Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue "Buckjump" at the 2015 Monterey Jazz Festival

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have been a Monterey Jazz Festival favorite since their debut in 2010. At the 58th Monterey Jazz Festival in 2015, the band returned for their third time for a raucous performance on the Jimmy Lyons Stage in the Arena. "'Monterey, we’re back!' Shorty (a.k.a. Troy Andrews) shouted, to much love from the crowd on the warm September afternoon, as a group of Festival regulars wit...

Lisa Fischer + Ranky Tanky "Wild Horses" at the 2022 Monterey Jazz Festival

In 2022, the extraordinary Lisa Fischer returned to the 65th Monterey Jazz Festival for her second time. That yeat, Lisa was a featured vocalist with the South Carolina group Ranky Tanky, performing music born from the Gullah culture of the southeastern Sea Islands. During the Sunday afternoon set, Lisa sang a version of the Rolling Stones' iconic "Wild Horses." If you enjoyed this performance, just wait until MJF...

Christian Sands "It's All Right With Me" at the 2015 Monterey Jazz Festival

Pianist Christian Sands was a creative force at the 58th Monterey Jazz Festival in 2015 with Geri Allen's "Erroll Garner Project: Concert by the Sea" which was presented on Friday, September 18. 2015 as he was featured soloist on Garner's "It's All Right With Me." The concert celebrated the 60th anniversary recording of Garner's original Carmel, Calif. show in 1955, which became one of the best-selling albums of t...

Gregory Porter "Hey Laura" at the 2022 Monterey Jazz Festival

Gregory Porter closed out the the Arena at the 65th Monterey Jazz Festival on September 26, 2022 in his warm and embracing style. It was his fourth time appearing at Monterey Jazz. If you enjoyed this performance, just wait until MJF68! "...vocalist Gregory Porter is a festival favorite who also stood up for blues and soul, crooning his classics “Musical Genocide,” “No Love Dying” and a medley of inspirational allusion...

Stanley Clarke N•4EVER + Hiromi "No Mystery" at the 2024 Monterey Jazz Festival

Stanley Clarke N•4EVER made its Monterey Jazz Festival debut on Saturday, September 28, 2024 in the Arena. “Stanley Clarke’s new group, N•4EVER … his mostly acoustic combo celebrating the legacy of Chick Corea’s band Return to Forever bristles with young talent. Joined by Hiromi on piano for a concluding romp through Corea’s “No Mystery,” the band delivered one of the festival’s most thri...