Under the direction of Grammy Award-winning drummer, Ulysses Owens Jr., the 1960’s are explored through the work of three prolific artists: Joni Mitchell, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone. To effectively deliver this vast repertoire, the program features vocalists Theo Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja, and Joanna Majoko.
The Convos Piano Giving Circle brings together the Friends of Convocations who believe in the importance of making live piano music performances regularly available in our community.
The saxophonist and his group surged into the mainstream with David Bowie’s Blackstar. But the jazz world had long known and celebrated the work of McCaslin.
David Bowie’s Blackstar swept all five of its nominations at the 2017 GRAMMYs last night in Los Angeles. Donny McCaslin Quartet performs at Purdue April 6.
Building off ideas and collaborating equally, the robot marimba player listens to bandmates live to present original compositions influenced by jazz & hip-hop.
A longtime soloist for Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte, Arturo has led the ensemble (rechristened the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra) since 1995, performing worldwide and earning two Grammy® awards.
Music educator Judd Danby & Don Seybold, host of WBAA’s Inside Jazz, led a pre-show discussion before Sullivan Fortner & Friends. Listen to the podcast.
Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz winner Sullivan Fortner started playing piano at age 7 and has worked with the Marsalis family, Stefon Harris, & Roy Hargrove.
This New Orleans native and rising jazz-piano star, winner of the 2015 Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz, will be joined by three of the hottest Indy players for a performance on October 22nd at Loeb Playhouse.
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his quartet to release “Beyond Now,” a highly anticipated album dedicated to David Bowie, on October 14.