7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Mike Cameron Group hosts Free Energy: All-Ages Jazz Jam every second and fourth Wednesday of the month! All ages are encouraged to bring their instrument and sheet music to join the fun. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience unique collaborations between different generations, schools, and varying skill levels. LowDown provides a state-of-the-art sound system, Yamaha C7 grand piano, bass amp, and drum set. Guitar players must provide their own amp and guitar. 

The Jonathan Haywood Quintet is a youthful ensemble infusing the timeless sounds of jazz, R&B, and funk with a fresh contemporary twist inspired by the golden eras of the 1940s-1970s. With infectious energy and soulful melodies, they seamlessly blend classic tunes with original compositions, captivating audiences with their dynamic performances. Led by talented musicians, the Jonathan Haywood Quintet embodies the spirit of innovation while paying homage to the rich traditions of the past, promising an unforgettable musical experience for all who listen. The quintet includes Jonathan Haywood, Sam Krempl, Titus Ott, Naomi Wharry, and Jeffrey Stevenson. Doors open at 6 p.m. | Show runs 7-9:30 p.m. 21+ Please provide a valid ID 

Two of Tulsa‘s finest front women will present an evening of original music backed by a powerhouse band on Friday, April 26. The show will feature Annie Ellicott (vocals and ukulele), Fiona Forte (vocals, guitar, and bass), Phillip Hanewinkel (bass, drums, and guitar), Peter Tomshany (guitar), Mark Southerland (saxophone), and David Broome (piano). Doors open at 7 p.m. | Show starts at 8 p.m. Ages 21+ (Please provide a valid ID) Annie Ellicott is a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and interdisciplinary artist. In recent years, she has expanded her creativity through acting, voice-over, audiobook narration, video production, album production, stagecraft, and performance art. Ellicott has acquired a substantial fan base from her voiceover work as both a character actor and narrator for Soundbooth Theater Audiobooks and has toured the United States and Europe, performing both traditional jazz and original compositions. Ellicott’s stage power arises from her sustained drive. A disciplined performer, Ellicott has performed some 300 shows in the past 5 years, before crowds as wide-ranging as the annual Outside Lands Festival in Golden Gate Park to Caveau de la Huchette in Paris. She’s also a recurring guest vocalist with Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at both The Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles, as well as Feinstein’s At The Nikko in San Francisco. Ellicott appeared with Goldblum and his ensemble in San Francisco at Sketch Fest 2016, 2017, 2018, and at the famed Glastonbury Festival in London in 2019. Fiawna Forté is a singer/musician/songwriter who is known for her ability to create music across multiple genres. She has been celebrated for her live performances that vary from energetic, full-band sets to captivating solo material. Her side project, Nine & Ten, consists of Fiawna and Phillip Hanewinkel (her husband). Fiawna has toured nationally and has performed a variety of festivals (opening for artists Wanda Jackson and Leon Russell), radio, and tv spots. She is currently, based out of Tulsa, OK 

The words Mecla (mixture) and Clave (Afro- Caribbean instrument and Rhythm) combined, give us the meaning and understanding of this seasoned group of musicians and what they are all about. Mezclave, formed 23 years ago, providing an outlet and fulfilling a void for Latin Jazz and Salsa music to be performed in the Midwestern part of the United States. Edwin Canito was inspired to start this group in 2000 after years of influence from the music of Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Conjunto Libre and the “FANIA” era of salsa music. MEZCLAVE brings Afro-Caribbean rhythms and a unique mix of Neo-Soul, Jazz and traditional Salsa to each song, creating a one-of-a-kind SALSA performance. If you’ve ever wanted to learn to dance to the hot fiery rhythms of salsa music, this show is for you! Get your tickets in advance ~ Mezclave salsa nights are sure to sell out! Buying tickets for a general admission show steps: 1. Select the number of guests 2. Click the dance floor and then click the "next" button at the bottom of the screen to continue the purchasing process. Doors open at 7 p.m. | Show starts at 8 p.m. Ages 21+ (Please provide a valid ID) 

Doors open at 6pm/ Show starts at 7pm. All ages show- Please provide a valid ID. Join us for NSU Jazz Night on Thursday, May 2. The NSU Combo will perform a variety of jazz standards featuring songs by Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and Jaco Pastorius The group includes Larry Poffer (saxophone), Brett Holloway (trombone), Ethan Doty (piano), Dean DeMerritt (bass), Philip Foster (drums), Seth Gioletti (drums), and Dean DeMerritt (director). ) 

Doors open at 7 p.m. | Show starts at 8 p.m. Ages 21+ OKC’s leading lady in Blues returns to LowDown for a soul-filled show you have to hear to believe! An attorney, former judge, and professional vocalist, no one who knows Chanda Graham is surprised to see her transition from the courtroom to the stage. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Chanda routinely juggles her attorney and music personas, working through both to enhance the live music scene in Oklahoma. 

