The Makanda Project featuring Charles Tolliver

Trumpeter/composer Charles Tolliver again joins the Makanda Project to kick off their 2026 season of free concerts in Roxbury's Nubian Square. The program will mostly feature Mr. Tolliver's compositions and stunning big band arrangements. This is a chance to see and hear a key person in modern jazz history, who has helped set directions for the art form as a trumpeter, composer, big band leader, and founder of musician-run Strata East Records.

There will be two sets with an intermission. All are invited to stay for both sets.

Charles Tolliver - trumpet, conductor

Kurtis Rivers - alto saxophone

Seth Meicht - alto saxophone, clarinet

Sean Berry - tenor saxophone

Temidayo Balogun - tenor and soprano saxophone, flute

Charlie Kohlhase - baritone saxophone

Haneef Nelson - trumpet

Yibran Aponte - trumpet

Matt Naeger - trumpet

Ian Behrstock - trumpet

Alfred Patterson - trombone

Richard Harper - trombone

Zane Larsen-Kuerth - trombone

Bill Lowe - bass trombone

John Kordalewski - piano

Avery Sharpe - bass

Yoron Israel - drums

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