Events for August 7, 2024

Nocturne is thrilled to present this special evening hosting an internationally-renowned duo of Gracie Jay and Ryan Hanseler. Deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, the evening's performance will include Gracie Jay's own compositions and arrangements as well as works from late New Orleans artists and composers Allen Tousaint, Harold Batiste, Ellis Marsalis, and James Black. Ms Jay's […]

Still thriving and evolving 27 years after its founding, the visionary quartet Sexmob continues to explode all preconceived notions of what an instrumental jazz band can be. Emerging from the Knitting Factory scene of the mid-’90s, slide trumpeter Steven Bernstein, alto/baritone saxophonist Briggan Krauss, upright/electric bassist Tony Scherr and drummer Kenny Wollesen have changed the […]

Jazz Is Dead, ArtDontSleep & Cervantes' Present Takuya Kuroda w/ Superimposition A highly-respected trumpeter born in Kobe, Japan, Takuya is a forward-thinking musician who has developed a unique hybrid sound, blending soulful jazz, funk, post-bop, fusion, and hip-hop music. After following the footsteps of his trombonist brother playing in big bands, he relocated to New […]

Nocturne is thrilled to present this special evening hosting an internationally-renowned duo of Gracie Jay and Ryan Hanseler. Deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, the evening's performance will include Gracie Jay's own compositions and arrangements as well as works from late New Orleans artists and composers Allen Tousaint, Harold Batiste, Ellis Marsalis, and James Black. Ms Jay's […]