Nichols Concert Hall presents: Tammy McCann Jazz Christmas

Acclaimed jazz vocalist and MIC Artist in Residence Tammy McCann assembles an all-star ensemble to combine jazz and rhythm and blues for an evening of holiday favorites, plus a few surprises. Among musicians joining McCann is jazz trumpeter Derrick Gardner, director of jazz studies at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music.

More about Tammy McCann
Named the Chicago Tribune’s 2020 Person of the Year in Jazz, Tammy McCann has a powerful, sultry, and emotionally charged voice that paints pictures and tells stories by merging classical vocal technique and gospel esthetic with jazz to create a sound that is completely her own. She has performed with such luminaries as Chicago’s own Ramsey Lewis and NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman, John Clayton, Branford Marsalis, Joe Locke, Charles McPherson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Carmen Bradford, and she toured as a “Raelette” with the great Ray Charles. McCann has thrilled audiences in festivals and clubs worldwide, from Thailand to Greece, as well as the nation’s premier concert and jazz venues, including Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, The Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, and Chicago's Jazz Showcase.