2026–2027 CONCERT SEASON
A Season of Legends and Rising Stars
November 2026 through May 2027
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theater
201 SW 5th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Phone: (954) 462-0222
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The Gold Coast Jazz Society presents its 2026–2027 concert season, A Season of Legends and Rising Stars, featuring seven performances at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale. The series runs from November 11, 2026, through May 12, 2027, with each concert beginning at 7:45 p.m.
The season features Janis Siegel with the South Florida Jazz Orchestra, directed by Chuck Bergeron; The Hot Sardines; the John Pizzarelli Trio; Bob James; Ulysses Owens, Jr. & Generation Y; Stacey Kent; and the Emmet Cohen Trio.
The concert programs represent a range of jazz styles, including big band swing, traditional jazz, interpretations of the Great American Songbook, contemporary jazz, and performances by established and emerging musicians.
Season subscriptions and individual concert tickets are available through Gold Coast Jazz Society and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Janis Siegel &
South Florida Jazz Orchestra
Directed by Chuck Bergeron
Swingin' in the Key of Jazz
TICKETS
Vocalist Janis Siegel joins the South Florida Jazz Orchestra, directed by bassist Chuck Bergeron, for Swingin' in the Key of Jazz. The performance brings together Siegel and the Florida-based orchestra for a program of big band jazz and vocal arrangements.
Siegel is a 10-time Grammy Award winner known internationally for her work with The Manhattan Transfer. Bergeron directs the South Florida Jazz Orchestra, an ensemble featuring professional jazz musicians from throughout the region.
The Hot Sardines bring their Holiday Stomp program to Fort Lauderdale for the December concert. The New York-based ensemble draws from traditional jazz, swing, and early American popular music, combining vintage arrangements with its own interpretations of jazz standards and seasonal selections.
Founded by vocalist Elizabeth Bougerol and pianist Evan Palazzo, The Hot Sardines perform music influenced by the jazz traditions of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Their Holiday Stomp recording features swing arrangements of holiday music.
John Pizzarelli Trio
John Pizzarelli Presents "Dear Mr. Bennett"
TICKETS
Guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli brings his trio to the Amaturo Theater for Dear Mr. Bennett, a program honoring the music associated with jazz and popular vocalist Tony Bennett. The performance features selections from Pizzarelli's recording of the same name.
Pizzarelli is known for his interpretations of the Great American Songbook, swing standards, and jazz guitar repertoire. His performances combine vocals and guitar with the musical interplay of a small jazz ensemble.
Pianist, composer, arranger, and producer Bob James headlines the February concert, An Evening with a Jazz Legend.
James has maintained a career spanning more than six decades, with contributions to jazz, jazz fusion, and contemporary instrumental music. A co-founder of the group Fourplay, he is also known for his extensive catalog of solo recordings, compositions, and arrangements, including the theme music for the television series Taxi.
Ulysses Owens, Jr. & Generation Y
Around the World with U
TICKETS
Drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator Ulysses Owens, Jr. brings his Generation Y ensemble to Fort Lauderdale for Around the World with U.
A three-time Grammy Award-winning musician with Florida connections, Owens has performed and recorded with numerous jazz artists while developing educational and performance opportunities for younger musicians. His Generation Y ensemble features emerging jazz instrumentalists performing contemporary and traditional jazz repertoire.
International jazz vocalist Stacey Kent performs in Fort Lauderdale with A Time for Love, a concert program featuring selections from her recording of the same name and her interpretations of jazz standards.
Kent has recorded extensively in English, French, and Portuguese and has performed internationally with repertoire drawn from the Great American Songbook, Brazilian music, and contemporary songwriting.
Pianist and bandleader Emmet Cohen closes the Gold Coast Jazz Society's 2026–2027 concert season with a performance by the Emmet Cohen Trio.
Cohen is known for his work as a jazz pianist and for his Live From Emmet's Place concert series, which features established and emerging jazz musicians. His trio performances draw from the jazz piano tradition while incorporating original compositions and arrangements.
The Gold Coast Jazz Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of jazz through its mainstage concert series, community performances, educational programs, student scholarships, and additional initiatives supporting jazz music in South Florida.
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