Events for July 2024

Dinner Special: Roast Chicken with Mushrooms & Mustard  Rosemary Roasted Potatoes House Salad & Baguette  *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– A world-class soloist, accomplished composer, and formidable bandleader, Grammy-nominated saxophonist Chris Potter has emerged as a leading light of his generation. Potter’s music showcases limitless creativity and […]

Dinner Special: Salad Niçoise with Grilled Salmon Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– “It’s been quite a while since the release of the last album, and in that time an awful lot has happened.” is the opening line from Greg Carmichael’s notes for Acoustic Alchemy’s brand new […]

“It’s been quite a while since the release of the last album, and in that time an awful lot has happened.” is the opening line from Greg Carmichael’s notes for Acoustic Alchemy’s brand new album, 33 1/3, and never a truer word has been written. The last studio album from the band, Roseland, was released […]

Dinner Special: Hawayej Spiced Steelhead Trout Farro, Tomatoes & Parmesan House Salad & Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– Peter Erskine has played drums since the age of four and is known for his versatility and love of working in different musical contexts. He appears on 700 […]

Dinner Special: Grilled Chicken Black Beans Smoked Salsa Coleslaw *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– Gary Meek is a lifelong multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and recording artist with seven  solo CDs, appearing on over 200 records, including: Herb Alpert, Dave Weckl, Airto  Moreira and Flora Purim, Jeff Lorber, Green […]

Ivan Lins reigns as the preeminent Brazilian composer of his generation, on par with icons including Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, and Antonio Carlos Jobim. His hotly-anticipated new album, My Heart Speaks, is his first in six years. Though Lins didn’t release an album in the United States until 1986, his tunes had already […]

For 60 years, South Africa’s five-time Grammy winners, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has warmed the hearts of audiences worldwide with uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves, and charming stage presence. It was Paul Simon’s 1987 Graceland album that introduced Ladysmith Black Mambazo to the world. The late former South African President Nelson Mandela designated the group […]

Dinner Special: Hoisin Roast Chicken Cabbage Slaw  Baguette  *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– Be sure to arrive early for a pre-show conversation between Michael Wolff and Kuumbwa's Artistic Director Tim Jackson about Wolff's recent memoir "On That Note: A Memoir of Jazz, Tics, and Survival." After a […]

Dinner Special: Coconut Curry with Fresh Cod, Shrimp & Greens  Rice Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter ––– “A Brazilian-born genius with a blistering voice" (JazzTimes), Rio-born Claudia Villela has developed a reputation as a singularly unique singer, pianist and composer, lending her five-octave voice to work with jazz […]

Grammy winning drummer John ‘JR’ Robinson is celebrating 50 years of music making. Robinson’s world-renowned versatility and groove have made him one of the most prolific and sought-after drummers in the industry whose musicianship has helped define the pop, R&B, and jazz era for the last half century. No one will forget Robinson’s landmark fill […]