Edye Evans Hyde & Xavier Davis: Jazz Brunch

When the day’s last Festival concert ends, Gilmore After Dark begins–Kalamazoo invites you to step out and make an evening of it! Enjoy relaxed musical events featuring Gilmore Festival Fellows, WMU Jazz Faculty, graduates, and students, as well as treasured local talents who are a part of our vibrant music scene here in Kalamazoo, throughout the great state of Michigan, and beyond.

Vocalist Edye Evans Hyde and pianist Xavier Davis bring decades of artistry to the stage. An award-winning jazz singer known for her warm tone and dynamic presence, Hyde has performed internationally and shared the spotlight with artists including Ray Charles and Arturo Sandoval, blending jazz, blues, and pop with theatrical flair. Davis, whose career was launched by Betty Carter, has become one of the most respected pianists of his generation, performing and recording with Freddie Hubbard, Christian McBride, Wynton Marsalis, and many others. A GRAMMY Award–winning collaborator and acclaimed bandleader, Davis is also a dedicated educator and Associate Professor of Jazz Piano at Michigan State University.