The Bach opens the fall series with vocalist Sandy Cressman and Homenagem Brasileira (an homage to Brazil.) Cressman began her career with the highly acclaimed vocal jazz group Pastiche before being swept into her passion for Brazilian jazz. While many an American jazz singer flirts with the Brazilian songbook, Cressman made a name for herself […]

Six-time Grammy-nominated pianist, composer and Blue Note artist, Gerald Clayton formally began his musical journey at the prestigious Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He then graduated from USC’s Thornton School of Music under the instruction of piano icon Billy Childs, following a year of intensive study with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron […]

With a voice as smooth as velvet, Samara Joy’s star seems to rise with each performance. Following her winning the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, she began recording her debut album, the self-entitled, Samara Joy. Growing up in the Bronx, music was a pervasive presence due to the inspiration of her grandparents who led a […]