February 3
Dancing at the Depot
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame presents Dancing at the Depot! Sweet and Hot Productions is back at the Jazz Depot for their diva packed installment of their exciting dance series. The jazz divas perform as dancers of all ages burn up the Depot’s classic dance floor with everything from swing dance to salsa.
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Depot Jams
Jam Session at the Depot
Check out Depot Jams every Tuesday @ 5:30PM!
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February 12
Annual Jazz Keyboard Concert
Featuring Chuck Gardner, Amy Cottingham, Scott McQuade, and Don Ryan!
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February 10
My Funky Valentine with Charlie Redd & Full Flava
Bassist Charlie Redd and his band plays R&B!
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February 18
The Gourds
The Jazz Depot welcomes Austin, Texas alternative country rockers The Gourds!
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February 19
Mardi Gras with Steve Ham’s Jambalaya Jass Band
The Jambalaya Jass Band brings Second Line to the Jazz Hall!
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February 25
Blues Harmonica All Stars with Jimmy Markham
Harmonica player Jimmy Markham leads a day of master classes and an evening concert!
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February 26
Mr. D & Steve
Devre Jackson and Steven Schrag perform at the Depot!
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March 1
Tavis Minner's CD Release Party
Tavis Minner presents his brand new album, UNITY!
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Jazzwich Wednesdays
Live Music and Lunch
@ 11:30 at the Jazz Depot. Hear 7 Blue and enjoy a tasty "jazzwich"!
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March 4
Don't Fence Me In
With vocalist Cindy Cain
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March 11
Woody Guthrie Tribute with David Amram
Come join us at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame for a tribute to the wonderful music of Woody Guthrie!
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March 25
Pianist Barron Ryan
Ryan has planned a very special one-man show showcasing jazz standards, original compositions and his take on new and exciting trends in music.
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March 18
Broadway Show Stoppers
Starring Chris Middlebrook and Amy Cottingham
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Jesse Ed Davis
Inductee of the Week
September 21, 1944 - June 22, 1988
2002 Blues Inductee Jesse Ed Davis was born in Norman, Oklahoma on September 21, 1944 of Kiowa and Cherokee parents. He was playing guitar at venues in and around Oklahoma City by his early teens with other young musicians like bassist John Selk, vocalist Jerry Fisher, and drummer John Ware. Jesse studied literature at OU and then toured with Conway Twitty. Moving to California, he became associated with Levon Helm and Leon Russell which led to a very busy career as a session musician in the recording industry.
Sam Rivers, Jazz Artist of Loft Scene, Dies at 88
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Inductee Sam Rivers, an inexhaustibly creative saxophonist, flutist, bandleader and composer who cut his own decisive path through the jazz world, spearheading the 1970s loft scene in New York and later establishing a rugged outpost in Florida, died on Monday in Orlando, Fla. He was 88.
... read moreThe Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame Announces Inductees for 2011
TULSA—The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame will honor several outstanding musicians at its 2011 Induction Gala and Ceremony. Inductees Dorothy “Miss Blues” Ellis of Oklahoma City and Theodore “Rudy” Scott of Tulsa will be inducted in the Blues category; Donald “Don” Cherry, James “Jim” Pepper, and Charles E. “Pee Wee” Russell will be posthumously inducted in the Jazz category; Sharel Cassity will receive the Legacy Tribute Award; Dr. Terry Segress of Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Dr. Ron Predl of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, and Dr. Kent Kidwell of the University of Central Oklahoma will receive Zelia Breaux Educator Awards. We are also honored to have conductor, musician, composer and writer David Amram on hand to receive the Jay McShann Lifetime Achievement Award.
... read moreLiving Legend of Modern Jazz Returns-KWGS Studio Tulsa Interview
He first hit the jazz scene in the late 1950s in Detroit, playing his bass behind such headliners as Dinah Washington and Paul Winter. Click here to listen to the KWGS interview.
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