Some Historically Significant Musicians Who Have Performed at the VJC
* = NEA Jazz Masters
** = Grammy Award winners
Terri Lyne Carrington**
Jimmy Cobb *
Robert Glasper Experiment **
Roy Haynes *
Jimmy Heath *
Sheila Jordan *
Lee Konitz *
Dave Liebman *
Gregoire Maret **
Christian McBride **
Donny McCaslin **
Arturo O’Farrill **
Snarky Puppy **
Bobby Sanabria **
Dr. Lonnie Smith *
Luciana Souza **
Cuong Vu **
John Abercrombie
Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
Carl Allen
Karrin Allyson
Sun Ra Arkestra
Brian Auger
Billy Bang
Kenny Barron
Jerry Bergonzi
Freddie Bryant
George Cables
Uri Caine
Bill Charlap
Etienne Charles
Cyrus Chestnut
Billy Childs
Gerald Clayton
Jay Clayton
Stanley Cowell
Marilyn Crispell
Andrew Cyrille
Duduka DaFonseca
Charles Davis
Armen Donelian
Chico Freeman
Tia Fuller
Hal Galper
Andy Gonzalez
Wycliffe Gordon
Henry Grimes
Billy Harper
Donald Harrison
Billy Hart
Eddie Henderson
Marquis Hill
Jazzmeia Horn
Javon Jackson
Ingrid Jensen
Julian Lage
Jason Lindner: Now vs. Now
Lionel Loueke
Harold Mabern
Kevin Mahogany
Cecil McBee
Myra Melford
T.S. Monk
George Mraz
Lewis Nash
Steve Nelson
Alicia Olatuja
William Parker
Gretchen Parlato
Luis Perdomo
Valery Ponomarev
Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers
Logan Richardson
Wallace Roney
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Renee Rosnes
Bada Roy
Christian Sands
Gary Smulyan
Soulive
Dave Styker
John Tchicai
Ray Vega
Kenny Wheeler
James Williams
Larry Willis
Steve Wilson
Matt Wilson
Reggie Workman
Miguel Zenón
Attila Zoller