The Velvet Note

Thursday, October 27th: Open Mic Jam Hosted by Canadian Guitarist Bill Hart
2022-10-27 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
Have you tried Open Mic Jam at the Atlanta area’s #1 rated jazz club? It’s like Karaoke, but much, much better. Come out to to The Velvet Note and listen to or jam with our extraordinary house band, or take the stage all on your own. And come hungry and thirsty–we roll out our delicious house and bar specialities for the week, just for you!

Friday, October 28th: The Jonathan Kreisberg Trio
2022-10-28 19:30 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
“He sure plays the HELL out of the guitar!” John Scofield

SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg has been steadily building his name as one of the most compelling composer/performers in Jazz. Combining timeless melodicism with forward thinking lines and textures, His style and approach has created a strong following of fans and influenced young musicians all around the world. He frequently tours worldwide and records with his own groups and played for 12 years with the late Dr. Lonnie Smith, who said of Kreisberg “He is a passionate musician with great vision, and he is constantly in fiery pursuit of innovation.”

With Or Bareket (bass) and Karl Henrick Ousback (drums)

Saturday, October 29th: Jazz and R&B Singer Robin Latimore *** SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! ***
2022-10-29 19:30 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
Robin started singing as a little girl for devotion at her mother’s revival services and in church. “When your mom is the minister, you don’t have a choice”. It was her parents who sparked her musical interest. Her dad had a passion for traditional and contemporary jazz as well as big band swing, and her mom pushed gospel and inspirational music. Together, Robin developed a love for these two genres more than any other.

She is a graduate of The Fort Valley State College where her talent was nurtured and requested highly. After winning several talent competitions there, people started noticing that this young lady had talent. She joined her first band in 1988. The Darren Winters Ensemble displayed a huge array of different music styles and this was something that sparked Robin’s interest in singing more than one type of music. She is no stranger to R & B, Rap, Country Western, and other alternative genres. She is heavily influenced by her idols Phyliss Hyman, Layla Hathaway, Oleta Adams, The Clark Sisters, Kim Burrell, Maysa, and Jennifer Holiday.

With her already hectic schedule, she continues to flourish her self-made business, Robin’s Singing Telegrams of Atlanta. “This business will always be my baby. The looks of disbelief, the tears, and the shock of the whole experience makes me want to do this forever!”

November 4th & 5th: The Curtis Lundy Trio Featuring Cyrus Chestnut *** SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! ***
2022-11-04 19:30 - 2022-11-05 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOWTIMES; 7:30pm and 9:30pm.

Curtis Lundy is arguably one of the most prolific — in-demand bassists on the modern jazz scene — he is a disciple of the mainstream — straight ahead — hard bop school.

Highly regarded for his robust, lyrical, ‘lead from the front’ approach to the acoustic bass — he delivers an unsurpassed brand of masterful excellence in performing standards, originals and the American songbook. His fluid voicings and exceptional dexterity allow listeners to delve into a song — in any time signature — with an equal measure of challenge and enjoyment.

Born in 1963, Cyrus Chestnut started his musical career at the age of three, playing piano at the Mount Calvary StaR&Baptist Church at the age of six in his hometown of Baltimore, MD. By age nine, he was studying classical music at the Peabody Preparatory Institute in Baltimore. In the fall of 1981, Cyrus began jazz education in Boston, MA at the Berklee College of Music. In 1985, he earned a degree in jazz composition and arranging. While at Berklee, Chestnut was awarded the Eubie Blake Fellowship, the Oscar Peterson, Quincy Jones, and Count Basie awards for exceptional performance standards at the college. Afterememberklee, Cyrus began further honing his craft as a sid an with some of the legendary and leading musicians in the business. Some of these great people include; Jon Hendricks, Michael Carvin, Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Joe Williams, Isaac Hayes, Kathleen Battle, Betty Carter and, Dizzy Gillespie just to name a few. His association with Betty Carter, which began in 1991 significantly affected his outlook and approach to music, confirming his already iconoclastic instincts. Carter advised him to “take chances” and play things I’ve never heard,” Chestnut says. As Cyrus was absorbing experiences as a sid an, he was also developing as a leader, recording and playing live around the world.

