Sam Martinelli & Ken Peplowski Album Release Jazz Meets the Great Brazilian Songbook Sam Martinelli, drums; Ken Peplowsk, clarinet; Ted Rosenthal, piano; Danton Boller, bassDeer Head Inn, the oldest continuously running jazz club in the country and Home of Jazz in the Pocono Mountains is situated in historic Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.  

From jazz to afrobeat to acapella choral singing, vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis spans a colorful range of musical genres. An original cast member of Broadway’s FELA, and musical director of the Resistance Revival Chorus, she has shared the stage with many luminaries including Angelique Kidjo and Natalie Merchant. Abena can be heard on two duets from […]

Trumpet player, composer, and beloved talent scout of the New York scene, the late Roy Hargrove generously passed on his legacy to each new generation of artists. Today, the Roy Hargrove Big Band continues to share his profound expression with new listeners and longtime fans. Always energetic, always swinging, the outfit’s repertoire includes Hargrove originals, […]

Tadataka Unno Trio featuring Danton Boller and Jerome Jennings. 

Tadataka Unno Trio featuring Danton Boller and Jerome Jennings. 

The Carlyle is an integral part of New York history. As the city’s premier luxury residential hotel, it was a famous gathering place for socialites, world leaders and celebrities when Ludwig Bemelmans began to create his masterpiece murals at the hotel bar. Bemelmans was a successful artist for The New Yorker, Vogue and Town and […]

Dizzy’s Club continues its week-long celebration of the legendary Roy Hargrove. Trumpet player, composer, and beloved talent scout of the New York scene, he generously passed on his legacy to each new generation of artists. This week, the Roy Hargrove Big Band celebrates what would have been his birthday — and the magnitude of his […]