World’s Hottest Jazz Events Guide
Rick Braun's New Year's Eve Getaway starring RICK BRAUN and featuring GERALD ALBRIGHT, RICHARD ELLIOT, PETER WHITE, LINDSEY WEBSTER, MARCUS ANDERSON, JULIAN VAUGHN & NATHAN MITCHELL! Ring in the New Year with music, dining, dancing & hotel accommodations at Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando! 386-681-7007 | FloridaSmoothJazz.com
The world’s top-selling jazz instrumentalist and GRAMMY-winner, CHRIS BOTTI returns with his stellar 9-piece band for 8 exclusive concerts at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco's Hayes Valley. A masterful musician equally at home in the realms of jazz and pop, he’s recorded over a dozen albums and collaborated with everyone from Yo-Yo Ma and Herbie Hancock to Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, and Sting. SFJAZZ.org
Enjoy two full weeks of HOT jazz at the Premiere Jazz Festival in the Southwest featuring SHEILA E. AND THE E-TRAIN, CHARLES LLOYD OCEAN TRIO feat GERALD CLAYTON & ANTHONY WILSON, DELFEAYO MARSALIS AND THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, BRIAN BROMBERG'S UNAPOLOGETICALLY FUNKY BIG BAND w/Special Guest MICHAEL PAULO, NEW BREED BRASS BAND and many more! Beyond the concert hall with 80+ artists performing on stages all over Downtown Tucson, plus Jazz Jams, Late Nite Sessions and the Downtown Jazz Fiesta (free to the public)! TucsonJazzFestival.org
SmoothJazz.com Welcomes this clandestine event at in the San Francisco Bay Area featuring an intimate performance with renowned bassist NATHAN EAST and emerging pianist and organist NOAH EAST to celebrate their debut album FATHER SON. Limited tickets available with intimate VIP seating (50 only) that will place guests in front of stage with access to a VVIP Champagne & Caviar private reception with two star Michelin Chef Alvin Leung.
Host MINDI ABAIR is joined by GERALD ALBRIGHT, KEIKO MATSUI, RANDY JACOBS, RICK BRAUN, VINCENT INGALA & PETER WHITE, PAUL TAYLOR & ADAM HAWLEY and BRIAN SIMPSON & JESSY J. Packages include Concerts, Hotel, Dinners, Brunches and Activities. 386-681-7007 FloridaSmoothJazz.com
This week-long cruise aboard the AMADEUS BRILLIANT begins and ends in Amsterdam. Visit peaceful fishing villages, observe old windmills, and sample delicious Edam cheese and world-famous Belgian chocolates. Cities such as Bruges, Maastricht, Rotterdam, and Antwerp, with their unique culture and architecture, may cause you to lose track of the day as you meander their charming streets and alleys. Every day is rounded off with the masters of Smooth Jazz live on stage in the Panorama-Lounge including ERIC DARIUS, KEIKO MATSUI, KIRK WHALUM, PETER WHITE and more to be announced. A limited festival experience with only 130 guests!
Hosted by ERIC DARIUS, includes performances from BRIAN CULBERTSON, BONEY JAMES, DAMIEN ESCOBAR, RICK BRAUN, RICHARD ELLIOT & PETER WHITE, MAYSA, VINCENT INGALA, DAVID BENOIT & Special Guest ERIC MARIENTHAL, MARCUS ANDERSON, NICHOLAS COLE & REBECCA JADE. 386-681-7007 FloridaSmoothJazz.com