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JAZZ MAUI PRESENTS
SUNSET JAZZ SERIES
Sundays
Show Times:
5:00-6:30 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.
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.
July 5
Max Gibson Quartet
Straight ahead classic jazz
Nolan Wren – Drums
Paul January – Keys
Ashton Yarbrough – Bass
Max Gibson – Trumpet
July 12
Jocelyn Michelle Jazz Organ Band
Jazz standards to reinterpretations of pop hits with the venerable Hammond B-3 organ
Jocelyn Michelle – B-3 Organ
Slammin Sammy K – Drums
John Rack – Guitar
Reggie Padilla – Sax
Will Magid – Trumpet
Midori Ono – B-3 Organ
Steve Kovalcheck – Guitar
July 19
John Zangrando Quartet
Classic and Modern Jazz
Mark Johnstone – Keys
John Zangrando – Sax
Dave Graber – Bass
Indio – Drums
July 26
Sheryl Renee
An elegant evening of timeless standards and smooth swing as Sheryl Renee shares her stylings of
the Great American Songbook
Sheryl Renee – Vocals
Gilbert Emata – Keys
Barney Cortinez – Bass
Jesse Smith – 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.
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.
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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.”