Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 6:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

Throughout their storied 43-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 26 albums, received 18 Grammy® nominations – won 2 – performed countless sold-out tours, and enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success.

The Yellowjackets formed in the late 1970’s as the backup band for guitarist Robben Ford. They recorded their first album together in 1980. Shortly after that recording, however, Ford decided to part ways and go in a different musical direction. As a result, the modern day Yellowjackets were formed — a trio with Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson. Since then, and with the addition of Bob Mintzer, the Yellowjackets have gained and maintained prominence as one of jazz’s most influential and loved groups.

Over the years the band has undergone numerous lineup changes. Never failing to rise to the inevitable challenges of adjustment, the Yellowjackets - Russell Ferrante, William Kennedy, Bob Mintzer - have maintained an extraordinarily high quality of musicianship that is the rival of many but a surprise to no one who knows and appreciates the band and their music.

The most recent addition to the band adds Australian bass player Dane Alderson in to the mix. With his exceptional rhythmic sensibility and natural disposition toward groove, Dane brings a new energy to the band and adds a youthful approach to the music.

The Yellowjackets album “Raising Our Voice" was released in Fall 2018 and features special guest vocalist Luciana Souza. Their latest album "Jackets XL with the WDR Big Band" was nomitaed for a Grammy® in 2021.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

Throughout their storied 43-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 26 albums, received 18 Grammy® nominations – won 2 – performed countless sold-out tours, and enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success.

The Yellowjackets formed in the late 1970’s as the backup band for guitarist Robben Ford. They recorded their first album together in 1980. Shortly after that recording, however, Ford decided to part ways and go in a different musical direction. As a result, the modern day Yellowjackets were formed — a trio with Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson. Since then, and with the addition of Bob Mintzer, the Yellowjackets have gained and maintained prominence as one of jazz’s most influential and loved groups.

Over the years the band has undergone numerous lineup changes. Never failing to rise to the inevitable challenges of adjustment, the Yellowjackets - Russell Ferrante, William Kennedy, Bob Mintzer - have maintained an extraordinarily high quality of musicianship that is the rival of many but a surprise to no one who knows and appreciates the band and their music.

The most recent addition to the band adds Australian bass player Dane Alderson in to the mix. With his exceptional rhythmic sensibility and natural disposition toward groove, Dane brings a new energy to the band and adds a youthful approach to the music.

The Yellowjackets album “Raising Our Voice" was released in Fall 2018 and features special guest vocalist Luciana Souza. Their latest album "Jackets XL with the WDR Big Band" was nomitaed for a Grammy® in 2021.

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 6:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

“Lori Williams' beautiful voice glides soulfully and effortlessly across a smooth and inviting rhythmic landscape with messages of abundance, joy, and affirmation.” – Dianne Reeves (Multi-Grammy Award Winner/NEA Jazz Master) 
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Lori Williams 
Acclaimed international Jazz vocalist Lori Williams has a most impressive resume as a performing artist, music educator, songwriter, producer, and musical theater actress with over 30 years of experience. Her annual vocal jazz tour and performance at international festivals have taken her to Europe (Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Ukraine), Japan, British Virgin Islands, and across the USA.