Victor Jones, considered a visionary in today’s music business, is a new breed of Drummer/Bandleader bringing new and exciting ideas to the world of jazz and world music.

No stranger to traditional or modern jazz, Victor Jones started his career as a teen-age musician playing in local bands in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey and touring world-wide with Lou Donaldson. In his early twenties he toured the world with Stan Getz. Later tours were with James Moody, Michel Petrucciani, Joe, Olivia, Stanley Clarke,, Phyllis Hyman,, Dizzy Gillespie and Chaka Khan as well as others. Victor played on the Grammy nominated EMI Korean recording, Second Moon, which won Record of the Year in 2006. Victor also was featured on the Best Latin Jazz recording in 2008 with Papo Vasquez. When asked about his greatest achievement he replied, “My greatest achievement in life was having five children with my wife Ane Jones.” Since 2003 he has been a Bandleader with his own World Music Band, Cultur-Versy, these days specializing in a new age type of music, a mix of dance music, hip-hop and electro pop.

*** SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!!! SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! ***

Sunday, November 6th: A Charitable, Encore Performance of The Curtis Lundy Trio Featuring Cyrus Chestnut
2022-11-06 18:00 - 21:30 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
SHOWTIMES: 6:00pm and 8:00pm. For Reservations, call 855.5.VELVET.

That’s right–they’re so stupendously tight that we’re bringing them back for one…more…night! This is your last chance this weekend to catch Curtis Lundy, Cyrus Chestnut and Victor Jones again, even if you’ve already had your first delicious taste.

The cost? That’s completely up to you. Your donation in any amount is greatly appreciated. We will pass the plate when you arrive. Proceeds go to the Howard University Alumni Association.

Just call us at 855.5.VELVET and tell us your name, your show time, and how many seats you are reserving. BE SURE to call us with your information so that we can reserve your seats!

Oh, and come hungry–we’re cooking’ up Sunday Dinner here and you’re invited! Join us for lotsa love and great music!

Thursday, November 10th: Open Mic Jam Hosted by Guitarist Bill Hart
2022-11-10 20:00 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States

Friday, November 11th: The Bill Hart International Jazz Fusion Band
2022-11-11 20:00 - 23:00
ONE SHOW ONLY! 8:00pm Canadian Guitarist Bill Hart features his unique take on world music and genre-bending selections. This is their last performance of 2022, so get your seats soon!

Saturday, November 12th: Sensational Jazz Singer Aja Nile Brimm
2022-11-12 19:30 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
Aja Nile Brimm is a classically trained, multi-genre singer from Atlanta, Georgia. She began studying music at the age of 8, starting with piano, then transitioning to voice before continuing on to play the guitar and ukulele. Aja graduated from Jackson State University in 2019 where she earned a Bachelor’s in Music in Vocal Performance.

Through a special familial connection to jazz through her cousin, Carmen McRae, she began to pursue an interest in the music she’d heard throughout her childhood. She became highly influenced by, not only her cousin, but also other artists like Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson, Betty Carter, and Sarah Vaughan.

Aja has had the pleasure of singing at jazz venues across the nation and is active in the jazz community in Atlanta. She plans to continue pursuing jazz and classical singing through championing the works of Black composers and arrangers.

Sunday, November 13th: Legends of Jazz Presents the Music of Stan Getz
2022-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
NEW YORK – MARCH 7: Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz poses for a portrait on March 7, 1951 in New York, New York. (Photo by PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Legends of Jazz Series begins with a celebration of the music of Stan Getz.

Justin Varnes and his quartet will guide guests–in engaging, narrative form– through the life of this legendary saxophonist, as well as the impact that he had on the legacy of jazz. It’s like taking in a concert and taking a jazz history class at the same time.

Oh, and they’ll also play their behinds off!

