Beloved curator and namesake of this series, national recording artist, and Director of Jazz Studies at GMU, Darden Purcell's exceptional voice and talent return to the amphitheater stage. One of the most anticipated of our jazz series concerts every year.

First time at our series, Geoffrey Dean is a jazz pianist, composer, author, and educator, yes, but he is more than that -- he is a jazz tour de force. His music spans the entire genre of jazz – from blues and hard bop influences to classical music, R&B, and modern jazz.

A trumpet virtuoso, Graham Breedlove has performed on four continents in more than twenty countries, with headliners representing more than one hundred Grammy nominations. The Saturday Night Live Band, Ray Charles, Wynton Marsalis, Ramsey Lewis, Mariah Carey, and Doc Severinsen are just some with whom he has performed. Graham will bring it, guarantied.

BLOOM is sure to inspire. Through the group's love of rich harmony and collaborative music-making, they reimagine pop, jazz, neo-soul, and alternative music through lush vocal textures and inventive arrangements.