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SUMMARY:Jazz Goes to the Movies!
DESCRIPTION:SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. FIRST SHOW IS SOLD OUT.  LATE SHOW STILL HAS SEATS!  An enchanting evening where iconic movie scores blend seamlessly with jazz improvisation—a captivating fusion that stirs cherished memories and sparks pure joy. This musical journey awakens nostalgia for those golden moments when life felt most vibrant and carefree. \n\n\n\n\n“One of the most exciting projects I’ve ever been participated in and I am excited to bring this to our most enthusiastic Velvet Note guests!” – Tamara Fuller\, Owner and Narrator \n\n\n\n\nA magical evening where cinematic scores and jazz converge in an intimate dialogue—a spellbinding encounter that evokes treasured memories and uninhibited delight. This performance transports us back to those luminous times when happiness seemed effortless and infinite. \n\n\n\nMisha V Stefanuk piano \n\n\n\nTamara Fuller narrator \n\n\n\nAlex Blumenthaler bass \n\n\n\nDave Pope drums \n\n\n\nTim Otis trumpet \n\n\n\nGianCarlo Ortiz cello \n\n\n\nLacy Bolware violin \n\n\n\nTerry Abler violin
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/jazz-goes-to-the-movies/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Jam Hosted by Saxophonist Dwan Bosman
DESCRIPTION: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 house band\, including Saxophonist Dwan Bosman! Come out and listen to or jam with our extraordinary house band\, or take the stage all on your own. Bring your talent\, bring date\, bring your instrument\, bring your clapping hands\, and join the fun. Often attended by club owner Tamara Fuller and she’s always on the hunt for talent!
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/open-mic-jam-hosted-by-saxophonist-dwan-bosman-8/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T193000
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SUMMARY:Georgia State Johnny Mercer Jazz Combo
DESCRIPTION:SHOWTIMES:  7:30PM AND 9:30PM.   Ready to meet the next new generation of great jazz musicians??!??   The Georgia State Johnny Mercer Jazz Combo\, a newly formed graduate ensemble directed by acclaimed jazz pianist and educator Kevin Bales\, is quickly making its mark. Comprising top GSU jazz studies majors Ryan Walton\, Joel Powell\, Omie Crockett\, Joshua Huffman and Joshua Barnes\, this group showcases the premier talent of Georgia State University’s jazz program. Each member receives generous support through the Georgia State University Library\, which houses the Johnny Mercer Special Collections and Archives\, dedicated to preserving the legacy of Johnny Mercer and supporting music education at the School of Music.
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/georgia-state-johnny-mercer-jazz-combo/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T193000
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SUMMARY:Sugarlips Shields!
DESCRIPTION: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 nation and beyond. Since relocating to Atlanta\, she has performed with renowned artists\, appeared in major theatrical productions including Work\, Delayed but Not Denied\, and Langston Hughes’ Tambourines to Glory\, and currently portrays Aretha Franklin in Natural Woman—An Aretha Story. Her rich career includes performing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra\, sharing the stage with legends like B.B. King\, Stevie Wonder\, and Little Richard during the Olympic Games\, and touring with Sir Elton John as part of the Voice of Atlanta choir for his Peachtree Road album. Now leading her own R&B and jazz band and celebrating the release of her debut solo project Finally It’s Love\, L’Tanya says simply\, “I sing because I believe it’s what God sent me here to do—it’s my purpose.”
