Jazz Pac

Jazz Pac Presents...!
Jazz Pac performances have captured the hearts and ears of appreciative audiences across the world. Take a look at our past performances and learn about the visionaries who inspired them.

Jazz Pac Presents!
10 Years
of Jazz Excellence!
Celebrates

"A decade ago Jazz Pac was just a tune and a dream, but thanks to the love and support of our friends and family its become something far greater. As we look towards the future we thank everyone who believed in us and continue to push forward."
-Diane Richardson, Founder | CEO
"The best thing you can do is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart." - Abbey Lincoln.
Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010) stands as a major jazz singer and prolific songwriter who blazed a new trail in American vocal music. Her voice, distinct and recognizable, her delivery straightforward and moving, she occupies an important place as a woman among preeminent jazz musicians and composers, who regarded her with deep admiration, and among the many singers she strongly influenced with her style and character.

Jazz Pac Arts Collective presents
The Magic of Abbey Lincoln
The Jazz Performance Arts Collective (Jazz Pac) revisits this unique artist’s original compositions in "The Magic of Abbey Lincoln, " which, as they describe it, “reveals her work as a collage of colors of the human condition, with all its heartache and hard truths, hope and joy.”
Jazz Performance Arts Collective Presents
SingusMingus
“…incredibly cool and adventurous.”
“I was blown away by the depth of their presentation.
If they decide to repeat this show…trust me, you don’t want to miss it."
“…presented with such passion and fluidity…you could feel Mingus’ presence in the space."

A unique jazz quintet showcasing the life and music of Charles Mingus, a profoundly gifted artist, major American composer, and one of the great jazz bassists of our time.
An Evening of Ella
Jazz Performance Arts Collective Presents
" Thank you for gracing our stage with your beautiful voice and Ella stylings. The band was equally amazing."
"This perfect tribute to Ella was certainly a rare treat for me and all jazz fans that attended the event."


Jazz Performance Arts Collective Presents
Sanctuary: The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington
“Every man prays in his own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.”
- Duke Ellington

In the last decade of his life, Duke Ellington wrote three Sacred Concerts: 1965 - A Concert of Sacred Music, 1968 - Second Sacred Concert, 1973 - Third Sacred Concert. Ellington called these concerts "the most important thing I have ever done."
The Steve Lacy Project: Findings
JamKazam Classical Music Festival January 2, 2021
Diane Richardson, Soprano
Steve Duke, Saxophone
Danny Faith, Percussion
Michael Druxman, Contrabass
Anton Webern Op. 17.
A 20-minute program of music by Steve Lacy; some classical in form, and some freely improvised and notated.
