Ellis Hamilton, saxophoneGlenn Hoburg, guitarDerek Dupuis, keyboardSean Law, bassCecil Isaac, drumsShane Lowe, percussionEllis Hamilton is a dynamic saxophonist and composer whose blend of smooth jazz, R&B, and soul has positioned him as a rising star. Known for his expressive playing and infectious energy, Ellis’s signatu [...]

Ellis Hamilton, saxophoneGlenn Hoburg, guitarDerek Dupuis, keyboardSean Law, bassCecil Isaac, drumsShane Lowe, percussionEllis Hamilton is a dynamic saxophonist and composer whose blend of smooth jazz, R&B, and soul has positioned him as a rising star. Known for his expressive playing and infectious energy, Ellis’s signatu [...]

“Gypsy Jazz for the 21st Century” - DownbeatSamson Schmitt, lead guitarPierre Blanchard, violinLudovic Beier, accordion and accordinaAntonio Licusati, bassFrancko Mehrstein, rhythm guitarDjango Reinhardt’s unmistakable cool and jumping joie de vivre have made him an icon for a list of luminaries, including guitar greats C [...]

“Gypsy Jazz for the 21st Century” - DownbeatSamson Schmitt, lead guitarPierre Blanchard, violinLudovic Beier, accordion and accordinaAntonio Licusati, bassFrancko Mehrstein, rhythm guitarDjango Reinhardt’s unmistakable cool and jumping joie de vivre have made him an icon for a list of luminaries, including guitar greats C [...]

“Gypsy Jazz for the 21st Century” - DownbeatSamson Schmitt, lead guitarPierre Blanchard, violinLudovic Beier, accordion and accordinaAntonio Licusati, bassFrancko Mehrstein, rhythm guitarDjango Reinhardt’s unmistakable cool and jumping joie de vivre have made him an icon for a list of luminaries, including guitar greats C [...]

“Gypsy Jazz for the 21st Century” - DownbeatSamson Schmitt, lead guitarPierre Blanchard, violinLudovic Beier, accordion and accordinaAntonio Licusati, bassFrancko Mehrstein, rhythm guitarDjango Reinhardt’s unmistakable cool and jumping joie de vivre have made him an icon for a list of luminaries, including guitar greats C [...]

“Gypsy Jazz for the 21st Century” - DownbeatSamson Schmitt, lead guitarPierre Blanchard, violinLudovic Beier, accordion and accordinaAntonio Licusati, bassFrancko Mehrstein, rhythm guitarDjango Reinhardt’s unmistakable cool and jumping joie de vivre have made him an icon for a list of luminaries, including guitar greats C [...]

“Gypsy Jazz for the 21st Century” - DownbeatSamson Schmitt, lead guitarPierre Blanchard, violinLudovic Beier, accordion and accordinaAntonio Licusati, bassFrancko Mehrstein, rhythm guitarDjango Reinhardt’s unmistakable cool and jumping joie de vivre have made him an icon for a list of luminaries, including guitar greats C [...]

As an award-winning Billboard #1 artist, Jonathan Butler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who leads a life few can imagine. Born in South Africa under the shadow of apartheid and raised in poverty, Butler was the first non-white artist to be played on South African radio and appear on national television. It is for many reasons [...]

As an award-winning Billboard #1 artist, Jonathan Butler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who leads a life few can imagine. Born in South Africa under the shadow of apartheid and raised in poverty, Butler was the first non-white artist to be played on South African radio and appear on national television. It is for many reasons [...]

Ayomilekan Akinbinu, Guitar & Alto SaxophoneKofi Boateng, Keyboard & TrumpetLucas Hanson, KeyboardImran Musa, BassAdeolu Opadina, DrumsSpecial Guest Joyce Sumaru, vocalsHailing from Laurel, Maryland, Sade's Collective blends R&B with the complex rhythms of highlife and the soulful improvisation of jazz. Born from jam se [...]

Ayomilekan Akinbinu, Guitar & Alto SaxophoneKofi Boateng, Keyboard & TrumpetLucas Hanson, KeyboardImran Musa, BassAdeolu Opadina, DrumsSpecial Guest Joyce Sumaru, vocalsHailing from Laurel, Maryland, Sade's Collective blends R&B with the complex rhythms of highlife and the soulful improvisation of jazz. Born from jam se [...]

“There are so many outstanding things about Johnny’s playing. Two or three of the most outstanding: number one, the touch. Johnny has a million dollar touch. Very few people touch the piano like that to get that kind of sound and feeling… The other thing is his feeling of swing, which is so natural.”  — Oscar PetersonGRAMMY®-n [...]

