A Season of Unforgettable Performances!

Clay Center Announces 2025 Line-Up for the Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series

CHARLESTON, WV (January 30, 2025) - The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV is pleased to announce the return of the Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series. The series is back for its highly anticipated second year, bringing a dynamic roster of world-class jazz artists to the Clay Center. This year’s line-up promises to deliver an exceptional mix of legendary icons, emerging talents, and genre-defying performances that will captivate jazz enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

The 2025 Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series will include the following shows:

Sammy Miller and the Congregation - February 27

I Got Life: The Music of Nina Simone ft. Carol Riddick & Gerald Veasley - March 15

Bob Thompson Unit - April 17

Brandon Woody’s Upendo - May 27

The Clay Center is offering a discounted $99 subscription to the full series. The subscription benefits include more than a 15% total discount on tickets and special subscriber benefits. Subscriptions can be purchased at https://secure.theclaycenter.org/packages/fixed/77. Individual show tickets will be available at a later date on the Clay Center’s website at https://www.theclaycenter.org/. 

“The Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series celebrates all styles of jazz, such as Dixieland, Swing, and Fusion,” said Al Najjar, the Clay Center’s President and CEO. “We launched the series last year, and thanks to funding from the Cecil I. Walker Charitable Trust, we’re able to continue it in 2025. We host the concerts cabaret-style on the Maier Performance Hall stage where the ambience and acoustics create the perfect setting.”

The Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series is supported by the Cecil I. Walker Charitable Trust. The Clay Center’s performing arts and visual arts offerings are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

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