Fall 2025

TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE It’s impossible to sit through a Trombone Shorty set. And that’s a good thing. Audiences are compelled to get up and dance to this dynamic performer’s high energy. See Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue on Sunday at 8:30 pm. DIANNE REEVES Reeves is a renowned and highly respected jazz vocalist. She brightens the stage with her evocative and powerful virtuoso voice. The Grammy winner for Best Jazz Vocal Perform- ance for three consecutive years, has shared stages with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the Chicago, Berlin and Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphonies. She takes the legendary Jimmy Lyons Stage at 1:30 pm on Saturday. LEDISI Raised in Oakland, Ledisi has pushed the envelope for her entire career. Fusing funk and contemporary jazz into her own brand of fresh and inventive music. She is redefining R&B music in the 21st century and names Curtis Mayfield and Nina Simone as major influences. Catch her set Saturday at 8:30 pm. These performers are just a taste of the world-class jazz presented at the 68th Monterey Jazz, running Friday through Sunday, September 26-28. For full schedule and ticket information visit www.montereyjazz.org . C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • F A L L 2 0 2 5 121 Photo: Emily Butler Photo: Jerris Madison Photo: Ron T. Young (Clockwise from left) Trombone Shorty (Sunday, 8:30 pm), Dianne Reeves (Saturday, 1:30 pm) and Ledisi (Saturday, 8:30 pm), all on the Jimmy Lyons Stage. All three stellar performers never fail to leave audiences begging for more.