2024 Gigs

January

• New Year’s Day Brunch w/Bobby Watson & Curtis Lundy Quintet (Caton Castle)
• Bright Moments Jam Session (Keystone Korner)
• David Sanchez Quartet (Keystone Korner)
• GBD Trio: Mark Whitfield, Robert Hurst & Jeff “Tain” Watts (Dizzy’s@JALC)
• Harry Allen Quartet (Birdland Theater)
• Bill Charlap Trio (Smoke)
• Aaron Johnson Quintet (Smalls)
• SPARX feat. Obasi Akoto (Keystone Korner)
• Johnathan Blake Quartet (Jazz Gallery)
• Russell Hall Septet (Smalls)
• Tardo Hammer Trio (Mezzrow)
• Willie Jones Sextet (Dizzy’s@JALC)
• Joe Farnsworth / Kenny Washington Drum Battle (Smoke)
• James Austin, Jr., Trio (Mezzrow)
• Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra (Strathmore) 

February

• Ekep Nkwelle (Blues Alley)
• Troy Roberts & Tim Jago Quartet (Birdland Theater)
• Ben Wolfe Quartet (Smalls)
• Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes Duo (Birdland)
• Cameron Campbell Trio (Mezzrow)
• Endea Owens Family Cookout (Dizzy’s@JALC)
• Eddie Henderson Quintet (Smoke)
• Jon Davis Trio (Cellar Dog)
• James Francis Quartet (Blue Note)
• Paul Carr Jazz Collective (Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival)
• Orrin Evans Captain Black Big Band feat. Lisa Fischer (Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival)
• Drum Summit: Winard Harper, Herlin Riley, Marvin “Smitty” Smith (Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival)
• Sullivan Fortner Trio (Bach Dancing & Dynamite)

March

• Brandee Younger Trio, Publick Palyhouse
• “Ellington 125” – The Duke Ellington Orchestra (Kennedy Center)
• “Penn Station” Trio (Kennedy Center)
• José André Trio/Quintet (Blues Alley)
• Harold Mabern Tribute (Smoke)
• Chris Beck Trio (Cellar Dog)
• Dezron Douglas Quartet (Village Vanguard)
• Anthony Hervey Quintet (Chris’ Jazz Café) 
• Billy Harper Quintet (An Die Musik)
• S.F. Jazz Collective (Keystone Korner)
• Russell Malone Quartet (Blues Alley)
• Charles Covington Trio/Quartet (Keystone Korner)
• Joe Brotherton Quintet (Westminster Presbyterian Church) 
• Igmar Thomas’ Revive Big Band (Kennedy Center)
• George Colligan Trio/Quintet (An Die Musik)
• The Cookers (Keystone Korner)

April

• Chris Barrick Quartet (Blues Alley)
• Andrew White, III, Tribute feat. Antonio Parker Quartet (Blues Alley)
• Ellington 125 – Jason Moran: Ellington Solo (Kennedy Center)
• Brothers From Other Mothers feat. Benjie Porecki (Westminster Presbyterian Church)
• Noah Haidu Trio (An Die Musik)
• Michael Zilber Quartet (S.F. Jazz)
• Veronica Swift (Yoshi’s)
• Ellington 125 – Tomeka Reid Octet, Celebrating Ellington (Kennedy Center)
• Ellington 125 – Three Keys to Ellington: Justin Kauflin, José André Montaño, Matthew Whitaker (Kennedy Center)
• Ellington 125 – Cyrus Chestnut w/Orchestra & Choir: Duke Ellington Sacred Concert (Kennedy Center)

May

• Buster Williams’ Something More Quartet (Blues Alley)
• Mary Lou Williams Festival feat. Elaine Elias Trio (Kennedy Center)
• Take 6 (Keystone Korner)
• CarrKeys Quintet feat. Paul Carr & Marshall Keys (Blues Alley)
• Yoko Miwa Trio (Blues Alley)
• Nate Smith Trio (Yoshi’s)
• Emmet Cohen Trio (Kuumbwa’s)
• Carmen Lundy (Keystone Korner)
• Or Bareket Quartet (An Die Musik)
• Marshall Keys Quartet (Blues Alley)
• G. Thomas Allen (Keystone Korner)
• Louis Hayes Quintet (Blues Alley)