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/sugarlips-shields/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T190000
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SUMMARY:Brian Hudson Trio
DESCRIPTION:ONE SHOW ONLY: 7:00PM – 9:00PM. After years as a sought-after sideman—performing live with some of the Southeast’s top musicians and tracking drums for artists around the world—Brian Hudson stepped into the spotlight with his own jazz/fusion project in 2017. Drawing inspiration from pioneers of jazz\, funk\, and fusion such as Miles Davis\, George Benson\, Chick Corea\, The Crusaders\, John Scofield\, Medeski Martin & Wood\, The Brecker Brothers and Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters\, the Brian Hudson and his band blend groove\, improvisation\, and modern edge into a distinctive sound. \n\n\n\nThe Brian Hudson Trio has captivated audiences throughout the Southeast\, performing at notable venues including the High Museum of Art\, Ritz-Carlton Lake Oconee\, Renaissance Gateway Hotel\, Lake Oconee Food & Wine Festival\, Commune Listening Room\, Distillery of Modern Art\, The Shane Hotel in Midtown\, The Velvet Note\, and many others. \n\n\n\nThe Trio performs at jazz clubs\, restaurants\, hotels\, art galleries\, museums\, at private events and much more. Members of the Trio include Brian Hudson on Drums\, Dave Frackenpohl on Guitar and Tim Aucoin on Bass. \n\n\n\nMembers of the Brian Hudson Trio have performed or recorded with Kiefer Sutherland\, Freddy Jones Band\, Memory Dean\, Billboard Charting Smooth Jazz Artist Carol Albert\, Grammy Award Winning Producer Mark Neill\, Hank Crawford\, Bobby Watson\, Buddy DeFranco\, Jeff Clayton and Wycliff Gordon\, Nnenna Freelon\, the Glenn Miller Orchestra\, the Mamas and the Papas\, Allen Toussaint\, Pete Fountain\, Luther Kent and Trickbag\, Laila Biali\, Joe Gransden\, and the Georgia Symphony Jazz Orchestra among others. —
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/brian-hudson-trio/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T193000
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SUMMARY:Friday & Saturday\, April 24th and 25th:  The Bobby Broom Quartet
DESCRIPTION: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 auspicious start\, he had dedicated himself to the art\, culture\, and life of jazz\, with the goals of learning to express himself within the idiom\, while honoring its historical traditions and spirit. \n\n\n\nNearly 50 years later\, Bobby has amassed a formidable jazz pedigree\, working closely with historic figures such as Rollins\, Miles Davis\, Art Blakey\, Stanley Turrentine and Kenny Burrell\, as well as many of his contemporaries. To date he has made fifteen leader recordings and has traveled to perform\, as an accompanying musician and with his own ensembles\, in countries on five continents. \n\n\n\nBroom is a tenured Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University and has devoted much of his career to jazz education. He began teaching at the tertiary level under the direction of NEA Jazz Fellow and saxophone great Jackie McLean at University of Hartford. Bobby has also worked with high school students through the Herbie Hancock (formerly Thelonious Monk) Institute and currently\, with the Ravinia Jazz Mentor Program.
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/friday-saturday-april-24th-and-25th-the-bobby-broom-quartet/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday and Saturday\, May 1st & May 2nd:  The Benito Gonzalez Trio Featuring Jeff "Tain" Watts
DESCRIPTION: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 drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts—renowned for his explosive power\, precision\, and tenure with icons like Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis—anchors the music with unmistakable authority. Together\, they promise an evening of jazz at its highest level: bold\, intimate\, and alive in the moment.
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/saturday-sunday-january-24th-25th-the-benito-gonzalez-trio-featuring-jeff-tain-watts/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sunday\, May 3rd:  International GRAMMY Award-Winner Margo S.
DESCRIPTION:SHOWTIMES: 6:30PM AND 8:30PM. Polish-born\, New York–based vocalist and composer Margo Staniszewska\, known professionally as Margo S\, unites classical rigor with the freedom of jazz improvisation. Her debut album Ashes & Diamonds — released April 4\, 2025 on Truth Revolution Recording Collective — brings together Polish poetry\, lived narrative\, and the sound of New York’s contemporary jazz scene became a regular performer at Chelsea Table + Stage\, Triad Theater\, Williamsburg Music Center\, DADA Jazz Club\, and Brush Culture Jazz Club in Teaneck\, where she has sold out multiple shows. \n\n\n\nFor this album she won Best Jazz Album at the World Entertainment Award in Hollywood on January 31 2026\, during Grammy Week. \n\n\n\nIn 2022\, Staniszewska received an artist grant from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, which directly funded Ashes & Diamonds. Recorded at The Bunker Studio\, the album features David Kikoski (piano)\, Stacy Dillard (saxophone)\, Ricky Rodriguez (bass)\, David Hawkins (drums)\, Leandro Pellegrino (guitar)\, Spike Wilner (piano on two standards)\, and Stefano Battaglia (bass). The music draws from Polish Romantic poetry and personal narrative; she sets texts by Cyprian Norwid and Adam Asnyk\, weaving the rhythmic form of the Polonaise into a contemporary jazz language. \n\n\n\n She premiered Ashes & Diamonds at Triad Theater and Chelsea Table + Stage\, followed by performances at Jazz on Main (Mount Kisco)\, the Greenpoint Jazz Festival\, Gregory’s Jazz Club in Rome\, and the ‘Jazz nad Nilem’ Festival in Poland. She is currently writing her second album for Truth Revolution. \n\n\n\nHer voice also appears on Residente’s Grammy-winning album Las Letras Ya No Importan (Best Música Urbana Album\, 2025)\, for which she composed and recorded the choral parts to “Pólvora de Ayer.”She obtained a Grammy Diploma for this collaboration. \n\n\n\nMargo will perform at The Velvet Note on April 11th at 7.30 pm and 9.30 pm. She will sing songs from her Best Album’s winner “Ashes and Diamonds” and her new compositions. With her smooth\, colorful voice she will take you across the world: from Europe through America\, and her New York sound to the world of jazz\, poetry and rhythm.
