Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Extended Calendar for 2026
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Extended Calendar
STANDARD SHOW TIMES
Monday (occasionally), Tuesday – Thursday & Sunday at 7:30pm
Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm and 9:30pm
(Doors open at 6:00pm Monday – Thursday. Doors open at 5:30pm Friday – Sunday)
Show admission includes a $12.50 handling fee
* Recently added shows highlighted in yellow
Jonathan Butler
A trailblazing voice from South Africa—jazz, R&B & soul with depth
July 16 – 19, $45
Avery*Sunshine
2025 Grammy-winner for Best Progressive R&B album, singer, songwriter, pianist, and producer with a
unique style blending R&B, neo-soul, gospel, and jazz into her music
July 21 – 22, $47
Kirk Whalum
Soulful, passionate, stirring… world-renowned 2x Grammy-winning tenor saxophonist
July 23 – 26, $43
Greg Adams & East Bay Soul
Tower of Power co-founder Greg Adams—horn-driven funk, soul, jazz & R&B
July 28 – 29, $43
ConFunkShun
R&B/Funk legends and National R&B Music Society Lifetime Achievement Awardees, they deliver high-energy shows and electrifying choreography that distinguishes them as one of the best!
July 30 – August 2, $55
Lydia Pense & Cold Blood
East Bay funk, soul, R&B & blues legends—played live and loud. Celebrating their Vinyl Release
LIVE at Fillmore West June 1971 on Renaissance Records
August 4 – 5, $41
The Sergio Mendes Band Celebrating 60 years of Brasil ’66
The iconic sound of Sergio Mendes, performed by the original members of The Sergio Mendes Band, as they continue his legacy by performing his music and celebrating his life
August 6 – 9, $67
Lindsey Webster
Billboard #1 vocalist blending jazz roots with modern soul
August 11 – 12, $37
John Pizzarelli Presents “Dear Mr. Bennett”
Grammy-winning guitarist & vocalist — celebrating Tony Bennett and the Great American Songbook
August 13 – 16, $41
Ana Popovic
Award-winning, hard-touring, guitar slinger blends smoking electric funk and slide guitar, jazzy
instrumentals and a tight blues groove with soulful, feminine vocals
August 18 – 19, $41
TAKE 6
The quintessential, pre-eminent, a cappella group in the world and most awarded in history
with 10 Grammy’s. Heralded by Quincy Jones as “…the baddest cats on the planet!”
August 20 – 23, $47
Brittany Davis – Black Thunder
Seattle-based Black Thunder is a potent jolt of contemporary spiritual jazz. “Davis is the most
compelling artist I’ve ever worked with. Her musical ear and keyboard skill, humor, honesty,
and sheer courage is a wonder to behold.” – Stone Gossard, Pearl Jam
August 25 – 26, $41
Keiko Matsui
Celebrated internationally acclaimed contemporary jazz pianist, composer and humanitarian
August 27 – 30, $45
Simon Phillips & Protocol 6
Ernest Tibbs, Otmaro Ruiz, Alex Sill, Phillip Whack
Veteran drummer Simon Phillips (Toto, Jeff Beck, The Who, Hiromi & others) returns with
Protocol 6. A Potent fusion project showcasing his compositional prowess
and searing band chemistry.
September 1 – 2, $43
Lee Ritenour Quartet
The ultimate genre-defying artist — a foundational session icon and jazz-fusion pioneer whose
career spans everything from bossa nova to the Billboard charts, with more than 3,000
recording appearances alongside artists ranging from Pink Floyd to Steely Dan
September 3 – 6, $43
Dominique Fils-Aimé
2x JUNO Award-winning (Vocal Jazz Album of the Year) Montreal based
singer/songwriter blends blues, jazz and soul
September 8 – 9, $41
Charles Lloyd “Forest Flower 60th Anniversary Tour”
featuring Gerald Clayton, Larry Grenadier & Kweku Sumbry
Internationally acclaimed NEA Jazz Master — A Legendary Career Shaped Alongside B.B. King,
Howlin’ Wolf, Johnnie Ace, Bobbie “Blue” Bland, and others
September 10 – 13, $95
Vieux Farka Touré
The son of Malian music royalty, the legendary Ali Farka Toure, Vieux Farka Touré is often
referred to as the Hendrix of the Sahara, a title meant more to convey the point that the man is a brilliant guitarist than to suggest that there’s anything remotely Hendrix-esque about his
playing (which there isn’t). He’s an altogether different kind of awe-inspiring.
