“Satchmo & Silk”: Joe Gransden & Karla Harris Tribute to Armstrong & Wilson

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 5:15pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

 

Jazz vocalist Karla Harris has made a career within the art form she loves for more than four decades, engaging audiences from Portland to Provence. She is a recipient of Atlanta Magazine’s 2024 Women Making a Mark award in recognition of her “Jazz Discovery” educational and community outreach programs, and in 2025 was one of 29 individuals across North America named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalists Association.

Band leader Joe Gransden has performed worldwide and released 16 CDs under his own name. Renowned first for the hard bop approach of his trumpet, Gransden’s singing voice has been compared to that of Chet Baker and Frank Sinatra. “When I first heard Joe nine years ago, I immediately thought of Chet,” says Jazziz magazine critic James Rozzi, “but lately his voice has taken on its own style with a deeper resonance. His trumpet has always alternated lyricism with an aggressive, angular approach. He has the ability to cover the gamut of emotions.”