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/saturday-april-11th-international-grammy-award-winner-margo-s/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T193000
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SUMMARY:May 9th & 10th:  Mother's Day at The Velvet Note with The Velvet Note!
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY SHOWTIMES: 7:30 AND 9:30 \n\n\n\nSUNDAY SHOWTIMES: 5:30 AND 7:30 \n\n\n\nHappy Mother’s Day Weekend!   Born in St. Louis\, Missouri\, Dwayne’s and Dwight’s passion for jazz started at an early age. They grew up listening to the sounds of great jazz artists such as Earl “Fatha” Hines\, Count Basie\, Duke Ellington and their father Lloyd Smith\, who was a well known businessman and a side man in Basie’s and Ellington’s orchestras. They are both Florida A&M University music scholars\, composers\, arrangers\, jazz artists and music educators. Over the years\, The Bosman Twins have shared their love of music and the stage with entertainment legends Freddie Cole\, Branford Marsalis\, Fontella Bass\, Roy Ayers\, David Peaston and the late trumpeter\, Lester Bowie. Whether performing with their own band or accompanying other notable jazz professionals\, their unique style and renditions of jazz\, rhythm and blues\, funk and gospel have earned them national and international acclaim. \n\n\n\nGet to know The Bosman Twins and their music by clicking HERE. \n\n\n\nThe Bosmans play an array of woodwind instruments\, ranging from tenor and alto saxophone (Dwayne and Dwight’s primary instruments) to soprano sax and a variety of clarinets and flutes. They always bring an infectious enthusiasm and energy to the stage\, an approach they learned from their father\, Lloyd Smith\, an alto saxophonist and flute player who worked with such famous St. Louis bandleaders as Fate Marable\, Charles Creath and Dewey Jackson – and later played with legends like Earl Hines and Duke Ellington on the national jazz scene.
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/may-9th-10th-mothers-day-at-the-velvet-note-with-the-velvet-note/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jazz Singer Elijah Rock
DESCRIPTION: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\, breathing art form. Gifted with a resonant\, expressive baritone and a commanding sense of narrative\, Rock moves effortlessly between jazz\, blues\, Broadway\, and classical traditions\, bringing old-school showmanship into sharp contemporary focus. His mission has always been clear\, to keep the legacy of jazz and blues not merely alive\, but vital. 
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/jazz-singer-elijah-rock-2/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T193000
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SUMMARY:Saturday and Sunday\, May 23rd & 24th:  Band Adu-- Celebrating The Music of Sade
DESCRIPTION:Band Adu was created in 2019 by founder and lead vocalist\, Jamila Sampson. The spirit of universal connection through music gives her a sense of love and passion while celebrating Sade’s artistry and style. The music gives you a feeling of romance\, seduction\, sensuality and soulfulness\, all from a global music perspective. \n\n\n\nBand Adu is honored to pay tribute to the musical legacy of Sade.
URL:https://thevelvetnote.com/event/saturday-and-sunday-may-23rd-24th-band-adu-celebrating-the-music-of-sade/
LOCATION:The Velvet Note Main Stage\, 4075 Old Milton Parkway\, Alpharetta\, 30005\, United States
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