Janelle Farias Sando, also known as Janelle Lutz. This fundraising concert supports the Sammons Center for the Arts and celebrates the 100th birthday of Judy Garland. She will be joined by Adam Wright on piano. Seating for this concert is limited. See event page for more details.

The Chris McGuire Quintet opens with the humor in jazz by way of hard-swingin’ music with vocals and blowin’. The Satin Dolls Band is an all-female jazz quintet formed to celebrate 20th-century women singers, composers, and lyricists led by vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones.

Marc Toussaint brings his smooth and captivating vocals back to the Sammons Center for a night of class. With musical inspirations such as Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, and Mel Tormé, this concert promises to transport you to a time when swing was king with a tribute to the late, great Bill Evans.

Vocalist Tatiana “LadyMay” Mayfield returns with her group, pairing her stellar vocals with a swinging sextet. The Dr. Oscar Passley Quintet features the esteemed trumpet player and his band performing beloved jazz favorites and more.

Denise Lee‘s warm demeanor paired with her vivacious performance style charmed the Sammons Cabaret audience last in the fall of 2019. The 2013 Sammons Cabaret Artist of the Year and down-to-earth diva returns to perform her preferred style of cabaret — singing, acting, and bantering with fans.

Sammons Jazz Artistic Director and Steinway Artist Arlington Jones plays classical music, followed by his arrangements of the same compositions. Arlington fills the second half with music from some of his friends and influences who are no longer with us, including keyboardists Bernard Wright and George Duke.

Linda and Larry Petty have planned a magical evening with nostalgic melodies and audience sing-alongs. Other evening highlights include seasonal treats and appearances by some of their talented friends… and maybe a special visitor from the North Pole?