"The essence of jazz
- timeless and true."
"elegant, nostalgic,
wonderfully authentic."
"Refined, immersive,
deeply rooted in jazz heritage."
TRAILER
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)
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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"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Buddy Johnson (2:48)
TEANECK"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Nat Adderley (5:30)
NEVER WILL I MARRY"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Frank Loesser (2:15)
I CAN'T GET STARTED"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin (6:16)
THE OLD COUNTRY"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Nat Adderley, Curtis Lewis (4:23)
ONE MAN'S DREAM"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Joe Zawinul, Charles Wright (6:48)
HAPPY TALK"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II (2:28)
NEVER SAY YES"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Nat Adderley (3:55)
THE MASQUERADE IS OVER"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel (4:45)
UNIT 7"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Sam Jones (7:38)
SLEEPIN' BEE"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Harold Arlen, Truman Capote (9:04)
UNHAPPY BOY"Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Curtis Lewis (2:24)
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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"Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
George Shearing/George David Weiss (4:16)
APRIL IN PARIS"Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Vernon Duke/Yip Harburg (7:04)
HE'S MY GUY"Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Gene De Paul/Don Raye (4:29)
JIM"Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Caesar Petrillo/Milton Samuels/Nelson Shawn (5:34)
YOU'RE NOT THE KIND"Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Willard Robison (5:25)
EMBRACEABLE YOU"Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin (5:12)
I'M GLAD THERE IS YOU"Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Jimmy Dorsey/Paul Madeira (5:48)
SEPTEMBER SONG"Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Kurt Weill/Maxwell Anderson(6:15)
IT'S CRAZY"Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart (5:30)
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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"Kind of Blue"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Miles Davis (12:38)
FREDDY FREELOADER"Kind of Blue"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Miles Davis (12:43)
BLUE IN GREEN"Kind of Blue"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Miles Davis (5:21)
ALL BLUES"Kind of Blue"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Miles Davis (13:22)
FLAMENCO SKETCHES"Kind of Blue"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Miles Davis (9:17)
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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"Milestones"
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Jackie McLean (7:35)
SID'S AHEAD"Milestones"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Miles Davis (12:43)
ONE BASS HIT"Milestones"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Lewis/Gillespie (6:16)
MILESTONES"Milestones"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Miles Davis (7:40)
BILLY BOY"Milestones"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Traditional (6:22)
STRAIGHT NO CHASER"Milestones"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Thelonious Monk (11:29)
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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"Clifford Brown & Max Roach"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Victor Young (7:21)
PARISIAN THOROUGHFARE"Clifford Brown & Max Roach"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Bud Powell (7:28)
BLUES WALK"Clifford Brown & Max Roach"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Clifford Brown (6:54)
DAAHOUD"Clifford Brown & Max Roach"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Clifford Brown (7:01)
JOY SPRING"Clifford Brown & Max Roach"
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Clifford Brown (8:06)
JORDU"Clifford Brown & Max Roach"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Duke Jordan (9:04)
WHAT AM I HERE FOR"Clifford Brown & Max Roach"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Duke Ellington (6:37)
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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"Takin' Off"
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Herbie Hancock (7:14)
THREE BAGS FULL"Takin' Off"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herbie Hancock (7:05)
EMPTY POCKETS"Takin' Off"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herbie Hancock (8:28)
DRIFTIN'"Takin' Off"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herbie Hancock (8:06)
ALONE AND I"Takin' Off"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herbie Hancock (5:48)
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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"Maiden Voyage"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herbie Hancock (9:22)
THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE"Maiden Voyage"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herbie Hancock (6:19)
LITTLE ONE"Maiden Voyage"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herbie Hancock (10:22)
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST"Maiden Voyage"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herbie Hancock (8:46)
DOLPHIN DANCE"Maiden Voyage"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Herbie Hancock (8:44)
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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"Blue Train"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
John Coltrane (11:37)
MOMENT'S NOTICE"Blue Train"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
John Coltrane (7:56)
LOCOMOTION"Blue Train"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
John Coltrane (9:04)
I'M OLD FASHIONED"Blue Train"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Mercer/Kern (9:56)
LAZY BIRD"Blue Train"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
John Coltrane (10:18)
Herbie Hancock (5:48)
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SOMETHIN’ ELSE
Jordan Donald – alto saxophone | Gerrit Kinkel – trumpet Doug Carter – piano | Jimi Hawes – bass | Peter Buck – drums
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AUTUMN LEAVES"Somethin' Else"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Josef Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert (10:32)
LOVE FOR SALE
Cole Porter (6:05)
SOMETHIN' ELSE"Somethin' Else"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Miles Davis (6:58)
ONE FOR DADDY–O"Somethin' Else"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Nat Adderley (8:05)
DANCING IN THE DARK"Somethin' Else"
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live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz (4:19)
BANGOON"Somethin' Else"
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