Gregory Porter at the 2016 Monterey Jazz Festival

Gregory Porter headlined a performance on the Jimmy Lyons Stage, at the Monterey Jazz Festival, on September 18, 2016. Performing were:

Gregory Porter, vocals
Lakecia Benjamin, alto saxophone
Chip Crawford, piano
Jahmal Nichols, bass
Emanual Harrold, drums

Ronnie Foster at the 2016 Monterey Jazz Festival

The Ronnie Foster Trio performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, in the Night Club, on September 18, 2016. Performing were:

Ronnie Foster, Hammond B3 organ
Jake Langley, guitar
Jes Gopen, drums

Banda Magda at the 2016 Monterey Jazz Festival

Banda Magda performed in Dizzy’s Den, at the Monterey Jazz Festival, on September 18, 2016. Band members included:

Magda, Giannikou, accordion, vocals
Ignacio Hernandez, guitar
Miki Mimura, vibraphone, vocals
Andres Rotmistrasky, bass, vocals
Marcelo Woloski, percussion, vocals

Kamasi Washington at the 2016 Monterey Jazz Festival

Sunday afternoon, September 16, 2016, the Monterey Jazz Festival presented Kamasi Washington, on the Jimmy Lyons Stage. The band included:

Kamasi Washington, saxophones
Rickey Washington, saxophones
Ryan Porter, trombone
Brandon Coleman, keyboards
Miles Mosley, bass
Tony Austin, drums
Ronal Bruner, Jr., drums
Patrice Quinn, vocals

Claudia Villela at the 2016 Monterey Jazz Festival

Brazilian-born, California-based vocalist Claudia Villela and Vitor Goncalves (piano, accordion) performed a set in Dizzy’s Den, at the Monterey Jazz Festival, on September 18, 2016.

The Bad Plus & Joshua Redman at the 2016 Monterey Jazz Festival

Saxophonist Joshua Redman joined the Bad Plus on the Jimmy Lyons stage, at the Monterey Jazz Festival, on September 17, 2016. The Bad Plus includes:

Ethan Iverson, piano

Reid Anderson, bass

Dave King, drums