Pat Bianchi, Lewis Nash, Clark Gibson, Camille Thurman, and Ashlin Parker

Concert Details

One of today’s leading jazz organists, Pat Bianchi has extensively toured the United States and Europe and appeared at major jazz festivals and venues worldwide. A prolific bandleader, he was also a longtime member of guitar icon Pat Martino’s trio as well as National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Lou Donaldson’s quartet.

Drummer Lewis Nash is one of the great drummers in jazz history, and his career spans more than four decades. He is one of the most recorded musicians in jazz, having appeared on more than 500 recordings, including many Grammy-winning projects, and he is a highly sought-after performer and educator worldwide.

Saxophonist Clark Gibson is a composer and performer whose music bridges jazz tradition with global and contemporary influences. He is also the director of education at the Nash in Phoenix.

One of the most exciting voices in contemporary jazz, Camille Thurman is an internationally acclaimed vocalist and saxophonist known for her commanding stage presence and remarkable versatility. Equally at home delivering soaring jazz vocals or dynamic saxophone improvisations, she has performed with leading artists and ensembles around the world.

A sought-after and versatile jazz trumpeter based in New Orleans, Ashlin Parker plays with large and small ensembles nationally and internationally.

2026 Concert Series sponsored by

Sanderson Lincoln