The 2015-16 Candler Series has three concerts that will be of particular interest to jazz fans.  Our opening Candler Series event, on October 3, features the legendary jazz pianist Chick Corea with bebop/bluegrass banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck. Corea and Fleck play together with breathtaking precision and verve, weaving and intertwining through remarkable contrapuntal excursions. They will perform original compositions along with some new arrangements of traditional pieces.

On October 30, two virtuoso bass players come to the Emerson Concert Hall stage. Edgar Meyer is the greatest living virtuoso of the instrument. Christian McBride is generally acknowledged as the most accomplished jazz bassist of this era. Their duo recital will include jazz standards, folk-leaning tunes and classical passages.

On February 6, The Julian Bliss Sextet presents A Tribute to Benny Goodman. Julian Bliss leads his sextet through some of the great tunes of the swing era, staying true to the authentic feel but with a modern twist.

And this just in… Jazz Clarinetist, Anat Cohen will return to the Schwartz Center on February 12.  Anat rocked the house last year as part of The Newport Jazz Festival tour. She returns to perform with our own Gary Motley Trio at the 2016 Emory Jazz Fest.

All of these artists will take part in residency activities while they are on campus. Details will be announced this fall.