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Inspired by artists like Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Joni Mitchell, New York-based vocalist Vanisha Gould has “a tone dripping with humor, knowledge and pathos,” says Downbeat.
Inspired by artists like Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Joni Mitchell, New York-based vocalist Vanisha Gould has “a tone dripping with humor, knowledge and pathos,” says Downbeat.
The 2024 Grammy Award-winning wind quintet joined by the recipient of the 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, pianist Michelle Cann for a captivating mix of timeless and contemporary, including music of Poulenc, Paquito D’Rivera and Lalo Schifrin.
DACAMERA Young Artists present a concert inspired by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s exhibition Gaugin in the World.
After her astonishing, high-energy DACAMERA debut at Miller Outdoor Theatre, we couldn’t wait for Lakecia Benjamin – recently nominated for two 2025 Grammy Awards – to make her first jazz series appearance!
The winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition, the first French pianist to win the Gold Medal, also receiving the Grand Prix, makes his first Houston appearance with a thrilling program of romantic transformations.
This month’s free lunchtime concert celebrates Black History Month.
The members of the New York Philharmonic String Quartet are principal musicians from the esteemed orchestra. Music of Haydn, Florence Price and Dvořák.
DACAMERA and The Menil Collection present distinguished British composer Thomas Adès in conversation with DACAMERA Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg about his work and sources of inspiration, joined by visual artist Tacita Dean.
In this rare composer portrait, composer and pianist Adès and an ensemble of champions of his music gather to explore his works for solo piano and chamber ensemble, and two of his musical touchstones, Schubert and Janáček.
The shape-shifting baroque ensemble Ruckus and captivating flutist Emi Ferguson are back, joined by one of jazz’s young leading lights, the explosively inventive saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, for music of Telemann and George Lewis, and the world premiere of Roscoe Mitchell’s Metropolis Trilogy.
DACAMERA Young Artists present a concert inspired by the Menil Collection’s exhibition Joe Overstreet: Taking Flight.
DACAMERA Young Artists present a concert inspired by the Museum of Fine Arts exhibition Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond.
With this moving program, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen opens up new paths for his voice type, with music of Korngold, Schumann, Florence Price, Jake Heggie and more.
By overwhelming consensus, pianist Vijay Iyer’s trio with Linda May Han Oh on bass and Tyshawn Sorey on drums has become one of the pivotal jazz bands of the twenty-first century.
The 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer returns to Houston with a new work composed for Sarah Rothenberg. DACAMERA subscribers will have priority access to the limited number of tickets for this special event, on sale in early 2025.
This month’s free lunchtime concert celebrates Black History Month.
On her adventurous debut recording, Where The Wild Seed Grows, the exceptionally talented New Orleans-based bass player Amina Scott draws inspiration from pioneering novelist Octavia Butler.
Experience the timeless genius of Duke Ellington’s music, brilliantly re-imagined by pianist Jason Moran, in this extraordinary celebration of the composer’s enduring legacy, 125 years after his birth.
Hailed as “entrancing” (BBC Music Magazine) and “artists in the deepest sense of the word” (CutCommon), Merz Trio – winners of the Naumburg, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff and Chesapeake Competitions – are known for their inventive programming. Join them as they search for song in night’s darkness, with music from Hildegard von Bingen to Brahms and Schumann.
This month’s free lunchtime concert celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month.
The DACAMERA Young Artists present a special concert in collaboration with the Menil Collection, celebrating Menil Neighborhood Day.
One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism and pop allure. From jazz to R&B, and pop/rock and hip-hop/neo-soul to classical, nine-time GRAMMY-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader Christian McBride is a luminary with one hand ever reaching for new heights. In all of his playing, drummer/composer Marcus Gilmore integrates a unique style where he is musically expanding rhythm, while supporting the diverse array of the finest musicians in the world with whom he plays.
Meta4 returns to DACAMERA with a dynamic program of vivid musical contrasts: Kaija Saariaho’s second quartet, Terra Memoria; composed “for those departed”; Shostakovich’s riveting Quartet No. 4 and Ravel’s colorful quartet– eagerly embraced by listeners since its first performance in 1904.
This month’s free lunchtime concert is Young Artists Choice.
Through an inimitable voice that The New York Times touts as “a smooth, dark alto possessed of qualities you might associate with barrel-aged bourbon or butter-soft leather,” acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Lizz Wright’s singing is a soaring reflection of the cultural fabric of America.
New Jazz Underground is a defining voice in jazz and beyond. The New York-based trio gained recognition through viral videos showcasing their chemistry, musicality, and raw ambition.
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