The Dexter Gordon Centennial Celebration Craig Handy – tenor sax, Rickey Woodard – tenor sax, George Cables – piano, Nat Reeves – bass, Lewis Nash – drums Dexter Gordon was one of the leading bebop tenor saxophonists, with his pure, nearly vibrato-less sound and prodigious ability to improvise. He was a major influence on the tenor saxophonists who […]

Michael Eckroth Trio www.michaeleckroth.com Michael Eckroth-piano, Raul Reyes Bueno-bass, Joel Mateo-drums Blending elements of latin jazz, afro-antillean rhythms, and contemporary instrumental music, the trio celebrates music from Eckroth’s previous albums as well as introducing music from an upcoming album soon to be released on the TRCC record label. With Puerto Rico native Joel Mateo on […]

An evening of jazz presented by Bash High School's Jazz I & II bands, under the direction of Miles Denny and Shawn Schive.

Rescheduled from Feb. 23rd Black History Month Event: The Music of Justice Panel Discussion and Performance The Music of Justice was first presented virtually in 2021 during the pandemic by The Nash in collaboration with Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church and ASU Center for Race and Democracy, and funding from Arizona Humanities. The experiences and expertise […]

Sandra celebrates Women's Month by singing songs made famous by Influential Jazz Vocalists such as Billie Holiday, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Sara Vaughan, Dianne Reeves and more.  These women helped to shape jazz from its inception. Understanding that she stands on the shoulders of those who have paved a way for women in Jazz, Sandra, […]

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 […]