PRESS RELEASES
| The Soraya Kicks Off Jazz at Naz with a Duke Ellington Celebration
The fifth annual Jazz at Naz festival begins at The Soraya on Jan. 31 with Sacredness, led by 2026 GRAMMY® nominated Music Director/composer/arranger Gerald Clayton, choral ensemble Tonality, and vocalists Michael Mayo and Christie Dashiell. Internationally acclaimed and much sought-after educator, choreographer, and performer, Josette Wiggan rounds out the principal cast to bring dance into this celebration of Duke Ellington’s Concerts of Sacred Music. Less than 24 hours after their Sacredness performance, on Feb. 1, the principal cast will find out if they’ve won a GRAMMY in their nominated categories.