Francine Reed-vocals, Jesse McGuire-trumpet, Joel Robin-piano, Stan Sorenson-guitar, Felix Sainz-bass, Dowell Davis-drums Last Francine show 'til Fall! Get your tickets NOW! 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 […]
Zach Wiggins-piano/bandleader, Bailey Zick-bass, Andrew Flores-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 […]
Renee Grant Patrick-vocals, Suzanne Lansford-violin, Nicole Pesce-piano with Dan Tomlinson-drums We3—Nicole Pesce (piano), Suzanne Lansford (violin), and Renee Grant Patrick (vocalist), daughter to the late George Grant of the world-famous […]
Pam Morita-piano/bandleader, Selwyn Reams-bass, Cleve Huff-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 […]
This is the culminating performance of The Nash Summer Latin Jazz Workshop, directed by Raúl Yañez. Note: Performance time has been moved up to 5:30 pm Focusing on Afro-Cuban Jazz and Mambo literature made popular by artists such as Mario Bauza, Machito Grillo, Eddie Palmieri, and Chucho Valdéz. Under the direction of master musician and […]
Ryan Stigmon-sax, Thomson Knoles-keys, Riley Hoover-guitar, Artie Sadtler-bass, Jack McChesney-drums STIG is an all-instrumental Psychedelic Nu-Funk band based out of Asheville, North Carolina, consisting of 5 best friends from a myriad of places both geographically and musically, including Ryan Stigmon on saxophone, Thomson Knoles on keyboards, Artie Sadtler on bass, Jack McChesney on drums, and […]
Rebecca De La Torre-vocals/piano/Venezuelan cuatro, Emilio Vargas-tenor & alto sax/flute, Josiel Perez-trumpet, Gilbert Orrantia-guitar/vocals, Jorge De La Torre-bass/vocals, Israel Reyes-drums, Samuel Peña-percussion/vocals Celebrating the release of her next studio album, By My Side, vocalist, pianist, and cuatrista Rebecca De La Torre is joined by her Latin/Americana/World band, Bohemian Insurgence. With special guest, Cuban-born Josiel Perez […]
Raul Yañez-piano/bandleader, Felix Sainz-bass, Adam Clark-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 […]
This is the culminating performance of The Nash Summer Trad Jazz Workshop, directed by Zach Wiggins. Working in small and large group settings, the Trad Jazz Workshop focuses on music from the New Orleans tradition made popular by artists such as Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet and Bix Beiderbecke. The Trad Jazz Workshop […]
To Pac, With Love Celebrating all the roses growing from concrete A love letter & soul jazz experience The 2018-2019 season of JAZZmeetsPOETRY series comes to an end with our "WE JAZZ JUNE" finale. This time we tribute rapper/actor TUPAC SHAKUR in a love letter experience to the tune of soul jazz. Go on a […]
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. Join us Saturday morning, June 15, as our accomplished musicians demonstrate different instruments and styles of jazz, and give kids a chance to […]
Jeff Quamo-clarinet, Devon Bridgewater-violin/trumpet, Mike Fowler-guitar, Ryan Vance-guitar, Steve Douglas-bass Founded in 2004, ZAZU remains true to the style of Django Reinhardt and gypsy jazz. It has the same unforgettable ingredients; infectious swing, melancholy, dark and moody highlights and improvisation with reckless abandon. $25, $10 Students (25 & under w/ ID) Plus processing costs Note: […]
A Special Father's Day Jazz Matinee, featuring: Joel Robin-piano, Adrian Goldenthal-bass, Julian Goldenthal-drums, with special guests Delphine Cortez-vocals, Tony Vacca-sax/flute What were the odds that a piano player would be blessed with 2 sons who play bass and drums? That is the case for pianist Joel Robin (Goldenthal) and his sons – bassist Adrian and […]
Adam Clark-drums/bandleader, Howard Alden-guitar, Mel Brown-bass 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 […]
This is the culminating performance of The Nash Summer Duos & Trios Workshop, directed by Eric Rasmussen. This workshop will focus on ways to play in duo and trio settings with various types of instrumentation. Throughout the workshop players will learn different ways of performing, improvising, and interacting with smaller and non-traditional instrumentation. Musicians involved […]
Biddy Healey-voice/cavaquinho, David Berry-piano, Ben Hedquist-bass, Megyn Neff-violin, Josiel Perez-trumpet, Yeil Perk-cello, Carolyn Snyder-viola, Chris Stover-trombone, Matt McClintock-drums Australian-born vocalist/composer Biddy Healey presents Brazilian-inspired contemporary jazz, with nods to Jobim, Bjork, and the Great American Songbook. This is the world premier of Healey‘s new project for 9-piece band – with strings, horns, and rhythm section […]
Ioannis Goudelis-piano, Adam Armijo-guitar, Mario Mendivil-bass, John Lewis-drums These great musicians offer up their own treatment to classics from The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and other artists. $25, $10 Students (25 & under w/ ID) Plus processing costs Note: Parking available as an add-on to your online ticket purchase
Alice Tatum-vocals, Nicole Pesce-piano, Bob Lashier-bass, Todd Chuba-drums 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 […]
Ioannis Goudelis-piano/bandleader, John Willis-bass, Dan Tomlinson-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 […]
Kaili Otsuka-vocals, Katelyn Vincent-vocals, Alex Price-trumpet/compositions, Chaz Martineau-tenor saxophone, Benjamin Cortez-piano/vocals, Jude Poorten-guitar, Vincent Thiefain-upright bass, Sam Russo-drums Alex Price is a jazz musician and Downbeat award-winning composer from the Los Angeles area, currently living in Tempe, Arizona. Alex has performed/shared the stage with numerous artists as a trumpet player, including Lewis Nash, Michael Kocour, […]
Bruce Gates-trumpet, Paul Brewer-alto sax, Adam Roberts-tenor sax, Nick Manson-keyboards, Jeff Lauffer-guitar, Mike King-bass, John Lewis-drums, Joe Garcia-percussion The Brecker Brothers Project was formed to present the incredible music of the seminal 70’s fusion band formed by Randy and Michael Brecker. Like it’s namesake, the Project is a veritable “Super-band” of Valley virtuosos. Expect to […]
photo by Diane Banyai Stan Sorenson-guitar/bandleader, Sean Brogan-bass, Buddy Banks-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 […]
Zach Gillespie-keyboard/piano/electronics, Alan Acosta-saxophone, Bailey Zick-bass, Joel Oroz-drums Spanning the musical expanse between modern and traditional jazz. An Intergalactic Space-Jazz adventure brought to you by adventurous Phoenix Jazz musicians. Brace yourselves. Free Admission
This smoking Latin Jazz - Salsa band has graced many stages locally and internationally. A kaleidoscope of Afro-Cuban rhythms delivered in electrifying musical performance. This performance will feature Carmela Ramirez-vocals, Rebecca Kennell-trumpet, Tom Young-piano, Jon Murray-Bass, Xavier Acosta-timbales, Danny Martinez-congas, Esteban Camacho-sax, along with guest artists Luisa Cintron-bongos, Carlos Castañeda on trumpet and the amazing […]