June

• Jason Moran & Alicia Hall Moran: Family Ball (Kennedy Center)
• Footprints of Wayne Shorter: Paul Carr Quintet feat. Sean Jones (DC Jazz Festival @ Arena Stage)
• Monty Alexander Trio (Blues Alley)
• Paul Carr Quintet feat. Randy Brecker (Blues Alley)
• American Music: Ellington 125 Live Album Recording feat. Marc Cary, Orrin Evans, James Hurt & Lafayette Gilchrist (Creative Alliance)
• Bill Charlap Trio (Blues Alley)

July

• Paul Carr Trio feat. Pat Bianchi (An Die Music)
• Charles McPherson Quintet* (Keystone Korner)

August

• Next Up Back 2 School Benefit Concert feat. Sean Jones (Caton Castle)
• Benito Gonzalez  Quartet (Keystone Korner)

September

• Stanley Clarke N 4Ever (S.F. Jazz)
• Jazzmeia Horn (Kuumbwa’s)
• Russell Kirk Quintet (An Die Musik)
• Simon Moullier Quartet (An Die Musik)
• Monterey Jazz Festival
  • Leon Joyce, Jr. Quartet
  • Ulysses Owens, Jr. & Generation Y
  • Ben Williams Band
  • G. Thomas Allen (Vocalist)
  • Tim Green Quartet (2)
  • Sean Mason Quartet
  • New Orleans Groove Masters feat. Herlin Riley, Jason Marsalis & Weedie Braimah
  • Mimi Fox Trio
  • Jason Moran & The Bandwagon feat. Akili Bradley
  • Endea Owens & The Cookout
  • Christie Dashiell (Vocalist)
  • Miguel Zenón / Luis Perdomo Duo
  • Jamison Ross Trio
  • Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble
  • Tar Baby feat. Orrin Evans, Eric Reevis & Nasheet Waits
  • Tammy L. Hall and the Texas Southern University Choir
  • Texas Southern All-Star Jazz Band
  • Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band
  • Brandee Younger Trio feat. Mumu Fresh
  • Gerald Clayton Trio
  • After-Hours Jazz Jam – Hyatt Hotel (3)

October

• Hubert Laws Quartet (Keystone Korner)
• Freedom Now Suite: Celebrating Max Roach Centennial (Kennedy Center)
• Bill Charlap Trio (Keystone Korner)
• Legacy of Wayne Shorter (Kennedy Center)
• Cyrus Chestnut Trio (Montpelier Arts Center)
• Lee Morgan Tribute feat. Sean Jones (Caton Castle)
• S.F. Jazz Collective: New Music Inspired by The de Young Museum’s “About Place” Collection (S.F. Jazz)
• Legacy of Wayne Shorter (Kuumbwa Jazz)
• Warren Wolf Quintet feat. Andre Hayward (An Die Musik)

November

• Tedd Baker Quartet (Mr. Henry’s)
• Pat Bianchi Trio (Blues Alley)
• Brandon Sanders Quintet (Blues Alley)
• Baltimore Jazz Collective Quintet (Keystone Korner)
• Todd Marcus Quintet feat. Don Byron (Blues Alley)
• Joel Ross Quintet (An Die Musik)
• Sonny Stitt Tribute feat. Tim Green (Caton Castle)
• Rufus Reid Quartet (Blues Alley)
• SOPAC Giant Of Jazz Concert, 2024 Honoree – Lewis Nash (South Orange PAC)

December

• Lawrence Fields Trio (An Die Musik)
• Mary Stallings (Dizzy’s @ JALC)
• Inside Straight feat. Christian McBride (Village Vanguard)
• Ray Gallon Trio (Mezzrow)
• Thad Wilson Quintet (Westminster Presbyterian Church)
• Monty Alexander Trio (Blues Alley)
• Greg Hatza Organ Trio (An Die Musik)