Chucho Valdés, winner of seven Grammy and five Latin Grammy Awards, will perform at the 12th John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. The Cuban born pianist, composer, and arranger is the most influential figure in modern...
Keb’ Mo’ is a five time Grammy Award and 14 time Blues Foundation Award winner with a groundbreaking career spanning nearly 50 years under his belt. He stands as one of the most accomplished and respected artists working in contemporary roots music today. The...
Samara Joy, quoted in a New York Times article said, “Sarah Vaughan could sing anything; she could go incredibly deep and then she could sing operatically, and neither seemed like a struggle. I look at her, and at some opera singers, and I want that ease.” A single...
Vocalist and composer Michelle Coltrane has performed at the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on two occasions. An ambassador for the festival that bears her family name, she continues to perform and record in her ever-evolving career in music. A...
Trailblazer Dyana Williams elevates the stature of hosting the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival (JCIJBF) to equal that of the virtuosic musicianship presented by the artists she introduces. Williams does this effortlessly, drawing from her...
