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ABOUT

As JAZZ:||:SYMPOSIUM we bring the sophistication and finesse of Jazz’s Golden Era into the present, treating Davis, Coltrane, Adderley, and Ellington with the same reverence a symphony gives to Mozart and Beethoven.

Every note – authentic.
Every performance – uncompromising.
No gimmicks. No watered-down renditions.
Just the raw, unfiltered energy of Jazz’ greatest composers at their peak.

We blend deep respect for tradition with the thrill of live improvisation – because Jazz isn’t meant to sit still. It’s meant to move, evolve, and electrify.

Classic, but never stuck in the past.
Polished, but always unpredictable!

“THE LEGENDS SET THE STAGE.
WE KEEP THEIR LEGACY ALIVE.”

CONCERT SHORT FILM

CURRENT LINEUP

GERRIT KINKEL :||: trumpet

JORDAN DONALD :||: alto saxophone

JAY FLAT :||: tenor saxophone

ADAM BRAVO :||: piano

JAKE LECKIE :||: upright bass

JACOB WENDT :||: drums

guest vocalists:

SHARLOTTE GIBSON and ADRYON DE LEON

LIVE RECORDINGS

(click on any tune below to hear unedited live performances)

JAZZ:||:SYMPOSIUM

Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley

Live at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Adryon De León – vocals
Gerrit Kinkel – trumpet | Jordan Donald – tenor saxophone
Doug Carter – piano | Jimi Hawes – bass | Peter Buck – drums

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SAVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME

Buddy Johnson (2:48)

TEANECK

Nat Adderley (5:30)

NEVER WILL I MARRY

Frank Loesser (2:15)

I CAN'T GET STARTED

Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin (6:16)

THE OLD COUNTRY

Nat Adderley, Curtis Lewis (4:23)

ONE MAN'S DREAM

Joe Zawinul, Charles Wright (6:48)

HAPPY TALK

Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II (2:28)

NEVER SAY YES

Nat Adderley (3:55)

THE MASQUERADE IS OVER

Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel (4:45)

UNIT 7

Sam Jones (7:38)

SLEEPIN' BEE

Harold Arlen, Truman Capote (9:04)

UNHAPPY BOY

Curtis Lewis (2:24)

JAZZ:||:SYMPOSIUM

Sarah Vaughan

Live at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Sharlotte Gibson – vocals
Gerrit Kinkel – trumpet | Jordan Donald – alto sax | Wes Smith – alto flute
Doug Carter – piano | David Reynoso – bass | Jacob Wendt – drums

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LULLABY OF BIRDLAND

George Shearing/George David Weiss (4:16)

APRIL IN PARIS

Vernon Duke/Yip Harburg (7:04)

HE'S MY GUY

Gene De Paul/Don Raye (4:29)

JIM

Caesar Petrillo/Milton Samuels/Nelson Shawn (5:34)

YOU'RE NOT THE KIND

Willard Robison (5:25)

EMBRACEABLE YOU

George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin (5:12)

I'M GLAD THERE IS YOU

Jimmy Dorsey/Paul Madeira (5:48)

SEPTEMBER SONG

Kurt Weill/Maxwell Anderson(6:15)

IT'S CRAZY

Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart (5:30)

JAZZ:||:SYMPOSIUM

Kind of Blue

Live at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Gerrit Kinkel – trumpet | Jordan Donald – alto sax | Jay Flat – tenor sax
Doug Carter – piano | Jimi Hawes – bass | Tina Raymond – drums

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SO WHAT

Miles Davis (12:38)

FREDDY FREELOADER

Miles Davis (12:43)

BLUE IN GREEN

Miles Davis (5:21)

ALL BLUES

Miles Davis (13:22)

FLAMENCO SKETCHES

Miles Davis (9:17)

JAZZ:||:SYMPOSIUM

Milestones

Live at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Gerrit Kinkel – trumpet | Jordan Donald – alto sax | Jay Flat – tenor sax
Doug Carter – piano | Jimi Hawes – bass | Tina Raymond – drums

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DR JACKLE

Jackie McLean (7:35)

SID'S AHEAD

Miles Davis (12:43)

ONE BASS HIT

Lewis/Gillespie (6:16)

MILESTONES

Miles Davis (7:40)

BILLY BOY

Traditional (6:22)

STRAIGHT NO CHASER

Thelonious Monk (11:29)

JAZZ:||:SYMPOSIUM

CLIFFORD BROWN * MAX ROACH

Live at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Gerrit Kinkel – trumpet | Jordan Donald – tenor saxophone
Doug Carter – piano | Jimi Hawes – bass | Kevin Van Den Elzen – drums

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DELILAH

Victor Young (7:21)

PARISIAN THOROUGHFARE

Bud Powell (7:28)

BLUES WALK

Clifford Brown (6:54)

DAAHOUD

Clifford Brown (7:01)

JOY SPRING

Clifford Brown (8:06)

JORDU

Duke Jordan (9:04)

WHAT AM I HERE FOR

Duke Ellington (6:37)

JAZZ:||:SYMPOSIUM

Takin’ Off

Live at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Gerrit Kinkel – trumpet | Jay Flat – tenor saxophone
Doug Carter – piano | Jimi Hawes – bass | Tina Raymond – drums

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WATERMELON MAN

Herbie Hancock (7:14)

THREE BAGS FULL

Herbie Hancock (7:05)

EMPTY POCKETS

Herbie Hancock (8:28)

DRIFTIN'

Herbie Hancock (8:06)

ALONE AND I

Herbie Hancock (5:48)

JAZZ:||:SYMPOSIUM

MAIDEN VOYAGE

Live at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Doug Carter – piano

Gerrit Kinkel – trumpet | Jay Flat – tenor saxophone
Jimi Hawes – bass | Tina Raymond – drums

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MAIDEN VOYAGE

Herbie Hancock (9:22)

THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE

Herbie Hancock (6:19)

LITTLE ONE

Herbie Hancock (10:22)

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

Herbie Hancock (8:46)

DOLPHIN DANCE

Herbie Hancock (8:44)

JAZZ:||:SYMPOSIUM

BLUE TRAIN

Live at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Jordan Donald – tenor saxophone

Gerrit Kinkel – trumpet | Quinn Carson – trombone
Doug Carter – piano | Jimi Hawes – bass | Aaron Williams – drums

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BLUE TRAIN

John Coltrane (11:37)

MOMENT'S NOTICE

John Coltrane (7:56)

LOCOMOTION

John Coltrane (9:04)

I'M OLD FASHIONED

Mercer/Kern (9:56)

LAZY BIRD

John Coltrane (10:18)

Herbie Hancock (5:48)