Drummer and percussionist John Hanrahan's encore returns to LowDown. The last show was a sold-out celebration! Hanrahan has been performing the music of John Coltrane for over 20 years throughout the United States. Hanrahan has performed nationally as well as at The Monterey Jazz Festival in 2014 and 2022. The first set will be a performance of John Coltrane's iconic recording: A Love Supreme. The second set will be a mix of the late, great, Wayne Shorter. This group features drummer, John Hanrahan, Mike Cameron on sax, Scott McQuade on piano, and Stephen Schultz on bass. Doors open at 7 p.m.| Show starts at 8 p.m. Ages 21+ (Please provide a valid I.D.) 

7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Mike Cameron Group hosts Free Energy: All-Ages Jazz Jam every second and fourth Wednesday of the month! All ages are encouraged to bring their instrument and sheet music to join the fun. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience unique collaborations between different generations, schools, and varying skill levels. LowDown provides a state-of-the-art sound system, Yamaha C7 grand piano, bass amp, and drum set. Guitar players must provide their own amp and guitar. 

Doors open at 7pm/ Show runs 8-9:30pm Ages 21+ Please provide a valid ID Michael Taylor presents Classics for a Cause on Thursday, May 16. This classical piano concert will include works by J.S. Bach, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, and more. In honor of the recovery of Michael's brother Elijah Taylor: proceeds from this event will go toward funding cancer research and treatment. 

Don’t miss Tiffany Stone Richter and Friends on Saturday, May 18 at LowDown. Tiffany is an amazing vocalist, comfortable in many styles from classical to pop, but it's safe to say, her jazz stylings are incredible. This is going to be one swinging, get-down evening, featuring a stellar band with a great 4 piece horn section. In addition, she'll be debuting her new album! Her band features: Tiffany Stone-Richter - Vocals Brad Henderson - Arranger/Piano Stephen Schultz - Bass George Toumayan - Drums Bill Gable - Trumpet Victor Anderson - Alto Sax Kyle Fisher - Tenor Sax Rich Fisher - Trombone Tiffany is originally from Oklahoma, a graduate of NSU Tahlequah, earned her Masters at SW Texas State. She now teaches at Wallace State in Hanceville, Alabama where she resides with her husband and 2 children. Tiffany is in demand nationally as a clinician and performer. Doors open at 7 p.m. | Show starts at 8 p.m. Ages 21+ (Please provide valid I.D.) 

7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Mike Cameron Group hosts Free Energy: All-Ages Jazz Jam every second and fourth Wednesday of the month! All ages are encouraged to bring their instrument and sheet music to join the fun. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience unique collaborations between different generations, schools, and varying skill levels. LowDown provides a state-of-the-art sound system, Yamaha C7 grand piano, bass amp, and drum set. Guitar players must provide their own amp and guitar. 

Doors Open at 6 p.m. | Show runs 7-10 p.m. 21+ Ages (Please provide a valid I.D.) Listen as pop/rock singer-songwriter pop/rock, Ginger Leigh, takes her voice and stage antics to a new style and level on Thursday, May 23. Ginger is debuting her jazz project, “Straight Up with a Ginger Twist!” Straight Up is Ginger's dream project where she shows off her big and lush voice; sexy, funny, and charming stage style; and skills as a veteran performer. Straight Up with a Ginger Twist will be the next big thing in jazz performance! This band features: "Ginger Leigh - Vocals Mike Cameron - Sax Clinton Beeler - Tenor Sax Rod Clark - Trombone Austin Stunkard - Trumpet Scott McQuade - Piano Tye Slagle - Guitar Will Barfield - Bass Chris Peters - Drums 

Doors at 7pm/ Show runs 8-11pm 21+ Ages Please provide a valid ID. Dr. Tommy Poole brings his Jazz quartet to LowDown for an evening of music by The world famous Yellow Jackets! 

Doors open at 7pm/ Show runs 8-11pm 21+ Ages Please provide a valid ID. An evening of selections of songs from the Great American Songbook. The Alliance will also do a melody of service songs to highlight the veterans' service and sacrifice. The Alliance is comprised of: Stephen Cosper - guitar Will Kelly - bass Richard John’s - drums Steve Beck - saxophone David Brennen- piano Steve is a retired Army Vet that preformed with the Jazz Ambassador Band. 

