October 20
Sonny Gray Tribute Concert
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame and esteemed local musicians are coming together to celebrate the life of the late, great Sonny Gray.
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October 22
Angie Cockrell and Mike Leland in Concert
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Angie Cockrell and Mike Leland back to the Jazz Depot stage in concert.
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October 29
Stephanie Oliver and the Gypsy Cold Cuts
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Stephanie Oliver and the Gypsy Cold Cuts to the Jazz Depot stage. This gypsy jazz group features David Horne, Ken Ackley, Joe Tholen, Mike Moore, Jonny Mullinax and Bill Taylor.
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November 19
OSU Jazz Orchestra with Tommy Poole & Seamus Blake
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Dr. Tommy Poole back to the Jazz Depot stage alongside the OSU Jazz Orchestra and special guest Seamus Blake.
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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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Sonny Gray
Featured Inductee
Musician, educator, nightclub owner, jazz promoter and community stalwart, the late, great Sonny Gray played keyboard for major entertainers such as Sammy Davis, Jr. Bennie Goodman, Clark Terry, Barney Kessel, and Marilyn Maye before his death in 2017. In addition, Gray taught at Central High School, and was the instructor for the Jazz Lab created with the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Healso taught at Tulsa Community College, and offered private lessons to students in Tulsa.
In the '60s, he owned the Rubiot Night Club, a center of jazz in Tulsa, where his quartet played regularly. Musicians that visited the club to “sit in” and play tunes for an evening included Julian Northington, Ken Downing, Scott Senter, Rick Cox, Ray Miller, Elon Watson, Ed Hughes, and Tommy Lockey. Sonny also served as the musical director of the Tulsa Press Corps Annual Gridiron event, and taught at the University of Tulsa.
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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