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Jeremy Pelt – trumpet

Orrin Evans – piano

Buster Williams – bass

Lenny White – drums

“Pelt is a technical marvel. He executes intricate solos with ease, plays gorgeous ballads in a tasteful manner, and never lacks flair or sensitivity.” – JazzTimes

Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt celebrates the release of a new album, Our Community Will Not Be Erased, featuring a remarkable quartet: Pianist Orrin Evans, and two living legends: bassist Buster Williams and drummer Lenny White.

One of the leading trumpet voices of his generation, Pelt’s approach and style place him firmly in the tradition of jazz giants like Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard, while pushing the boundaries of modern jazz. The New York Times writes, “Mr. Pelt has an intensely focused sound on trumpet, a warm-blooded gleam,” writes The New York Times. Burning Ambulance aptly adds that he is “on an extended journey, capturing snapshots along the way,” urging jazz fans to join him on this musical adventure.

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Billy Childs – piano

Matt Penman – bass

Ari Hoenig – drums

“One of the most critically acclaimed pianists in modern jazz” – All About Jazz

Renowned pianist and composer Billy Childs performs the music for his new album, Triumvirate, his first trio recording in 25 years. This exciting new release harnesses the energy and creative prowess of his touring group — bassist Matt Penman and drummer Ari Hoenig — who appear with him here.

A native of Los Angeles, Childs grew up immersed in jazz, classical, and popular music influences, which he blends in a powerful and personal compositional and performing voice. A child prodigy who started performing at age six and studying at USC at 16, he was “discovered” by trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard, with whom he embarked on a successful performing and recording tour.

He also recorded and performed with a number of other influential jazz musicians, including J.J. Johnson, Joe Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, Jack DeJohnette, and Dave Holland, among many others, and with such varied artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Sting, Renee Fleming, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Kronos Quartet.

Downbeat reports, “The same creative spirit that’s propelled him from the bands of bop giants as a twenty-something side-player to a composer renowned throughout concert halls and across jazz festival stages remains unhampered.” The Los Angeles Times adds, “As a pianist, he possesses the improvisatory skills and powerful sense of swing one associates with world-class artists… Childs is an inventive composer and arranger whose effort in those areas consistently expand the dimensions of the jazz genre - and beyond.”

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Luciana Souza – vocals

Chico Pinheiro – guitar

Rogério Boccato – percussion

“[Luciana Souza] continues her captivating journey as a uniquely talented vocalist who organically crosses genre borders.” — Billboard

Grammy-winning vocalist Luciana Souza joins guitarist Chico Pinheiro and percussionist Rogerio Boccato in a captivating, intimate trio exploring Brazilian music, jazz improvisation, and lyrical storytelling.

Born in São Paulo to a family of Bossa Nova innovators, Souza has released more than a dozen critically acclaimed recordings, receiving multiple Grammy nominations, and has collaborated with Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon, James Taylor, and Bobby McFerrin. Entertainment Weekly notes that her performances trace “a landscape of emotion that knows no boundaries.”

Souza “uses her voice as an instrument of empathy and intimacy, cultural linkage and poetic disquisition… singing wordlessly but with full expressive intent,” writes The New York Times, bringing profound depth to every note and transforming each performance into a storytelling journey that is both personal and universal.

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Eddie Henderson – trumpet

Gary Bartz – alto saxophone

Kevin Hays – piano

Ben Street – bass

Billy Hart – drums

“Miles Davis was the artist who defined jazz for me, and who, in his own way, defined American music in the 20th century.” – Quincy Jones

A very special group—with numerous connections to the great Miles Davis—convenes for the 2026 edition of our Miles Davis Festival, celebrating his life and music, as well as his May 26th birthday. And this year also marks the centennial of his 1926 birth.

The five-night festival features a powerhouse acoustic quintet featuring trumpeter Eddie Henderson—praised by DownBeat as “a masterful improviser with a deeply expressive voice”—and alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, whom Connecticut Public Radio hailed as “one of the music’s all-time great alto saxophonists,” and drum legend Billy Hart, described by The Guardian as “one of the great modern jazz drummers.” This all-star quintet also features pianist Kevin Hays and bassist Ben Street.

Each also has personal connections to Miles: NEA Jazz Masters Bartz and Hart appeared, in the 1970s, on his groundbreaking albums Live-Evil and On the Corner, respectively, while Henderson often credits his remarkable career in music to advice and encouragement from Miles, a close friend of his parents. In fact, Davis stayed with the Hendersons in 1958 and took a young Eddie Henderson, still in high school, with him to the gig where he heard Miles’ sextet with John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones. It was a decisive moment for Henderson, and the rest is history.