“There are so many outstanding things about Johnny’s playing. Two or three of the most outstanding: number one, the touch. Johnny has a million dollar touch. Very few people touch the piano like that to get that kind of sound and feeling… The other thing is his feeling of swing, which is so natural.”  — Oscar PetersonGRAMMY®-n [...]

Join Stanley Clarke & Friends as they celebrate Keystone's very own NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan's 80th Birthday!Stanley Clarke, bassLenny White, drumsEmilio Modeste, saxophoneGeorge Colligan, pianoNEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy Award Winner Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year ca [...]

Join Stanley Clarke & Friends as they celebrate Keystone's very own NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan's 80th Birthday!Stanley Clarke, bassLenny White, drumsEmilio Modeste, saxophoneGeorge Colligan, pianoNEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy Award Winner Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year ca [...]

Join Stanley Clarke & Friends as they celebrate Keystone's very own NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan's 80th Birthday!Stanley Clarke, bassLenny White, drumsEmilio Modeste, saxophoneGeorge Colligan, pianoNEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy Award Winner Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year ca [...]

Join Stanley Clarke & Friends as they celebrate Keystone's very own NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan's 80th Birthday!Stanley Clarke, bassLenny White, drumsEmilio Modeste, saxophoneGeorge Colligan, pianoNEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy Award Winner Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year ca [...]

Join Stanley Clarke & Friends as they celebrate Keystone's very own NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan's 80th Birthday!Stanley Clarke, bassLenny White, drumsEmilio Modeste, saxophoneGeorge Colligan, pianoNEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy Award Winner Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year ca [...]

Join Stanley Clarke & Friends as they celebrate Keystone's very own NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan's 80th Birthday!Stanley Clarke, bassLenny White, drumsEmilio Modeste, saxophoneGeorge Colligan, pianoNEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy Award Winner Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year ca [...]

"Featuring tender ballads and classic swing, the jazz pianist’s trio set was an impeccable performance full of beauty and joy." – Michael J. West, The Washington PostMonty Alexander, pianoLorin Cohen, bassJason Brown, drumsNearly sixty years after he moved to the United States from Kingston, Jamaica, his hometown, GRAMMY® nominated [...]

"Featuring tender ballads and classic swing, the jazz pianist’s trio set was an impeccable performance full of beauty and joy." – Michael J. West, The Washington PostMonty Alexander, pianoLorin Cohen, bassJason Brown, drumsNearly sixty years after he moved to the United States from Kingston, Jamaica, his hometown, GRAMMY® nominated [...]

"Featuring tender ballads and classic swing, the jazz pianist’s trio set was an impeccable performance full of beauty and joy." – Michael J. West, The Washington PostMonty Alexander, pianoLorin Cohen, bassJason Brown, drumsNearly sixty years after he moved to the United States from Kingston, Jamaica, his hometown, GRAMMY® nominated [...]

Obasi Akoto and prominent members of the Greater Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Jazz Community will lead us in world-class performances almost every Tuesday, 7-10pm. Surround yourself with great company, soul lifting music, and wonderful food! Click HERE to read our Bright Moments Jam Session Newsletter, written by Obasi Ako [...]

Simon Phillips, drumsPhillip Whack, saxophoneAlex Sill, guitarOtmaro Ruiz, keyboardsErnest Tibbs, bass“The result: high-flying fusion melodies...pulverizing rock and funk grooves...Simon’s up to his own thing, an engaging concoction that offers plenty of pleasures and surprising twists.” — JazzTimesJazz. Rock. Jazz-rock. Across mor [...]

Simon Phillips, drumsPhillip Whack, saxophoneAlex Sill, guitarOtmaro Ruiz, keyboardsErnest Tibbs, bass“The result: high-flying fusion melodies...pulverizing rock and funk grooves...Simon’s up to his own thing, an engaging concoction that offers plenty of pleasures and surprising twists.” — JazzTimesJazz. Rock. Jazz-rock. Across mor [...]

Simon Phillips, drumsPhillip Whack, saxophoneAlex Sill, guitarOtmaro Ruiz, keyboardsErnest Tibbs, bass“The result: high-flying fusion melodies...pulverizing rock and funk grooves...Simon’s up to his own thing, an engaging concoction that offers plenty of pleasures and surprising twists.” — JazzTimesJazz. Rock. Jazz-rock. Across mor [...]

Simon Phillips, drumsPhillip Whack, saxophoneAlex Sill, guitarOtmaro Ruiz, keyboardsErnest Tibbs, bass“The result: high-flying fusion melodies...pulverizing rock and funk grooves...Simon’s up to his own thing, an engaging concoction that offers plenty of pleasures and surprising twists.” — JazzTimesJazz. Rock. Jazz-rock. Across mor [...]

