BLU Jazz+'s Upcoming Shows

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.

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Each performance will explore a wide range of big band literature - from classics of the genre to rarely heard and even unpublished arrangements by legendary writers such as Don Menza, Gerry Mulligan, Willie Maiden, and Don Sebesky.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.

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/.

Join us as local jazz group, ReCoyle plays BLU for the first time. Featuring special guest John Orsini on saxophone!

Doors: 7:00

Show: 8:00

Tickets: General Admission ($10 in advance, $15 at the door)