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JAZZ MAUI PRESENTS
SUNSET JAZZ SERIES
Sundays
Show Times:
5:00-6:30 pm
7:30-9:00 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.
April 5
“Standard Time” with The Mary Anne Anderson Quintet
Selections from everyone’s jazz favorites in a unique, classic style
Paul January – Keys, Trumpet
Dave Graber – Bass
Howie Rentzer – Drums
Bruce Boege – Sax
Mary Anne Anderson – Vocals
April 12
John Zangrando Quintet
Classic and Modern Jazz
John Zangrando – Sax
Indio – Drums
Dave Graber – Bass
Jeff Hellmer – Keys
Paul January – Trumpet
April 19
Maui Bossa Jazz Quartet
Authentic Brazilian Jazz, Bossa Nova, Samba, Blues and traditional rhythms
Bita Fonseca – Guitar
Renata Cordeiro – Vocals
John Zangrando – Sax
Marcelo Ignacio – Percussion
April 26
Storyland Jazz
1920s – 1940s Swing and Jazz
Loren Tilley – Guitar, Vocals
Loren Story – Vocals
Jeff Hellmer – Keys
Michael Guzalak – Reeds, Vocals
Dave Graber – Bass
Nolan Wren – Drums
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 and ProArts Maui present
Renowned Pianist
Tommy James
featuring
Swinging Jazz Standards
Friday, April 10, 2026
ProArts Playhouse
Show begins at 7:30pm
CALL: 808-463-6550
WWW.PROARTSMAUI.ORG
ProArts Playhouse Hawai’i’s Favorite Local Theatre
1280 South Kihei Rd in Azeka Plaza
JAZZ MAUI PRESENTS
SUNSET JAZZ SERIES
Sundays
Show Times:
5:00-6:30 pm
7:30-9:00 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.
May 3
Jeff Hellmer Quintet
Featuring original compositions of band membersalong with timeless jazz stand
Howie Rentzer – Drums
Dave Graber – Bass
Paul January – Trumpet
Jeff Hellmer – Keys
Abra Joy – Vocals
May 10
Angela and Phil Benoit
Feel-good, Mother's Day music...jazz, fun covers and original compositions
Angela Benoit – Vocals
Phil Benoit – Guitar
Nicolas Kern – Percussion
Dave Graber – Bass
May 17
Dayan Kai Quartet
Reimagined jazz classics and inspiring originals infused with hues of world music
Dayan Kai – Vocals, Keys, Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet
Barney Cortinez – Bass
Michael Ferenci – Guitar
Josh Greenbaum – Drums
May 24
Hawaii Jazz
Cool, classic, straight ahead sax jazz
Dr. Joie Yasha – Sax, Vocals
Jeff Hellmer – Keys
Dave Graber – Bass
Howie Rentzer – Drums
May 31
Swing Star
The music of Django Reinhardt, featuring gypsy jazz, bossa nova, other gypsy music and Django covers from the great American Jazz Standards of that time period.
Michael Guzalak – Vocals, Percussion, Clarinet, Sax
Steve Elliott – Guitar
Bita Fonseca – Guitar
Dave Graber – Bass
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
Show Times:
5:00-6:30 pm
7:30-9:00 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.
June 7
Mark Johnstone
The Funky Meltdown
Enjoy a high-energy set ranging from New Orleans Funk and 60’s Soul-Jazz to fresh interpretations of Jazz-Funk classics featuring some of Maui’s top players
Featuring:
Mark Johnstone – Keys
Justin Favell – Guitar
Lenny Castellanos – Bass
Brent Elberg – Drums
June 14
Tanama Colibri Quintet
Classics and straight ahead jazz
Jeff Hellmer – Keys
Paul Bunuan – Sax
Dave Graber – Bass
Forris Gump – Drums
Tanama Colibri – Vocals
June 21
Hawaii Jazz
Modal Jazz & Songs motivated to inspire sociopolitical and artistic change
Dr. Joie Yasha – Saxophone, Vocals
Mark Johnstone – Keys
Dave Graber – Bass
Howie Rentzer – Drums
June 28
Kady Lady and her Most Excellent Fellows
Music from the 1920s to the present, swinging and carefully selected
Kady Lady – Vocals and Bass
Chris Beaty – Guitar and Vocals
Michael Guzalak – Reeds
Nicolas Kern – Percussion
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.aefcg.org), provides opportunities for participation in high quality jazz music education and performances. Throughout the year Jazz Maui presents Sunset Jazz every Sunday in Lahaina, and special concerts, clinics and classes held at various venues around the islands. Selected performances presented by Jazz Maui are live-streamed on the organization’s website: www.JazzMaui.org.
Press
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by Curtain Call Maui
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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.”