For over three decades, Lori Williams has worked with many notable artists as lead / background / studio session / guest vocalist including Oleta Adams, Yolanda Adams, David Archuleta, Eric Benet, The Blackbyrds, Norman Brown, Tom Browne, Peabo Bryson, Chuck Brown, Wayne Bruce, Jerry Butler, Jonathan Butler, Paul Carr, Terri Lyne Carrington, TC Carson, Gene Chandler, Renato Chicco, Stanley Clarke, Nick Colionne, Collaboration, Michael Colyar, Chris “Big Dog” Davis, John Di Martino, Will Downing, George Duke, Nathan East, Troy Sol Edler, Kevon Edmonds (After 7), Jorel “JFLY” Flynn (HBIYD), Derrick Gardner, James Genus, Savion Glover, Chelsey Green, Slide Hampton, Winard Harper, Christian Havel, Walter Hawkins, Howard Hewett, Weldon Hill, Tony Hightower, Jessy J, Al Johnson, Allyn Johnson (Divine Order), Marcus Johnson, Stanley Jordan, Kindred the Family Soul, Ben E. King, Saltman Knowles Group, Rayshun LaMarr, Lavahi, Dee Lucas, Timmy Maia, Alex Malheiros (Azymuth), Maysa, Daniel McClain (After 7), Frank McComb, Marion Meadows, Najee, Julia Nixon, Phil Perry, Robert E. Person, Anne Phillips, Lloyd Price, Althea Rene, Ellie Saitoh and The Love Tambourines, Sylver Logan Sharp, Tony Terry, Unit 3 Deep, Gerald Veasley, Chris Walker, Kim Waters, Anthony Wellington, Bernhard Wiesinger (Poysdorf All-Stars), Vesta Williams, Angela Winbush, Sherry Winston, Frederic Yonnet.

instagram: loriwilliams_lorijazz

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

“Lori Williams' beautiful voice glides soulfully and effortlessly across a smooth and inviting rhythmic landscape with messages of abundance, joy, and affirmation.” – Dianne Reeves (Multi-Grammy Award Winner/NEA Jazz Master) 
Watch
Listen
Website 
Lori Williams 
Acclaimed international Jazz vocalist Lori Williams has a most impressive resume as a performing artist, music educator, songwriter, producer, and musical theater actress with over 30 years of experience. Her annual vocal jazz tour and performance at international festivals have taken her to Europe (Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Ukraine), Japan, British Virgin Islands, and across the USA.

For over three decades, Lori Williams has worked with many notable artists as lead / background / studio session / guest vocalist including Oleta Adams, Yolanda Adams, David Archuleta, Eric Benet, The Blackbyrds, Norman Brown, Tom Browne, Peabo Bryson, Chuck Brown, Wayne Bruce, Jerry Butler, Jonathan Butler, Paul Carr, Terri Lyne Carrington, TC Carson, Gene Chandler, Renato Chicco, Stanley Clarke, Nick Colionne, Collaboration, Michael Colyar, Chris “Big Dog” Davis, John Di Martino, Will Downing, George Duke, Nathan East, Troy Sol Edler, Kevon Edmonds (After 7), Jorel “JFLY” Flynn (HBIYD), Derrick Gardner, James Genus, Savion Glover, Chelsey Green, Slide Hampton, Winard Harper, Christian Havel, Walter Hawkins, Howard Hewett, Weldon Hill, Tony Hightower, Jessy J, Al Johnson, Allyn Johnson (Divine Order), Marcus Johnson, Stanley Jordan, Kindred the Family Soul, Ben E. King, Saltman Knowles Group, Rayshun LaMarr, Lavahi, Dee Lucas, Timmy Maia, Alex Malheiros (Azymuth), Maysa, Daniel McClain (After 7), Frank McComb, Marion Meadows, Najee, Julia Nixon, Phil Perry, Robert E. Person, Anne Phillips, Lloyd Price, Althea Rene, Ellie Saitoh and The Love Tambourines, Sylver Logan Sharp, Tony Terry, Unit 3 Deep, Gerald Veasley, Chris Walker, Kim Waters, Anthony Wellington, Bernhard Wiesinger (Poysdorf All-Stars), Vesta Williams, Angela Winbush, Sherry Winston, Frederic Yonnet.

instagram: loriwilliams_lorijazz

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 6:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

 

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 6:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

 

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

 

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 5:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

