Christian Wiggs Big Band Wishes You A Happy Holiday

Tue, Dec 16

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Christian Wiggs Big Band Wishes You A Happy Holiday! Christian Wiggs — Voice Thomas Wenglinski — Piano Marco Antonio Santos — Guitar James Suter — Bass Daniel Dufour — Drums Matthew Maldonado — Alto Sax Paulo Santos — Alto Sax Joel Frahm — Tenor Sax Diego Rivera — Tenor Sax Eric Hargett — Baritone Sax Leo Gauna — Trombone Andre Hayward — Trombone Kevin Hrabak — Trombone Demetries Thornton — Trombone Eric Johnson — Trumpet Matthew Collins — Trumpet Tito Carrillo — Trumpet Mike Sailors — Trumpet An emerging polymath in the music industry, Christian Wiggs has gained a reputation for being one of the most versatile forces in industry today. A true multi-hyphenate, Christian Wiggs is a vocalist, bandleader, lyricist, producer, director, artist manager, educator, record label executive, founder and CEO of Bandstand Presents and host of “Jazz Tonight” on PBS. Born to a choreographer, Wiggs’ immersion into theatre and the jazz tradition has led to a remarkable career as an artist, leading and featured with ensembles on prolific stages such as Birdland, Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club and SXSW. Producing chart topping records for the most sought-after names in jazz and reaching millions of viewers with his PBS television show, Wiggs manages GRAMMY and Tony Award-winner Bryan Carter, Emmet Cohen and serves as the musical manager for global icon Jeff Goldblum. As an educator, Wiggs is the co-founder and Executive Director of Global Jazz Workshop alongside Artistic Director, Chad LB. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! 22 free parking spaces onsite are first-come-first-serve. First Show: Doors at 7:45pm, Show at 8pm. Second Show: Doors at 9:45pm, Show at 10pm.