Performance Date: 1/3/19 Artist: BLStet Song(s): “Detitled”, “Green Finch”, “Milestones” Full lineup: Brady Lewis – Trumpet Kendrick Smith – Alto Saxophone Jawwad Spann – Tenor Saxophone Jesse Gannon – Piano Bernard Terry – Bass Dhoruba Shakur – Drums Trumpeter Brady Lewis made his debut at the Dark Room with a band that featured some of the […]

Performance Date: 3/8/19 Artist: Anita Jackson Song(s): “Brick House”, “Proud Mary”, “At Last” Full lineup: Joshua Krump – drums Teddy Brookins – bass Darius Savage – piano Anita Jackson – vocals Whenever Anita Jackson takes the stage, there are bound to be some surprises… Her Dark Room performances tend to bring in some of St. […]

Performance Date: 9/2/18 Artist: Kim Fuller & Tom Byrne Song: “Dock of the Bay”   One thing I love about Dark Room performances is hearing all the different influences that go into each artist’s personality. Jazz overlaps with other musical styles on a regular basis, and the individual voice of each artist determines what kinds […]

Performance Date: 11/29/18 Artist: The Unity Quartet Song(s): “Sandu”,  “Bernie’s Tune”  Full lineup: Ben Reece – Tenor Saxophone Austin Cebulske – Tenor Saxophone Ryan Marquez – Organ Demarius Hicks – Drums One of the most consistently strong groups that has played The Dark Room is the Unity Quartet. The unique instrumentation is enough to perk […]

Performance Date: 8/17/18 Artist: Owen Ragland Quartet Song(s): “Afro Blue”, “Someday My Prince Will Come”, “Let You Go”  Full lineup: Khamali Cuffie-Moore – Trumpet Tilton Yokley – Bass Owen Ragland – Piano & Keyboards Keith Bowman – Drums A night with Owen Ragland and crew is guaranteed to be chock full of chilled-out grooves that have […]

Performance Date: 8/8/18 Artist: Kasimu-tet  Song(s): “Maiden Voyage”, “The Sidewinder”, “Caravan” Full lineup: Kasimu Taylor – Trumpet Ben Wheeler – Bass Jesse Gannon – Piano Demarius Hicks – Drums The Kasimu-tet has been a mainstay at The Dark Room since its inception in 2014. As part of the weekly Wednesday Night Jazz Crawl in Grand […]

Performance Date: 12/15/18 Artist: Chrissy Renick Song(s): “Nardis”, “Valerie” Full lineup: Andrew Stephen – Keyboards Jake Stergos – Bass Tim Moore – Drums Brady Lewis – Trumpet Chrissy Renick – Vocals Chrissy Renick has recently proven her formidable talents as a featured vocalist during Mo Egeston’s ‘Late Night Grooves’ sets on Saturday nights. One night […]

Performance Date: 9/7/18 Artist: Ptah Williams Trio Song(s): “Mandela City”, “Tones for Joan’s Bones” Full lineup: Ptah Williams – Piano Darrell Mixon – Bass Gary Sykes – Drums Jazz is all about interplay and even intuition. Players have to anticipate their bandmates’ every move. And of course, the longer the band has been playing together, […]

Performance Date: 9/1/18 Artist: Mo E featuring Snoopy, Jingo, and Dhoruba Song: “Butterfly”/”Everybody Loves the Sunshine” Full lineup: Eric “Snoopy” Tyler – Bass Duane “Jingo” Williams – Percussion Dhoruba Shakur – Drums Mo Egeston – Piano/Keyboards Even though I came into my job as a reasonably knowledgeable fan of Herbie Hancock’s work, for some reason […]