TWO SHOWS: 7:00 & 9:15 PM Joey DeFrancesco-organ/trumpet/sax, Lucas Brown-guitar/keyboard, Anwar Marshall-drums “He has dominated the instrument and his field as no one in his generation has.” - Chicago Tribune His new record release, More Music, is “more” in every conceivable way. It offers up ten new originals, brought to life by a scintillating new […]
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.
Jason Carder-trumpet, Angelo Versace-piano, Tom Wakeling-bass, Dom Moio-drums West by Northwest brings together four highly acclaimed artists who have performed worldwide with a who’s who of jazz. The band’s live performances embrace jazz’ past, present, and future, with a great chemistry and an adventurous, hard-swinging style. Trumpet master Jason Carder (Yanni, Maria Schneider, Ray Charles, Woody Herman), […]
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 […]
Tony Malaby-sax, Ben Monder-guitar, Tom Rainey-drums "Mr. Monder has a deep rapport with Mr. Malaby: Depending on the moment, they can seem like dance partners, sparring partners or members of a relay team. What they create is hallucinatory, indebted both to free-jazz avatars like Albert Ayler and the combustible side of prog-rock. " --New York […]
The Superstition Jazz Orchestra presents: Rosewood: Exploring the Musical Genius of Woody Shaw WOODY SHAW was without question one of the most influential jazz trumpet players and composers of the 20th century. His recordings and performances from the 1960’s through the1980’s introduced major, innovative approaches to the trumpet, as well as new harmonic language 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.
Ike Ramalho-guitar/vocals, Laurine Beatriz-vocals, Michael Weiss-alto saxophone, Andrew Gross-tenor saxophone, David Leighton-flute, Zach Gillespie-piano, Glenn Stern-bass, Joel Oroz-drums Ike Ramalho is a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and music producer. He began studying guitar at the age of 10 and has always been connected to Brazilian Music and Jazz. Throughout his early years, he accompanied professional musicians and […]
The Josiel Perez's MambAZ All-Stars bring the fiery sounds of Cuba together with the soulful sounds of American Jazz to create a concoction that will leave you wanting more. The group pays homage to the Cuban legends Perez Prado, Benny More, and Machito in their unique compositions arranged by musical director, Emilio Vargas. The 10-piece […]
Margo McKeon-vocals, Santo Maglio-piano, Alan Lewine-bass, Bob McKeon-drums Join us as we go back in time to celebrate the music of Erroll Garner’s number one jazz album of the year, Concert by the Sea. We’ll also look at some of the history regarding the album cover photo along with the taped recording of the concert […]
Raul Yañez-piano/bandleader 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. […]
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.
Dennis Rowland is beloved by jazz devotees and theatergoers around the globe. The Detroit native and Phoenix, Arizona resident was the voice of the world-renowned Count Basie Orchestra between 1977 and 1984, where he shared the stage with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams and Tony Bennett. He is also featured on the Basie Band’s […]
Chuck Redd-vibes, Angelo Versace-piano, Tom Wakeling-bass, Lewis Nash-drums Chuck Redd is well known internationally as a performer on both drums and his primary instrument, the vibraphone. Jazz Times has Redd’s vibes playing as, “Exquisite!” The Washington Post admired his “melodic sparkle.” Redd’s career highlights include an historic concert with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet in Africa for the Namibian Independence […]
Alice Tatum-vocals, Frank Smith-sax/flute, Charles Lewis-piano, Lloyd Moffitt-bass, Dan Tomlinson-drums, Steve Banks-percussion It’s a Phoenix jazz reunion when Alice Tatum and Charles Lewis team up with their old bandmates for an afternoon of old and new favorites. Don’t miss this stellar line-up, including a rare Arizona appearance by Lloyd Moffitt on bass! […]
Chris Finet-bass/bandleader 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. […]
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.
Glen Gross-trumpet/flugelhorn, Malik Alkabir-saxes/clarinets/flutes, Garrett Jones-bassoon/tenor sax, Arsen Nalbandian-piano, Alan Lewine-bass, John Rumbaugh-drums, with special guest Ana Maria Ruimonte-vocals Alan Lewine’s AZXtet presents some of the finest players in Arizona playing an exciting mix of hard-hitting jazz drawing on the entire history of the genre, with an emphasis on the 3 Big Ms: Mingus, Monk […]
The first set of this performance will be the full big band, the second set will feature Melissa Aldana with her quartet. Melissa Aldana-saxophones, Lage Lund-guitar, Pablo Menares-bass, Kush Abadey-drums “ . . . one of the more exciting young tenor saxophonists today” – The New York Times GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana has garnered international […]
Ted Belledin-sax, Lamar Gaines-keys, Marcus Williams-guitar, Mel Brown-bass, Janet Daniel-drums Mel Brown is a Grammy Award winning Bassist with over 1500 recordings to his credit. Brown’s resume includes many of the top Pop, Jazz, and R&B artists in the world, like George Benson, Dave Koz, Gladys Knight, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Hudson, Richard Elliot, Boney James, […]
Stan Sorenson-guitar/bandleader 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. […]
Joey Sellers-trombone/balloons; Chris Finet-bass, Gannon Burleigh-drums Joey Sellers Trio is Sellers’ latest endeavor, closing boundaries between improvisation and composition. The Joey Trio plays unique improvised music that straddles myriad genres. Plus, where else are you going to hear balloon music?! Born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1962, Joey Sellers is recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship In Jazz […]
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.
Jermaine Lockhart-tenor sax, Garrison Jones-keys, Andre Brewer-bass, Dowell Davis-drums, special guest vocalist Lisa Hightower "An evening of standards, principles and practices with Jermaine Lockhart featuring vocalist Lisa Hightower and Friends" Tenor Saxophonist Jermaine Lockhart resides in Phoenix, Arizona. Jermaine was born in Cleveland, Ohio where he grew up in the Pentecostal Church playing his saxophone […]