Name: Munyungo Jackson
Start: 2026-11-19T20:00:00
Location: Boston Court Pasadena

Munyungo Jackson

Boston Court Pasadena

Every week, Marina returns to the same fish store, buys a catfish, and makes soup—a quiet, methodical act masking devastating grief. But when her usual fishmonger suddenly vanishes, her fragile routine shatters and Marina is forced to confront the wreckage of her carefully constructed world when something unexpected breaks through: the stirrings of romance and a tidal wave of magic. Paper cranes begin to fly, and Marina enters uncharted, terrifying waters. Is the unraveling of her comfort a curse, or the beginning of something wondrous, wild, and entirely new?

Poignant, surprising, and darkly unconventional, at the very bottom of a body of water poetically explores how we navigate life after the unexpected.

at the very bottom of a body of water

Over the course of his career, John Escreet has earned a reputation as one of the most active and widely-celebrated pianist/composers working in jazz and improvised music. Join us for a hot evening of his incredible, piano-forward jazz stylings.

Just Jazz Foundation: John Escreet

Monterey Piano Trio – Connie Kim-Sheng Fried (piano), Strauss Shi (violin), and Ben Fried (cello) – perform works that exemplify the best of the chamber music genre, combining technical brilliance and profound emotional depth. Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio remains a grand statement of classical elegance, while Dvořák’s “Dumky” Trio captures the evocative power of folk tradition and the wide spectrum of human emotion.

Monterey Piano Trio

World-renowned percussionist, composer, arranger, producer, author, and four-time Grammy winner Munyungo Jackson brings “Jungle Jazz”– a mixture of African, Latin, and Caribbean grooves complemented by Munyungo’s American jazz roots–to the stage. With over 1,200 instruments in his arsenal, and years playing with legends like Stevie Wonder, Munyungo accumulates it all for an evening of worldly, funky jazz.

Singer/songwriter Amanda McBroom (Golden Globe-winning writer of Bette Midler’s worldwide hit, “The Rose”) returns to Boston Court to honor some of the greatest contemporary female songwriters of our time. With her multi-talented collaborators, music director Michele Brourman and bassist Larry Tuttle, McBroom will feature works by Melissa Manchester, Marilyn Bergman, Carol Hall, and Dorothy Fields, alongside favorites from their own repertoire.