Smooth Jazz News - October-November-December - 2025

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 | 27 continued on page 28 3 Music Monday featuring Poncho Sanchez, 6:30pm, Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment, 3005 Old Ranch Pkwy., Seal Beach, California, www.spaghettini.com, 562-596-2199 5 Jazz Legacy Foundation 13th Annual Gala Weekend O cial Pre-Party featuring Christian de Mesones with LEMEK & Quintin Gerard W.; Nothing but the Sax with Marqueal Jordan, Tony Exum Jr. & Dee Lucas, 7pm, Roger Brown’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, 316 High St., Portsmouth, Virginia, www.jazzlegacyfoundation.org, 757-737-2416 6 Jazz Legacy Foundation 13th Annual Gala Weekend Kicko ursday featuring 3 Alarm Fire with Art Sherrod Jr., Lin Rountree & JJ Sansaverino; Kim & Kayla Waters; Oli Silk, Kim Scott & Je Ryan; Rose Royce, 5:30pm, Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr., Hampton, Virginia, https://jazzlegacyfoundation.org, 757-737-2416 DW3, 7pm, Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment, 3005 Old Ranch Pkwy., Seal Beach, California, www.spaghettini.com, 562-596-2199 7 Arizona Jazz Fest featuring Eric Benét, 2:15pm; Dru Hill, 4:15pm; Anthony Hamilton, 6:30pm; Charlie Wilson, 8:45pm, on the Main Stage; JJ Sansaverino, 1:30pm; Khani Cole, 3:15pm; Je Bradshaw, 5:30pm; Mike Phillips, 7:45pm, on the Jazz Stage, West Valley Event Complex, 10020 N. Ball Park Blvd., Glendale, Arizona, www.azjazzfest.com/ Jazz Legacy Foundation 13th Annual Gala Weekend featuring Sheila E., Stokley, Black Violin, Will Downing, Marcus Anderson & more, 5:30pm; Friday Late-Night Jam featuring Nathan Mitchell, 11:30pm, Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr., Hampton, Virginia, www.jazzlegacyfoundation.org, 757-737-2416 20th Annual Wine, Dine & Jazz Festival featuring Monty Seward, Rebecca Jade & Michael Paulo; 5-course wine dinner with dishes prepared by celebrity chefs (Chef Shawn Osbey, Chef Jesse Kirk & Chef Sarah Heard), along with Horseshoe Bay Resort’s culinary director, Chef Bill Osloond & Executive Chef Gilbert Moore; reception, 6pm; dinner, 6:30pm, Horseshoe Bay Resort, 200 Hi Circle N., Horseshoe Bay, Texas, www.hsbresort.com/wine-dine-jazz/ 8 Najee, 7:30pm, e Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Virginia, www.birchmere.com, 703-549-7500 Arizona Jazz Fest featuring Ruben Studdard, 2:15pm; Stephanie Mills, 4:15pm; KEM, 6:30pm; An All-Star Tribute to Frankie Beverly featuring Jubu formerly of Maze & special guests, 8:45pm, on the Main Stage; Marcus Anderson, 1:30pm; Marion Meadows, 3:15pm; CeCe Peniston, 5:30pm; David Sanborn Tribute with Everette Harp, Nelson Rangell & Andy Snitzer, 7:45pm, on the Jazz Stage, West Valley Event Complex, 10020 N. Ball Park Blvd., Glendale, Arizona, https://azjazzfest.com/ Jazz Legacy Foundation 13th Annual Gala Weekend Saturday Night of Elegance featuring Jazz Attack with Rick Braun, Richard Elliot & Peter White; Morris Day & e Time; Eric Benet; Vincent Ingala; Lindsey Webster, 6pm; Saturday A er-Party featuring Be’La Dona, 11:30pm, Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr., Hampton, Virginia, https://jazzlegacyfoundation.org, 757-737-2416 20th Annual Wine, Dine & Jazz Festival featuring celebrity chef demonstrations & Q&A, 11am; Wine, Dine & Jazz Stroll featuring Gregg Karukas, BPM (Brian Bromberg, Paul Brown & Michael Paulo), Rebecca Jade, Ilya Serov & Darryl Williams, 1:45pm, Horseshoe Bay Resort, 200 Hi Circle N., Horseshoe Bay, Texas, www.hsbresort.com/wine-dine-jazz/ Jazz Legacy Foundation 13th Annual Gala Weekend Smooth Jazz Lunch Cruise & Day Party featuring Brian Pinner, 11:30am, aboard Spirit of Norfolk, board at Otter Berth, 173 Waterside Dr., Norfolk, Virginia, www.jazzlegacyfoundation.org, 757-737-2416 Brian Simpson, 7pm, Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment, 3005 Old Ranch Pkwy., Seal Beach, California, www.spaghettini.com, 562-596-2199 9 Najee, 4:30 & 7:30pm, Rams Head On Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis, Maryland, www.ramsheadonstage.com, 410-268-4545 Arizona Jazz Fest featuring Stokley, 2:15pm; Robin icke, 4:15pm; Babyface, 6:30pm; Al Green, 8:45pm, on the Main Stage; Rebecca Jade, 1:30pm; Paul Taylor, 3:15pm; J. Brown & J. White, 5:30pm; Eric Darius, 7:45pm, on the Jazz Stage, West Valley Event Complex, 10020 N. Ball Park Blvd., Glendale, Arizona, https://azjazzfest.com/ Jazz Legacy Foundation 13th Annual Gala Weekend Sunday Grand Finale featuring Jonathan Butler, Gerald Albright, Maysa, Jon B. & Eric Essix, 3pm, Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr., Hampton, Virginia, https://jazzlegacyfoundation.org, 757-737-2416 Kay-Ta Crypto String Society, 6:30pm, Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment, 3005 Old Ranch Pkwy., Seal Beach, California, www.spaghettini.com, 562-596-2199 12 Acoustic Alchemy, 8pm, Rams Head On Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis, Maryland, www.ramsheadonstage.com, 410-268-4545 13 DW3, 7pm, Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment, 3005 Old Ranch Pkwy., Seal Beach, California, www.spaghettini.com, 562-596-2199 14 14th Annual International Jazz at the Oxford featuring e Soul Collective, 5 & 8pm, Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend, Oregon, www.jazzattheoxford.com 15 14th Annual International Jazz at the Oxford featuring e Soul Collective, 6pm, Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend, Oregon, www.jazzattheoxford.com Jackiem Joyner, 7pm, Spaghettini Fine Dining & Entertainment, 3005 Old Ranch Pkwy., Seal Beach, California, www.spaghettini.com, 562-596-2199

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