Delphine Cortez & Joel Robin
Delphine Cortez & Joel Robin
FREE ADMISSION! Delphine Cortez-vocals, Joel Robin-piano Come on in and check out The Nash! Wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.
FREE ADMISSION! Delphine Cortez-vocals, Joel Robin-piano Come on in and check out The Nash! Wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.
Andrew Gross-tenor sax, Raul Yáñez-piano, Max Beckman-upright bass, Adam Clark-drums Adam Clark started playing the drums at age 11 while living in Frankfurt, Germany. He has worked with popular artists Lenny Castro, Jimmy Vivino, actor/voice artist Patrick Warburton, gospel legend Andrew Gouche and Jazz Legends such as David "Fathead" Newman, Stanley Jordan, Dennis Rowland, Papa John DeFrancesco and accordion master Frank Marocco. Adam Clark has been a band leader consistently for 25 years. He endorses DREAM Cymbals and Gongs and has been heard opening up for musical legends Alice Cooper, Joey DeFrancesco, Vince Neil, Angelique Kidjo and Blues Traveler. Come…
Kim Weston - vocals, Beth Lederman - keys, Marcus Williams - guitar, Mario Mendivil - bass, Special Guest Ronald Bruner, Jr. - drums Often blending a mixture of latin and bossa rhythms with strong balladry, Kim Weston deals in a currency that goes beyond love, loss, joy and grief. She peels back the bandages over homelessness, dependency, and religious dogma. The heavier issues of a culture that quickly celebrates success but sweeps its failures under the rug nudge Kim into a socially conscious envelope rarely seen from many of today’s artists. And all that observation and commentary is wrapped in…
Alice Tatum-vocals, Nicole Pesce-piano, Jon Murray-bass, Danny Tomlinson-drums and special guest Gabrielle Beauvais JAZZ MEETS CABARET featuring Gabrielle Beauvais Alice Tatum is an award winning and critically acclaimed singer who has been a fixture on the Phoenix music scene for more than 30 years. She is an accomplished jazz vocalist, as well as excelling in pop music genres. Alice has performed with greats such as Michael McDonald, Tom Scott, The Righteous Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Alice Cooper and Nancy Wilson. She has sung on national commercials, TV, and film, as well as on her own three CD projects. Alice always puts…
FREE ADMISSION! Delphine Cortez-vocals, Joel Robin-piano Come on in and check out The Nash! Wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.
Celebrate Django Reinhardt's birthday with ZAZU West, Phoenix's premier ensemble dedicated to Gypsy Jazz, the style devoted to the legacy of the influential jazz guitar legend. Gypsy Jazz, Jazz Manouche, French Swing. Whatever it's called, the sound is infectious, swinging, and unmistakably Django. Whether playing unique Django compositions, traditional and contemporary jazz standards in the Gypsy Jazz style, or the music of today's Gypsy Jazz greats in Europe and the U.S., ZAZU West creates a one-of-a-kind performance experience full of irresistible swing, melancholy dark and moody highlights, and improvisation with reckless abandon.
Love jazz? Love The Nash? Consider becoming a volunteer! Volunteering at The Nash is the perfect way to enjoy jazz and help promote the music we all love—and to have fun! Volunteers at The Nash are engaged in a variety of activities at the live jazz club, from greeting guests, working concessions, providing hospitality for musicians to helping out at special events. Find out how to get involved at these Saturday information and orientation sessions. Learn more here: https://thenash.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Lauren Hooker-vocals/piano/percussion, Eric Bart-guitar, John Donnelly-bass, Adam Clark-drums New to the Phoenix area, Lauren Hooker is a multi-talented vocalist, instrumentalist, composer, lyricist, educator, producer and, via her Arts in Education company: Musical Legends, a celebrated storyteller. This is Lauren’s second performance at The Nash. She has also performed at The Phoenix Center for the Arts, Tempe Festival of the Arts and numerous restaurants throughout the valley. Recently, she was the guest artist on “Phoenix Sounds” KRDP JAZZ 90.7 FM. Originally from the NYC Metropolitan area, her critically acclaimed cds, featuring some of NYC’s finest jazz musicians, have garnered her an…
FREE ADMISSION! Delphine Cortez-vocals, Joel Robin-piano Come on in and check out The Nash! Wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.
