SUMMER-FALL 2020
Bookings are subject to change, call to confirm.
TO OUR JAZZ FANS:
Due to COVID-19, live events usually listed on this calendar have been postponed indefinitely except for virtual concerts and the venues listed below. If you are a musician or a venue, please click on this link and fill out the website form when you have any events to add to this calendar.
https://jazz.kjzz.org/content/submit-event
Remember everything is subject to change. Please call to confirm.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Michele Robins
Editor, KJZZ
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Venues Currently Open
La Locanda, 6830 E 5th Ave, Suite 108, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, (480) 284-6511, lalocandaaz.com, 5-8 pm Thurs, Jackie Lopez with the Nuance Jazz Trio
Voodoo Daddy's Steam Kitchen, 1325 W Elliot Road, Suite 106, Tempe, AZ 85284, 480-659-6415, voodoodaddy.com, 5:30-8:30 pm, Fridays, Cheryl Thurston's Swing Memories Band
Avanti, 2728 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix 85016, 602-956-0900, Charles Lewis-solo piano (lounge), 7-10 pm Fri.-Sat., food.
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Virtual Concerts
Live on Facebook Wednesdays & Saturdays, 6:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/TheNashJazzClub/
Sat. Sept. 12
Recorded January 11, 2020
Jason Carder-trumpet, Angelo Versace-piano, Tom Wakeling-bass, Dom Moio-drums
Trumpet master Jason Carder (Yanni, Maria Schneider, Ray Charles, Woody Herman), pianist Angelo Versace (Take 6, Jon Faddis, Slide Hampton), and the swinging rhythm team of Tom Wakeling (Lee Konitz, James Moody, Mel Torme), and Dom Moio (Clark Terry, Herb Ellis, Ahmad Jamal) join forces only a handful of times each year to perform as West by Northwest. The group’s compositional maturity, musicality, humor, energy, and crushing groove always leave audiences wanting more!
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ORGANIZATIONS
Jazz in Arizona (JIA) is a non-profit community arts organization whose mission is to encourage the local performance and appreciation of Jazz music - America’s great original art form. 602-750-7045 or thenash.org
Arizona Classic Jazz Society is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of classic (traditional) jazz, one of America´s original art forms. The Society sponsors monthly concerts and the annual Arizona Classic Jazz Festival, It has a scholarship program to support promising young musicians and reaches out into schools by presenting instructive live jazz performances. P.B.M. 204 9666 E. Riggs Road, Suite 114, Sun Lakes, AZ 85248-7410 Tel : (602) 922-7741 www.azclassicjazz.org
Phoenix Blues Society supports local and national music, Blues culture and heritage, arts education, and more. Monthly membership meetings are held at area local clubs on the second Wednesday evening of every month, followed by live music. www.phoenixblues.org
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation is an all volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to creating an active and vital Blues and Heritage scene through promotion of live performances, education and raising awareness of the music and culture in southern Arizona. azblues.org
Tucson Jazz Society is devoted to promoting and preserving America´s original music--jazz. The Society seeks to assure continuity of this music through concerts, festivals, media activities and youth programs. A major emphasis is to provide work for instrumentalists and vocalists through society-sponsored activities and joint ventures with allied cultural, educational, and commercial organizations throughout southern Arizona. tucsonjazz.org
Prescott Jazz Society is dedicated specifically to assisting, advancing, supporting, promoting, and advocating the development and enjoyment of jazz music in northern Arizona. pjazz.org
