JazzAscona, June 20-29

Ascona, Switzerland

“One of the main international events dedicated to jazz and New Orleans culture, JazzAscona attracts an enthusiastic audience who appreciates the richness of the program, the relaxed atmosphere of the festival, and the Lake Maggiore as a wonderful background to great open-air concerts.”

Battle of the Big Bands: NOJO & Captain Black Big Band

May 17 & 18 - New York, NY

“The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with Adonis Rose is a 20-piece ensemble of intergenerational voices representing the birthplace of jazz, while the Captain Black Big Band with Orrin Evans is a bold, swinging assemblage of artists from Philadelphia and the mid-Atlantic. When these two bands face off in Jazz at Lincoln Center's House of Swing, expect a high-energy, roof-shaking rumble, as they "duke" it out to the music of Count Basie, Sun Ra, Stevie Wonder, and more, in one of jazz's most beloved traditions.”