Pianist

A Bay Area icon known for delighting audiences in jazz, blues, and cabaret clubs in the ‘70s and ‘80s, the Dynamic Miss Faye Carol has shared the stage with some of the most revered names in music, including Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Pharaoh Sanders.

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The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol With Charles Haynes

Hammer Theatre Center

At 19, Lenny White played with Jackie McLean, recorded Bitches Brew with Miles Davis, and Red Clay with Freddie Hubbard. Lenny is one of the founding fathers of the jazz-rock movement and is a four-time Grammy Award winner. Lenny White earned a worldwide reputation as the drummer with Return to Forever and has played and collaborated with artists such as Joe Henderson, Gato Barbieri Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, and Chaka Khan.

Lenny White with Tarus Mateen and Joe Warner

San Jose Jazz

Ron E. Beck was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. At age nineteen, after reaching the top of the Omaha music scene, Beck decided to go west along with his twin brother Donnie.1975 through 1978 Ron E. toured and recorded with the highly acclaimed group Tower of Power.

Ron E. Beck with Joe Warner & Essiet Essiet

Titled “Give the Drummer Some,” this four-night series curated by the eminent Bay Area pianist Joe Warner brings an amazing group of the world’s great drummers to the Joe Henderson Lab for intimate performances with Warner and master bassist Tarus Mateen, celebrated for his work with Jason Moran’s omnivorous trio The Bandwagon.

Best known as pianist and Music Director for San Francisco jazz treasure The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Warner has performed and recorded with Marcus Shelby, Mary Stallings, Steve Turre, Gary Bartz, John Santos, and many others.

Give the Drummer Some: Billy Hart

SFJAZZ Center

Faye Carol will take you on a journey, and along the way, her seductive singing will bring up powerful feelings that you may not have known were in your own heart. Jazz, blues, soul, gospel, R&B — Faye crosses genres effortlessly, delivering a scorching ballad just after a blistering bebop scat masterpiece. Her mastery is astonishing, but it’s the wide range of intense emotions she touches on that leaves audiences breathless.

The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol And Her Trio

Braun Music Center

Duo concerts of epic proportions takes place in the Joe Henderson Lab, as Bay Area singing treasure The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol performs with a trio featuring pianist Joe Warner and bassist Essiet Essiet along with one of the most influential drummers of the modern era, Dennis Chambers.

A native of Meridian, Mississippi, Carol moved with her family to Pittsburg California while she was a child, and sang at local blues clubs through the 1960s with East Bay greats like Johnny Talbot, Eddie Foster, and Johnny Heartsman. Reinventing herself as a cabaret artist and a powerhouse jazz singer in the 1970s to the present day, she’s collaborated with luminaries including Pharoah Sanders, Robert Randolph, Gary Bartz, Houston Person, Billy Hart, Buster Williams, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, and Charles Brown.

The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol

Titled “Give the Drummer Some,” this four-night series curated by the eminent Bay Area pianist Joe Warner brings an amazing group of the world’s great drummers to the Joe Henderson Lab for intimate performances with Warner and master bassist Tarus Mateen, celebrated for his work with Jason Moran’s omnivorous trio The Bandwagon.

Joe Warner

Pianist

Events

Upcoming events

6 - 7 Mar, 2025

The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol · San Francisco Jazz

Apr 11, 2025

Give the Drummer Some: Herlin Riley · San Francisco Jazz

Apr 12, 2025

Give the Drummer Some: David Garibaldi · San Francisco Jazz

Apr 13, 2025

Give the Drummer Some: Marvin 'Smitty' Smith · San Francisco Jazz

Past events

Aug 10, 2024

The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol With Charles Haynes · San Jose Jazz Summer Fest

Jul 11, 2024

Lenny White with Tarus Mateen and Joe Warner · San Jose Jazz

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