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11:00am PDT

The Gospel Show hosted by Wycliffe Gordon with Kandace Springs

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm PDT

Speakers

Music Director Eric Marienthal has won two GRAMMY® Awards and has been nominated eight times as a member of the Chick Corea Elektric Band, Jeff Lorber Fusion and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. Having performed in over 80 countries and played on hundreds of recordings, films and TV shows, Eric also has recorded... Read More →

Herlin Riley

A native of New Orleans, Herlin Riley started on the drums when he was three. He played trumpet through high school, but he went back to drums in college. After graduating, he spent three years as a member of a band led by Ahmad Jamal. In the ensuing years, he worked often with Wynton Marsalis as a member of the Jazz... Read More →

Kandace Springs

Nashville, Tennessee is justifiably known as the world's epicenter of country music, but it has produced at least one other star from a completely different genre — jazz pianist and singer Kandace Springs, whose natural gifts for lyricism and soulfulness have taken her humble start as a parking attendant and lounge pianist, to featured performer at major concert halls and festivals around the world, and recognition as one of the premier female artists of the Jazz/Soul genre... Read More →

Reuben Rogers

Raised in the Virgin Islands, Reuben Rogers was exposed to varieties of music that included calypso, reggae, gospel and jazz. In his formative years, Rogers received encouragement from his parents to explore his musical talent. He began with the clarinet, experimented with the piano, drums, and guitar, and at the age of 14... Read More →

Taylor Eigsti

Two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning NYC-based pianist and composer Taylor Eigsti started playing the piano when he was four years old. Growing up in Menlo Park, CA, Eigsti was quickly labeled a prodigy, and has since released 9 albums as a bandleader, in addition to appearing on over... Read More →

Terell Stafford

Terell Stafford, acclaimed trumpet player based in New York, has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player” by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Stafford is recognized as an incredibly gifted and versatile player; he combines a deep love of melody with his own bra... Read More →

Wycliffe Gordon

We are privileged to have one of the top trombonists of his generation, Wycliffe Gordon, return for an encore performance as our Gospel Show host. Both an accomplished soloist and leader of his eponymous quartet, Wycliffe tours the globe performing for audiences of every caliber... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm PDT
The Theatre, 4 & 5

IN CONCERT

11:30am PDT

Trumpeter & Vocalist Benny Benack III

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:45pm PDT

Cosmopolitan Restaurant, 4

Artists

Benny Benack III

By age 31, Emmy-nominated trumpeter and singer Benny Benack III has proven to be that rarest of talents: not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the post-bop trumpet vernacular in the vein of Kenny Dorham and Freddie Hubbard, but also a singer with a sly, mature, naturally expressive delivery in the post-Sinatra mold, performing... Read More →

Emmet Cohen

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation's pivotal figures in music and the related arts. Leader of the Emmet Cohen Trio and creator of the Masters Legacy Series, he is an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, a dedicated educator, the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards and a finalist in... Read More →

Joe Farnsworth

Joe Farnsworth, as chronicled on more than 400 recordings and witnessed within historical venues across New York City and the world, has indelibly penned his legacy within the history of jazz drumming. Concisely put, Joe has studied the past so that he might show us the future of music rooted within... Read More →

Yasushi Nakamura

“One of the most commanding voices on bass today”Yasushi Nakamura is praised for imaginative, quicksilver bass lines that deepen the groove. His blend of guitar-like precision and gut-level blues has sparked collaborations with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:45pm PDT
Cosmopolitan Restaurant, 4

IN CONCERT

1:30pm PDT

Harp vs. Harp featuring Harpist Edmar Castaneda & Harmonicist Gregoire Maret with Special Guest, Andrea Tierra

Saturday September 19, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT

Sky Lounge, 11

Speakers

Lee Mergner

For over 27 years, Lee Mergner served as an editor and publisher of JazzTimes until his resignation in January 2018. Thereafter, Mergner continued to regularly contribute features, profiles and interviews to the publication as a contributing editor for the next 4+ years. JazzTimes... Read More →

Artists

Andrea Tierra

Edmar Castañeda

Upon arriving in the United States in 1994, Colombian-born Edmar Castañeda has made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp virtuoso. Castañeda brings forth a brilliance that beautifully merges the jazz tradition with a diverse set of styles and genres while bringing unbridled attention to a somewhat unfamiliar instrument: the harp. Singlehandedly... Read More →