Thursday, November 17th: Open Mic Jam Hosted by Randy Hoexter
2022-11-17 20:00 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States

Friday and Saturday, November 18th and 19th: Snarky Puppy's MULTI-GRAMMY-WINNER Shaun Martin
2022-11-18 19:30 - 2022-11-19 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOWTIMES: 7:30-9:00PM AND 9:30 – 11:00PM Multiple Grammy Award winner Shaun Martin is well known for his work with Kirk Franklin and as a key member of Snarky Puppy, his creative stamp can be heard on projects with musical legends Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Fred Hammond, Tamela Mann, Kim Burrell, God’s Property, and more.

Sunday, November 20th: A Celebration of Steely Dan's Gaucho
2022-11-20 19:00 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
TWO SHOWS: 7:00PM AND 9:00PM. The BadAsh Allstar Team (BAAT) celebrates their ninth year of bringing the music of Steely Dan to the Velvet Note! Every year, BAAT has performed all of Steely Dan’s 70s albums in their entirety, as well as a smattering of selections from the catalog. This year, BAAT is featuring their seventh studio album, Gaucho, released on November 21, 1980. Come check out an all star cast of musicians performing this great music, and meet us at midnight at Mr. Chows.

Thursday, November 24th: Open Mic Jam Hosted by Club Owner Tamara Fuller
2022-11-24 20:00 - 23:00
Yep, we’re open on Thanksgiving night and you’re welcomed. After the turkey, the fixings and the football, we here for an epic jam session. Bring your talent, bring your family, bring your instrument, bring your clapping hands, and join the fun. Hosted by club owner Tamara Fuller. And entry is only $5.00 per person– our holiday gift to you!

Friday, November 25th: CLOSED
2022-11-25 08:00 - 17:00

Saturday, November 26th: Singer Mercy Myra
2022-11-26 19:30 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
SHOWTIME: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM.

One of the most enjoyable entertainers anywhere!

Definitely born to sing, Mercy Myra is lauded as Kenya’s leading female R&B artist, often viewed as a female pioneer in the Kenyan music scene. She made her mark in the industry with a string of hits from two successful CD releases: Taba Samu (2001) and Nyisri Malong’o (2003). Favorites like “I’m Gonna Fly”, “Maneno”, “Life”, “Imagine” and “Tie Dero” topped the African music charts. International performances, tours and guest appearances came next, as well as numerous awards and accolades. She feels very close to her newest single, “Back Home”, which touches on the subject of missing her native Kenya. Its grounded yet airy percussions, as well as a subtle bass line allow the song to have a natural feel, as if evoking the four elements of nature: water, air, fire and earth.

Sunday, November 27th: The Billy Thornton Band
2022-11-27 19:30 - 21:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
ONE SHOW ONLY! Billy Thornton was brought up in a family of musicians in South Georgia, Tifton to be specific. In the midst of farms, pickup trucks, and country music, Billy and his brothers went against the grain, learning all of the alternative rock radio hits, playing them in any coffee shop that would let them (there was only one). With their father, they played jazz and smooth hits at restaurants and country clubs, and at 17, Billy fell in love with the acoustic jazz of the 1950’s and 1960’s. It is this passion for music from all genres that has kept Billy a top call sideman bassist in the southeast for the past 15 years.

As an upright bassist, Billy has been known to “steal the show” with his rhythmic slapping, melodic bowing, and expert facility as a soloist. But now he has found his voice. Literally.

As a vocalist, he aspires to honestly portray his emotion of the moment, sharing his nostalgia for the music while incorporating a jazz musician’s sense of freedom of harmony and rhythm. Billy’s jazz-style arrangements of pop and rock songs from the past four decades mix easily with jazz standards, surprising his listeners at times. His renditions of song from Nat King Cole to Britney Spears inspire audiences, transporting familiar favorites to new places of delight. The song selection vacillates easily from contemplative to whimsy, tender to raucous; all while maintaining integrity to self and the music.

Friday, December 2nd: Tony Hightower's Christmas
2022-12-02 19:30 - 23:00
Singer/Songwriter Tony Hightower is taking up the mantle to be a bridge that ushers R&B audiences into Jazz…Real Jazz. With years of experience as a musical performer and actor with familiar roots that place him firmly within the music’s firmament, Atlanta-native Hightower is still just getting started on this benevolent turn in his journey. And he is bringing a lot of young people with him.

