Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves

Two jazz titans join forces to pay tribute to the legendary 1963 collaboration between John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman.

From his initial recognition as a young jazz lion, Branford Marsalis has expanded his vision as an instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, and educator, crossing stylistic boundaries while maintaining an unwavering creative integrity. In the process, he has become an avatar of contemporary artistic excellence winning three Grammy Awards, a Tony nomination for his work as a composer on Broadway, a citation by the National Endowment for the Arts as Jazz Master, and a 2021 Primetime Emmy nomination for the score he composed for the Tulsa Burning documentary.

Dianne Reeves can effortlessly sing in whatever style she wants with her far-reaching range, whether it is rhythm-and-blues, gospel, Latin music, or pop. But jazz always was, and continues to be, her musical foundation. Stretching across genres, she performed with Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Daniel Barenboim as well as with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. She has also recorded and performed as featured soloist with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2002, she became the first creative chair for jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a position designed to build the organization’s jazz presence in the community.