Jazz Small Ensembles
Buhaina's Delight: The Music of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Monday, October 20, 2025 at 7:30pm CDT
McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Darius Hampton and Joe Clark, conductors
The Jazz Messengers were an iconic jazz ensemble led by drummer Art Blakey from the early 1950s until his death in 1990. A revolving incubator for young talent, the group helped established careers for numerous jazz musicians such as Branford and Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson, and Terence Blanchard. The Darius Hampton and Joe Clark ensembles perform the timeless music of The Jazz Messengers.
View Live StreamTickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.
Buy TicketsSelections by the Darius Hampton Ensemble
Andres Turullols, tenor saxophone
Naman Naik, piano
Andrew Schreiber, guitar
Owen Barnes, bass
Charles Johnson, drums
Wayne Shorter (arr. Naman Naik), The Chess Players
Clare Fischer (arr. Owen Barnes), Pensativa
Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen (arr. Charles Johnson), “Like Someone in Love”
Benny Golson (arr. Andres Turullols), Are You Real?
Cedar Walton (arr. Andrew Schreiber), Ugetsu
Selections by the Joe Clark Ensemble
Sebastián Ignacio Gómez, trumpet
Nathan Yan, tenor saxophone
Charlie Kunzweiler, trombone
Nikhel Kamalia, guitar
Dante Espinoza-Villasenor, bass
Calvin Simmers, drums
Horace Silver (arr. Nikhel Kamalia), Ecaroh
Wayne Shorter (arr. Dante Espinoza-Villasenor), Sleeping Dancer, Sleep On
Gigi Gryce (arr. Evan Steinkoler), Social Call
Ray Bryant (arr. Sebastián Ignacio Gómez), Cubano Chant
Dizzy Gillespie (arr. Nathan Yan), “I Waited for You”
Curtis Fuller (arr. Charlie Kunzweiler), Arabia
David and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Address
70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
Located in the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this rooms seats 120 and offers a flexible space for choral rehearsals, small ensemble performances, and student recitals.