Jazz Sessions 2017: The Greats on Camera
May 18–June 22, 2017
Our annual program celebrates all things jazz with an opening night party in honor of Louis Armstrong and four nights of film and live performances—by the Alphonso Horne Quartet, the John Pizzarelli Quartet (with special guest Ken Peplowski), the Terell Stafford Quintet, and pianist/composer Fred Hersch. Plus, a definitive new documentary about John Coltrane.
Jazz Sessions is programmed by Kathy Bonomi.
Jazz Sessions is sponsored by Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan
SERIES TRAILER
Celebrating Satchmo!
May 18, 2017
Live performance by the Alphonso Horne Quartet with RECEPTION
Louis Armstrong was the undisputed King of the Trumpet and a member of showbiz royalty, featured onscreen at almost every…
Swing Swing Swing with Benny Goodman
May 31, 2017
Featuring a live performance by the John Pizzarelli Quartet with special guest Ken Peplowski on clarinet
Jazz singer/guitarist and longtime friend of the JBFC, John Pizzarelli, brings his quartet back to our stage for a night…
The Legacy of Lee Morgan
June 15, 2017
with a live performance by the Terell Stafford Quintet
Here’s what our special guest, trumpeter Terell Stafford, has to say about Lee Morgan in the liner notes to his…
The Ballad of Fred Hersch
June 22, 2017
Live solo piano performance by Fred Hersch
As a pianist, composer, bandleader, and creator of multimedia pieces, including the critically acclaimed My Coma Dreams, Fred Hersch is…
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
Aug. 11, 2021
“My music is the spiritual expression of what I am.” —John Coltrane From his infectious rendition of “My Favorite Things”…
This series is sponsored by:
- Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan
