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“5 stars”

— DownBeat + Jazz Journal UK

Upcoming Events

Kurt Elling with MONK’estra Trio @ Catalina’s Jazz Bar
July 29 @ 7:30 pm - July 31 @ 10:30 pm
Dianne Reeves – Clifford Brown Jazz Festival – Wilmington
August 6 @ 8:00 pm
Jazz in the Vineyards -Tres Sabores Winery, Napa Valley
August 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
WeHo Sounds Online – John Beasley Quartet
August 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Chucho Valdes “The Creation” Suite – World Premiere, Miami
November 5 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Charlie Parker “Bird Lives” ~ Stuttgart, Germany ~ Album Release
November 9 @ 8:00 pm - November 12 @ 10:00 pm
Charlie Parker “Bird Lives” ~ Karlsruhe, Germany ~ SWR Big Band
November 10 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Charlie Parker “Bird Lives” ~ Stockholm – Stuttgart ~ SWR Big Band
November 12 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Charlie Parker “Bird Lives” ~ Bielefeld, Germany
November 15 @ 8:00 pm
Chucho Valdes “The Creation” ~ Lyon, France
November 17 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Chucho Valdes “The Creation” ~ Paris Philharmonie
November 20 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Chucho Valdes & Friends: Dianne Reeves, Joe Lovano, Stefano Bollino
November 21 @ 4:30 am - 6:30 pm
Dianne Reeves in Antwerp
November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Chucho Valdes “The Creation” Suite ~ Barcelona Jazz Festival
November 23 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Dianne Reeves in Basel, Switzerland
November 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Hey Los Angeles! Kurt’s coming your way July 30-

Hey Los Angeles! Kurt’s coming your way July 30- August 1st with @johnbeasleyofficial and his MONK’estra Trio. @terreongully and @joshuacrumbly Don’t miss these special shows as we help “Open Up” @catalinajazzclub
Head to KurtElling.com/tour for dates and tickets.

Gone Fishing 🎣 ! My last SiriusXM real jazz rad

Gone Fishing 🎣 ! My last SiriusXM real jazz radio show of the summer is Tuesday 6-9 ET/9-12 PT repeats 6-9 ET/3-6 PT first hour is a mixed bag, second hour going large with large ensemble, third hour all new releases. It’s a party-;) ch 67

SiriusXM today 3:00-6 PT/6:00-9 ET Do the rewind s

SiriusXM today 3:00-6 PT/6:00-9 ET Do the rewind so you can listen from the top. See ya there

We are back at it tonight! Thank you everyone that

We are back at it tonight! Thank you everyone that came out last night and fought traffic to get there. And then those of you that watched the stream. Same thing tonight see you all there @samfirstbar

Tonight is sold out but there are tickets availabl

Tonight is sold out but there are tickets available for Saturday’s performance with these incredible musicians. So happy to be playing in front of a live audience. If you can’t make it catch the stream 🎥

Brewing up some fresh music in the studio with Lad

Brewing up some fresh music in the studio with Lady D and Terreon and @reggiehamiltonbass Stay tuned #bam

Sirius XM today 3 to 6 PM Pacific 9 to 6 East Coas

Sirius XM today 3 to 6 PM Pacific 9 to 6 East Coast. Real jazz @siriusxm @mackavenuerecords #bam

🙏🏽 jazz critics for honoring me in 4 categor

🙏🏽 jazz critics for honoring me in 4 categories. Wow, #2 Jazz Album of the Year, #3 Big Band, #3 Arranger, and #11 Producer. This recognition goes to each musician on the record, esp. my core band members. To you Downbeat readers out there, please listen again and consider us in the 86th annual Readers Poll. 🙏🏽 Downbeat for arousing interest in jazz. #bam #monkestra

@jamesford3music talking about it last night! #mon

@jamesford3music talking about it last night! #monkestra

Good times last night with the MONKestra Septet. T

Good times last night with the MONKestra Septet. Thank you April Williams for having us in your backyard!

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In The Media

“Jazz & Beyond Intel April 2021: John Beasley’s World of Wonder”
by Jazz Critic Dan Ouellette