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Jazz Maui presents the 2026 2nd Annual New Year’s Eve Experience!
A benefit for Jazz Maui’s music education programs and year-round arts and music enrichment for Maui residents.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
5-8 PM / Maui Ku'ia Chocolate Factory Pavillion
Toast the New Year with a Tribute Show to timeless music icons Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. Featuring Award Winning vocalist Sheryl Renee backed by a 7-piece band of Maui's top musicians.
The festivities also feature:
Party Favors
New Year’s Toast by Maui Wine
Times Square ball drop on Big Screen
Online Silent Auction
Cocktail and Drink Specials
Food Available for pre-order: Sushi by Smash Maui, Cheese Plates, Pho
Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate, through its Chocolate Laulima program, supports local nonprofit organizations such as Arts Education for Children Group/Jazz Maui. Proceeds from concert ticket sales benefit Jazz Maui’s music education programs.
JAZZ MAUI PRESENTS
SUNSET JAZZ SERIES
Sundays • 5-7 PM
Maui Ku'ia Estate Chocolate Factory
78 Ulupono Street, Lahaina
Sunset Jazz spotlights an all-star line-up of local and visiting professional jazz musicians in the upstairs open air pavilion. Different artists perform each week and the music is always top-notch.
December 7
Hawaii Jazz
Be Cool & Free: A journey to avant garde jazz
Jeff Hellmer – Keys
Howie Rentzer – Drums
Dave Graber – Bass
Dr. Joie Yasha – Saxophone, Flute, Vocals
December 14
Tanama Colibri Quintet
Holiday favorites and straight ahead jazz
Forris Gump Davis – Drums
Jeff Hellmer – Keys
Prem Brosio – Bass
Paul Bunuan – Sax
Tanama Colibri – Vocals
December 21
Jazz Maui Holiday Allstars
Swinging Holiday jazz favorites including "Silver Bells”, “Little Drummer Boy”, “Let It Snow" and more
Joy Belt-Roselieb – Vocals
Craig Roselieb – Sax
Dave Graber – Bass
Howie Rentzer – Drums
Jeff Hellmer – Keys
Abra Joy – Vocals
Paul January – Trumpet
December 28
The Jazz Maui Modern Quintet
Modern jazz compositions including swing, Latin jazz and contemporary fusion
Nolan Wren – Drums
Ashton Yarbrough – Bass
Jeff Hellmer – Keys
Prem Brosio – Guitar
Craig Roselieb – Sax
Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate, through its Chocolate Laulima program, supports local nonprofit organizations such as Arts Education for Children Group/Jazz Maui. Proceeds from concert ticket sales benefit Jazz Maui’s music education programs.
Support Events
SUPPORT JAZZ MAUI’S MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Jazz Maui, a branch of the 501(c)-3 nonprofit Arts Education for Children Group (www.aecg.org), provides opportunities for participation in high quality jazz music education and performances. Throughout the year Jazz Maui 2024 presents Sunset Jazz every Sunday and the Pau Hana Series every Friday in Lahaina, outstanding visiting virtuosos in a bi-monthly concert series in Kihei, and special concerts, clinics and classes held at various venues around the islands. Jazz Maui supports Jazz Night at the Empanada Lady in Wailuku and Sheryl Renee “Salutes” at ProArts. Selected performances presented by Jazz Maui are live-streamed here on our website.
Press
7-1-24 Review Jazz Maui Tadashi Thomas Quartet
by Curtain Call Maui
2023 Maui Music Festival Series
Jocelyn Michelle Jazz Organ Band
DeShannon Higa – Resilience
Ginai – Jazz Island
Tommy James – Mostly Monk
Steve Dubey and the Maui Jazz Elements
Charlie Porter
Virtual Jazz in the Schools, is a live online learning program, focusing on jazz instruction and performance. The program is designed as a supplement to the in-school music program. Click to learn more.
About Jazz Maui
Jazz Maui, a program of Arts Education for Children Group (AECG) nonprofit organization, provides an opportunity for island residents, music students, aspiring and professional musicians, and jazz music aficionados to participate in or attend high-quality jazz music performances. Through festivals, music clinics and dance workshops, Jazz Maui provides a venue for student performers to establish connections with recognized professionals in music and dance.
Questions? Call Jazz Maui Founder Bryant Neal at 808-283-3576
The dynamic versatility of Colorado's Sheryl Renee comes from a literal lifetime in and around the entertainment business. An audience favorite, Sheryl moves effortlessly between music genres, artistic avenues, and her entrepreneurial pursuits. Her voice can be heard on hundreds of recordings and commercials. She gets great joy from nurturing and introducing extraordinary talent.
Tom received his first harmonica at the age of 15 in San Francisco as a Christmas gift.
Paul January got his first paying gig when he was 11 years old, playing piano for a children’s fashion show in Denver, Colorado. By 1972 he was attending music school, teaching piano and trumpet, and working every weekend, and when his former piano teacher said, “Let’s move to Vegas and play in the orchestras!” he was all in. By 1974 he realized that he couldn’t take the heat (literally as well as figuratively) and found a much more temperate climate and much nicer people in the Reno area, with still plenty of work in the field of music. He spent the next 46 years playing in various spots around Reno and Tahoe, as a single performer playing jazz, standards, and pop, or with groups as large as 17 playing everything from funk to big band jazz. He has had the privilege of working with some of the biggest names ever to grace the stages of Reno and Las Vegas, and has made many friends along the way. But when a global pandemic (we’re looking at you, COVID!) closes down your gig, what to do? The only logical answer is “Retire and move to Hawaii.”