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SUMMARY:Carmen Bradford | Apr 23\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Carmen Bradford – Vocals\n\n\n\nMatthew Fries – pianoCarlo De Rosa – bassKeith Hall – drums \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmen Bradford is jazz royalty\, a 2024 Grammy Award winner for “Basie Swings the Blues – the Count Basie Orchestra.” She’s been nominated five times for Grammy Awards and is the recipient of the Los Angeles Jazz Society’s Jazz Vocalist Award. With her body of work\, which reflects her vast experience\, versatility\, and technical brilliance\, she has carved out her place in jazz history\, and she continues to contribute to the preservation of this uniquely American art form. Bradford was born in Austin\, Texas and raised in Altadena\, California. The daughter of legendary cornetist and composer Bobby Bradford and world-renown jazz vocalist\, composer\, and author Melba Joyce\, and granddaughter of Melvin Moore (who sang with Lucky Millender and his Big Band\, Dizzy Gillespie’s Big Band\, and the Ink Spots)\, Bradford grew up with music in her home and in her heart. \n\n\n\nShe was discovered and hired by William “Count” Basie when she was just 22; she went on to be the featured vocalist with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra for nine years and has continued to perform with them regularly throughout her career. Bradford has performed and/or recorded with Patti Austin\, Tony Bennett\, George Benson\, Shelly Berg\, James Brown\, Benny Carter\, Dori Caymmi\, John Clayton and the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra\, Freddie Cole\, Lena Horne\, Kurt Elling\, Wynton Marsalis\, Jeremy Monteiro\, David Murray\, Willie Nelson\, James Newton\, Kenny Rankin\, Lou Rawls\, Doc Severinsen\, Frank Sinatra\, Byron Stripling\, Tierney Sutton\, Jeff Tyzik\, Joe Williams\, Nancy Wilson\, Liz Wright\, and countless other artists around the world. \n\n\n\ncarmenbradford.com \n\n\n\nTickets:Advance $20 Adult / $10 StudentDay of $25 Adult / $15 Student \n\n\n\nTWO SHOWS! \n\n\n\n\n7:00pm – BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n9:00pm – BUY TICKETS
URL:https://kzoojazz.com/show/carmen-bradford-apr-23-2026/
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SUMMARY:Chico Pinheiro | Feb 26\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Chico Pinheiro – Guitar\n\n\n\nMatthew Fries – pianoCarlo De Rosa – bassKeith Hall – drums \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBorn and raised in São Paulo\, Brazil\, Chico Pinheiro is considered a leading figure in and outside the Brazilian music scene as a guitarist\, composer and arranger. He began playing the guitar when he was 6\, and by the age of 14\, he was working as a studio session guitarist collaborating with a wide range of artists throughout Brazil. He has released eight albums as a leader\, appeared as a sideman on countless others\, and has been nominated twice for the American Grammy Awards. He has collaborated with artists such as Joe Lovano\, Luciana Souza\, Herbie Hancock\, John Patitucci\, Bob Mintzer\, Dave Grusin\, Ron Carter\, João Donato\, Johnny Alf\, Placido Domingo\, Dianne Reeves and many others. \n\n\n\nchicopinheiro.com \n\n\n\nTickets:Advance $20 Adult / $10 StudentDay of $25 Adult / $15 Student \n\n\n\nTWO SHOWS! \n\n\n\n\n7:00pm – BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n9:00pm – BUY TICKETS
URL:https://kzoojazz.com/show/chico-pinheiro-feb-26-2026/
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SUMMARY:Joe Policastro Trio | Jan 15\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Joe Policastro – bassDave Miller – guitarMikel Avery – drums \n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\nHailed by Downbeat for its “deft analysis of choice repertoire\,” and by the Chicago Reader for its “diversity of approaches to all kinds of source material\,” the JOE POLICASTRO TRIO is a forward-thinking\, Chicago-based jazz trio led by bassist Joe Policastro featuring guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Mikel Avery. While firmly rooted in jazz\, the band’s open-minded\, inclusive nature draws upon a wide array of musical styles and sources while still keeping the aesthetic of an acoustic trio intact.   \n\n\n\nThe band recently released its seventh album\, Mending Wall. Through highly personal readings of music from Italy and Hong Kong\, movie scores and symphonic themes\, pop tunes\, and even a cowboy song written by a Russian classical composer\, the trio explores the nature of identity\, boundaries\, and borders. Their diverse catalog – Ceremony (2023)\, Sounds Unheard (2022)\, Nothing Here Belongs(2019)\, Screen Sounds (2017)\, POPS! (2016)\, and West Side Story Suite (2013) – captures the band’s progressive\, forward-thinking\, non-hierarchical approach whether showcasing their original music or their ability to remake unlikely songs in a characteristically raw\, idiosyncratic fashion.  \n\n\n\nTrue bands are a rarity in jazz these days\, especially ones hone their craft as consistently as this one does. The band held court thrice-weekly at Pops for Champagne in downtown Chicago for over a decade. Beyond Chicago\, the trio has been extensively playing together at clubs and festivals throughout the US and Canada having even performed for President Barack Obama. \n\n\n\n“…a cohesive unit with an extraordinarily flexible mindset…at every step of the way\, this band breathes and bends as one.” (Dan Billawsky\, All About Jazz) \n\n\n\nwww.thejptrio.com \n\n\n\nTickets:Advance $20 Adult / $10 StudentDay of $25 Adult / $15 Student \n\n\n\nTWO SHOWS! \n\n\n\n\n7:00 – BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n9:00 – BUY TICKETS
URL:https://kzoojazz.com/show/joe-policastro-trio-jan-15-2026/
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SUMMARY:Libby York | Dec 11\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Libby York  – vocals\n\n\n\nRandy Napoleon – guitarCarlo De Rosa – bass \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCritically acclaimed vocalist Libby York has been called a storyteller who swings. “York’s voice is splendid\, but it’s the vigor and judgement of her storytelling that makes her special.” DownBeat. 4 1/2 stars. Her latest album Dreamland\, featuring Randy Napoleon\, guitar\, Rodney Whitaker\, bass\, Keith Hall\, drums\, was among Downbeat Best of the Year. \n\n\n\nYork’s appearances have included Mezzrow NYC\, Winter’s Jazz Club Chicago\, Cafe Laurent\, Paris and many others. The Chicago native has deep ties to beautiful Michigan and is happy to make her debut appearance in Kalamazoo!  \n\n\n\nwww.libbyyork.com \n\n\n\nTickets:Advance $20 Adult / $10 StudentDay of $25 Adult / $15 Student \n\n\n\nDoors Open: 6:30pm \n\n\n\nTWO SHOWS!
URL:https://kzoojazz.com/show/libby-york/
CATEGORIES:John Stites Jazz Series
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SUMMARY:Bobby Watson | Nov 13\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Bobby Watson – saxophone\n\n\n\nwithMatthew Fries – pianoCarlo De Rosa – bassKeith Hall – drums \n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\nBOBBY WATSON sits among the pantheon of present-day jazz greats. Born in Lawrence\, Kan.\, his career now spans more than four decades. A multi-GRAMMY®️-nominated saxophonist\, composer\, bandleader\, educator and producer\, Watson trained formally at the University of Miami and then\, from 1977-1981\, earned his “doctorate” as musical director of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. During his four-plus years with the legendary drummer\, the saxophonist contributed to 14 Jazz Messengers recordings — more than anyone else in the group’s 35-year (1955-1990) storied history. In addition to Blakey\, the saxophonist also worked with notable jazz icons and elder statesmen such as Max Roach\, Louis Hayes\, George Coleman and Sam Rivers\, Joe Williams\, Lou Rawls\, Betty Carter\, Dianne Reeves and Carmen Lundy. Watson has recorded over 30 albums as a leader and countless recordings as a sideman. \n\n\n\nNot surprisingly\, Watson has received a number of well-deserved awards that in various ways recognize his musical contributions throughout his career. In 2011 the saxophonist was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of fame. In 2013 he received the prestigious Benny Golson Jazz Masters Award from Howard University in Washington\, D.C. Simultaneously\, the Black National Caucus officially recognized his work in the Congressional Record. On August 23\, 2014 – serendipitously Watson’s 61st birthday – he was selected as one of the first inductees into the then-newly established 18th and Vine “Jazz Walk of Fame.” Joining him was Pat Metheny as the only other living selection; four of the city’s jazz cornerstones also received recognition: Count Basie\, Jay McShann\, Parker and Mary Lou Williams. \n\n\n\nShow Date: Nov. 13\, 2025Show Time: 7:30pm \n\n\n\nTickets:Advance $20 Adult / $10 StudentDay of $25 Adult / $15 Student \n\n\n\nDoors Open: 6:30p \n\n\n\nThank you to the John Stites Jazz Awards for generously supporting this series.
