N.Y. touring guitarist, composer, and educator, Joshua Breakstone and his Trio make a rare appearance playing the music of Jazz Drum Legend, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. On Bass is stand-out Mike Gurrola, and on Drums is the legendary Roy McCurdy. The Trio will play favorites from a vast selection of Modern Jazz Be-Bop, [...]

Guitarist and composer, Doug McDonald leads an All-Star Sextet to play a concert benefiting The American Jazz Institute, a 501 C-3 non-profit corp., in Palm Desert, Ca.. This talented group includes Doug McDonald on guitar, Kim Richmond on saxophones, Ron Stout on trumpet, Keith Droste on piano, Henry Franklin on bass, and Tim Pleasant on [...]

Renowned composer,arranger, producer, music director, saxophonist, and educator, Tom Scott, has made 33 solo recordings, earning him 13 Grammy nominations, and 3 Grammy awards. Over the last 50 years, Tom has appeared on over 500 recordings with diverse artists like Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, Thelonious Monk, The Blues Brothers, The L.A. Express, Don Ellis, Frank [...]

Nationally touring, Grammy award winning trumpeter, Curtis Taylor, leads a talented, first-rate quartet, with pianist Hugo Suarez, bassist Ben Shepherd, and drummer Gene Coye. Curtis Taylor is a trumpet stand-out who has worked with notable jazz artists like pianist Cyrus Chesnut, saxophonist James Carter, and vocalist Gregory Porter. Taylor’s recent CD recording, “Snapshot”, is a [...]

Pianist, Composer, Producer, Educator, Director, and Arranger Eric Reed, heads a talented quartet with Saxophonist Chris Lewis, Bassist Mike Gurrola, and Drummer Kevin Kanner to perform an evening of great jazz music. Pianist Eric Reed is a consummate artist who has followed the sounds of many great musicians like Bobby Timmons, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, [...]