Cyrus Mackey, trumpet & vocalsEphraim Dorsey, tenor saxophoneNico Whol, guitarTroy Long, pianoWill Hazel, bassReggie Thomas, drumsKenyatta is a radiant fusion of the many musical voices of the African Diaspora—where jazz, soul, gospel, afrobeat, and beyond meet on one stage. Led by trumpeter and composer Cy, the band draws on h [...]

Cyrus Mackey, trumpet & vocalsEphraim Dorsey, tenor saxophoneNico Whol, guitarTroy Long, pianoWill Hazel, bassReggie Thomas, drumsKenyatta is a radiant fusion of the many musical voices of the African Diaspora—where jazz, soul, gospel, afrobeat, and beyond meet on one stage. Led by trumpeter and composer Cy, the band draws on h [...]

Cyrus Mackey, trumpet & vocalsEphraim Dorsey, tenor saxophoneNico Whol, guitarTroy Long, pianoWill Hazel, bassReggie Thomas, drumsKenyatta is a radiant fusion of the many musical voices of the African Diaspora—where jazz, soul, gospel, afrobeat, and beyond meet on one stage. Led by trumpeter and composer Cy, the band draws on h [...]

2-time GRAMMY® Winning Vocalist Chrisette Michele is hitting the road and she’s debuting her latest single “Home”! You’ll hear brand new music mixed in with her classics like, “A Couple of Forevers,” “Love Is You,” “If I Have My Way” and “Blame it on Me.”With her signature mixture of R&B, Soul and Jazz, she’s mixing in inspirat [...]

2-time GRAMMY® Winning Vocalist Chrisette Michele is hitting the road and she’s debuting her latest single “Home”! You’ll hear brand new music mixed in with her classics like, “A Couple of Forevers,” “Love Is You,” “If I Have My Way” and “Blame it on Me.”With her signature mixture of R&B, Soul and Jazz, she’s mixing in inspirat [...]

The Naptown Brass Band is a New Orleans style street band that is taking Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington by storm with their infectious energy, improvisational prowess, and engaging stage presence that creates a second line vibe that brings people together in celebration. They blast out high energy grooves for dancing in the st [...]

The Naptown Brass Band is a New Orleans style street band that is taking Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington by storm with their infectious energy, improvisational prowess, and engaging stage presence that creates a second line vibe that brings people together in celebration. They blast out high energy grooves for dancing in the st [...]

Joshua Redman, saxophoneMicah Thomas, pianoPhillip Norris, bassNazir Ebo, drumsJoshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s. The early influences of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cannonball Adderley, and his father, Dewey Redman, as well as The Beatles, Ar [...]

Joshua Redman, saxophoneMicah Thomas, pianoPhillip Norris, bassNazir Ebo, drumsJoshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s. The early influences of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cannonball Adderley, and his father, Dewey Redman, as well as The Beatles, Ar [...]

Joshua Redman, saxophoneMicah Thomas, pianoPhillip Norris, bassNazir Ebo, drumsJoshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s. The early influences of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cannonball Adderley, and his father, Dewey Redman, as well as The Beatles, Ar [...]

The Washington, D.C.-born singer, songwriter, producer, and performer Kevin Ross, elevates R&B through eloquent songcraft, rich sonic architecture, and downright traffic-stopping vocals, quietly rising to the forefront of the culture with over 100 million streams and counting, #1 Billboard entries on the Adult R&B Songs Cha [...]

The Washington, D.C.-born singer, songwriter, producer, and performer Kevin Ross, elevates R&B through eloquent songcraft, rich sonic architecture, and downright traffic-stopping vocals, quietly rising to the forefront of the culture with over 100 million streams and counting, #1 Billboard entries on the Adult R&B Songs Cha [...]

The Washington, D.C.-born singer, songwriter, producer, and performer Kevin Ross, elevates R&B through eloquent songcraft, rich sonic architecture, and downright traffic-stopping vocals, quietly rising to the forefront of the culture with over 100 million streams and counting, #1 Billboard entries on the Adult R&B Songs Cha [...]

Over the years, Peter White has maintained a reputation as one of the most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists on the contemporary jazz landscape. Armed with an unparalleled combination of lyricism and energy, he combines elements of jazz, pop and classical guitar to create a sound that is singular and at the same time acces [...]

Over the years, Peter White has maintained a reputation as one of the most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists on the contemporary jazz landscape. Armed with an unparalleled combination of lyricism and energy, he combines elements of jazz, pop and classical guitar to create a sound that is singular and at the same time acces [...]