The Discover Jazz Series is back for 2023. This Thursday you will be entertained by one of the top backing bands in the country. A regional favorite hailing from Columbus Ohio, Urban Jazz Coaliition is the name of this super group. UJC has electrified audiences for years performing their unique and energetic blend of R&B/Jazz/Fusion at a multitude of prominent jazz festivals around the country, including The Capital Jazz Festival, The Seabreeze Jazz Festival, Capital Jazz Fest Supercruise, The Boscov/Berks Jazz Festival, The Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival, Jazz Fest West, The Russian River Jazz Festival, River Raisin Jazz Festival, and many more.
In addition to the notoriety that UJC has earned as a self contained group, they have also become one of the most in-demand backing groups in the smooth jazz genre, having performed as sidemen for a number of top contemporary jazz artists including Peter White, Nick Colionne, Jeff Lorber, Paul Taylor, Chuck Loeb, Marion Meadows, Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters, Brian Simpson, Jackiem Joyner, Cindy Bradley, Oli Silk, Tom Braxton, Althea Rene’, Ken Navarro, Jessy J, Joey Sommerville, Matt Marshak, Marcus Anderson, Four80East, U-Nam, Lin Rountree, Paula Atherton, Elan Trotman, Nils, Phil Denny, Selina Albright, U-Nam, and Elizabeth Mis.