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The Jazz Icons series at Trinity Church presents free Sunday afternoon concerts featuring brilliant, world-renowned practitioners of the jazz tradition. A joint effort between Trinity and JAZZ HOUSE NYC, these concerts are curated by eight time Grammy Award-winning bassist and Jazz House Artistic Director Christian McBride, as well as JAZZ HOUSE KiDS founder and jazz vocalist Melissa Walker. Past performances have featured the legendary double bassist Ron Carter, influential Afro-Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés Trio, and the celebrated jazz pianist Monty Alexander.

Trinity Church’s popular Jazz at One series offers free midday concerts from luminaries like Samara Joy, Billy Hart, and Roy Hargrove.

Learn about upcoming performances below and enjoy recordings of iconic past performances.

Upcoming performances

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Jazz at One: Samara Joy
MusicNovember 8, 2022

Jazz at One: Samara Joy

Trinity's newest series, Jazz at One, takes place every Tuesday from October 11 to November 22 at St. Paul's Chapel and features an eclectic mix of brilliant jazz artists in collaboration with JAZZHOUSE@Trinity, a joint effort between Trinity and Jazz House Kids

Tuesday, November 8, we were joined by lifelong vocal prodigy Samara Joy, whose sophomore album Linger Awhile (Verve Records) has Jazz Times proclaiming, “Samara Joy is that new voice that’s giving new purpose to the music,” praising her “distinctive style, charm, and dexterity.

MusicOctober 18, 2022

Jazz at One: Abraham Burton Quartet

Trinity’s newest series, Jazz at One features an eclectic mix of brilliant jazz artists in collaboration with JAZZHOUSE@Trinity. Watch the concert from October 18 with the Abraham Burton Quartet.
Loston Harris at the piano
MusicOctober 11, 2022

Jazz at One: Loston Harris Trio

Trinity’s newest series, Jazz at One, takes place every Tuesday from October 11 through November 22 and features an eclectic mix of brilliant jazz artists in collaboration with JAZZHOUSE@Trinity.
Watch the concert from October 11 with the Loston Harris Trio.
MusicJuly 26, 2022

Summer Jazz Artist Series

St. Paul's Chapel • In-person and online
Free; reservations not required

As part of Trinity Church Wall Street's growing commitment to jazz, a uniquely American art form and an important, uniting voice for our collective story and experience, we are hosting a weekly lunchtime music series coordinated by Jazz House Kids.

Jazz House Kids offer students a wide range of creative programming with internationally renowned jazz performers teaching alongside staff. Through music, mentoring, education, and apprenticeship, Jazz House Kids cultivates tomorrow's global citizens so they may build vibrant communities.

*Schedule of concerts:

  • June 14: Saxophonist Abel Mireles and the LatiNext Project
  • June 21: Zoe Obadia Quartet
  • June 28: Bruce Williams Quintet
  • July 12: Claudia Abenda
  • July 19: Patrick Bird's Birdman Sextet
  • July 26: JazzHouse@Trinity Student Showcase and Faculty Concert
MusicJuly 12, 2022

Summer Jazz Artist Series: Claudia Abena

St. Paul's Chapel • In-person and online
Free; reservations not required

As part of Trinity Church Wall Street's growing commitment to jazz, a uniquely American art form and an important, uniting voice for our collective story and experience, we are hosting a weekly lunchtime music series coordinated by Jazz House Kids.

Jazz House Kids offer students a wide range of creative programming with internationally renowned jazz performers teaching alongside staff. Through music, mentoring, education, and apprenticeship, Jazz House Kids cultivates tomorrow's global citizens so they may build vibrant communities.

*Schedule of concerts:

  • June 14: Saxophonist Abel Mireles and the LatiNext Project
  • June 21: Zoe Obadia Quartet
  • June 28: Bruce Williams Quintet
  • July 12: Claudia Abena
  • July 19: Patrick Bird's Birdman Sextet
  • July 26: JazzHouse@Trinity Student Showcase and Faculty Concert
MusicJuly 10, 2022

The Steve Turre Sextet

Free; reservations are not required

Trinity Church Wall Street, in collaboration with Jazz House Kids, presents a free performance of The Steve Turre Sextet. Over the course of a remarkable career spanning more than five decades, virtuoso Steve Turre has proven he is one of the foremost masters of the trombone, and a pioneer of using seashells as musical instruments. In addition to being a member of the Saturday Night Live Band, jazz icon Turre has performed with numerous preeminent artists including Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Tito Puente, and more. This performance presents works from his upcoming recording on Smoke Sessions, called “Generations,” and features a band of some of the most celebrated jazz musicians.

Steve Turre - Trombone & shell

Rufus Reid - Bass

Ron Blake - Sax & flute

Isaiah Thompson - Piano

Wallace Roney Jr. - Trumpet

Orion Turre - Drums

With special guest Abdou M’Boup – Percussion

Can't attend in person? To watch live, go to Trinity’s homepage at the time of the performance. To watch on-demand, visit our music video portal.

MusicFebruary 8, 2022

Comfort at One: Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.

Today’s Comfort at One features music from our Holy Eucharist service on January 16, 2022, which celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Jazz artists who honored Dr. King by performing an inspired set of tunes curated by bassist Patrick Bird.

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