grand piano, guitar and bass amp, drum set and sound all provided. Singers welcome. Event open to all ages! Great opportunities for audiences to enjoy 3 hours of jazz. $10, $5 Students w/…
Find out more »April 2019
Jazz Listening Party: The Zodiac Suite
$20, $10 Students (25 & under w/ ID) The Jazz Listening Party series is a new collaboration between The Nash and the Arizona State University School of Music. Pianist, Composer, and Arranger Mary Lou Williams ranks among the most prolific and influential jazz musicians of all time. Her 1945 Zodiac Suite is a tribute to 12 of her fellow jazz musicians, one for each sign of the Zodiac. We'll listen through this fascinating series of jazz piano miniatures and discuss…
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