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  • [KC Jazz Club: Jonathan Batiste Quintet.] KC Jazz Club: Jonathan Batiste Quintet

    Feb 26, 2010 | Buy Now
    With his unique voice on piano and dapper sense of style, Jonathan Batiste "has already been turning heads as an up-and-coming pianist with an ebullient style" (The New York Times).

  • [KC Jazz Club: Carl Allen–Rodney Whitaker Project.] KC Jazz Club: Carl Allen–Rodney Whitaker Project

    Feb 27, 2010 | Buy Now
    Drummer Carl Allen and bassist Rodney Whitaker "present straightahead jazz with a great deal of composure…sharp, snappy, and expressive jazz" (DownBeat).

  • [KC Jazz Club: <i>An Evening with Delfeayo Marsalis</i>.] KC Jazz Club: An Evening with Delfeayo Marsalis

    Mar 12, 2010 | Buy Now
    A multiple Grammy Award winner as a producer, trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis "solos with authority, inserting musical quotes spontaneously as the mood takes him in different directions" (All About Jazz).

  • [KC Jazz Club: Alison Brown.] KC Jazz Club: Alison Brown

    Mar 13, 2010 | Buy Now
    A musical pioneer, banjo player Alison Brown has pushed beyond bluegrass. "Like James Taylor's voice or B.B. King's guitar, Alison Brown's banjo is an instrument possessed of a unique sonic signature and an inescapable beauty" (Billboard).

  • [KC Jazz Club: Maurice Brown Effect.] KC Jazz Club: Maurice Brown Effect

    Mar 19, 2010 | Buy Now
    When Maurice Brown, the first place winner in the 2001 National Miles Davis Trumpet Competition, "blows his trumpet, folks notice. His irrefutable energy, talent, and focus continually surprise audiences" (JazzTimes).

  • [KC Jazz Club: Shelly Berg.] KC Jazz Club: Shelly Berg

    Mar 20, 2010 | Buy Now
    The Los Angeles Times says pianist Shelly Berg "burns hard, his fingers flying over the keyboard while his body nearly levitates off the bench, [leaving the] crowd breathless!"

  • [KC Jazz Club: Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio.] KC Jazz Club: Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio

    Mar 27, 2010 | Buy Now
    Renowned for her bebop mastery and for infusing traditional Japanese music into bold, original arrangements, Toshiko Akiyoshi is a pianist, composer, and bandleader with "unmistakable lyrical gifts" (The New Yorker).

  • [George Benson.] George Benson

    Apr 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM | On Sale 2/10/10, [Remind Me.]
    Ten-time Grammy Award–winning guitarist and vocalist George Benson is "an extraordinary musician by any standard" (JazzTimes).

  • [Mavis Staples.] Mavis Staples

    Apr 23, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 2/10/10, [Remind Me.]
    Soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples is one of the most recognizable and treasured voices in contemporary music. Part of Joyful Sounds: Gospel Across America.

  • [<i>Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival</i> - 15th Anniversary.] Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival - 15th Anniversary

    May 20 - 22, 2010 | On Sale 2/10/10, [Remind Me.]
    The 15th Annual Women in Jazz Festival marks the 100th anniversary year of Williams's birth with three evenings of star-studded performances featuring the world's top female jazz artists.

  • [Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Showcase.] Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Showcase

    May 22, 2010 at 6:01 PM
    Witness the future of jazz in this concert featuring five exceptional pianists selected as the inaugural class of the "Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Workshop."

  • [Melody Gardot.] Melody Gardot

    Jun 7, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 4/7/10, [Remind Me.]
    Singer-songwriter, pianist, and guitarist Melody Gardot returns to the Kennedy Center with Latin rhythms, finger-snapping blues, and deep, smoldering torch songs.

  • [Matt Savage Trio.] Matt Savage Trio

    Jun 8, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 4/7/10, [Remind Me.]
    Seventeen-year-old jazz pianist Matt Savage has been heralded by Dave Brubeck as "amazing" and "another Mozart," and by Chick Corea as "delightful and inspiring."

  • [Diane Schuur.] Diane Schuur

    Jun 11, 2010 | On Sale 4/7/10, [Remind Me.]
    Last seen at the Center in 2006, two-time Grammy Award winner Diane Schuur brandishes the power to amaze with her supreme vocal versatility and sensational 3-1/2 octave range. Part of the 2010 VSA arts International Festival.

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