"We’re very excited to be presenting the extraordinary singer and pianist Carol Welsman, as part of our Sunday afternoon lineup. Carol was born into a musical family, and her grandfather, Frank Squire Welsman, was the founder and first conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Carol is a six-time JUNO nominee and she has sold over 60,000 CDs in Canada alone, a rare feat for a jazz artist. Carol is a captivating performer who is not to be missed!" -Renee Rosnes,…

"Dr. Dave Young is a master musician, an Order of Canada recipient and throughout his stellar career, has been featured on countless recordings. Originally from Winnipeg, he played with Oscar Peterson for about 35 years - and there is a reason that OP loved playing with him so much. Oscar once said, “To my way of thinking, Dave Young is one of the most talented bassists on the jazz scene. His harmonic simpatico and unerring sense of time, have kept…

Four-time Grammy Award–winning (and 14-time nominated) pianist Billy Childs has established himself as perhaps the most distinctly American composer since Aaron Copeland. After launching his jazz career playing with Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson, Childs created a parallel niche as an in-demand composer and arranger, collaborating with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, and the Kronos Quartet, while also performing with artists ranging from Yo-Yo Ma and Renée Fleming to Chris Botti, Sting, and Wynton Marsalis. His recent release Rebirth (Mack Avenue)…

The Rochester Music Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2018 inductees, who are among the country’s most celebrated musicians and composers. The seventh annual induction ceremony of the Rochester Music Hall of Fame will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 22 at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater. Tickets for April 22 ceremony and performance are priced at $25 to $70 and are on sale now at the Eastman Theater box office, online by clicking here, or by calling (585) 454-2100.…