URL:https://kzoojazz.com/show/bobby-watson/
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SUMMARY:Rufus Reid Quartet | Oct 2\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Rufus Reid – bassGreg Ward – saxophonesSteve Allee – pianoKenneth Salters – drums \n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\nRufus Reid is one of a handful of true renaissance figures in the Arts. This bassist and composer has been an active presence in the jazz world since the 1970’s. He has recorded over 500 albums\, 25 under his own name\, with Terrestrial Dance and Always In The Moment released in Vinyl by Newvelle Records. The 2022 CD release\, Celebration\, features the jazz trio with a string quartet. Reid can be heard on recordings with Dexter Gordon\, Andrew Hill\, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Quartet\, Kenny Barron\, Stan Getz\, J.J. Johnson\, Lee Konitz\, Jack DeJohnette and many others. \n\n\n\nReid has written for strings\, chamber ensembles\, solo bass\, jazz ensembles of varying sizes and symphony orchestras and has had the privilege of having all of them performed. \n\n\n\nHis reputation as an educator is equal to that of his musical achievements. His book The Evolving Bassist (Myriad Limited\, 1974) remains the industry standard for double bass methodology. Reid and Dr. Martin Krivin created the Jazz Studies and Performance Bachelor of Music Program at William Paterson University. This program offered the first professional academically accredited Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies in the NY\, NJ\, CT tri-state area. \n\n\n\nHe has received the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and the MacDowell Colony Grant among others. His 2014 release\, Quiet Pride – The Elizabeth Catlett Project\, received two Grammy Nominations; for Best Large Jazz Ensemble and for Best Instrumental Composition. \n\n\n\nTickets:Advance $20 Adult / $10 StudentDay of $25 Adult / $15 Student \n\n\n\nDoors Open: 6:30p
URL:https://kzoojazz.com/show/rufus-reid-quartet/
CATEGORIES:John Stites Jazz Series
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SUMMARY:Jimmy Greene | Sept 11\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Jimmy Greene – saxophone\n\n\n\nMatthew Fries – pianoCarlo De Rosa – bassKeith Hall – drums \n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\nA native of Connecticut\, Jimmy Greene is a widely respected saxophonist\, recording artist\, composer\, and educator. Greene has released thirteen albums as a bandleader for the RCA Victor\, Mack Avenue\, Criss Cross Jazz\, Sunnyside and Greene Music Works labels\, and has appeared on more than one hundred as a sideman. His latest recording\, As We Are Now (Greene Music Works)\, received critical acclaim upon its release in 2025. Greene’s 2014 release Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue) received two GRAMMY® Award nominations – one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and another for Best Arrangement\, Instruments and Vocals for his song “When I Come Home.” \n\n\n\nGreene has garnered awards in composition from ASCAP/IAJE\, Chamber Music America and the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism. He won the Rising Star – Soprano Saxophone category in DownBeat Magazine’s66th Annual Critics Poll and\, as a youngster\, he was named First Runner-Up in the 1996 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Greene performs worldwide with his quartet and quintet and with legendary bassist Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet. He has recorded and/or performed in the bands of Horace Silver\, Freddie Hubbard\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Tom Harrell\, Avishai Cohen\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Kenny Barron and Lewis Nash\, among many others.  \n\n\n\nTickets:Advance $20 Adult / $10 StudentDay of $25 Adult / $15 Student \n\n\n\nDoors Open: 6:30pm
URL:https://kzoojazz.com/show/jimmy-greene/
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SUMMARY:Bobby Broom | Sept 8\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:with  \n\n\n\nXavier Davis (piano)Carlo De Rosa (bass)Keith Hall (drums) \n\n\n\nJazz in the Crawlspace is excited to continue our series with guitarist Bobby Broom in a jazz-club style performance in downtown Kalamazoo! Harlem Born\, New York City raised\, Bobby Broom has been heralded as “one of the most musical guitarists of our time” by jazz historian and author\, Ted Gioia. Playing Carnegie Hall with Sonny Rollins and Donald Byrd at age 16\, Broom recorded his debut as a leader\, “Clean Sweep\,” for GRP Records at age 20. He’s played and /or recorded with Kenny Burrell\, Hugh Masakela\, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers\, Stanley Turrentine\, Dave Grusin\, Charles Earland\, Miles Davis\, Kenny Garrett and Dr. John\, among others. Broom has been recognized as one of the top guitarists by Down Beat magazine’s annual Reader’s Poll in 2015\, as well as their Critics Poll for four years\, from 2012-2014 and again in 2017. His new album “Keyed Up” will be available everywhere on Sept 23rd.  \n\n\n\nSpecial guest Xavier Davis will be joining us on piano for this concert.  \n\n\n\nXavier Davis (piano)\, Carlo De Rosa (bass) and Keith Hall (drums).  \n\n\n\nThank you to the John Stites Jazz Awards for generously supporting this series.
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