Gold Coast Jazz Society
Welcomes 2026 with
Niki Haris & the Shelly Berg Trio
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 7:45 p.m.
Niki Haris with
the Shelly Berg Trio
Jazz, Soul & Blues
at the
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theater
201 SW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Vocalist Niki Haris is a multi-talented singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer, and the daughter of Grammy® Award-nominated jazz pianist Gene Harris. Her vocal collaborations read like a "Who’s Who" of the music business, spanning jazz, gospel, blues, pop, and contemporary soul. Niki’s performances connect deeply with audiences, bringing emotional clarity, personal warmth, and a powerful stage presence to every song.
Shelly Berg is a Steinway piano artist and five-time Grammy®-nominated arranger, orchestrator, and producer, with numerous recordings to his credit. He serves as Dean of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and is widely recognized for his expressive piano artistry and creative energy. Bill Kohlhasse of the Los Angeles Times describes Berg as “a whirlwind of motion on the piano bench who never sounds a dull note,” capturing both his virtuosity and fearless sense of exploration.
The trio features stellar musicians Chuck Bergeron on bass and Gary Novak on drums. Bergeron is a respected educator and bandleader with a deep rhythmic sensibility and arranger’s insight. Novak’s precision, modern swing, and stylistic fluency have made him a first-call drummer for top jazz and contemporary artists. Together, the group frames Niki Haris’ vocal artistry with elegance, energy, and musical storytelling for an evening of jazz, soul, and blues that reflects both tradition and innovation.
UPCOMING GOLD COAST JAZZ SERIES PERFORMANCES!
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 7:45 p.m.
Diego Figueiredo & Friends
The Jazz Duets
Back by popular demand,
Diego Figueiredo
and Friends will return in February with
The Jazz Duets. Acclaimed as one of the greatest guitarists in the world, Figueiredo will perform a series of duets with his outstanding jazz friends:
Nestor Torres on flute, pianist
Shelly Berg, and percussionist
Sammy Figueroa. An extraordinary star among the world’s leading jazz guitarists, Figueiredo’s superb technique, timing, and imagination have made him one of the hottest international names. His concert performances have been a success in more than 60 countries around the world. He has released 28 CDs, three DVDs, and a book.
“I suggest that anyone who knows or appreciates the greatest jazz guitarists who ever lived check out this Brazilian genius," says jazz impresario Todd Barkan.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 7:45 p.m.
Karrin Allyson
Karrin's Kaleidoscope
March brings jazz vocalist
Karrin Allyson
in her
Karrin’s Kaleidoscope show to the Amaturo Theater. For her Kaleidoscope concerts, Karrin eases through an eclectic array of styles she’s known for, from her five Grammy®-nominated recordings to the Great American Songbook; from classic pop songs to her own originals from
Some of That Sunshine; from French chansons to Brazilian classics; from the blues and bebop to songs of justice and beyond. Showcasing the material of such artists as Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, James Taylor, The Beatles, Billy Joel, Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Blossom Dearie, Shirley Horn, Mose Allison, João & Astrud Gilberto, Rosa Passos, Djavan, Édith Piaf, and her own compositions, this show is soulful and heartfelt, and her band is always top-notch.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 7:45 p.m.
Michael Kaeshammer
Turn It Up
The March concert will feature the return of internationally renowned Canadian pianist and vocalist
Michael Kaeshammer. This show is part of his
Turn It Up 2024/2025 Tour. The acclaimed Canadian virtuoso pianist and singer has earned an international following as a triple threat: a technical master of many different moods, an eloquent singer-songwriter, and a charming and engaging performer. His signature style weaves classical, jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, stride, and pop into a rich and vibrant sonic tapestry.
Turn It Up, Kaeshammer’s 15th album, is a dynamic and rollicking collection that resists a single, catch-all genre.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 7:45 p.m.
Grace Kelly Quartet
Grace Kelly 20th Anniversary Tour
Closing the concert series in April will be jazz phenom
Grace Kelly
with her Quartet for the
Grace Kelly 20th Anniversary Tour. An unequivocal musical prodigy, singer-saxophonist-songwriter-composer and bandleader, Kelly has energized the jazz world with sold-out concerts, acclaimed albums, and a résumé that includes performing at the Hollywood Bowl and as part of the house band for
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – all before reaching her mid-twenties. She has performed and recorded with renowned artists including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dave Brubeck, Phil Woods, Huey Lewis, Harry Connick Jr., Gloria Estefan, Questlove, and Wynton Marsalis. Grace is “a jazz innovator… making jazz young,” says
Billboard Magazine.
CONNECT WITH GOLD COAST JAZZ!
The Gold Coast Jazz Society
is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of jazz through a mainstage concert series, free community concerts, educational programs, a jazz scholarship program, and services by the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band. Learn more at
goldcoastjazz.org.
Funding for this organization is provided in part by the
Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council. Concert sponsors include American National Bank, Funding Arts Broward, the Helen Ingham Foundation, the Richard Ingham Concert Fund, and the Mary N. Porter Funds/Community Foundation of Broward.
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