OFFICIAL CLUB PASS VENUE Entry with a Club Pass or $30 for single entry, cash at the door, no advance single ticket sales. All shows are at 6:15 PM & 10:00 PM. No reserved seats. Arrive early! Take advantage of Save Time in Line wristbands. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Max of Eastman Place is located in the Miller Center, located on Gibbs Street opposite Eastman School’s Main Building. In a special ceremony, the Eastman School honored one of its most prominent alumni and one of Rochester’s most notable sons, the legendary Mitch Miller (BM ’32), and officially dedicated the building to the memory of Mr. Miller’s parents, Abram Calmen and Hinda Rosenblum Miller. maxofeastmanplace.com
Gabrielle Cavassa is a New Orleans-based, California-born, vocalist-composer of Italian descent who continues to garner attention for her distinctive voice and intimate expression. In 2021, Cavassa was crowned co-winner of the 2021 International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition, joining the ranks of previous winners such as Cyrille Aimée, Jaz...
Gabrielle Cavassa is a New Orleans-based, California-born, vocalist-composer of Italian descent who continues to garner attention for her distinctive voice and intimate expression. In 2021, Cavassa was crowned co-winner of the 2021 International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition, joining the ranks of previous winners such as Cyrille Aimée, Jaz...
Remember the name Camille Thurman. As an accomplished composer, esteemed saxophonist, vocalist, and unique interpreter of the jazz tradition, she is quickly becoming one of the leading standard bearers of the art form, making a considerable and dynamic contribution to the legacy of jazz while paying tribute to its heroes. Camille is known for her distin...
Remember the name Camille Thurman. As an accomplished composer, esteemed saxophonist, vocalist, and unique interpreter of the jazz tradition, she is quickly becoming one of the leading standard bearers of the art form, making a considerable and dynamic contribution to the legacy of jazz while paying tribute to its heroes. Camille is known for her distin...
Chris Whiteman was born in Montclair, New Jersey and started his musical journey at age 10, playing trumpet in the school band. At age 13, his family relocated to Richmond, VA where he was introduced to the guitar by a neighborhood friend. Quickly, the guitar became his main musical focus and by age 18, he was performing professionally in the Richm...
Chris Whiteman was born in Montclair, New Jersey and started his musical journey at age 10, playing trumpet in the school band. At age 13, his family relocated to Richmond, VA where he was introduced to the guitar by a neighborhood friend. Quickly, the guitar became his main musical focus and by age 18, he was performing professionally in the Richm...
A sensitive yet powerful jazz vocalist who loves to sing ballads, Tommy Gearhart has developed his own sound as he explores the Great American Songbook and jazz standards. “I grew up hearing those songs. My grandmother and her sisters used to sing on the radio as the Thomas Sisters. My grandfather was a crooner who had worked with big bands in the...
A sensitive yet powerful jazz vocalist who loves to sing ballads, Tommy Gearhart has developed his own sound as he explores the Great American Songbook and jazz standards. “I grew up hearing those songs. My grandmother and her sisters used to sing on the radio as the Thomas Sisters. My grandfather was a crooner who had worked with big bands in the...
A saxophonist with an expressive sound rooted in Jazz tradition, a label owner tirelessly documenting unsung Jazz heroes, one of Canada’s most important Jazz impresarios, the hardest-working man in the Jazz business – Cory Weeds is all of these things and much more. Weeds may be best known as the founder and owner of Cory Weeds&rs...
A saxophonist with an expressive sound rooted in Jazz tradition, a label owner tirelessly documenting unsung Jazz heroes, one of Canada’s most important Jazz impresarios, the hardest-working man in the Jazz business – Cory Weeds is all of these things and much more. Weeds may be best known as the founder and owner of Cory Weeds&rs...
When Grammy-nominated Mack Avenue recording artist, composer, and bandleader Tia Fuller picks up her saxophone, something amazing happens. Blending technical brilliance, melodic creativity, and the performing precision drawn from both her academic and stage experience, Fuller is a force to be reckoned with in the worlds of jazz, pop, R&B, and more. ...
When Grammy-nominated Mack Avenue recording artist, composer, and bandleader Tia Fuller picks up her saxophone, something amazing happens. Blending technical brilliance, melodic creativity, and the performing precision drawn from both her academic and stage experience, Fuller is a force to be reckoned with in the worlds of jazz, pop, R&B, and more. ...
Hailed as a “Rising Star” in the world of jazz (DownBeat Critics Poll), Nick Finzer is making waves in the music industry with his dynamic original compositions and trombone artistry. Finzer has toured the globe as a bandleader as well as sharing the stage with some of the most respected names in jazz. As both a headlining trombonist and an ...
Hailed as a “Rising Star” in the world of jazz (DownBeat Critics Poll), Nick Finzer is making waves in the music industry with his dynamic original compositions and trombone artistry. Finzer has toured the globe as a bandleader as well as sharing the stage with some of the most respected names in jazz. As both a headlining trombonist and an ...
Chris Lewis Multi-GRAMMY nominated artist Chris Lewis has quickly established himself as an in-demand saxophonist and educator. Lewis has played and worked with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Michael Buble, Eric Reed, Terell Stafford, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, John Beasley’s MONK’estra, the Vanguard Jazz Orches...
Chris Lewis Multi-GRAMMY nominated artist Chris Lewis has quickly established himself as an in-demand saxophonist and educator. Lewis has played and worked with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Michael Buble, Eric Reed, Terell Stafford, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, John Beasley’s MONK’estra, the Vanguard Jazz Orches...
Four-time Juno award winner, Neil Swainson is among the most respected and accomplished bassists on the jazz scene today. Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1955, Neil discovered the acoustic bass in high school and primarily taught himself how to play. From 1975 to 1977, he toured Canada with one of the early pioneers of new age music...
Four-time Juno award winner, Neil Swainson is among the most respected and accomplished bassists on the jazz scene today. Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1955, Neil discovered the acoustic bass in high school and primarily taught himself how to play. From 1975 to 1977, he toured Canada with one of the early pioneers of new age music...