OLI SILK
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London-born keyboardist Oli Silk is the UK’s Smooth Jazz Ambassador! He began writing and recording music as part of jazz funk duo ‘Sugar and Silk’ in the late 1990’s. The pair released 2 albums to much European acclaim, and this grabbed the attention of Trippin’N’Rhythm Records to whom Oli has been signed with ever since. He has produced 6 hit albums in that time: 
▪    So Many Ways - (2006)
▪    The Limit’s The Sky - (2008)
▪    All We Need - (2010)
▪    Razor Sharp Brit - (2013)
▪    Where I Left Off - (2016)
▪    6 - (2020)
Oli’s songs have enjoyed huge success on radio in the US over the last 15 years, highlights include: 
▪    Easy Does It - Oli’s debut hit, Billboard top 15 (2006)
▪    Chill Or Be Chilled - One of the biggest hits of the year, Billboard top 3 and one of the longest charting songs in Billboard Smooth Jazz history with a combined main/ recurrent chart tally of 54 weeks! (2008/09)
▪    At Your Service - Oli’s first Billboard #1 song (2013)
▪    New Bounce - Three weeks at Billboard #1 for this memorable tune, featuring Vincent Ingala (2020)
▪    Hurry Up And Wait - Another Billboard #1, the first time that Oli had enjoyed multiple #1’s from the same album, also Billboard #7 song of the year (2021)
Oli remains one of the most dynamic and energetic keyboardists in the genre and his unique mix of jazzy instrumentals, funky vocal cuts and downright old skool keytar and vocoder give his live shows that real wow factor and have earned him a loyal and dedicated fan-base! Oli has toured his music extensively across the globe, from Mozambique to Australia, Spain to Dubai, Lithuania to LA. You can also regularly find Oli as a featured artist on the prestigious Dave Koz Cruise. Oli’s skills as a sideman keys player have made him the UK go-to guy for some of the genre’s biggest artists including Gerald Albright, Chuck Loeb, Brian Culbertson, Boney James, Dave Koz, Pieces of a Dream, Euge Groove, Paul Brown and Peter White. His credentials as a musical director are also far reaching, most notably for 4 years at the Dubai International Jazz Festival - overseeing some 30+ artists on the Jazz Garden Stage.

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 6:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 6:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

NOEL & MARIA
NOEL FREIDLINE WEBSITE
MARIA HOWELL WEBSITE

Maria Howell and Noel Freidline define chemistry.  Musically they breath as one, communicating almost telepathically as they explore and re-interpret some of the best music of the last 80 years.  Always approaching the music from “the left,” Noel and Maria have made a name for themselves as they offer listeners something they have heard, but that they have never heard before.  Combine this fresh musical approach with a rapport and witty banter that harkens back to the days of the Rat Pack, and you have Noel and Maria in their element: on stage, thrilling an audience at every turn.   

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

NOEL & MARIA
NOEL FREIDLINE WEBSITE
MARIA HOWELL WEBSITE

Maria Howell and Noel Freidline define chemistry.  Musically they breath as one, communicating almost telepathically as they explore and re-interpret some of the best music of the last 80 years.  Always approaching the music from “the left,” Noel and Maria have made a name for themselves as they offer listeners something they have heard, but that they have never heard before.  Combine this fresh musical approach with a rapport and witty banter that harkens back to the days of the Rat Pack, and you have Noel and Maria in their element: on stage, thrilling an audience at every turn.   

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 6:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

NOEL & MARIA
NOEL FREIDLINE WEBSITE
MARIA HOWELL WEBSITE

Maria Howell and Noel Freidline define chemistry.  Musically they breath as one, communicating almost telepathically as they explore and re-interpret some of the best music of the last 80 years.  Always approaching the music from “the left,” Noel and Maria have made a name for themselves as they offer listeners something they have heard, but that they have never heard before.  Combine this fresh musical approach with a rapport and witty banter that harkens back to the days of the Rat Pack, and you have Noel and Maria in their element: on stage, thrilling an audience at every turn.   

