Jazz: 2008-2009 Season

(first ten concerts)

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All programs are subject to change.

Upcoming Events

• Mos Def
  Produced by Jill Newman Productions

  Sep 21, 2008 at 7:00 PM | Buy Now
  Artist Mos Def explores hip hop, jazz, and soul with his band, drawing from original compositions and material by Miles Davis, Beyoncé, James Brown, and Gil Scott-Heron, among others.

• Kevin Mahogany's Kansas City Revue

  Sep 26, 2008 | Buy Now
  Award-winning vocalist and Kansas City native Kevin Mahogany presents his Kansas City Revue with the Godfathers of Groove and vocalist Kathy Kosins, moving through R&B, boogie woogie, blues, and jazz.

• The Blind Boys of Alabama and Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Down by the Riverside

  Sep 28, 2008 at 7:00 PM | Buy Now
  New Orleans' legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band and vocal titans the Blind Boys of Alabama join forces to present Down by the Riverside, combining jazz and gospel hymns.

• Jeremy Pelt Quintet

  Oct 3, 2008 | On Sale 8/11/08,
  Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt has been lauded for his tone, which "strikes a warm balance between brightness and suffusion" (All About Jazz), and has been voted Rising Star on the trumpet five years in a row by DownBeat Magazine.

• Grady Tate

  Oct 4, 2008 | On Sale 8/11/08,
  With his classic warm and mellow baritone, Grady Tate has twice been nominated for the Best Male Vocalist Grammy Award.

• Hank Jones Trio with Roberta Gambarini

  Oct 11, 2008 | On Sale 8/11/08,
  "One doesn't turn to Hank Jones for innovation or surprise but rather for highly polished, state-of-the-art mainstream jazz piano" (All About Jazz). To celebrate the 90th year of his birth, he's joined by renowned vocalist Roberta Gambarini.

• Steve Wilson Quartet

  Oct 17, 2008 | On Sale 8/11/08,
  Described as "a riveting improviser" by Jim Macnie of the Village Voice, saxophonist Steve Wilson is "among the best New York jazz has to offer" (The New York Times).

• Terri Lyne Carrington Quartet

  Oct 18, 2008 | On Sale 8/11/08,
  A world-renowned drummer, composer, and producer, Terri Lyne Carrington is no stranger to the spotlight, having been a mainstay in the industry for more than 20 years.

• Allan Harris: "Cry of the Thunderbird"

  Oct 24, 2008 | On Sale 8/11/08,
  Allan Harris returns to the Center with selections from his newly released CD, Cry of the Thunderbird, the next installment in his Cross That River trilogy.

• "Keys to New Orleans": Allen Toussaint, Henry Butler, Jon Cleary

  Nov 7, 2008 | On Sale 8/11/08,
  "The Keys to New Orleans" features three Crescent City music legends--Allen Toussaint, Henry Butler, and Jon Cleary--joining forces for a spectacular tribute to the Big Easy.