José James

José James

José James is both conductor and conduit. Across 17 years as a singer, songwriter, bandleader, and producer — not to mention co-head of Rainbow Blonde Records since 2018 — he has explored and reimagined past music genres and created some of his own. James is the...
John Brown

John Brown

North Carolina bassist John Brown is one of this state’s leading musicians and educators. The Fayetteville native and alum of the School of Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
Matthew Whitaker

Matthew Whitaker

Matthew Whitaker was a 15 year-old keyboardist who had generated serious industry buzz, when he performed at the 2017 John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. Since then he has recorded three chart topping albums and become a sought after composer and...
2022 Show Schedule

2022 Show Schedule

Saturday September 3 3 PM – Gates Open3:50 PM – Gant Academy GMAJ Youth Ensemble4:40 PM – Marlow Rosado Latin Jazz Ensemble6 PM – Masters of Smooth Band7:20 PM – Christian McBride9 PM – Patti LaBelle Sunday September 4 3 PM –...