Jazz
Concert Series

The Jazz Series at SCMC features in-demand, Grammy Award-winning musicians who perform in the most renowned jazz venues around the globe. Experience these consummate performers up close and personal in this spectacular series that has become known as a true Grand Rapids treasure throughout the jazz community.

Upcoming Jazz Concerts

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Madeleine Peyroux

Jazz

10/21/2023
October
21
2023
7:30 pm
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Thirty years after her formative busking days Peyroux is the proud curator of nine beguiling albums and an accomplished performer with sold-out worldwide tours under her belt. Her atmospheric version of Serge Gainsborough’s La Javanaise was used in the soundtrack of the Oscar winning film The Shape of Water and her countless accolades include the coveted BBC International Artist Of The Year honor. 2023 finds the prolific musician continuing her world tour around the 2021 release of Careless Love Deluxe Anniversary Edition.

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Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Tour

Jazz

1/18/2024
January
18
2024
7:30 pm
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Blue Note Records is celebrating their 85th Anniversary with a U.S. Tour starring “The Blue Note Quintet” – A group brought together to honor the label’s rich history and pave the way for the eclectic artists of today’s roster. Six-time Grammy Award nominee Gerald Clayton leads the band as Musical Director and Pianist; “Gerald Clayton is one of the most accomplished, distinctive and innovative pianists performing today” says Don Was, the The Blue Note label’s President since 2012. Rounding out the group is vibraphonist Joel Ross, Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, Drummer Kendrick Scott, and Bassist Matt Brewer.

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Samara Joy

Jazz

3/26/2024
March
26
2024
7:30 pm
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With her GRAMMY-Award winning and chart-topping album, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old Samara Joy makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next jazz singing sensation. The New York Times praised the “silky-voiced rising star” for “helping jazz take a youthful turn” while NPR All Things Considered named her a “classic jazz singer from a new generation.” In February 2023, Samara Joy took home two GRAMMYs - Best Jazz Vocal Album and the auspicious Best New Artist award.

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Subscriptions

  • If you subscribe to the Chamber and Jazz Series, you receive 20% off the single ticket price.
  • If you subscribe to either the Chamber or Jazz Series, you receive 15% off the single ticket price.
  • We do not offer subscriptions to the Folk Series, however as a subscriber, you have the benefit of purchasing tickets to these concerts prior to the general public.
  • You have the benefit of choosing your seats and are guaranteed those seats for the season.

Please contact our Box Office Manager at tickets@scmcgr.org or 616.459.2224 x201 with any questions.

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Driving Directions

St. Cecilia Music Center is centrally located in downtown Grand Rapids, MI. On the corner of Fulton Street and Ransom Avenue, SCMC is easily accessible to most locations in Grand Rapids and the nearby communities.SCMC’s parking lot offers 50 parking spaces on a first come, first served basis for our events. If our lot is full when you arrive, the following options are within walking distance to St. Cecilia Music Center.

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Parking

  1. Park Congregational Church, 10 E Park Place NE
    Entrance located directly across from the SCMC lot. Rate and availability may vary.
  2. Grand Rapids Public Library, 111 Library Street NE
    For up-to-date parking information, please visit the Grand Rapids Public Library website.
  3. GRCC Parking Ramp, 140 Bostwick Ave NE
    Entrances both on Ransom Street and at the corner of Bostwick Ave and Fountain StreetFor up-to-date parking information, please visit the Grand Rapids Community College website.
  4. Most city meters are free after 6pm and on the weekend. For up-to-date parking information, please visit the Grand Rapids City website.