AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 An evening with 2 dynamic ladies of song: Ralna English and Delphine Cortez! Ralna English and Delphine Cortez-vocals, Tony Vacca-sax/flute, Joel Robin Goldenthal-piano, Adrian Goldenthal-bass, Adam Clark-drums Ralna English has been a favorite on television’s “The Lawrence Welk Show” since 1969 and 3 million people […]

AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 STANdards: My Favorite Tunes, My Way Stan Sorenson-guitar, Ioannis Goudelis: keys, Dwight Kilian-bass, Chase Ellison-drums During his performances, Stan blends a variety of musical styles and songs with traditional jazz sounds. Cool, Be-bop, Latin, Rock, Reggae and today's Contemporary Jazz are combined to create his […]

AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 Nick Manson Quartet: Special Guest - Hope Morgan "The Late, Late Show" Nick Manson-piano/bandleader, Andrew Gross-sax, Dwight Kilian-bass, Robby Carrillo-drums, with special guest Hope Morgan-vocals The two-time Emmy award winning multifaceted Manson is also a composer, arranger and producer who has excelled in several fields. […]

AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 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 VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 Clark Gibson, Eric Rasmussen, Adam Roberts, Mary Petrich, Paul Brewer-saxophones, Raúl Yañez-piano, Ben Hedquist-bass, Connor Sample-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 […]

AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 Mike Vax-trumpet, Tony Vacca-sax/flute, Joel Robin-piano, Howard Alden-guitar,  Selwyn Reams-bass, Van Katz-drums, with Dennis Rowland-vocals Vax played with Art Pepper, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, and the Glen Miller and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras. But he is acclaimed as the first trumpet and co-leader of the historic […]

AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 Beat the heat with with cool jazz from The Nash Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Under the direction of Greg Amerind, the Nash Vocal Ensemble is a community based group interested in jazz which rehearses one night a week at The Nash, in downtown Phoenix.

AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 “An evening of Jazz & Soul featuring original songs by Lisa THEE’ Oracle Hightower and standards that you know and love. Join this amazing vocalist as she inspires & engages the audience for a wonderful evening of music & joy! Featuring an all star band […]

AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 Come out and help Charles celebrate his 91st Birthday! Joe Corral-flute, Frank Smith-flute/sax, Charles Lewis-piano, Dwight Kilian-bass, Lewis Nash-drums, Steve Banks-percussion Few names in the jazz community command more respect than Charles Lewis, the first jazz-category inductee of the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. And over the […]

AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 Often blending a mixture of latin and bossa rhythms with strong balladry, Kimberly 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 […]

AT VENUE 122: 122 E. CULVER ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85004 Nazim Rashid-sax/saxello, Yari Divr-piano, Kenji Wagner-bass, Chase Ellison-drums 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.