The Chicago Tribune awarded pianist/singer Judy Roberts the title “Chicago’s Favorite Jazz Woman;” but she is recognized as a worldwide jazz star thanks to the success of her international recordings and concert performances. Judy is best known for her fun-loving approach to an…
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…
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…
Houston Person-saxophone, Mike Kocour-piano, Chris Finet-bass, Lewis Nash-drums Houston Person specializes in making music that is uplifting, with strong recognizable melodies and improvisations that make you feel happy and want to dance. His relaxed, highly accessible style is reminiscent of…
Eric Rasmussen-alto sax, Alex Yuwen,-tenor sax, David Berry-piano, Ben Hedquist-bass, Connor Sample-drums The David Berry Quintet features a gathering of some of the best-known and respected musicians in Arizona, and bandleader David Berry is excited to present an evening of…
Jermaine Lockhart-sax, Raul Yañez-piano, Mike Williams-bass, Fred Boswell-drums Backed by an all-star group of players, the always soulful Jermaine Lockhart will be performing arrangements of music by Kirk Whalum, Rick Braun, Norman Brown and others for this evening of contemporary…
Paul-Eirik Melhus-tenor sax, Eric Rasmussen-alto sax, Russ Schmidt-piano, Vince Thiefain-bass, Ryan Anthony-drums Paul-Eirik Melhus is a saxophonist and composer currently residing in Princeton, NJ. His early childhood was spent in multiple places around the world: born in Chicago, then moved…
Adam Roberts – tenor and soprano saxes, Dave Henning – piano, Chris Ross – bass, Ryan Anthony – drums Tribute to the Oscar Peterson Trio with Giants of the Tenor Sax. This show features a wealth of classic standards and bop from Oscar Peterson‘s masterwork…
Jimmy Nistico-sax, Devon Bridgewater-trumpet/violin, Dave Henning-piano, Selwyn Reams-bass, Bruce Stodola-drums Tenor saxophonist Jimmy Nistico brings his hard-swingin’ Jazz Express quintet to The Nash for a night of straight ahead, mainstream jazz. The band has been together for 15 years and…
