Tony Olive-vocals, Andrew Gross-sax, Arsen Nalbandian-piano, Ellis Green-bass, Sam Russo-drums Joel Robin Goldenthal-guest pianist Johnny Hartman was an American jazz singer, known for his rich baritone voice and recordings of ballads. He sang and recorded with Earl Hines' and Dizzy Gillespie's big bands and with Erroll Garner. Hartman is best remembered for his collaboration in 1963 with saxophonist […]
Nazim Rashid-sax/saxello, Beth Lederman-piano, Alan Lewine-bass, Ryan Anthony-drums, featuring Hope Morgan-vocals Nazim Rashid has played with some of the greatest jazz masters such as Eddie Harris, who took him on as a student, Jimmy Smith, Pharoah Sanders, Hank Jones, Arthur Prysock, Groove Holmes, Eddie Henderson, and many others.
From the mid-1970s through the early 90s, Francine reigned as the most popular jazz and blues vocalist in the Valley. In fact, she was still winning New Times/Best of Phoenix awards after she moved to Atlanta! Francine appeared with her bands Jazz Alive and Fever at venues such as The Boojum Tree, Chuy’s and Chuy’s […]
Carmela y Más Present “MUJERES DE LA SALSA“ A Tribute to Celia Cruz, Olga Tañon and Gloria Estefan Carmela y Más return to The Nash for a sizzling evening of Latin Jazz and Salsa. In keeping with the new announcement of the Celia Cruz image now on an American coin, the band celebrates her and two outstanding vocalists […]
Melanie Chryshelle-vocals, Benjamin Cortez-piano, Bailey Zick-bass, Lewis Nash-drums Vocalist Melanie Chryshelle is prepared to delight, excite and ignite the audience in her debut vocal showcase at The Nash. Featuring a trio led by club namesake, drummer Lewis Nash, Chryshelle will perform a wide-ranging repertoire from classic jazz standards such as Someone To Watch Over Me […]
Limited/Infinite: small ensemble explorations Caleb Veazey will perform a concert which embraces the mantra that limitations are the catalyst for creativity. Using small ensembles as the basic theme for the evening, Caleb will explore original compositions, standard jazz repertoire, and classical selections in the most intimate of settings. Special guests will be featured throughout the […]
Lauren Hooker-piano/vocals, Andrew Gross-sax, Howard Alden-guitar, Chris Finet-bass, Folade-percussion 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 third performance at The Nash. She has also performed at Ravenscroft in Scottsdale, The Phoenix […]
Ted Belledin-piano/saxophone/vocals, Simone Sanchez-vocals, Kevin Tangney-trumpet/vocals, Anthony Reed-trombone, Steve Himmelstein-guitar/vocals, Sam Smith-bass, Janet Daniel-drums NOLAZ Band plays groove and soul music from New Orleans, LA (NOLA) in Arizona (AZ). From The Neville Brothers to Allen Toussaint, traditional brass bands to The Meters, and Lee Dorsey to PJ Morton, there is a particular musical character that stems from New Orleans. […]
Adam Roberts-saxes, Dave Henning-piano/keyboard, Rob Wren-electric bass, Bruce Stodola-drums Dave Henning never disappoints. When on the bandstand, his world-class piano playing is consistently inspiring and his facial expressions unforgettable. On September 23rd, he will bring his own quartet into The Nash for an evening of blazin' straight-ahead jazz with some of the finest musicians Arizona has to offer.
Renee Patrick-vocals, Nicole Pesce-piano/keyboard, Suzanne Lansford-violin/vocals, Mel Brown-bass, Dowell Davis-drums O.M.G. (Our Musical Genre) Combines the talents of We3 along with Grammy Award winning Bass player Mel Brown, and internationally acclaimed drummer Dowell Davis. This special collaboration brings you every musical genre from Bluegrass to Smooth Jazz, and from Classical to Country. While each member […]
Eric Rasmussen-alto saxophone, Adam Roberts-tenor/soprano sax, Keith Kelly-tenor/baritone sax, Ray Lebert-guitar, Ben Hedquist-bass, Ryan Anthony-drums Running From Bears is one of the leading creative jazz ensembles in the Southwest. Formed in 2009, this eclectic Phoenix-based sextet is known for adventurous compositions, imaginative arrangements including live jazz mash-ups, and exhilarating improvisations. The group’s most recent album […]
Clark Gibson, Eric Rasmussen, Adam Roberts, Mary Petrich, Paul Brewer-saxophones, Raúl Yañez-piano, Chris Finet-bass, Ryan Anthony-drums Supersax was born from the brilliant idea of harmonizing Charlie Parker's iconic bebop solos for an entire section of saxophones. During their 16 year career they performed thousands of concerts, released 11 albums, won a Grammy for Best Instrumental […]