Banjo and songwriting master Cody Brewer circles his wagons down to LowDown for an evening of originals and cover tunes steeped in Americana, folk, jazz, and country on Thursday, May 30. Cody will be joined by Chris Combs, Andrew Bones, and Stephen Schultz. Doors open at 6 p.m. | Show starts at 8 p.m. Ages 21+ (Please provide a valid I.D.) 

Doors open at 7 p.m. | Show runs 8-11 p.m. Ages 21+ (Please provide a valid I.D.) Booker is combining his smooth voice with a stellar Pino trio and string quartet for an epic show on Friday, May 31. This show will be a rich sonic palette of styles and textures with anything from swing to Latin, and pop to standard jazz ballads. This group is comprised of: Booker Gillespie - Vocals Brad Henderson - Arranger/piano Dean Demerritt - Bass David Bowen - Drums Dina Litvinova - Violin Elena Gavrilov - Violin Ethan Landis - Viola Gulnara Hollopeter - Cello Booker is one of the area's finest male jazz vocalists. His rich baritone voice, teamed with his musical experience and swing factor, make him one of the busiest singers around. Brad has been arranging music and organizing events for decades. 

Door open at 7:30/ Show runs 8:30-10pm 21+ Ages Please provide a valid ID. Jazz icon Bill Frisell’s four-decade career as a guitarist and composer has been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade.” “Frisell has had a lot of practice putting high concept into a humble package,” writes the New York Times. “Long hailed as one of the most distinctive and original improvising guitarists of our time, he has also earned a reputation for teasing out thematic connections with his music… There’s a reason that Jazz at Lincoln Center had him program a series called Roots of Americana.” Critics and peers have lauded Frisell as one of the music’s most treasured participants, praising his playing as well as the anatomy of his compositions — how he structures a form around often a simple melody or progression, creating a gesture at once complex and elemental. Recognized as one of America’s 21 most vital and productive performing artists, Frisell was named an inaugural Doris Duke Artist in 2012. He is also a recipient of grants from United States Artists, Meet the Composer among others. In 2016, he was a beneficiary of the first FreshGrass Composition commission to preserve and support innovative grassroots music. Upon San Francisco Jazz opening their doors in 2013, he served as one of their Resident Artistic Directors. Bill is also the subject of a new documentary film by director Emma Franz, entitled Bill Frisell: A Portrait, which examines his creative process in depth. His latest recording is Valentine (Blue Note), recorded with acclaimed bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston—the same trio that will play this year’s FETE. Valentine has been hailed as “a masterpiece” by Downbeat: “They consistently and strikingly play as one, voices intertwined, completing phrases as if sharing a single thought… Even overdubs are so perfect that everything feels utterly organic… the performances represent jazz playing at its most sublime.” 

Doors open at 8pm/ Show runs 8:30-10pm 21+ Ages Please provide a valid ID. As a resolute preservationist, storyteller, and instrumentalist, Dom Flemons has long set himself apart by finding forgotten folk songs and making them live again. Lauded with a GRAMMY win and two EMMY nominations, he is widely known as the American Songster, since his repertoire covers over a century of early American popular music. Flemons is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor, slam poet, music scholar, historian, and record collector. Equally virtuosic on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife and rhythm bones, Flemons is host of the American Songster Radio show on Nashville’s WSM Radio. His latest, Traveling Wildfire, is his first album since 2018’s Black Cowboys and second for Smithsonian Folkways. A co-founder of his former band, Carolina Chocolate Drops, with bandmate Rhiannon Giddens, Flemons is originally from Phoenix and currently lives in the Chicago area with his family. 

Doors open at 8pm/ Shows runs 8:30-10pm 21+ Ages Please provide a valid ID. This is a general admission dance show! Playing ferociously danceable Cuban roots music, Changüí Majadero is a blazing five-piece band that has honed a deeply informed and highly personal take on changüí, a surging Afro-Cuban musical tradition that took shape in the late 19th Century on the eastern side of the island around Guantanamo. It’s one of the foundational styles that gave birth to son, salsa and timba, and in the hands of Changüí Majadero the music feels as fresh and intoxicating as a stiff shot of rum. Founded by guitarist/vocalist Gabriel García, an expert on Cuban tres guitar, the band mixes Cuba’s rural countryside music with L.A. grit for a deeply intoxicating, hip-shaking experience. “Hypnotically repetitive and gloriously syncopated, Changüí Majadero is captivating and liberating.” —Pop Matters