2017 Series - Walnut Creek Jazz Experience
Open Tuesday – Sunday
Closed Monday*
Open for Calls
Tuesday – Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
(925) 943-7469
Open for Walk Up
Tuesday – Thursday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
*In addition to the hours noted, the Ticket Office is also open one hour prior and thirty minutes after curtain for ticketed performances, including performances on Mondays.
Presented by Diablo Regional Arts Association
The Diablo Regional Arts Association is committed to elevating the quality and professionalism of performing arts in Contra Costa County. Our support of drama, classical music, dance, and musical theater at the Lesher Center has enriched the community and helped to establish the Lesher Center as the cultural hub of the East Bay. But missing from the area’s performing arts scene is jazz as performed by instrumentalists and vocalists of the top rank. Now, in our fifth year as a presenter, DRAA is once again offering a concert series featuring internationally acclaimed jazz artists.
The Diablo Regional Arts Association is committed to elevating the quality and professionalism of performing arts in Contra Costa County. Our support of drama, classical music, dance, and musical theater at the Lesher Center has enriched the community and helped to establish the Lesher Center as the cultural hub of the East Bay. But missing from the area’s performing arts scene is jazz as performed by instrumentalists and vocalists of the top rank. Now, in our fifth year as a presenter, DRAA is once again offering a concert series featuring internationally acclaimed jazz artists.
2017 Schedule:
Terell Stafford Quintet
August 5, 2017 @ 5pm & 8pm
Virtuoso trumpeter Terell Stafford returns. Having graced our stage twice before, with Cyrus Chestnut and then the Clayton Brothers, he now comes leading his own quintet, featuring saxophonist Tim Warfield and pianist Bruce Barth.
Cyrille Aimée
August 12, 2017 @ 5pm & 8pm
As a child, Cyrille Aimée wandered the gypsy encampments around Samois-sur-Seine, falling in love with the gypsies’ music, life, freedom. Today, this jazz singer is internationally renowned for her unique, wild and improvisational musical vision.
Monty Alexander Trio
August 19, 2017 @ 5pm & 8pm
With the unmistakable rhythm and romance of the Latin side of jazz in his music and voice, Kingston, Jamaica-born pianist Monty Alexander delights a global audience with his joyful melody-making, soulful message, and vibrant personality.
Warren Wolf / Edward Simon Quintet with Tia Fuller
August 26, 2017 @ 5pm & 8pm
With his exquisite mastery of the vibraphone, one of the instrument’s brightest stars is Baltimore’s Warren Wolf, whose form and technique continue the lineage of great vibe players Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, and Bobby Hutcherson.
Terell Stafford Quintet
August 5, 2017 @ 5pm & 8pm
Virtuoso trumpeter Terell Stafford returns. Having graced our stage twice before, with Cyrus Chestnut and then the Clayton Brothers, he now comes leading his own quintet, featuring saxophonist Tim Warfield and pianist Bruce Barth.
Cyrille Aimée
August 12, 2017 @ 5pm & 8pm
As a child, Cyrille Aimée wandered the gypsy encampments around Samois-sur-Seine, falling in love with the gypsies’ music, life, freedom. Today, this jazz singer is internationally renowned for her unique, wild and improvisational musical vision.
Monty Alexander Trio
August 19, 2017 @ 5pm & 8pm
With the unmistakable rhythm and romance of the Latin side of jazz in his music and voice, Kingston, Jamaica-born pianist Monty Alexander delights a global audience with his joyful melody-making, soulful message, and vibrant personality.
Warren Wolf / Edward Simon Quintet with Tia Fuller
August 26, 2017 @ 5pm & 8pm
With his exquisite mastery of the vibraphone, one of the instrument’s brightest stars is Baltimore’s Warren Wolf, whose form and technique continue the lineage of great vibe players Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, and Bobby Hutcherson.