BLU Jazz+'s Upcoming Shows
Tue, Sep 29
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.
Fri, Oct 02
Playing once a quarter, The Blu Jazz Collective is our new house band bringing together some of the finest jazz musicians in Northeast Ohio.
Each performance will explore a wide range of big band literature - from classics of the genre to rarely heard and even unpublished arrangements by legendary writers such as Don Menza, Gerry Mulligan, Willie Maiden, and Don Sebesky. The band will also showcase original charts and arrangements by some of the outstanding writers from our own Northeast Ohio jazz community.
Featuring: Dave Sterner, Bob Esterle, Scott Marsh, Scott McKee, Mark Russo, Jack Schantz, Tim Lekan, Ricky Exton’s, and more! With vocals from the wonderfully talented Erin Keckan!!!
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Tickets: $30 General Admission
The idea behind The Blu Jazz Collective is simple: bring great musicians together, put great music in front of them, and give them the freedom to make something special happen on stage. The band will feature an exceptional lineup of musicians drawn from Northeast Ohio’s deep jazz community, with each player bringing their own voice, experience, and energy to the ensemble.
Sat, Oct 03
Tue, Oct 06
Fri, Oct 09
Crescendo Cleveland offers a unique opportunity to hear jazz with deeper meaning. Presented by a 7-piece ensemble of established, renowned professional musicians from the Greater Cleveland area, this evening tells a story of faith, creation, and community through exceptional music, Scripture, and personal testimony. Join us on Friday, October 9th!
This program is led by Shannon Eller (vocals), featuring:
Dave Banks - trumpet
Bob Esterle - saxophone
Billy Joe Wiseman - guitar
Richard Moore - drums
Dan Nauss - bass
Alex Hoyt - piano
Doors Open: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Tickets: General Admission ($20 in advance, $25 at the door)
Crescendo Cleveland is a ministry of Crescendo North America. For more info, visit https://www.crescendonorthamerica.org/.
Tue, Oct 13
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.
Fri, Oct 16
Blue Lunch is a Cleveland-based 8 piece band with multiple vocalists and a 3 piece horn section, that has been performing it's brand of Blues, Soul, Jazz, and New Orleans Rhythm and Blues throughout the region for 41 years! Catch them at BLU Jazz+ on Friday, October 16th!
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Tickets: General Admission ($20 in advance, $25 day of show)
Blue Lunch has performed at numerous clubs, community concerts, and festivals including the Tri-C JazzFest, Pittsburgh Blues Festival, and Columbus Jazz and Ribs Festival. Blue Lunch has appeared at iconic Northeast Ohio venues, the Beachland Ballroom, and The Bop Stop, as well as multiple times at BluJazz+ throughout the years.
Blue Lunch has also produced 8 CDs, including "Saxophone Shootout II, Live at Nighttown", which was voted one of the top 5 independently produced CDs at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, and is completing their 9th CD.
Blue Lunch has also been a backing band/collaborated with internationally recognized musicians, including Billy Price, Tad Robinson, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, and Candye Kane, among others!