Grégoire Maret

Born in French-speaking Switzerland and based in New York, harmonica player, composer and GRAMMY winner Grégoire Maret is known for his virtuoso technique and emotional interpretations.
Over the past decade, Grégoire Maret has emerged as a unique new voice for his instrument in the broad spectrum of the modern jazz world. In doing so, he has done nothing less than redefine the role of the harmonica in a multitude of musical styles. The list of musical heavyweights... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
Sky Lounge, 11

IN CONCERT

2:30pm PDT

Party by the Pool with Saxophonist Eric Marienthal (Complimentary Drinks until 3:30 PM)

Saturday September 19, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm PDT

Pool Stage, 10

Speakers

Mario Vines

Cruise Director for Signature Cruise Experiences

Artists

Carnell Harrell

Carnell Harrell is a keyboard player from the Los Angeles area who has been playing professionally for over 20 years for agencies, private events, independent and major artists. Carnell plays a variety of styles including Gospel, R&B, neo soul, hip hop, jazz, soul, alternative rock, easy listeni... Read More →

Chris Miskel

Chris Miskel is a Chicago drummer who carries on the Chicago reputation of producing some of the most talented musicians to date. By playing with many musicians, Chris has acquired the ability to play the drums in multiple styles and genres of music. He believes that adapting to the various musi... Read More →

Darnell Taylor

David Dyson

Born in South Dakota and raised in Washington D.C., David Dyson began playing baritone in school, but, after hearing recordings of Larry Graham and Louis Johnson, the desire to switch to the bass was overwhelming.In 1989, David worked with Maurice Starr (New Kids On The Block) as musical director, taking their live shows to an unprecedented pinnacle... Read More →

Eric Marienthal

Saturday September 19, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm PDT
Pool Stage, 10

IN CONCERT

3:15pm PDT

Emmet Cohen Trio

Saturday September 19, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm PDT

Cosmopolitan Restaurant, 4

Speakers

Gene Dobbs Bradford

Artists

Emmet Cohen

Joe Farnsworth

Yasushi Nakamura

Saturday September 19, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm PDT
Cosmopolitan Restaurant, 4

IN CONCERT

4:30pm PDT

Doug Wamble Solo Guitar

Saturday September 19, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT

Rendezvous Lounge, 4

Speakers

Lee Mergner

Artists

Doug Wamble

As a child of Memphis, TN, Doug Wamble has always been surrounded by a vast musical and cultural landscape. From listening to his mother play piano in their Baptist church to his grandfather singing cowboy songs, murder ballads and old time gospel favorites while strumming his guitar... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Rendezvous Lounge, 4

IN CONCERT

6:45pm PDT

"Soul at Sea" featuring The SCE Band

Saturday September 19, 2026 6:45pm - 8:00pm PDT

Sky Lounge, 11

Speakers

Mario Vines

Cruise Director for Signature Cruise Experiences

Artists

Carnell Harrell

Chris Miskel

Darnell Taylor

David Dyson

Saturday September 19, 2026 6:45pm - 8:00pm PDT
Sky Lounge, 11

IN CONCERT

9:15pm PDT

Hunter Hawkins

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:15pm - 10:30pm PDT

Sky Lounge, 11

Speakers

Gene Dobbs Bradford

Artists

Hunter Hawkins

Hunter Hawkins is a singer, songwriter and filmmaker whose music is rooted in honesty, growth and lived experience.
Raised in the Bay Area, Hawkins discovered songwriting after finding a rare 1954 Gibson J45 guitar in their grandfather's garage. Teaching themself to play through instinctive fingerstyle patterns rather than traditional chords, they developed a distinctive cascading guitar sound... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:15pm - 10:30pm PDT
Sky Lounge, 11

IN CONCERT

11:00pm PDT

Kandace Springs

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:00pm - Sunday September 20, 2026 12:15am PDT

Cosmopolitan Restaurant, 4

Artists

Kandace Springs

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:00pm - Sunday September 20, 2026 12:15am PDT
Cosmopolitan Restaurant, 4

IN CONCERT

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