Gary Meek Band
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 Day, Oscar Castro-Neves to name just a few. He has performed both as a sideman, and a leader all over the planet, […]
Find out more »Ethan Margolis Trio w/ Scott Amendola & Paul Bryan (Ken Margolis opens)
A top tier night of world jazz with the Emaginario Trio! Guitarist, Ethan Margolis (aka Emaginario), performs with drummer, Scott Amendola, and bassist, Paul Bryan to celebrate the release of Margolis's newest album 'INTERLUDE OF THE DUENDE' on the Ropeadope Record Label. Margolis's playing is steeped in blues, jazz and Romaní influenced stylings coming from […]
Find out more »Ivan Lins
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 […]
Find out more »Michael Wolff Quartet feat. Ray Obiedo, Essiet Essiet & Akira Tana
Michael Wolff is a renowned jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his virtuoso performances and innovative style. After leaving music school early to join the Latin jazz great Cal Tjader’s band in the early 1970s, he spent the next two decades gigging and recording extensively. Wolff can be heard on over twenty-one recordings with […]
Find out more »Claudia Villela Quintet
“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 luminaries including Kenny Werner, Michael Brecker and Toots Thielemans. Villela began singing professionally as a teen and eventually moved to the Bay Area. A […]
Find out more »Master Class: John ‘JR’ Robinson – Making Your Time Come Alive
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 […]
Find out more »John ‘JR’ Robinson & SRT
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 […]
Find out more »(((folkYEAH!))) Presents: Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
Gyedu Blay Ambolley is a musical luminary hailing from Ghana, West Africa, with a staggering 29 albums under his belt. Known affectionately as the "Simigwa Do Man,” Ambolley’s musical journey began in the vibrant port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, in the Western Region of Ghana. His early fascination with music blossomed into a lifelong passion. From […]
Find out more »Sean Mason Quartet
When Sean Mason speaks about music, you can hear the notes falling into place. The cadence of his ideas unfolds with deliberate tempo, each exploring and resolving tension like an inspired chord progression. On his debut album, The Southern Suite, he emerges as a guiding luminary, shining his introspective command as both a pianist and […]
Find out more »John Pizzarelli Trio
Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” Established as one of the prime contemporary interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Pizzarelli has expanded that repertoire by including the music of Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim […]
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