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Jazz at Church! UofL Jazz Student Trio

A trio of first rate music students at UofL show their stuff every Sunday morning at this small church just down the side street from Clifton’s Pizza. If you just want to enjoy the music, no one will hassle you here.
Chris Grzech […]

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8 piece band with 5 horns, piano, bass and drums plus vocals by Emanuel “Pete” Maize. Featuring music by Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner, Glen miller, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rogers, and arrangements by Sammy Nestico, Dave Wolpe, Tom Senff, Jerry Norwak, Paul Swane, Corky Raible and more.
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Wick’s […]

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Three excellent visiting jazzmen in town to teach at Jamey Aebersold’s Jazz Camp, collaborate with local stalwart Sisto in a special gig at this downtown jazz spot.
Rufus Reid - Bass
Steve Allee - […]

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This is a special show. Thomas Merton enjoyed jazz before he entered the Trappist monastery and learned the joy of chant during his sojourn at the Abbey of Gethsemani. Enjoy both jazz and chant from Merton’s era as you discover the connection between these two music styles.
A quartet […]

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Crews, a popular pianist in the local jazz scene, joins the 11 piece big band led by Dave Mehl for a special show Sunday evening at this American restaurant in the Hawthorne neighborhood. Barbara Sodd will be featured on vocals.
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John E’s Restaurant and Lounge
3708 Bardstown Road
456.1111

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Diva Polk and Saxman Eddie Humphries join Don Krekel’s Orchestra for an early Valentine’s Celebration at this Bardstown Road restaurant. Krekel’s band has been performing the Big Band Jazz Classics and the Great American Songbook for 57 years now. Come for an early dinner and enjoy the show. […]

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Three distinct groups of professionals in town to teach at Jamey Aebersold’s Jazz Camp will each perform at set at this conference center near the UofL campus.   The exact lineups haven’t been set yet, but the performers will come from the following impressive list:
BASS:
Rufus Reid                    Lynn Seaton                 David Friesen               John Goldsby
Tyrone Wheeler            […]

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Under one of the largest free-standing glass domes in the world, Stivers sings listener-friendly standards in the 100-year-old Atrium at West Baden every Saturday night.  The very rhythmic Greg Walker (guitar) and a bassist round out the trio.  Come in for a light dinner at Ballard’s Cafe and watch the evening sky change colors under […]

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Stivers, backed by some friends from Louisville, delivers smart and sexy takes on ballads and standards at this upscale Indiana hotel.
Other players TBA
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Power Plant Lounge
French Lick Springs Hotel
French Lick, IN
812.936.9300

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Weekend Jazz at Cozza in Jeffersonville

There’s jazz every Friday and Saturday night at this new Italian bistro across the Ohio.   Call to find out who’s playing.
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Cozza Osteria Enoteca
214 E. Court Ave
Jeffersonville
812.284.4406

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