Equally adept at roiling bebop intensity, gentle ballad expressions, and knotty fistfuls of funk, the group has been less active in the last few years, owing to the demands of their individual careers, so every new album and tour is cause for celebration.

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, writes Giovanni Russonello, “is now renowned in the jazz world. At 43, he has become a mentor to many of today’s young big–band composers…"

A few days into the new year, on January 4, Stefon Harris & Blackout rolled into Jazz Standard and blew us away with the creativity and cohesion of their interplay. Now the acclaimed vibraphonist and his quintet are back for this multi–night stand.

A vocal trio in the great tradition of the Boswell Sisters, Duchess has forged a repu­tation for providing tight harmonies and big fun at their shows – and they’ll be recording live during this special engagement.

For this very special Jazz Standard appearance, the SJMO welcomes special guest Kurt Elling – the GRAMMY Award winner and DownBeat’s “Male Singer of the Year” for fourteen consecutive years who (in the words of The Washington Post) “has come to embody the creative spirit in jazz.”