Veteran Bay Area bandleader and drummer Scott Amendola returns to explore the power of subtraction with young tenor saxophonist Raffi Garabedian and trombonist Danny Lubin-Laden in a stripped-down trio, that navigates an array of kinetic approaches with new sonorities and high-energy grooves.
The drummerless trio of bassist Ben Allison, guitarist Steve Cardenas, and tenor saxophonist Ted Nash, collaborators for three decades, revisits the work of mid-centry pianist, composer, and unsung genius Herbie Nichols.
Showcasing the works of politically conscious jazz composers of the late 60s Blue Note era, Civil Disobedience brings urgent messages of social justice from an earlier era to our own troubled times.
Our favorite Jazz Santa returns, bringing holiday cheer to the newly renovated and re-opened Basement, below decks at the Jacoby Storehouse. Expect mirth, merriment, and mistletoe-tapping tunes.
The audaciously swinging pianist augments her working quartet with strings, bringing what Nate Chinen calls her “radiant spirit” to a mix of originals and new arrangements of works by Toshiko Akiyoshi, Geri Allen, Carla Bley, Marian McPartland, and Mary Lou Williams.
The duo’s joyous new collaboration, Nearness, could almost be a wish-fulfillment of our longing to bridge the distance between us and their musical magic. How much nearer can you get than the Morris Graves Museum of Art?
A collective quintet of long-time friends builds cinematic soundscapes and earthy grooves around lyrical counterpoint and ravishing twin guitars.
A collective quintet of long-time friends builds cinematic soundscapes and earthy grooves around lyrical counterpoint and ravishing twin guitars.
The subliminal and sublime vibraphonist opens up and pares down his expansive sound within the intimate confines of the trio format.
The eclectic saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist on tour with the all-star quartet behind the acclaimed 2019 album "Tenormore."
Dayna Stephens, tenor & baritone saxophones and EWI; Aaron Parks, piano; Rick Rosato, bass; Billy Hart, drums
Jamie Baum, flutes & compositions; Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Aaron Irwin, alto sax, bass clarinet; Chris Komer, french horn; Brad Shepik, guitar, singing bowls; John Escreet, piano; Ricky Rodriguez, bass, singing bowls; Jeff Hirschfield, drums
Myra Melford, piano; Ron Miles, cornet; Liberty Ellman, guitar; Stomu Takeishi, electric bass; Rudy Royston, drums
Ryan Keberle, trombone; Frank Woeste, piano; Vincent Courtois, cello
Rudy Royston, drums; Gary Versace, accordion; John Ellis, bass clarinet/saxophones; Hank Roberts, cello; Yasushi Nakumura, bass
Camila Meza, guitar & vocal; Eden Ladin, keyboards; Noam Wiesenberg, bass & arrangements; Keita Ogawa, percussion; with the Arcata Bay String Quartet.
(a co-presentation with the Arcata Playhouse)
Jenny Scheinman, violin; Allison Miller, drums; Carmen Staaf, piano; Tony Scherr, bass
(a co-presentation with the Arcata Playhouse)
Jenny Scheinman, violin; Allison Miller, drums; Carmen Staaf, piano; Tony Scherr, bass
Emilio Solla, piano & compositions; Chris Cheek, saxophones; Julian Labro, accordion & bandoneon; Edward Perez, bass; Ferenc Nemeth, drums & percussion
For information about performances prior to Fall 2019—headlined by Kenny Werner, ICP Orchestra, Marcus Shelby, Miguel Zenón, David Berkman, Ben Allison, Donny McCaslin, Dafnis Prieto, Anat Cohen, Uri Caine, FLY, Dave Douglas, Ralph Alessi, Frank Kimbrough, Antonio Sanchez, Chris Potter, Tom Harrell, Michael Blake, Nels Cline, Vijay Iyer, Ron Miles, Ambrose Akinmusire, Michael Formanek, David Binney, The Tiptons, Harris Eisenstadt, Kitty Margolis, Rez Abbasi, Claire Daly, John Abercrombie, Chris Lightcap, Matt Wilson, Joel Harrison, Rene Marie, Claudia Quintet, Fred Hersch, Omer Avital, Linda May Han Oh, Michael Moore, The Cookers, Greg Osby, Melissa Aldana, Sheila Jordan, Scott Amendola, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Helen Sung, Theo Bleckmann, Endangered Blood, Dayna Stephens featuring Billy Childs, John Ellis, Fabian Almazan, Bernstein-Goldings-Stewart, Charles McPherson, Shao Way Wu & Randy Porter, and others—please stay tuned as we slowly transfer archived pages from our old website.
