Christian Wiggs Big Band Wishes You A Happy Holiday

Tue, Dec 16

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Christian Wiggs Big Band Wishes You A Happy Holiday! Christian Wiggs — Voice Thomas Wenglinski — Piano Marco Antonio Santos — Guitar James Suter — Bass Daniel Dufour — Drums Matthew Maldonado — Alto Sax Paulo Santos — Alto Sax Joel Frahm — Tenor Sax Diego Rivera — Tenor Sax Eric Hargett — Baritone Sax Leo Gauna — Trombone Andre Hayward — Trombone Kevin Hrabak — Trombone Demetries Thornton — Trombone Eric Johnson — Trumpet Matthew Collins — Trumpet Tito Carrillo — Trumpet Mike Sailors — Trumpet An emerging polymath in the music industry, Christian Wiggs has gained a reputation for being one of the most versatile forces in industry today. A true multi-hyphenate, Christian Wiggs is a vocalist, bandleader, lyricist, producer, director, artist manager, educator, record label executive, founder and CEO of Bandstand Presents and host of “Jazz Tonight” on PBS. Born to a choreographer, Wiggs’ immersion into theatre and the jazz tradition has led to a remarkable career as an artist, leading and featured with ensembles on prolific stages such as Birdland, Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club and SXSW. Producing chart topping records for the most sought-after names in jazz and reaching millions of viewers with his PBS television show, Wiggs manages GRAMMY and Tony Award-winner Bryan Carter, Emmet Cohen and serves as the musical manager for global icon Jeff Goldblum. As an educator, Wiggs is the co-founder and Executive Director of Global Jazz Workshop alongside Artistic Director, Chad LB.