When You Wish Upon a Star – A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney

Embark on an unforgettable musical journey that celebrates 100 years of Disney through the lens of jazz. When You Wish Upon a Star will be performed by the newly created house band of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, a Smithsonian affiliated museum led by Artistic Directors Jon Batiste and Christian McBride, their purpose being to celebrate jazz locally, nationally, and internationally. Pianist Sean Mason will be the music director of the five-piece band, who along with vocalists Kim Nalley and Sasha Dobson, will bring these famous songs to life. Don’t miss iconic songs like “Someday My Prince Will Come,” “He’s a Tramp,” “Everybody Wants to be a Cat,” and “The Bare Necessities,” performed with the syncopated rhythm and complex harmonies that define jazz.

Mason studied at The Juilliard School under the late pianist Frank Kimbrough, and has performed at the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Live From Dizzy’s” Series and is featured in Jazz Night in America’s inaugural class of “Youngbloods,” a sub-series featuring five up-and-coming jazz geniuses who are revolutionizing the genre. Nalley was awarded “Most Influential African American in the Bay Area” in 2005 and “Best Jazz Group” in 2013. Dobson is a founding member of the band “Puss n Boots” (alongside Grammy winner Norah Jones) and has performed around the world. These world renowned voices, paired with the historic sounds of the National Jazz Museum’s band, will make for an unforgettable evening.

This production is not affiliated with, sponsored, or authorized by The Walt Disney Company.