Join us for our 2026-2027 Season!
Subscriptions on sale soon & single tickets on sale October 1, 2026!
Swing-tennial
Saturday November 7, 2026 7:30PM Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
Sunday November 8, 2026 2:00PM Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
It's a striking coincidence: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bucky Pizzarelli, Melba Liston, Johnny Coles, Jimmy Myrett, Tony Bennett, and Jimmy Heath were all born in 1926. Swingtennial celebrates them all together. Joining the SRJO will be the always in-demand trumpeter Duane Eubanks and the acclaimed young drummer Maria Marmarou. Come join us for a centennial set that showcases a world of musical genius came out in a single year.
Big Band Heroes
Saturday February 20, 2027 7:30PM Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
Sunday February 21, 2027 2:00PM Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
Before a band can swing, someone has to write the chart - and this program honors the architects behind the sound: Gil Evans, Count Basie, Slide Hampton, Woody Herman, and others who knew how to make a horn section move as one. Big Band Heroes digs into their arrangements, with the ensemble locking into that unmistakable groove where the whole room starts to move with the kind of energy that only a full big band can bring. This is swing as serious art form, still very much alive.
Latin Jazz Legends
Saturday April 10, 2027 7:30PM Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
Sunday April 11, 2027 2:00PM Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
Eddie Palmieri never played it safe - his fearless, boundary-crossing artistry reshaped what Latin jazz could be. This concert honors him and a whole host of Cuban innovators like Ray Barreto, Tito Puente, Irakere and the Fort Apache Band that created a rich tradition of Cuban jazz and salsa. The Curtis Brothers, two of today's leading voices in Afro-Latin jazz will be with us. Grammy winner pianist Zaccai Curtis and his brother, bass player Luques will bring fresh energy to the rhythms Palmieri and others made famous. And yes, you have permission to dance.
A Juneteenth / Father's Day Celebration
Saturday June 19, 2027 7:30PM Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
Sunday June 20, 2027 2:00PM Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
The stars align and we celebrate the rich music of these two important holidays on one meaningful weekend. Honoring our fathers with classics like Horace Silver's beloved "Song for my Father" and the joy of fatherhood in Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely." Intertwined will be the inspiring songs of freedom - including "Lift Every Voice and Sing," James Weldon Johnson's anthem of hope and perseverance, as well as Charles Mingus' epic "Freedom" featuring the classic line "This mule ain't from Moscow."