Champian Fulton Presents: FLYING HIGH - featuring Grammy Winning Vocalist CARMEN BRADFORD - A Celebration of the BIG BAND Canaries of Jazz

Fri, Oct 10

Show Ticket $25 - $35 Dinner is required with all reservations. *6:30 PM SHOW - DINNER RESERVATIONS FROM 5:15 PM *9:00 PM SHOW - DINNER RESERVATIONS FROM 8:00 PM Soar with us as we salute the “canaries” – the trailblazing female vocalists who took flight from the big band spotlight (Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman) to craft iconic solo careers and unforgettable styles. Champian Fulton Trio with special guests Carmen Bradford and Klas Lindquist bring the stage to life with the swinging, smoldering sounds of Billie Holiday, Anita O’Day, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, and more. It’s a night of irresistible rhythm, timeless glamour, and the voices that changed jazz forever. Champian Fulton – piano/vocals Carmen Bradford – vocals Klas Lindquist - saxophone Quentin Baxter – drums Dylan Shamat - bass CHAMPIAN FULTON “The most gifted pure Jazz singer of her generation.” – Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press “A charming young steward of the mainstream Jazz tradition.” – Nate Chinen, The New York Times “…a balm for the soul… always sounds like she’s having the time of her life.” – All About Jazz Born in Norman, Oklahoma, pianist and vocalist Champian Fulton has been swinging audiences worldwide for over 20 years. With 18 albums as a leader, performances in 25+ countries, and multiple Album of the Year honors from The NYC Jazz Record (2018, 2020, 2023), she’s one of today’s most celebrated jazz artists. Named Pianist and Vocalist of the Year by Hot House Magazine (2019) and a perennial favorite in the Jazz Journalists Awards and DownBeat Critics Poll, Champian is equally dazzling behind the keys and the mic. Discovered at age 10 performing for family friend Clark Terry’s 75th birthday, she’s since shared the stage with jazz royalty including Lou Donaldson, Nicholas Payton, Jimmy Cobb, and the Count Basie Orchestra. A Birdland regular for over two decades, her 2023 release Meet Me at Birdland was hailed as Best Vocal Album of the Year by The NYC Jazz Record. Whether swinging in New York, headlining festivals from Spain to South Korea, or recording acclaimed tributes like Birdsong and After Dark, Champian’s galvanizing presence and joyful artistry make every song a work of art. CARMEN BRADFORD Carmen Bradford, 2024 Grammy winner for Basie Swings the Blues – The Count Basie Orchestra, is true jazz royalty. A five-time Grammy nominee and recipient of the Los Angeles Jazz Society's Jazz Vocalist Award, she’s celebrated for her dazzling versatility, technical brilliance, and devotion to preserving America’s jazz legacy. Bradford has shared the stage or studio with legends from Tony Bennett and Lena Horne to Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson, and has performed with top symphonies and jazz orchestras around the globe. Her voice graces projects like the Grammy-winning Benny Carter Songbook and A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas. In 2016, she appeared on Darren English’s Imagination Nation, a Nelson Mandela tribute that won the Global Peace Song Awards’ Pledge for Peace and Best in Jazz.