Giants of Jazz: Honoring Lewis Nash

Name: Giants of Jazz: Honoring Lewis Nash
Start: 2024-11-30T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 1 Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07079

Schedule

Sat Nov 30 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1 Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07079 | South Orange, NJ

Join us for the 25th Anniversary of what has become a legendary South Orange event featuring the convergence of countless master practitioners in an unforgettable evening of spontaneity and swing. Curated by Grammy Award-winning producer and bass player, South Orange resident John Lee, Giants of Jazz delights audiences of every generation.
To commemorate 25 years of this iconic series, SOPAC honors one of the music’s most recorded artists: master drummer and Grammy Award-winning band leader Lewis Nash.
Past honorees have included Jackie McLean, Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, Marian McPartland, Randy Weston, George Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Barron, and other legends and luminaries.
This year’s lineup features Eric Alexander, Don Braden, Tommy Campbell, Cyrus Chestnut, Steve Davis, John DiMartino, Dezron Douglas, Roberta Gambarini, Winard Harper, Freddie Hendrix, Mike LeDonne, Rufus Reid, Evan Sherman, Buster Williams, and more incredible artists announcing soon!