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

NOEL & MARIA
NOEL FREIDLINE WEBSITE
MARIA HOWELL WEBSITE

Maria Howell and Noel Freidline define chemistry.  Musically they breath as one, communicating almost telepathically as they explore and re-interpret some of the best music of the last 80 years.  Always approaching the music from “the left,” Noel and Maria have made a name for themselves as they offer listeners something they have heard, but that they have never heard before.  Combine this fresh musical approach with a rapport and witty banter that harkens back to the days of the Rat Pack, and you have Noel and Maria in their element: on stage, thrilling an audience at every turn.   

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 5:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

For more than a decade, Xavier Gordon has been an all-around entertainer in the music industry. Pianist, songwriter, producer and jazz artist are just some of the musical titles he has developed since his start playing piano at the age of eight and his debut into the live music scene in Atlanta, GA in 2008.

Born in Conyers, GA, he grew up in a musical family full of singers and musicians and quickly became immersed into the rhythmic sounds and powerful music found in church. This influence can be heard in his music even today.

In 2009, an opportunity to sit in with the Lincoln Jazz Orchestra turned into an amazing showcase of his talent and a scholarship to study jazz performance. In addition to his childhood classical training, he became formally trained in jazz while obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Studies from Georgia State University.

After graduating, he pushed his musical skills to the next level by entering into the Los Angeles music scene. The city of dreams and stars propelled Xavier into dynamic music collaborations and opportunities to play with artists like Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, John Legend and many more.

He has produced music for artists like Angie Stone, Puff Daddy and Musiq Soulchild, for which he earned a Grammy nomination in 2018. And in 2019, he recorded a single where he plays alongside jazz greats Norman Brown and Kirk Whalum.

These experiences led to an evolution in his own artistry, and now, he is prepared to unveil a musical project of a lifetime: Excellence. Excellence, Xavier Gordon’s innovative and feel-good jazz EP released July 2, 2021 and debuted at #2 on the Itunes Charts.

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 6:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

Martha Bartz brings a new show to MiddleC Jazz with Musical Director, Dr. Mory Ortman. The show is OFF THE CHARTS both figuratively, as Martha delivers a musical romp that promises belly laughs, Broadway, standards and surprises; and literally, as Martha unveils new arrangements by a host of of New York’s finest.

Personnel:
Jeff Harnar - Director

Martha Bartz - Vocals

Mory Ortman - Musical Director, Keyboards and Vocals

Dave Vergato - Bass

Rick Dior - Drums

MARTHA BARTZ

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Martha Bartz is an accomplished and versatile vocalist performing regularly as a contemporary cabaret artist, classical concert and oratorio soloist, recitalist and opera principal. Ms. Bartz has performed as a guest artist in prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, The Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove, NJ, Gusman Hall in Miami.  She has headlined with many prominent orchestras and organizations such as the New York City Chamber Orchestra, the Pilsen Radio Sympony of Czechoslovakia, The Charlotte Symphony, The Miami Bach Society Chamber Orchestra, The Gay Mens Chorus of South Florida and Fort Lauderdale and other church, synagogue and civic organizations throughout the US.   Ms Bartz has performed cabarets in NY to FL to SD!

DR. MORY ORTMAN

Dr Mory Ortman, Music Director, is in demand as a freelance pianist, accompanist, vocal coach, and music director in New York City.  Mory frequently performs with The Manhattan Concert Productions at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. He is in demand across the US.    He is the Music Director of the classical and musical theatre summer programs at Quisisana resort in Maine.  Mory also performs as accompanist and vocalist with the Manhattan Chorale and the 4K cabaret.

JEFF HARNAR

Jeff Harnar is an award-winning cabaret, concert and recording artist.  His Carnegie Hall appearances include both the Cole Porter and Noel Coward Centennial Galas.  Jeff’s PBS televised concerts include “The 1959 Broadway Songbook” and “American Songbook: Stephen Sondheim” (co-starring KT Sullivan). Jeff has won multiple MAC, Bistro and BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards and The Noel Coward Foundation Cabaret Award. I KNOW THINGS NOW My Life in Sondheim’s Words (PS Classics) is Jeff’s fifth solo album.

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 6:00 pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members.