​His sophomore project, LEGACY, finds Hightower exploring Jazz vocal stylings from a dazzling prism of angles. The 10-song album moves confidently and assuredly from original compositions such as the soulful scat-laced “All to the Good,” the seductive Brazilian bossa nova of “Rendezvous” and the tender carnal Jarreau-esque love beg “I Need You” to swingin’ covers of Earth, Wind & Fire’s classic Skip Scarborough-penned “Can’t Hide Love,” a mean shuffle boogie groove through Al Green’s “Love and Happiness” and a smoldering upright bass accompanied tiptoe through the 1929 Andy Razaf standard “Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good To You” made further famous in 1944 by one of Hightower’s greatest and earliest Jazz vocal heroes, Nat “King” Cole. That one’ll make the women wiggle.

Saturday, December 3rd: The Terence Harper Project
2022-12-03 19:30 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
Terence Harper is a jazz trumpeter who shares a legacy via large, musical family. He is a pillar of the jazz musician family of Atlanta, and travels the world leading bands and other musical projects. This Saturday night, he puts his own unique stamp on the music and the great band that joins him on stage.

Friday and Saturday, December 9th and 10th: The Legendary Larry Carlton's FINAL WORLD TOUR
2022-12-09 19:30 - 2022-12-10 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
****Purchase Tickets Below****

2022 is Larry Carlton’s Final World Tour, and he’s making a last stop at THE VELVET NOTE!

The impressive career of jazz guitarist Larry Carlton dates back more than 30 years. During the 1970s and 1980s, Carlton served as a session player with some of the biggest and most respected names in the music industry, covering a vast musical terrain. Although often referred to as a “smooth” jazz musician, he aptly played everything from rock, pop, folk, and jazz to country, gospel, and R&B. His credits include work with the likes of John Lennon, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, and hundreds of others. At the height of his career as a session player, he contributed to more than 500 recordings per year and, in total, played on more than 100 gold albums. He furthermore worked on numerous film and television soundtracks, including the theme from the show Hill Street Blues, which won a Grammy Award in 1981 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

All the while, Carlton gained recognition for his own work in the studio and on stage. After securing a major-label contract in 1977, he recorded several solo albums and, in March of 2002, at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, won the prize with fellow guitarist Steve Lukather for Best Pop Instrumental Album for No Substitutions: Live in Osaka.

Lawrence Eugene Carlton was born on March 2, 1948, in Torrance, California. He displayed an aptitude for music early in life. Picking up the guitar at the age of six, he subsequently discovered jazz while in junior high school after hearing the album Moment of Truth by the Gerald Wilson Big Band, featuring guitarist Joe Pass. As a high school student, Carlton also gravitated toward players such as Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, and B. B. King, as well as saxophonist John Coltrane. He was influenced in particular by Coltrane’s classic album from 1962 entitled Ballads.

Lawrence Eugene Carlton was born on March 2, 1948, in Torrance, California. He displayed an aptitude for music early in life. Picking up the guitar at the age of six, he subsequently discovered jazz while in junior high school after hearing the album Moment of Truth by the Gerald Wilson Big Band, featuring guitarist Joe Pass. As a high school student, Carlton also gravitated toward players such as Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, and B. B. King, as well as saxophonist John Coltrane. He was influenced in particular by Coltrane’s classic album from 1962 entitled Ballads.

Throughout the early 1960s, Carlton honed his skills playing club gigs and taking on occasional studio work in and around Los Angeles. In 1968 he released his debut album, With a Little Help from My Friends, which proved a success among critics and colleagues. Immediately, the entertainment/media industry took notice, and the young guitarist landed a job playing with a group of singers, the Going Thing, for radio and television commercials. In that same year Carlton toured with the group the Fifth Dimension. Then, during the middle of his second year as a professional, he was appointed musical director for the Emmy-nominated children’s television show Mrs. Alphabet. With this gig, Carlton additionally displayed his acting skills as “Larry Guitar,” the show’s co-star.

