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Forecast Presents: A Tribute to Roy Ayers

by Daniel Peck
June 12, 2026

One of contemporary jazz's best vibraphonists, Roy Ayers passed away in May of 2025, leaving behind a legacy of recordings that would be the envy of many.Forecast has been a mainstay on the Cleveland music scene for over 30 years, selling out shows consistently and opening for acts as diverse as Grover Washington Jr, ...

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Reclamation Band

by Daniel Peck
June 5, 2026

Founded in Chicago and led by bassist Kevin Robert Martinez, Reclamation Band is modern jazz with an open rural backdrop. Its unique combination of composed and improvised elements evokes an array of moods and styles such as Americana, avant-garde and blues.A number of things make this group's sound unique. The first is the equal ...

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Brad Mehldau at the Cleveland Museum of Art

by C. Andrew Hovan
May 24, 2026

Brad Mehldau Trio Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH May, 13 2026 It had been exactly a decade since pianist Brad Mehldau last appeared on a concert stage in Northeast Ohio when he returned on a cold spring evening for his first performance at the Cleveland Museum of Art's Gartner Auditorium. ...

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Charlie Ballantine Trio

by Daniel Peck
May 24, 2026

Indianapolis-based guitarist Charlie Ballantine returns to our stage and to our program--this time in front of a live audience. Charlie released two albums in 2021; Cold Coffee is a collection of his own works and Life is Brief--a Tribute to Bob Dylan, which landed on Jazziz Magazine's Top Ten Best Releases list. His most ...

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Carlo De Rosa Trio

by Daniel Peck
May 22, 2026

Bassist Carlo De Rosa is a veteran of both the New York and Miami jazz scenes. The Michigan native performed on Yo-Yo Ma's 2009 Grammy Award -winning album Songs of Joy and Peace and two other Grammy-nominated albums. For this trio performance, he's joined by pianist Luis Perdomo, whose work with Miguel Zenon has ...

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David Ambrosio Honors The Spirit of the '60s With Civil Disobedience

by John Chacona
May 19, 2026

Social activism and jazz have a long mutual history that arguably reached an apex with the resistance music of the '60s. On record, that music found a home at labels such as Impulse! and ESP-Disk. At the same time, artists in the Blue Note Records stable were assembling a body of work that was inspired by ...

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Reggie Watkins Quartet

by Daniel Peck
May 8, 2026

Long-time Pittsburgh resident trombonist, pianist and band leader Reggie Watkins has released four recordings as Band leader and has appeared on too many others to count. From 1999 to 2006 he served as trombonist and musical director for trumpeter and band leader for Maynard Ferguson and later served in the same capacity with singer-songwriter ...

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Nathan Paul: Life's Notes

by Daniel Peck
May 2, 2026

Nathan-Paul Davis grew up a pastor's son here in Cleveland, and knows how to deliver sound medicine to the people. His velvety lo-fi sounds are a vibe-heavy soul party, fusing modern trap, '70s funk, and fiery southern gospel.And Fusion is an apt word for this performance, which he terms Life's Notes. This show is ...

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Stacy Dillard and Keigo Hirakawa

by Daniel Peck
April 24, 2026

A chance meeting with Wynton Marsalis in Dayton, Ohio led Stacy Dillard to New York where the saxophonist thrives fronting three of his own bands that cut across r&b/funk and hip hop and serves as an in-demand sideman. It's also where he met pianist Keigo Hirakawa with whom he partners for this performance. Keigo ...

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Dave Solazzo and the Bridge

by Daniel Peck
April 8, 2026

Sometimes, producing an album takes work, labor, a bit of suffering and a lot of negotiation. For Central New York Based Dave Solazzo and the Bridge, the trio knew after one session that they had to hit the studio and then the road.The fruit of that chemistry produced the 2023 album Locrian Skye, and ...