JAZZ MASTERS' SERIES The Superstition Jazz Orchestra presents: "Ellington Re-Imagined" A musical celebration of one of America's most beloved composers, Duke Ellington. Come listen to exciting, new arrangements of some of Ellington's best known tunes, written by orchestra director Mike Crotty, along with trumpeter Nick Cooper. Don't miss this inspired tribute, featuring the fine soloists […]
The Scottsdale Community College Jazz Combos appear in concert, under the direction of Eric Rasmussen. $15, $5 Students (25 & under w/ ID)
Greg Abate-sax, Nick Manson-piano, Dwight Kilian-bass, Dom Moio-drums Greg Abate jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 225 days a year touring the globe. In the mid 70’s after finishing a four year program at Berklee College Of Music, Greg played lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra for 2 years. In 1978 Greg formed […]
The South Mountain Latin Jazz Band, under the direction of Eddie Gaona, focuses on playing the exciting rhythms of Latin fused with Jazz. The two most influential mixers are Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music. This combined with Jazz comes across as passionate, intense, powerful and exciting! Eddie Gaona has been a music educator for over 35 years, a professional […]
The Nash Vocal Jazz Ensemble Presents: Spring Can Really Jazz You Up the Most Featuring music from Lennon/McCartney, George & Ira Gershwin, Chick Corea, Johnny Mandel, Rodgers & Hart, Jerome Kern, Miles Davis, Al Jarreau - and much more! TICKETS: Tier 1: $30 (Tier 1 seats are at 2-top tables) […]
TWO SHOWS: 7:00 & 9:15 PM Vincent Herring-sax, Jeremy Pelt-trumpet, Cyrus Chestnut-piano, Rodney Whitaker-bass, Lewis Nash-drums with special guest vocalist Vanessa Rubin Lewis Nash has played with the best jazz musicians in the world over his 40-year career. This "New York Connection" lineup is just the latest example of the caliber of musicians that Lewis brings […]
Alice Tatum-vocals, Charles Lewis-piano, Frank Smith-sax/flute, Jon Murray-bass, Todd Chuba-drums, Steve Banks-percussion It’s a Phoenix jazz reunion when Alice Tatum and Charles Lewis team up with their old bandmates for an afternoon of old and new favorites. Don’t miss this stellar line-up! TICKETS: Tier 1: $35 (Tier 1 seats are […]
"Raul Yáñez and Zona Libre" Raul Yáñez-piano/keyboard, Xavier Yáñez-bass, Tony Valenzuela-congas, Adam Clark-drum set Led by director Rrrrraul Yanez, long time band mates and close friends Zona Libre get together for an evening of Latin Jazz. Celebrating Jazz blended with Mambo, Descarga, Salsa, Cha Cha, Cumbia, Bolero and Samba. Featuring the music of Tito Puente, […]
Lauren Hooker-vocals/piano, Frank Smith-sax/flute/piano, Eric Bart-guitar, Jon Murray-bass, Jeff Pellaton-drums Lauren Hooker just recently moved to the Valley from the New York Metropolitan area to be closer to family. She is not just a singer, she is a consummate musician, known as a multi-talented vocalist, instrumentalist, composer, lyricist, educator, producer and storyteller via her Arts in […]
Rachel Eckroth-piano, Tim Lefebvre-bass, Arthur Vint-drums Grammy Nominated Pianist Rachel Eckroth, Bassist Tim Lefebvre and Drummer Arthur Vint come together to perform the highly influential and enigmatic jazz album "Money Jungle." Released in 1963, this trio of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach created an album out of a notably tense recording session with […]
Pete Pancrazi-guitar/vocals, Claudia Bloom-piano, Todd Johnson-bass, Robby Carrillo-drums Local favorite Pete Pancrazi and his quartet bring an energetic mix of American Songbook classics, jazz arrangements of pop tunes, and original songs to The Nash. Pete Pancrazi has studied and performed music for most of his life. He holds a Bachelor of music degree from the […]
Sherry Roberson & Friends DREAM A LITTLE DREAM The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook Sherry Roberson-vocals, Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn, Beth Lederman-piano, Dwight Kilian-bass, Emerson Laffey-drums One Night Only! Join us for an evening of timeless classics by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and more, as celebrated vocalist Sherry Roberson leads a deep dive into the Ella Fitzgerald songbook. […]
Thana Alexa-voice, Maya Kronfeld-piano, Kaveh Rastegar-bass, Antonio Sanchez-drums Ona se bori, nikad necìe se dati! The opening lines of the title track from Thana Alexa’s GRAMMY®-nominated album ONA are a battle cry and a mantra. This fearless incantation, in the language of Alexa’s heritage, translates to, She fights, She'll never give in. This awe-inspiring vocalist and composer, arranger and producer— for […]
Alex Yuwen-saxophone, Kenji Wagner-trumpet, Jude Poorten-guitar, Aleks Izotov-piano, Max Beckman-bass, Andrew Flores-drums First Friday celebrations return to The Nash with the debut of "Always Say Goodbye Sextet", a new band made up of some of the finest musicians in the Phoenix area. Inspired by music of the 20th century, the “Always Say Goodbye Sextet” doesn’t […]
Sandra Bassett-vocals, Alex Holland-sax, Jimmy Boyd-keys, Mike Williams-bass, TBA-drums Sandra takes you on a journey of jazz standards and contemporary music with songs you know and love! Sandra Bassett is an engaging, entertaining, and gifted singer with a powerful vocal range and a smooth delivery. Originally from Detroit, MI and now based in Phoenix, AZ, […]