Schoolhouse Theater

Robert Johnson and the CJRO Sextet celebrate 100 years of Nat King Cole with some of his most memorable charts. Cole was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. He also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990. Cole sole 50 million copies of his records during his career. Selections include: Nature Boy, Unforgettable, When I Fall In Love and many other iconic…

The Times of London notes “his extraordinary facility on a range of instruments” and Rangell’s “considerable crowd pleasing power”. Flute Talk Magazine states “Nelson Rangell creates the impression that anything is possible when he improvises.” Such praise is a confirmation of what contemporary jazz fans have known since the Denver based saxophonist emerged in the late 80s: that Rangell is one of the most exciting and diverse performers in the genre, equally adept at soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone, as…

Grammy winning jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson had a decades-long career but recorded possibly her finest album in 1962 with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. Join the CJRO Sextet and vocalist Heidi Schmidt as they perform some of the top hits from this iconic album. There will be two shows. First show starts at 7:00PM and the second show starts at 9:30PM.

The CJRO sextet is back and feeling blue! Join us to celebrate the jazz album that made history, Kind of Blue. The band will be performing this iconic Miles Davis album in its entirety in the order it was recorded. The concert will also feature award-winning and nationally recognized vocalist Marion Powers. You may remember her as one of the fabulous singers from Hottest Horns of the '60s & '70s! Help us pay tribute to the album that left its…