Jazz Icons

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.

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.

MusicJune 28, 2022

Summer Jazz Artist Series: Bruce Williams Quintet

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

As part of Trinity Church Wall Street's growing commitment to jazz, a uniquely American...

MusicJune 17, 2022

Summer Jazz Artist Series: Abel Mireles and LatiNext

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...

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.

MusicAugust 31, 2021

Comfort at One: Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite

For Comfort at One, we pay homage to one of the greatest voices in jazz, the “Mother of Bebop,” Mary Lou Williams. Pioneering jazz pianist Chris Pattishall and his quintet perform Williams’ Zodiac Suite in this 2015 Concert at One performance. Reimagine your sonic understanding of jazz.

MusicJune 11, 2021

Comfort at One: Mary Lou Williams

Today’s soul-stirring Comfort at One is performed by the beautiful mezzo-soprano Pamela Terry from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street in collaboration with virtuoso pianist Aaron Diehl. Enjoy this stunning set of songs by the inspirational First Lady of Jazz, Mary Lou Williams.