A collection of the most beloved and well-known jazz clubs on the East Coast have banded together for the first-ever multi-city East Coast Jazz Festival, which will take place online on Saturday, March 20th from 5 to 11 p.m. The proprietors of Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, Smalls and Birdland in New York, Chris’ Jazz Café in Philadelphia, Keystone Korner in Baltimore and Blues Alley in Washington, DC began planning this all-virtual jazz fest at the start of 2021, and the music will flow live with some pre-recorded sessions mixed in from six different stages, and will showcase the talents of more than 80 of the most renowned and respected jazz talents of our time.
“Our music can be an indispensable spiritual life raft for our turbulent times when we need more sharing and caring than ever. May this important ECJF collaboration be just the beginning of an ever-growing process and practice of teamwork to make the dream work.” – Todd Barkan, NEA Jazz Master / Keystone Korner Baltimore
Todd Barkan is featured on Facebook’s Alternative Venues For Jazztoday, Monday, March 8th at 5:00pm EDT. To listen, click here.
EAST COAST JAZZ FESTIVAL
Chris’ Jazz Cafe6pm – Bassist Alex Claffy & his Quartet, featuring saxophonist/vocalist Sonny Step8pm has – The New Ari Hoenig Trio with pianist Gadi Lehavi & bassist Ben Tiberio10pm – Pianist Orrin Evans Quartet, with bassist Luques Curtis & drummer Mark Whitfield Jr, featuring special guest saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins
Smalls5 p.m. – Nicole Glover Trio7 p.m. – Warren Wolf Quartet9 p.m. – Mike Ledonne Quartet feat. Vincent Herring
Blues Alley6 p.m. – Miki Yamanaka8 p.m. – Eri Yamamoto10 p.m. – Yoko Miwa
Scullers Jazz Club 6 p.m. Christian Sands8 p.m. Keyon Harrold10 p.m. Tia Fuller
Keystone Korner Baltimore 5 p.m. – Obasi Akoto Oceanic Jazz Orchestra/ Jean Carn & Company7 p.m. – Cyrus Chestnut & Affirmation with Tim Green, Obasi Akoto & Eric Kennedy9 p.m. – Big Chief Donald Harrison with Warren Wolf, Kris Funn, Alex Brown, John Lamkin III
Birdland Jazz Club 5 p.m. – David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band / Ken Peplowski & Rossano Sportiello Duo7 p.m. – Ben Allison, Ted Nash, & Steve Cardeans Play The Music of Jimmy Giuffre & Jim Hall / Champian Fulton Quartet “Bird Song” A Charlie Parker Centennial Celebration9 p.m. – Houston Person Quartet / Veronica Swift with The Emmet Cohen Trio