Livestreams are Available for 48 Hours in Every Time Zone Chris Potter – tenor saxophone Brad Mehldau – piano Joe Martin – bass Al Foster – drums “One of the great living drummers in jazz.” – Stereophile Join the legendary drummer Al Foster in celebrating his birthday with an incredible quartet featuring tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, very special guest pianist Brad Mehldau, and bassist Joe Martin. A cornerstone of jazz history, Foster is renowned for his long-time collaboration with Miles Davis throughout the '70s and '80s and his role as the go-to drummer for an all-star lineup of jazz icons, including Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Stan Getz, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Henderson. DownBeat hails Foster as "an esteemed master and a consummate sideman," while JazzTimes describes him as “a not-so-secret special groove ingredient, enlivening performances and sessions with a who's who of jazz greats.” 

Livestreams are Available for 48 Hours in Every Time Zone Duane Eubanks – trumpet Robin Eubanks – trombone Kevin Eubanks – guitar Rene Camacho – bass Marvin “Smitty” Smith – drums Hailing from one of the most musical families in one of the most musical of cities, the Eubanks Brothers—siblings Robin, Kevin, and Duane—join forces with bassist Rene Camacho and drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith to make their Smoke debut as a group. The music in the Eubanks’ Philadelphia home started early and started with their mother, Vera Eubanks, who was also Kenny Barron’s first piano teacher. Their uncle and Vera’s brother was legendary pianist Ray Bryant. All three would extend the family legacy with remarkable careers of their own, the eldest Robin as one of the premier jazz trombonists of his generation; middle brother Kevin as a beloved guitarist. prolific composer, and musical director of the Tonight Show Band for 18 years; and the youngest Duane as a distinctive and fiery trumpeter who has been a major voice in jazz and beyond. The week following these performances, they will be featured on the sold-out Jazz Cruise, so catch them here on dry land. 

Livestreams are Available for 48 Hours in Every Time Zone Eddie Henderson – trumpet David Weiss – trumpet Donald Harrison – alto saxophone Azar Lawrence – tenor saxophone George Cables – piano Cecil McBee – bass Billy Hart – drums “Player for player, there’s 
no better working band in jazz than The Cookers.” - The Boston Globe The all-star septet, The Cookers, features a lineup replete with celebrated jazz masters: Eddie Henderson, Azar Lawrence, Cecil McBee, George Cables, and Billy Hart are all legendary artists who arrived on the scene during the fertile, exploratory 1960s. They were historic contributors to some of the most groundbreaking and important bands of that era and have been major artists in the years since. David Weiss and Donald Harrison are the youngest members of the group but share many of the same formative experiences, working most notably with Art Blakey, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Tolliver, Roy Haynes, and Herbie Hancock. The band’s repertoire draws on some of the well-known and lesser-known compositions from their incredible collective catalogs. The Los Angeles Times writes, “This hard-hitting septet wears its name like a mission statement. Rich with a mix of classic elegance and exploration, the group might reference the past by name, but it never sounds less than current.” The New York Times calls them “A dream team of forward-leaning hard-bop.”