Dan Wilson-guitar, Theron Brown-piano, Brandon Rose-bass, Lewis Nash-drums Dan Wilson is one of the most exciting guitarists on the scene today. Influenced by great guitarists Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, and George Benson – Dan Wilson’s musical identity has been shaped by everything from gospel and blues to traditional jazz, hip-hop and horn players like Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson. After graduating from Hiram College, Wilson made his recording debut with pianist Joe McBride and performed to worldwide acclaim with Christian McBride’s Tip City and Joey DeFrancesco, with whom he received a GRAMMY® Award nomination for DeFrancesco’s Project Freedom…
Alex Weitz-saxophone/composer, Tal Cohen-piano, Ben Tiberio-bass, Michael Piolet-drums Originally from Arizona, Alex Weitz was a member of the award-winning Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band. Alex went on to complete both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he gained valuable mentorship and experience as a member of the Henry Mancini Institute Jazz Septet directed by Terence Blanchard. Alex has performed at esteemed venues and jazz festivals around the world including the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Red Sea Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Tucson Jazz Festival, Dizzy's Club, Birdland Jazz Club, Jazz…
Ioannis Goudelis-piano/bandleader, Ted Sistrunk-bass, Connor Sample-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/ ID (ticket sales at the door only), free for instrumentalists & vocalists who sit in
FREE ADMISSION! Delphine Cortez-vocals, Joel Robin-piano Come on in and check out The Nash! Wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.
ALAN LEWINE presents 100 years of Jazz in 100 minutes! Every generation needed to subvert the dominant paradigm. Over 2 sets, you will experience some of the genre's greatest hits, from the dance craze of the roaring 20s through Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Basie and the Swing Era. The concert will also include classics of BeBop, Brubeck, Trane and beyond with a band of some of Arizona's top players, including Louise Baranger, Beth Lederman and more. Don't miss it.
Hot Dogs & Jazz is a great opportunity for children and families to enjoy a fun program about jazz — the music born in America and found in Hip-Hop and other popular music. FREE Admission! (Please reserve seats through our ticketing site)
Dennis Rowland & Hope Morgan-vocals, Clark Gibson-sax, Joel Robin-piano, Ted Sistrunk-bass, Dom Moio-drums FIRE! Hope Morgan meets Dennis Rowland What do you get when you pair legendary male vocalist Dennis Rowland from the Count Basie Orchestra with a female vocalist for whom the City of Austin declared Hope Morgan Day and its Jazz Players and Critics Poll named Best Female Jazz Vocalist? The answer is an afternoon of sensational vocal jazz, filled with energy, scatting, smiles, personality and musicality.
FREE ADMISSION! Delphine Cortez-vocals, Joel Robin-piano Come on in and check out The Nash! Wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.
Mary Petrich-saxophones, Beth Lederman-piano, Felix Sainz-bass, Emerson Laffey-drums, Joe Garcia-percussion Beth Lederman is well-known for her sophisticated jazz and rhythmic Brazilian and Latin-jazz piano styles, not only in the Phoenix area, but throughout the Western U.S. from Canada to Mexico. She has been playing professionally for more than twenty years, leading several bands and playing with such well-known names as The Diamonds, Bobbie Vinton, and the Drifters, as well as with local artists such as Dave Cook, Pete Pancrazi, Alice Tatum, Dennis Rowland, Renee Patrick, Paul McDermand, and her own groups, Jazz Con Alma and Novo Mundo. Her music is…
Jeff Libman-guitar, Michael Kocour-piano, Ben Hedquist-bass, Dom Moio-drums, with Clark Gibson-alto saxophone Jeff Libman Quintet Chicago-born jazz guitarist Jeff Libman is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University. 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, released on the Cellar Live label, received extensive radio airplay and reached #26 on the JazzWeek chart.
Ken Peplowski-clarinet/sax, Rossano Sportielo-piano, Dwight Kilian-bass, Lewis Nash-drums Join us for this spectacular private party for 60 guests featuring an intimate performance by the Ken Peplowski Quartet, complimented by a panoramic birds-eye view of Phoenix. Includes hosted wine and hors d’ouevres. Ken Peplowski has recorded over 70 CDs as a soloist, and close to 400 as a sideman – some of the artists he’s performed/ recorded with include Charlie Byrd, Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops, Hank Jones, Peggy Lee, Bill Charlap, Woody Allen, Benny Goodman, and Madonna. He travels at least half of every year,…