September 15 – 16, $47
LETTUCE
Touring in support of their latest release “COOK” Lettuce are boundary-pushing innovators
blurring lines and smashing up jazz chords, psychedelic passages, big horns, strains of soul and go-go, hip-hop elements for an uplifting, improvisational sound all their own.
September 17 – 20, $75
Shemekia Copeland
2025 Blues Act of the Year – Jazz FM Awards
“Shemekia Copeland is the greatest blues singer of her generation.” –The Washington Post
September 22 – 23, $41
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Celebrating 33 years with sold out concerts from the Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln Center, BBVD
continues their mission to celebrate and revitalize jazz and swing music bringing joy to
audiences around the world.
September 24 – 27, $75
Eric Benét, Kenny Lattimore, Mindi Abair, and Judith Hill celebrate the timeless music of
Earth, Wind & Fire. In Concert for Cancer’s 15th Annual Benefit Show!
A star-studded evening celebrating the timeless music of Earth, Wind & Fire with an
extraordinary lineup of GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated artists – raising funds to
support cancer patient families, cutting-edge treatments, and lifesaving research.
September 28, $163
Harold López-Nussa Quartet
His tight-knit quartet captivates audiences with a relentless vivaciousness
that bridges generations and genres
September 29, $37
Isaiah Collier “Collier Plays Coltrane”
A visionary force in modern jazz, Isaiah Collier channels the spiritual power of the ancestors
while boldly carving out the future of the tenor saxophone
September 30, $43
Al Di Meola Acoustic Ensemble – Guitarchitect 2026
A bona fide guitar virtuoso and musical visionary, recognized internationally over the past five
decades for his exceptional talent and boundless creativity
October 1 – 4, $68
Yellowjackets
GRAMMY-Winning Jazz fusion icons delivering complex grooves,
fearless improvisation, and timeless melodic mastery
October 6 – 7, $41
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
5x GRAMMY Nominee – Flamenco Extraordinaire
October 8 – 11, $49
Stefon Harris & Blackout
Internationally acclaimed jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator whose innovative artistry
and message of empathy have made him one of the most influential voices
in contemporary jazz
October 13 – 14, $43
Antibalas
Grammy-nominated afrobeat legends
“A raucous, joyous celebration of Afrobeat!” – Rolling Stone Magazine
October 15 – 18, $47
Morgan James
“A Phenomenal talent whose feel for classic soul music is bone deep. …This woman is on fire.”
– The New York Times
October 20 – 21, $43
Brian Culbertson
Bringing his distinct award-winning brand of genre-crossing urban contemporary jazz,
R&B and funk!
October 22 – 25, $95
The Lao Tizer Band feat: Eric Marienthal, Elliott Yamin, Anthony Crawford & Gene Coye
Acclaimed all-star jazz-fusion group known for crossing genres and packing massive energy
into their live performances
October 27 – 28, $43
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
The gold standard of New Orleans funk, blending syncopated piano rhythms,
soulful R&B, and virtuosic improvisation
October 29 – November 1, $43
Arturo Sandoval
Kennedy Center Honoree, Recipient of The Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 10x GRAMMY
Award Winner, blending Afro Cuban rhythms and modern jazz
November 5 – 8, $51
For reservations, visit www.jazzalley.com or call 206-441-9729