Swiss born and NYC-based singer/songwriter Eliane Amherd pairs wines with jazzified grooves over African, Brazilian and Latin influences. A full bodied blend of notes, witty anecdotes and Swiss wines by Domaine Jean-René Germanier.

ELIANE AMHERD - vocals, guitar. AMANDA RUZZA - bass. ROSA AVILA - drums

Sets at 7pm and 9pm
Concert including wines and mocktails

Kick off your spring with this new monthly jazz jam session led by D.C.-based saxophonist Elijah Balbed! The house band will play a set starting at 7:30PM. Bring your instrument! After enjoying their set, you’ll have a chance to call a tune! Participation in our jazz jams is free–no tickets required and all levels welcome. This month features Clarice visiting artist Walter Smith III on saxophone.

Open to professional jazz musicians, graduate students studying jazz, music educators and serious hobbyists, Louis Armstrong Legacy Monthly Jazz Jams invites musicians to perform at Flushing Town Hall. All are welcome, regardless of instrument (vocalists, too!). Our Steinway baby grand and drum kit are available at each Jam. Health and safety protocols will be in place so bring a mask, and feel free to bring your own microphone. House Band and Jam Sessions are led by Carol Sudhalter, with Joe Vincent Tranchina, Scott Neumann and Eric Lemon. Don't play, but love Jazz? Come listen!

Sets 7pm and 8:30pm
Masterfully commanding Brazilian, Latin, jazz, and funk grooves, guitarist/singer/composer Eliane Amherd explores her roots in a song cycle based on Swiss wines and grape varieties.
Eliane Amherd - vocals, guitar. Amanda Ruzza - bass. Rosa Avila - drums
RAFFLE ALERT!
Win a Swiss Wine by Domaine Jean - René Germanier

We welcome you to join us in the Flushing Town Hall Theater as saxophonist/flutist Carol Sudhalter celebrates her 80th year as she leads a quintet of “Octogenarian Women of Jazz” in a concert of beloved jazz standards and originals by members.

The band of celebrities comprises world-renowned pianist Bertha Hope, drummer Paula Hampton of the legendary jazz Hampton family (including Slide and Lionel Hampton); and widely popular vocalist Keisha St. Joan. In addition, the concert will include a rare and eagerly awaited participation of revered bassist/columnist Bill Crow, now 95.

You know Carol Sudhalter as the house band leader of FTH’s monthly Louis Armstrong Jazz Jam. She is the youngest of the musical Sudhalters, long recognized for their contributions to jazz research and performance, and for their role in the historic Boston jazz scene (brother Dick Sudhalter, father Al Sudhalter violinist alto saxophonist played with Bobby Hackett, Eddy Duchin.) Bertha Hope, acclaimed as one of the world's foremost jazz pianists, and former partner of legendary bebop pianist Elmo Hope, founded the ELMOllenium project to preserve the musical legacy of her late husband.

Among the band's original numbers to be performed, is Hope's “Da Las Senidras," recently published in Terri Lynne Carrington’s “Compositions by Female Composers,” dedicated to the famed bassist Walter Booker. Drummer and vocalist Paula Hampton is a rarity in the field of jazz as she has extensive instrumental training and is the heir to a rare musical heritage. Singer Keisha St. Joan, often compared in range and voice flexibility to the late great Sarah Vaughn, will bring many colors to the band's presentation.

At this exciting performance, there will be some brief oral history by band members, as well as an opportunity for the audience to ask questions of the artists.

“It don’t mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!” Join the world-class Charleston Jazz Orchestra for the evolution of electrifying big band swing music that took America by storm. From its birth with legendary ensembles such as Charleston’s own Jenkins Orphanage Band, Benny Goodman, and Fletcher Henderson Orchestras, to the indelible mark it continues to make on jazz today, it’s no wonder it’s gone down in history as the greatest music of all time.

TWO SETS - 5PM + 8PM