Pianist

Celebrated pianist and bandleader Josh Nelson and vocalist Tawanda take us on a journey of two of America's legendary artists, Ella Fitzgerald and Chet Baker. Our up-close and personal jazz series has quickly become a highlight each season, and it is our pleasure to continue this audience favorite at the beautiful and historic Auditorium at San Bernardino Valley College. Don't miss this special evening of storytelling and music!

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This is Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald and Chet Baker

San Bernardino Valley College Auditorium

With “a wide harmonic palette, a sophisticated rhythmic sensibility and a refined sense of dynamics, along with an urge to swing” (DownBeat), flutist and composer Lori Bell brings her quartet The Modern Line for this celebration of Joe Henderson and more.

A San Diego-based artist originally hailing from Brooklyn, Bell is a three-time recipient of the Global Music Award who has released a dozen albums in jazz and classical settings since her 1992 debut. Her 2016 album Brooklyn Dreaming is a loving tribute to her family and birthplace was named to “Best of the Year” lists from the Huffington Post and DownBeat, who enthused, “Bell flaunts prodigious chops on both C flute and alto flute, though her pen might be mightier than her sword. Her originals all reveal a wide harmonic palette, a sophisticated rhythmic sensibility and a refined sense of dynamics, along with an urge to swing.”

Lori Bell Quartet

SFJAZZ Center

Jazz pianist/composer Josh Nelson honors the brilliant Stephen Sondheim by leading a specially curated ensemble of vocalists and musicians through a program of popular and lesser-known Sondheim masterpieces.

Josh Nelson's Ode To Sondheim

Boston Court Pasadena

JAMES BOND GALLA is a terrific concert led by Scandinavia's greatest jazz singer, Sinne Eeg. The Danish diva presents a pearl string of the well-known theme songs from the Agent 007 films, accompanied by star singer Patrick Dorgan. The music is performed by a well-dressed orchestra, including with the participation of the American pianist Josh Nelson, who has worked with world stars such as Natalie Cole, Ivan Lins and Kurt Elling. 

Look forward to hearing iconic classics such as "From Russia With Love", "You Only Live Twice", "No Time To Die", "License To Kill", "Nobody Does It Better", "Goldfinger" and "Live And Let Die”. Find your sharpest agent clothes and travel along on the evening's exotic mission, enveloped in sound, elegance and beautiful music.

James Bond Gala

The Royal Danish Theatre

Internationally renowned vocalist Nicolas Bearde is a jazz singer whose remarkable depth, range and vocal technique have won acclaim from critics and jazz audiences worldwide. A seasoned and highly respected showman, Bearde’s lush ‘buttery baritone’ vocals combine passion, wit, and sensuality. His engaging rapport captures and draws the audience into his performance. Forged from Nashville roots and a 1980s initiation into the thriving San Francisco music scene, Nicolas’s velvety smooth delivery of time-tested standards, blues, and his own originals will be soulful, swinging, improvisational and memorable! 

Josh Nelson

Pianist

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 21, 2025

James Bond Gala · Det Kongelige Teater

May 17, 2025

Nicolas Bearde Quintet · 222

Past events

Sep 7, 2024

This is Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald and Chet Baker · San Bernardino Symphony

Apr 20, 2024

Lori Bell Quartet · San Francisco Jazz

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