SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Get ready for an evening when the spotlight doesn’t just find women—it’s powered by them. Join award-winning sensation Eugenie Jones for the explosive night of her cross-country Women in Jazz Month Tour – In the Key of She! Themed in the key of she, this […]

ONE SHOW ONLY: 7:00PM . “Best Folk Band” 2025 of the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame. Nominated “Best Pop Band” in 2022 and “Best Folk Band” in 2023 and 2024. The Wild Hymns enchant their listeners with velvety vocals, emotive lyrics, hypnotic musicality and sophisticated arrangements. Hailing from […]

ONE SHOW ONLY: 8:00pm. Georgia’s LONGEST-RUNNING OPEN MIC JAM is at The Velvet Note, and you are invited! Open Mic is a little like Karaoke, but much, much better, with full bar and kitchen, too. Tonight is special– with a full cast of characters in our […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Joyce Licorish is a creative visionary with a unique ability for storytelling through writing, speaking, film and music.  She is a public speaker, voice actress, and vocalist known internationally and nationally for performing Jazz, R&B, Opera and Soul, she has been opener […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. The Darden Purcell Quartet blends polished jazz vocals, rich harmonic interplay, and dynamic small-group instrumentation to craft an intimate yet expressive soundscape. With jazz educator and vocalist Darden Purcell leading the ensemble, the group channels historical jazz influences while injecting contemporary flair […]

6:30pm and 8:30pm Showtimes. A PASSIONATE PIANIST; SPECIALIZING IN JAZZ, FUNK, R&B, COMPOSITION, AND FILM SCORING. Sammy Hanson is a jazz pianist and has been playing piano for 16 years. He is currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Jazz Performance at Florida State University. Sammy has […]

ONE SHOW ONLY: 8:00pm. Georgia’s LONGEST-RUNNING OPEN MIC JAM is at The Velvet Note, and you are invited! Open Mic is a little like Karaoke, but much, much better, with full bar and kitchen, too. Tonight is special– with a full cast of characters in our […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. At the heart of the evening are the Four Women—each a commanding artist with a distinct voice and story to tell. Acclaimed vocalist and Billie Holiday Competition winner Iva Jean Ambush, masterful interpreter and Howard University alumna Faith Jordan Willingham, soulful storyteller […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Danica is an all-women jazz quartet on a mission: to share the beauty and soul-enriching power of jazz. Vocalist Audrey Silver, pianist Hyuna Park, bassist Jennifer Vincent, and drummer Gary Kerkezou came together because they love this music—and because they believe in […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Vennie Kush fuses R&B, hip-hop, and soul with electric Afro-percussion rhythms creating genre-blurring mashups that turn every show into a time machine. He’s also a lead member of Atlanta’s acclaimed Red Sample Band. With live guitar beat machines and flurry of other […]

SATURDAY SHOWTIMES: 7:30pm and 9:30pm. One night of cool jazz, featuring saxophonist Mike Jones, Drummer Lil’ John Roberts, bassist Joel Powell and keyboard Maestro Phil Davis.

Dinner and Showtime: 2pm to 5:00pm. Introducing The Gospel of Jazz—a soul-stirring instrumental celebration of the gospel songs you love, reimagined through the rich language of jazz. Without a single lyric sung, the melodies speak for themselves—uplifting, reverent, and deeply moving. This powerful performance captures the spirit […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30pm and 9:30pm. A native New Yorker, L’Tanya—affectionately known as Sugarlips—has been singing since childhood, her natural gift evident long before any formal training. Rooted in the church choir, where her powerful solos uplift congregations, she has carried that same soulful spirit to stages across the […]

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:3PM. Born in Harlem and raised on the Upper West Side of NYC, Bobby Broom took up guitar at 12 and five years later, in 1977, made his first appearance with Sonny Rollins at Carnegie Hall. Even prior to that […]

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM & 9:30PM. The Velvet Note is honored to welcome two giants of modern jazz—Benito Gonzalez and Jeff “Tain” Watts—for a rare, electrifying two-night engagement. GRAMMY-winning pianist Benito Gonzalez brings his signature blend of fiery virtuosity, deep swing, and soulful lyricism, while legendary GRAMMY-Winning […]

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Elijah Rock is a rare artist of his time: a singer’s singer and modern steward of the male jazz vocalist tradition and The Great American Songbook. His work insists this music is not a museum piece but a living, […]