• Jazz pianist Jason Moran, a black man in a black suit and bow tie, looks to the side and leans agaist an upright piano.
Jazz pianist Jason Moran, a black man in a black suit and bow tie, looks to the side and leans agaist an upright piano.

Jazz Events at Cal Performances

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2026–27 Season Jazz Events Calendar

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Jazz, Illuminations: "Innocence & Experience"

Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters

James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin

Nov 21, 2026, 7:30pm
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Dance, Illuminations: "Innocence & Experience", Jazz

Ambrose Akinmusire & Aszure Barton
A a | a B : B E N D

Dec 4–5, 2026
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Jazz, Seasonal Holidays

The Hot Sardines

Holiday Stomp

Dec 17, 2026, 7:30pm
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Feb 19, 2027, 7:30pm
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