Events

Saturday, June 1st, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Or Bareket Quartet. Featured artists include Or Bareket– Bass, Godwin Louis– Saxophone, Jeremy Corren– Piano, and Savannah Harris– Drums. Born in Jerusalem to parents of Moroccan, Iraqi, Argentinian, and Eastern European descent, raised between Buenos-Aires and Tel-Aviv, and based out of Brooklyn since 2011, Or Bareket is one of the…

Friday, June 7th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Natalie Gallatin Quintet. Featured artists include Natalie Gallatin– Saxophone, Arsen Nalbandian– Piano, Ray Lebert– Guitar, Ben Hedquist– Bass, and Lewis Nash– Drums. Natalie is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator, recording artist, and activist based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a 21st century torch-bearer for the performance, education, and re-evaluation of…

Friday, June 14th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes Rosetta Verde Flamenco Trio feat. Shea Marshall and Martin Gaxiola. Featured artists include Emerson Laffey– Drums/Cajon, Kris Hill– Guitar, Adrian Goldenthal– Bass, Shea Marshall– Piano/Sax/Harmonica/Clarinet/Accordian/Flute, and Martin Gaxiola– Dancer. Rosetta Verde met years ago in Jazz ensemble at ASU. They formed a funk/fusion band that they dubbed Green Rosetta. Later, members…

Friday, June 21st, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes Roots of Unity. Featured artists include Alex Yuwen– Piano, Kenji Wagner– Guitar, Max Beckman– Bass, Mahesh Subramanian– Mridangam and Jordan Tompkins– Drums. Congratulations to Ahmad Jamal, Igor Stravinsky, and T. R. Mahalingam on the birth of their beautiful newborn baby: Roots of Unity.  The godfather?  Composer Alex Yuwen. In mathematics,…

Friday, June 28th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes Tjader Project for the very LAST Jazzbird Nights Performance of our 2023-24 season! Featured artists include Joe Garcia– Percussion, Brett Reed– Vibraphone, Scott Zimmer– Saxophone/Flute, Ted Sistrunk– Bass, and John Lewis– Drums. Join us to witness Tjader Project- a tribute to the late great Cal Tjader, vibraphonist, band leader and composer, who…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72SU6e2m_co&t=1s Friday, September 6th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird kicks off our 2024-25 season as we welcome the Mercer Patterson Quintet! Featured artists include Mercer Patterson– Piano, Connor Hoyt– Saxophone, Ryan Venora– Trumpet, Jack Nissen–…

https://vimeo.com/1006761528?share=copy#t=0 Friday, September 13th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Todd Johnson Quartet! Featured artists include Todd Johnson– Bass, Nicole Pesce– Piano, Andrew Gross– Saxophone, and Robby Carrillo– Drums. Join Todd Johnson and…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1gBgLaILp8 Friday, September 20th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Kevin Sun Trio! Featured artists include Kevin Sun– Saxophone, Walter Stinson– Bass, and Kayvon Gordon– Drums. Kevin Sun is a saxophonist and composer living in New York City. His music has been called “...intense, harmonically virtuosic and compositionally complex" by DownBeat Magazine, and he has released six albums as a…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHLFMkIokio Saturday, September 21st, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Simon Moullier Quartet! Featured artists include Simon Moullier– Vibraphone, Lex Korten– Piano, Corcoran Holt– Bass, and JK Kim– Drums. Join us for a…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlDpbt2tjiQ&t=3s Friday, September 27th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes Ember! Featured artists include Noah Garabedian– Acoustic Bass/Synthesizer, Caleb Wheeler Curtis– Stritch, Trumpet, Sopranino, and Vincent Sperrazza– Drums. The Brooklyn, NY based collaborative trio…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=u7euLr5Ny7Y Friday, October 4th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Matt Wigler Band! Featured artists include Matt Wigler– Vocals/Piano, Colin McIlrath– Bass, and Pete Swan– Drums. Matt Wigler Band plays an entertaining repertoire…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjjMkiQQgUY&t=2s Friday, October 11th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Michael Ragonese Trio! Featured artists include Michael Ragonese– Piano, Anthony Fung– Drums, and Luca Alemanno– Bass. Join award-winning pianist Michael Ragonese and his…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_7RXmm9C7w&t=1s Saturday, October 12th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes Elsa Nilsson - Band Of Pulses! Featured artists include Elsa Nilsson– Flute & FX, Santiago Leibson– Piano, Marty Kenney– Bass, and Rodrigo Recabarren– Drums.…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDwxVaG94A8 Friday, October 18th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Emiliano Lasansky Quartet! Featured artists include Emiliano Lasansky– Bass, Javier Santiago– Piano, Devin Daniels– Alto Saxophone, and Benjamin Ring– Drums. Prepare to be captivated…

https://vimeo.com/1010339161?share=copy#t=0 Friday, October 25th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Margherita Fava Trio! Featured artists include Margherita Fava– Piano, and other artists– TBD. Margherita Fava’s musical odyssey spans continents and genres. Hailing from…

Friday, November 1st, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes Lewis Nash Gen-3 Trio! Featured artists include Lewis Nash– Drums, Charles Lewis– Piano, and Corcoran Holt– Bass. Renowned drummer Lewis Nash, known for his debut…

Friday, November 8th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes Nick Manson - "Reflections On Bill Evans"! Featured artists include Nick Manson– Piano, Chris Finet– Bass, and Rob Moore– Drums. "This is 21st-century jazz, more…

Friday, November 15th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes DARUMA! Featured artists include Shane Dahler– Drums, Yafeu Tyhimba– Bass, Gabriel Mininberg– Saxophone, Zach Rich– Trombone, and Maximillian Moore– Piano/Keys. DARUMA is a fresh contemporary…

Friday, November 22nd, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the NOLAZ Band! Featured artists include Ted Belledin– Keys/Saxophone/Vocals, Janet Daniel– Drums, Steve Himmelstein– Guitar/Vocals, Anthony Reed– Trombone, Simone Sanchez– Lead Vocals, and Sam Smith–…

Friday, December 6th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes Holly Pyle & Dmitri Matheny! Featured artists include Holly Pyle– Vocals, Dmitri Matheny– Flugelhorn, Lamar Gaines– Piano, Corcoran Holt– Bass, and Connor Sample– Drums. Known…

Friday, December 13th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the David Weiss Sextet! Featured artists include David Weiss– Trumpet, Myron Walden– Alto Saxophone, Teodross Avery– Tenor Saxophone, Victor Gould– Piano, TBA– Bass, and E.J.…

Friday, December 20th, at 7:00pm, Jazzbird welcomes the Jake Hart & John Hart Trio! Featured artists include Jake Hart– Piano, John Hart– Guitar, Steven Kirsty– Bass, and Rudy Petschauer– Drums. Get ready…