Events Calendar
Avery*Sunshine
Tue, Jul 21 - Wed, Jul 22, 20262025 Grammy-winner for Best Progressive R&B album, singer, songwriter, pianist, and producer with a unique style blending R&B, neo-soul, gospel and jazz into her music
Kirk Whalum
Thu, Jul 23 - Sun, Jul 26, 2026Soulful, passionate, stirring... world-renowned 2x Grammy-winning tenor saxophonist
Greg Adams & East Bay Soul
Tue, Jul 28 - Wed, Jul 29, 2026Tower of Power co-founder Greg Adams—horn-driven funk, soul, jazz & R&B
ConFunkShun
Thu, Jul 30 - Sun, Aug 2, 2026R&B/Funk legends—Lifetime Achievement Awardees known for electrifying choreography and high-energy shows
Lydia Pense and Cold Blood
Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 5, 2026East Bay funk, soul, R&B & blues legends—played live and loud. Celebrating their Vinyl Release LIVE at Fillmore West June 1971 on Renaissance Records
The Sergio Mendes Band - Celebrating 60 years of Brasil '66
Thu, Aug 6 - Sun, Aug 9, 2026Join the original members of The Sergio Mendes Band as they continue his legacy performing his music and celebrating his life!
Lindsey Webster
Tue, Aug 11 - Wed, Aug 12, 2026Billboard #1 vocalist blending jazz roots with modern soul
John Pizzarelli Presents
"Dear Mr. Bennett"
Thu, Aug 13 - Sun, Aug 16, 2026Grammy-winning guitarist & vocalist — celebrating Tony Bennett and the Great American Songbook
Ana Popovic
Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 19, 2026Award-winning, hard-touring, guitar slinger blends smoking electric funk and slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals and a tight blues groove with soulful, feminine vocals
Take 6
Thu, Aug 20 - Sun, Aug 23, 2026The quintessential, pre-eminent, a cappella group in the world and most awarded in history with 10 Grammy’s. Heralded by Quincy Jones as "...the baddest cats on the planet!"
Brittany Davis - Black Thunder
Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Aug 26, 2026Seattle-based Black Thunder is a potent jolt of contemporary spiritual jazz. “Davis is the most compelling artist I’ve ever worked with. Her musical ear and keyboard skill, humor, honesty, and sheer courage is a wonder to behold.” - Stone Gossard, Pearl Jam
Keiko Matsui
Thu, Aug 27 - Sun, Aug 30, 2026Celebrated internationally acclaimed contemporary jazz pianist, composer and humanitarian
Simon Phillips & Protocol 6
Ernest Tibbs, Otmaro Ruiz,
Alex Sill, Phillip Whack
Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 2, 2026Veteran drummer Simon Phillips (Toto, Jeff Beck, The Who, Hiromi & others) returns with Protocol 6. A Potent fusion project showcasing his compositional prowess and searing band chemistry.
Lee Ritenour Quartet
Thu, Sep 3 - Sun, Sep 6, 2026The ultimate genre-defying artist — a foundational session icon and jazz-fusion pioneer whose career spans everything from bossa nova to the Billboard charts, with more than 3,000 recording appearances alongside artists ranging from Pink Floyd to Steely Dan
Dominique Fils-Aimé
Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 9, 20262x JUNO Award-winning (Vocal Jazz Album of the Year) Montreal based singer/songwriter blends blues, jazz and soul
Charles Lloyd "Forest Flower 60th Anniversary Tour" Featuring Gerald Clayton, Larry Grenadier & Kweku Sumbry
Thu, Sep 10 - Sun, Sep 13, 2026Internationally acclaimed NEA Jazz Master — A Legendary Career Shaped Alongside B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Johnnie Ace, Bobbie "Blue" Bland, and others
Vieux Farka Touré
Tue, Sep 15 - Wed, Sep 16, 2026The son of Malian music royalty, the legendary Ali Farka Toure, Vieux Farka Touré is often referred to as the Hendrix of the Sahara, a title meant more to convey the point that the man is a brilliant guitarist than to suggest that there's anything remotely Hendrix-esque about his playing (which there isn't). He's an altogether different kind of awe-inspiring.
LETTUCE
Thu, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 20, 2026Touring in support of their latest release "COOK" Lettuce are boundary-pushing innovators blurring lines and smashing up jazz chords, psychedelic passages, big horns, strains of soul and go-go, hip-hop elements for an uplifting, improvisational sound all their own.
Shemekia Copeland
Tue, Sep 22 - Wed, Sep 23, 20262025 Blues Act of the Year - Jazz FM Awards “Shemekia Copeland is the greatest blues singer of her generation.” –The Washington Post
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Thu, Sep 24 - Sun, Sep 27, 2026Celebrating 33 years with sold out concerts from the Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln Center, BBVD continues their mission to celebrate and revitalize jazz and swing music bringing joy to audiences around the world.
Eric Benét, Kenny Lattimore, Mindi Abair, and Judith Hill celebrate the timeless music of Earth, Wind & Fire. In Concert for Cancer's 15th Annual Benefit Show!
Mon, Sep 28, 2026A star-studded evening celebrating the timeless music of Earth, Wind & Fire with an extraordinary lineup of GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated artists - raising funds to support cancer patient families, cutting-edge treatments, and lifesaving research.
Harold López-Nussa
Tue, Sep 29, 2026His tight-knit quartet captivates audiences with a relentless vivaciousness that bridges generations and genres
Isaiah Collier "Collier Plays Coltrane"
Wed, Sep 30, 2026A visionary force in modern jazz, Isaiah Collier channels the spiritual power of the ancestors while boldly carving out the future of the tenor saxophone
Al Di Meola Acoustic Ensemble - Guitarchitect 2026
Thu, Oct 1 - Sun, Oct 4, 2026A bona fide guitar virtuoso and musical visionary, recognized internationally over the past five decades for his exceptional talent and boundless creativity
Yellowjackets
Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 7, 2026GRAMMY-Winning Jazz fusion icons delivering complex grooves, fearless improvisation, and timeless melodic mastery
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
Thu, Oct 8 - Sun, Oct 11, 20265x GRAMMY Nominee - Flamenco Extraordinaire
Stefon Harris & Blackout
Tue, Oct 13 - Wed, Oct 14, 2026Internationally acclaimed jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator whose innovative artistry and message of empathy have made him one of the most influential voices in contemporary jazz
Morgan James
Tue, Oct 20 - Wed, Oct 21, 2026"A Phenomenal talent whose feel for classic soul music is bone deep. ...This woman is on fire." - The New York Times
Brian Culbertson
Thu, Oct 22 - Sun, Oct 25, 2026Bringing his distinct award-winning brand of genre-crossing urban contemporary jazz, R&B and funk
The Lao Tizer Band feat: Eric Marienthal, Elliott Yamin, Anthony Crawford & Gene Coye
Tue, Oct 27 - Wed, Oct 28, 2026Acclaimed all-star jazz-fusion group known for crossing genres and packing massive energy into their live performances
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Thu, Oct 29 - Sun, Nov 1, 2026The gold standard of New Orleans funk, blending syncopated piano rhythms, soulful R&B, and virtuosic improvisation
Arturo Sandoval
Thu, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 8, 2026Kennedy Center Honoree, Recipient of The Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 10x GRAMMY Award Winner, blending Afro Cuban rhythms and modern jazz
































