July 22
Andrea Baker & Steve Wilkerson
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Andrea Baker and Steve Wilkerson back to the Jazz Depot stage, accompanied by Spike Gore and Scott McQuade.
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July 27
Grand Marquis
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Grand Marquis back to the Jazz Depot stage in concert. Grand Marquis uses its American roots-style to blend Kansas City blues and Memphis soul for form a second-line party stretching to the Big Easy.
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July 29
Booker Gillespie in Concert
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Booker Gillespie to the Jazz Depot stage in concert.
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August 1
Kinky Friedman: Circle of Life Tour
With his trademark satirical snap, Kinky Friedman takes the Jazz Depot stage to celebrate his first disc of original music in four decades. Friedman will release “Circle of Life” on his own Echo Hill Records on July 3rd. Most widely known as a social satirist, Kinky Friedman is sharing his experiences as a singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, and even politician in support of our own Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.
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August 5
Ashlee Elmore with Tim Shadley & Michael Bremo
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes vocalist Ashlee Elmore alongside pianist Tim Shadley and drummer Michael Bremo to the Jazz Depot stage in concert.
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August 12
Annie Ellicott & MOJO
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes vocalist Annie Ellicott alongside the Modern Oklahoma Jazz Orchestra.
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August 26
Madeline Kassen with Frank Brown
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes vocalist Madeline Kassen alongside guitarist Frank Brown.
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Depot Jams
Jazz/Blues Jams at the Depot
FREE every Tuesday from 6:00pm-10:00pm.
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Eicher Wednesdays
New Featured Artists Each Week
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame presents Shelby Eicher’s Wednesday Night Spotlight alongside Nathan Eicher and special guests. 7-9pm, tickets $10.
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Jazzwich
Live Music during Lunch
Join us every Friday for Jazzwich! Bring a brown bag for lunch and enjoy some incredible jazz, featuring Jordan Hehl, Matt Teegarden, John Mullinax on guitar and their guest of the week. 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. Free!
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Andrea Baker
Featured Inductee
2005 Inductee Andrea Baker was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Tulsa with a Bachelors in Music Education. She followed that with a Masters in Vocal Performance from Pittsburg State University in Kansas setting the course for a successful dual career as jazz vocalist and educator. She began singing professionally at age fourteen in Oklahoma but left for the West Coast after her graduate studies. One of her early jobs was as vocalist with Stan Kenton's Orchestra in the mid-1970's, where she gained favorable attention from jazz critics like Leonard Feather and fellow musicians. She soon became a staple of the Los Angeles Jazz scene with such stars as Oklahoma Jazz Hall Inductee Barney Kessel, then with the Jack Sheldon, Billy May, Ray Anthony, and Frank Capp Big Bands.
Saying Goodbye to Sonny Gray
With a heavy heart and happy memories we say goodbye to our dear friend and Oklahoma Jazz Hall inductee, Sonny Gray. He will surely be missed by many.
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What a Diff'rence a Day Makes, released in 1959, was her biggest record, and not a single person who knew Dinah Washington could describe her any better than that. Her temperament was so changeable that a producer at Mercury Records reportedly kept four to five different playlists of prospective songs that she might sing during a recording session, hoping that one might match her mood. But Washington's mood — like a sneaky left hook — was not so easily divined. Some of those songs probably never got sung. On any day and at any hour, Mercury was going to need another playlist.
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