BJS ’25 Finale Showcase: Today’s Rising Jazz Stars with special guests Contemporary Masters Sextet and Chris & Dan Brubeck

BJS ’25 Finale Showcase
Today’s Rising Jazz Stars with special guests Contemporary Masters Sextet and Chris & Dan Brubeck

Friday, July 18, 2025
7:00pm | Classical Tahoe Ricardi Pavilion

The 2025 Brubeck Jazz Summit Participants

with Contemporary Masters Sextet
Roxy Coss, saxophone
Lucas Pino, saxophone
Michael Rodriguez, trumpet
Miki Yamanaka, piano
Gerald Cannon, bass
Bryan Carter, drums & vocals

and with special guests
Chris Brubeck, trombone & electric bass
Dan Brubeck, drums

Showcasing today’s rising stars in jazz, the 27 participants of the Brubeck Jazz Summit perform in a side-by-side finale concert with the faculty-in-residence members of the Contemporary Masters Sextet and Chris and Dan Brubeck. The exceptionally talented 2025 participants, who range in age from 15-18 and come to Tahoe from 10 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, represent the next generation of talented jazz musicians. Be amazed by the future of jazz at this thrilling finale of the 2025 Brubeck Jazz Summit.

This concert will be approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.

The Brubeck Jazz Summit is generously supported by a multi-year gift from Carol and Douglas Koelemay, and annual gifts from Peter and Kim Garcia, Robert Pollock, Elaine Cardinale and Jonathan Knowles, Whittier Trust, and Bently Foundation.