April 27
Ryan and Ryan
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes the dynamic father-son piano duo of Donald and Barron Ryan to the Jazz Depot stage in an enthralling concert experience.From Rachmaninoff to Gershwin to Billy Joel, Donald and Barron Ryan combine their talents to create a dazzling blend of classic and contemporary music.
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May 4
Pam Crosby Celebrating Friends and Family
Local jazz favorite Pam Van Dyke Crosby lights up the Jazz Depot stage celebrating friends and family.
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May 7
Sister Cities Jazz Series
In conjunction with the Tulsa Jewish Federation, the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Sovev Kinneret—a band from, Tiberius, Israel—as part of our sister city jazz program. Don't miss this concert event with free admission.
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May 11
Mother's Day Celebration
In a production by Starr Fisher, the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame honors moms in our Mother’s Day Celebration concert.
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May 26
Salute to Veterans
Produced by World War II veteran Joe Wilkinson, the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame presents our annual Memorial Day Salute to Veterans. As a small way of showing appreciation for all they have done for our country and the sacrifices they have made, all Armed Forces veterans receive free admission to the concert.
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May 29
Great Minds Play Alike
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Jana Jae, Barbara McAlister, and Don Ryan as they take the Jazz Depot stage together in a new kind of concert.
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June 1
Ester Rada in Concert
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Neo-Soul Urban-funk star Ester Rada to the Jazz Depot stage.
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Depot Jams
Jam Session at the Depot
Check out Depot Jams every Tuesday @ 5:30PM!
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Jazzwich
Live Music during Lunch
Join us every Thursday and Friday for Jazzwich! Bring a brown bag or visit one of the variety of food trucks for lunch and enjoy some incredible jazz, featuring Tim Shadley, Jordan Hehl, and Nicholas Foster. 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. Free!
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Joe Lee Wilson
Featured Inductee
Joe Lee Wilson was born on December 22, 1935 in Bristow, Oklahoma, and grew up on his parent's farm there. He had vivid memories of African-American cowboys and rodeos and was very proud of his Creek Indian identity, which influenced his writing and performing. Inspired to sing by listening to Louis Jordan and Nat Cole on the radio, he met and befriended the great jazz singer Eddie Jefferson after moving to California at the age of 15. He frequented the jazz clubs of first Los Angeles and then San Francisco, where he was working with top musicians by the late 1950's. Wilson had spent years in Los Angeles studying classical voice and jazz at Conservatory and L.A. Community College and was working frequently in California and Mexico, so when Ernestine Anderson invited him to New York in 1960 he was ready.
Jazz Depot Features Ryan and Ryan Piano Improv Sunday
Back around the dawning of this century, Holland Hall middle-school student Barron Ryan collaborated with his father, pianist Donald Ryan, in a concert celebrating the school's receipt of a new piano.
As Donald remembers it, that's the first time they played together in public.
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If all goes according to plan, five days after playing her goodbye concert at the Jazz Depot on Saturday, April 19, top Tulsa vocalist Annie Ellicott will be on the road – heading 1700 miles westward to continue her music career in the San Francisco Bay area.
... read moreNSU JAZZ ENSEMBLE SHOW, FEATURING SCOTT MCQUADE
As far as first-call saxophonist and Northeastern State University director of jazz studies Tommy Poole is concerned, his contemporary Scott McQuade is a great example of “the perfect working musician.”
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