THE BAYLOR PROJECT

THE BAYLOR PROJECT

Eight-time Grammy® nominee and NAACP Image Award Winning duo, The Baylor Project will grace the stage with their unique blend of jazz, blues and gospel on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 at the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. A husband. A wife. An...
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO

MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO

Three-time Grammy® Award winner Meshell Ndegeocello – the singer, songwriter, spoken word artist, and musician who plays bass, keyboards, drums and guitar – has joined the lineup of the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. She will perform on Saturday,...
LIZZ WRIGHT

LIZZ WRIGHT

Lizz Wright will showcase her inimitable and soul-searing vocals on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 at the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. The New York Times touted her voice as, “a smooth, dark alto possessed of qualities you might associate with...
Gregory Porter

Gregory Porter

Gregory Porter performances are such a hybrid of jazz, gospel, blues, and soul, that he draws audiences from across divergent demographics; age, ethnicities, and genres. It is with great joy that we announce his return for the 2024 John Coltrane International Jazz and...
The Lao Tizer Band

The Lao Tizer Band

Three Emmys, two Grammys, one alum of The Voice, an American Idol phenom, and a DownBeat “Jazz Group of the Year ” nominee —  all that and more are in the embodiment of the Lao Tizer Band. A veteran performer of the Coltrane JazzFest, Tizer and his current band...