Events for Monday, October 5 - Sunday, October 25

Kuumbwa Jazz Presents

Hiromi – The Trio Project feat. James Genus & Simon Phillips – 7:00 PM

Monday, October 5 @ 7:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $64.10
Advance Member Ticket: $57.75
Student Ticket: $34.00
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Spanning more than twenty years as a recording artist, the jazz piano phenomenon Hiromi has shifted seamlessly from one spellbinding project to the next. In the process, she’s earned a reputation as one of the most explosive live performers in jazz history and a global ambassador for the art form. Her many triumphs include an […]

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Hiromi – The Trio Project feat. James Genus & Simon Phillips – 9:00 PM

Monday, October 5 @ 9:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $46.62
Advance Member Ticket: $42.00
Door Ticket: $52.50
Student Ticket: $26.25
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Spanning more than twenty years as a recording artist, the jazz piano phenomenon Hiromi has shifted seamlessly from one spellbinding project to the next. In the process, she’s earned a reputation as one of the most explosive live performers in jazz history and a global ambassador for the art form. Her many triumphs include an […]

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Ben Flocks Trio

Thursday, October 8 @ 7:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $29.14
Advance Member Ticket: $26.25
Door Ticket: $31.50
Student Ticket: $15.75
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Ben Flocks is a saxophonist and storyteller with a clear, warm, and purposeful voice. A veteran performer and educator, Flocks has been lucky to play with luminaries in jazz and beyond, including Dave Brubeck, Patrice Rushen, Antonio Sanchez, and Jumaane Smith. His 2019 release Mask of the Muse features Flocks’ rendition of “Ebb Tide” which […]

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Yellowjackets

Sunday, October 11 @ 7:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $58.28
Advance Member Ticket: $52.50
Door Ticket: $63.00
Student Ticket: $31.50
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Throughout their storied forty-three-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded twenty-six albums, received sixteen GRAMMY nominations (winning two), performed countless sold-out tours, and enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success. The Yellowjackets formed in the late 1970s as the backup band for guitarist Robben Ford. They recorded their first album together in 1980. Since then, and […]

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Somi

Monday, October 12 @ 7:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $52.45
Advance Member Ticket: $47.25
Door Ticket: $57.75
Student Ticket: $29.00
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Vocalist, composer, actor, and playwright Somi Kakoma is the Midwestern daughter of immigrants from Uganda and Rwanda. Hailed by The New York Times as “a virtuosic performer in full command of her instrument and powers,” she is known in the international jazz world simply as ‘Somi.’ Her 2021 GRAMMY nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album […]

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An Evening with Acoustic Alchemy

Wednesday, October 14 @ 7:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $69.93
Advance Member Ticket: $63.00
Door Ticket: $73.50
Student Ticket: $36.75
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“Well at least nobody could ever accuse us of releasing too much music!” quips guitarist Greg Carmichael on the release of their latest EP The Empire of Lights, “but I think our fans know by now that we’re a little obsessive about only releasing music when we have something ready that we really love.” The […]

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Dos Santos

Thursday, October 15 @ 8:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $34.97
Advance Member Ticket: $31.50
Door Ticket: $36.75
Student Ticket: $18.50
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Chicago-based quintet Dos Santos has long invited audiences to listen at the edges of Latin music. Formed in 2013, their music brings stories to life with echoes of ancestral rhythms from deep across the Americas; with glimpses of barrio cumbias, psychedelic westerns, and moonlit desert serenades. Their upcoming fourth full-length album continues in this ethos. […]

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Buster Williams Trio

Monday, October 19 @ 7:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $40.79
Advance Member Ticket: $36.75
Door Ticket: $42.00
Student Ticket: $21.00
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Buster Williams is a prodigious artist, bassist, and bandleader whose collaborations include work with jazz giants such as Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and Kenny Barron, to name a few. Williams has recorded soundtracks for movies including; David Lynch's Twin Peaks and Spike Lee's Clockers. Williams won a GRAMMY in 1979, and […]

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Joel Frahm Trio

Thursday, October 22 @ 7:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $40.79
Advance Member Ticket: $36.75
Door Ticket: $42.00
Student Ticket: $21.00
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The Joel Frahm Trio – featuring saxophonist Joel Frahm, bassist Dan Loomis, and drummer Ernesto Cervini – has quickly become one of today’s most exciting chord-less ensembles. Their acclaimed debut The Bright Side (2021) and follow-up Lumination (2024), both on Anzic Records, showcase original compositions full of groove, lyricism, and fearless interplay. Frahm’s warm, powerful sound […]

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Independently Produced Event

Musical Soulmates Performers Collaborative: Let The Caged Bird Sing IV – An evening of Neo Soul

Sunday, October 25 @ 5:00 PM
Advance Ticket: $39.19

A beloved annual offering from the Musical Soulmates Performers Collaborative, with an array of rarely performed Neo Soul songs of tenacity, solidarity, and liberation, brings healing and joy. Music end to end, with a companion slideshow of the setlist and featured artists, get ready to hear soul shaking and healing music by artists such as […]

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