June 2023
August 2023
Jazz WaHi – Chris Humphrey “The Voice of Clark Terry”
“Humphrey’s is a gregariously happy tenor voice, one perfect for the joyously infectious jazz playing that was Clark Terry. He is as nimble as an Olympic gymnast as he’s singing the “vocalesed” lyrics and Terry’s note-for-note solos.” – Nichloas Mondello, All About Jazz
Find out more »September 2023
Jazz WaHi Vocal Series: Ben Cassara
Ben Cassara with Roni Ben-Hur, guitar & Dean Johnson, bass
Special Guest Vocalist: Samantha Louise
November 2023
The Washington Heights Jazz Festival Art Show Opening
The Jazz Festival Art Show, featuring Jazz-inspired art by painter Susan Saar and photographer Gregory Muriel, opens tonight!
Find out more »Washington Heights Jazz Festival: Ariacne Trujillo Quartet
Grammy-nominated pianist and vocalist Ariacne Trujillo Duran was born in Havana, Cuba, where she began her career as a child prodigy at the age of 4.
Find out more »Prism Trio: The Washington Heights Jazz Festival
The Prism Trio is a collaboration between pianist Nicki Adams, bassist Eddy Khaimovich, and drummer Kenneth Salters.
Find out more »The Gotham Kings: The Washington Heights Jazz Festival
Gotham Kings is a high energy immersive jazz experience!
Find out more »Julie Maniscalco Septet: The Washington Heights Jazz Festival
Staten Island based composer and music educator Julie Maniscalco is the 2023 Jazz WaHi Jazz Composition Commission Winner. “State of Affairs” is Julie’s piece commissioned by Jazz WaHi to premiere at the 2023 Washington Heights Jazz Festival.
Find out more »Jazz Master Sheila Jordan: The Washington Heights Jazz Festival
NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan is truly one of the living legends of jazz, having sung with a long list of jazz greats since the early 1950’s.
Find out more »Fernando Garcia & Behique at The Washington Heights Jazz Festival
Puerto Rican drummer Fernando Garcia is part of a young vanguard of musicians who are celebrating the island’s folk traditions by studying it faithfully, reproducing it, then combining it with jazz in a sound that sounds familiar yet so-very-new.
Find out more »April 2024
The Jazz WaHi Vocal Series: Elisabeth Lohninger
Please join us for the incredible Elisabeth Lohninger on April 1. She will be joined by pianist Walter Fischbacher and bassist Cliff Schmitt.
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