Mark Masters leads a 13 piece big band featuring special guests Billy Harper performing new arrangements of Sam Rivers' music

Oakland based harpist Destiny Muhammad performs original music inspired by Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby

An exciting double bill featuring two of the most creative & cutting edge trios on the NYC scene

An intergenerational mashup of twenty veteran and emerging improvisers performing eight 30 minutes sets as duos and trios.

Gloria Cheng premieres six solo piano pieces commissioned to prominent Jazz composers Linda Oh, Jon Jang, Arturo O'Farril, Anthony Davis, James Newton and Gernot Wolfgang.

Two highly skilled composers/improvisers lead all-star ensembles for a night of original modern jazz

An exciting double bill featuring two exciting trios with decades of ground breaking musical experience

World premiere of a composition by Ennis Harris commissioned by the Los Angeles Jazz Society followed by a a performance by violist Mat Maneri's Quartet featuring music form his recent DUST album

World premiere of a multimedia piece by Nicole Mitchell featuring poetry and artwork from her late mother Joan Beard Mitchell. Next Jazz Legacy awardees open the night with a special showcase performance.

Very rare appearance by NEA jazz master Hubert Laws as a special guest with Todd Cochran's stellar TC3 trio. Bassist Billi Mohler opens with an all-star quartet.

Venenzuelan powerhouse pianist/composer Otmaro Ruiz leads an all star quartet. Opening the night is a performance by the winning ensemble of our 2024 Young Artist Competition.

Two of the most exciting composers on the national scene lead all-star trios for an evening of transcendental ground breaking music.