By 1970 Carton was regarded as a solid session player, and his early studio dates included work for pop stars such as Vicki Carr, Andy Williams, and the Partridge Family. In 1971 he accepted an offer to join the legendary jazz/rock group the Crusaders, remaining with the band until 1976. In between touring and making records with the Crusaders, Carlton, who released his second album, Singing/Playing, in 1973, continued to contribute to the recordings of other artists.

Featuring: Larry Carlton (lead guitar), Barry Green (trombone), Gary Novak (drums), Ernest Tibbs (bass), Mark Stephens (keys), and Mark Douthit (saxophone).

JUST ADDED!! Saturday, December 10th @ 2:00pm: Larry Carlton's Masterclass
2022-12-10 14:00 - 15:15 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
The Masterclass of Masterclasses! Multi-GRAMMY award winner Larry Carlton sits down with friends and fans to talk turkey about…well, anything you’d like. He’ll show you his ways, sign your merch, and discuss the ins and outs of longevity in the music business.

Sunday, December 11th: The Andy Nevala Quartet
2022-12-11 19:00 - 22:30 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
SHOWTIMES: 7:00pm and 9:00pm. As Director of Jazz Studies at Jacksonville State University, Dr. Andy Nevala currently directs the Downbeat Award Winning Jazz Ensemble I (2015), Jazz Ensemble III, Jazz Ensemble IV, the Latin Ensemble, oversees the Jazz Combo program, produces the annual Jazz Festival (in it’s 11th year), and teaches Jazz piano lessons. As Director of Jazz Studies, he has overseen the JSU Jazz program more than double in size during his time at JSU, with performances in the community, at regional and international festivals, and Middle and High Schools in the Southeast region.

Andy has been recognized by Downbeat magazine on 10 different occasions, winning individual Downbeat Music Awards for composition (2002), arranging (2003), and performing/directing (2000, 2001, 2002, 2015).

Andy has recorded on over 20 CDs released in the US, Japan, and South America, most recently New West Records “Big Band of Brothers”, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Charts, and “Three Times Two”, released on the Girod record label out of New Orleans.

Thursday, December 15th: Open Mic Jam Hosted by Singer/Actor Eric Moore
2022-12-15 20:00 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States

Sunday Evening, December 18th: Christmas with Toni Byrd
2022-12-18 19:00 - 20:30 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
Join us for Christmas with award-winning singer and actress Toni Byrd, featuring Louis Heriveaux (piano), Kevin Smith (bass) and Charles Nesbitt, III (drums).

Thursday, December 22nd: Open Mic Jam Hosted by Singer/Actor Eric Moore
2022-12-22 20:00 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
Have you tried Open Mic Jam at the Atlanta area’s #1 rated jazz club? It’s like Karaoke, but much, much better. Come out to to The Velvet Note and listen to or jam with our extraordinary house band, or take the stage all on your own. And come hungry and thirsty–we roll out our delicious house and bar specialities for the week, just for you! And this month, entry is only $5.00 per person– our holiday gift to you!

Friday, December 23rd: Yolanda Rabun's Songs of Holiday Cheer
2022-12-23 19:30 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
Backed by a flawless rhythm section, get in the spirit as National Recording Artist Yolanda Rabun performs her rendition of seasonal tunes during “Songs of Holiday Cheer” a signature show with a diverse holiday repertoire. You loved her four sold-out Velvet Note Nancy Wilson tribute performances in 2019, now let her rich contralto warm your heart with an evening of holiday classics fit for the season.

An extraordinarily gifted storyteller with a soul-drenched jazz voice, Atlanta native chanteuse Yolanda Rabun is also an ASCAP Publisher and BMI songwriter with three full studio albums with chart-topping singles under her belt (SO REAL, CHRISTMASTIME, HOLD ON TO YOUR DREAMS, YOLANDA). She is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMYS) and includes her 2021 Holiday Pops with the North Carolina Symphony performance as a personal favorite.

