Tag: Jazz

Emphasizing simplicity and intimacy of her voice, bass, and songs, in this special configuration of 2 musicians and 2 dancers, esperanza performs songs from all 8 of her previous albums, songs from current releases, plus a special preview of her forthcoming project.

With its swinging rhythms and soulful melodies, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by artistic director and nine-time Grammy Award® winner Wynton Marsalis, brings jazz from the heart of New York City to cities around the world.

With her deep jazz roots, electric presence, and fiery sax work, dynamic young performer Lakecia Benjamin fuses traditional concepts of jazz, hip hop, and soul to create a fresh new sound.

Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra are a highly entertaining ensemble, focused on maintaining important jazz traditions such as riff playing, New Orleans polyphony, and spontaneous arrangements.

Acclaimed jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant is a composer, singer, and visual artist. An eclectic curator, Salvant unearths rarely recorded songs with strong narratives, interesting power dynamics, unexpected twists, and humor.

Jazz guitar pioneer and tireless musical innovator, Pat Metheny is one of the brightest stars of the jazz community. His acclaimed style blends loose and flexible articulation with an advanced rhythmic and harmonic sensibility.

Kandace Springs is an accomplished artist whose soulful jazz singing led her late mentor Prince to praise her “voice that can melt snow.” Putting her own rich and complex spin on classics, her intensely expressive mastery over the piano is remarkable.