BLU Jazz+'s Upcoming Shows

Join us on Thursday, September 10th for Akron's annual Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival! Doors open at 6:00pm! FREE ADMISSION!

Line-up:

7:00pm - University of Akron Jazz Group - Led by Sam Ross

8:15pm - Nathan-Paul

9:30pm - Jam Session led by Chris Coles

Doors: 6:00pm

Tickets: ** FREE ADMISSION - PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT AHEAD OF TIME **

Join us on Friday, September 11th for Akron's annual Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival! Doors open at 7:00pm! FREE ADMISSION!

Line-up:

8:00pm - Rachel Osherow & The Hangout

9:30pm - Resolve

Doors: 7:00pm

Tickets: ** FREE ADMISSION - PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT AHEAD OF TIME **

Join us on Saturday, September 12th for Akron's annual Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival! Doors open at 6:00pm! FREE ADMISSION!

Line-up:

7:00pm - Helen Welch

8:45pm - Vanessa Rubin & The Cliff Barnes Organ Trio

Doors: 6:00pm

Tickets: ** FREE ADMISSION - PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT AHEAD OF TIME **

Starting this upcoming Tuesday, June 23rd, local bassist and producer, SmokeFace, brings his jam session to the stage at BLU! Bring your axe, share your sound, and be apart of creating original music real time. All ages welcome! This jam session will be EVERY OTHER TUESDAY!

Doors: 7:00pm

Show: 8:00pm-10:30pm

Tickets: FREE ADMISSION

Under 18 needs to be accompanied by legal guardian.

SmokeFace is a professional bassist, guitarist, and recording artist from Akron, Ohio, known for blending soulful grooves with modern, genre-bending sound. Having toured both nationally and internationally with major artists as well as leading his own projects, SmokeFace brings a high-level musical experience to every stage.

Lead by a front line of five premier saxophonists and backed by a hard-swinging rhythm section, join us as this eight-piece group of NE Ohio all-star musicians swings back into BLU! Featuring Tony Spicer, Brad Wagner, Chris Coles, Tim McDonald, Dave Kasper, Joe Leaman, Bryan Thomas, Ed Davis.

Doors: 7:00pm

Show: 8:00pm

Tickets: General Admission - $20

The Black Dog Octet is a collective of musicians featuring 5 saxophones and piano trio. This performance group specializes in a wide variety of musical styles and influences. The musicians come from various parts of NE Ohio and include Brad Wagner (soprano saxophone), Chris Coles (alto saxophone), Tony Spicer and Tim McDonald (tenor saxophones) and Dave Kasper (baritone saxophone). The powerhouse rhythm section of Joe Leaman (keyboards), Bryan Thomas (bass) and Ed Davis (drums) propel the Octet through a wide range of repertoire, with the intention to present the music to the audience in an engaging and fun performance.

“Diamond, Dean and Dave!” That’s a lot of D’s! Scott Brotherton teams up with The Dave Banks Big Band to bring you some old, some new and some Songs Sung Blu! Okay, enough alliteration… The DBBB will play some original arrangements from the band, and then feature Scott Brotherton as he takes you on a journey through musical time with the sounds of Dean Martin, and Neil Diamond! Classic songs you know and love. Scott has performed all over the world and the DBBB will once again bring it’s dynamic sound back to BLU JAZZ! Don’t miss this great show. What a way to kick off the fall season!

Doors: 7:00pm

Show: 8:00pm

Tickets: $30 General Admission

The Dave Banks Big Band is a powerhouse 17 piece swinging big band based out of Akron, Ohio and is led by Ohio native and 20 year Las Vegas veteran trumpet artist, Dave Banks. The band boasts of having the very top players in the Northeast Ohio area. Dave fronts the band with his soaring trumpet – reminding you of Doc Severinson, Harry James and Maynard Ferguson. Their repertoire ranges from original compositions to standard big band favorites. Featured vocalists have included Michael Sonata, Stan Davis, Mery White, Shannon Eller, Britni Tozzi, Helen Welch, Don Dasco, John Morton, Frederick Davis and Paul Hoffman.

Their library of big band music includes hit songs arranged by the best writers in the business. They have played to packed houses at Akron’s BLU Jazz+, the Cleveland Bop Stop, the Packard Music Hall, Carousel Dinner Theatre, The Tangier Ballroom and The Kent Stage.