Yolanda played the Atlanta Jazz Festival and others in Hawaii, South Korea, Japan, and the States. She also amazed sold-out crowds at the acclaimed Blues Alley Jazz in Washington DC, Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, CA, and New York’s Lincoln Center. Yolanda collaborated with the late Soul singer Isaac Hayes and American Idol’s Clay Aiken. She opened for Jennifer Holiday, Lalah Hathaway, Stephanie Mills, the legendary Ron Isley and the Isley Brothers, KEM, and the fantastic entertainer Sheila E. Yolanda has also appeared in numerous television commercials and industrials.

With an energetic personality and joyful spirit, Yolanda successfully manages her music and life as a wife, mother, music entrepreneur, motivational speaker, professional AEA actor, and practicing Corporate Attorney. Yolanda is a modern-day Renaissance woman, get ready for an evening of delight! For more information about Yolanda, go to http://yolandarabun.com

Thursday, December 29th: Open Mic Jam Hosted by Actor/Singer Eric Moore *** SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! ***
2022-12-29 20:00 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
Have you tried Open Mic Jam at the Atlanta area’s #1 rated jazz club? It’s like Karaoke, but much, much better. Come out to to The Velvet Note and listen to or jam with our extraordinary house band, or take the stage all on your own. And come hungry and thirsty–we roll out our delicious house and bar specialities for the week, just for you! And this month, entry is only $5.00 per person– our holiday gift to you!

****** SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! ****

Friday, December 30th: Groove Centric
2022-12-30 19:30 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Groove Centric is synonymous with melodic entertainment across genres. Collectively, Groove Centric’s members have played with artists such as Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Monica, Musiq Soulchild, Jimmy Heath, India Arie,

Jeff Lorber, Oliver Lake, Mighty Blues Kings, Sonny Emory and Al Green to name a few. Their familiarity with a myriad of styles became recognizable by 2009, the band was invited to headline several jazz festivals. Their evolution has given way to music that is now a complete embodiment of jazz, neo-soul, R&B, blues, pop, and funk. As adept musicians, Groove Centric will take you on a ride beginning with a classic Miles Davis song, transition to the smooth sounds of Jill Scott and end by leaving you grooving to the head bopping funk of James Brown and Earth Wind and Fire. Groove Centric’s mission is to captivate you with their eclectic blend of R&B, jazz and blues and leave you yearning for more.

Saturday, December 31st: New Years Eve Gala Featuring Master Percussionist Bradie Speller & Friends *** SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! SOLD OUT!! ****
2022-12-31 19:30 - 2023-01-01 01:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
7:30pm – 1:00am. THIS is the place to be for an comfortable, upscale, yet enchanting evening of popular jazz and R&B, accompanied by delicious food, festive spirits and great conversation. Right in your own backyard–no need to comb the chilly streets of downtown to get your party on!

Your ticket INCLUDES:

– Concert tickets to enjoy the all-night performance of acclaimed Master Percussionist Bradie Speller, with music for listening, grooving and dancing.

– Comfortable seating in an intimate atmosphere– A champagne toast at midnight

– Non-alcoholic beverages

– Party favors

A la CARTE (not included):

-Appetizers, entrees and desserts, served to you at your table all night long

-Bar beverages (beer, wine and spirits)

** SOLDOUT!! SOLDOUT!! SOLDOUT!! SOLDOUT!! ****

Thursday, January 5th: Open Mic Jam Hosted by Trumpeter Terence Harper
2023-01-05 20:00 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
Open Mic is a little like Karaoke, but much, much better. Come out and listen to or jam with our extraordinary house band, or take the stage all on your own. This week, we’ve got acclaimed legacy trumpeter Terence Harper herding the cats, so you know it’s gonna be hot! And come hungry and thirsty–we roll out our delicious house and bar specialities for the week, just for you!

Friday, January 6th: Award-winning Jazz and R&B Singer/Actor Joyce Licorish
2023-01-06 19:30 - 23:00 | The Velvet Note Main Stage, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, 30005, United States
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 for Chaka, Babyface, Isleys, Boyz II Men and more , she is the Winner of Cobb idol 2021 and the voice of Subway.

Oh, and it’s her birthday, too! Come out and meet Joyce Licorish!
