Live Jazz in New York

Over the past two decades Ted Chubb has developed into both a deeply expressive trumpeter and an inventive composer. He is both an accomplished bandleader and has served as sideman to an impressive list of NYC’s top musicians, including Winard Harper, Christian McBride, Wallace Roney, Billy Hart, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Antonio Hart, Houston Person, George Coleman, Charenee Wade, Norman Simmons, Don Braden, Billy Harper, Vince Ector, Melissa Walker, Bruce Williams, Jerome Jennings, Oscar Perez, Mike Lee and Cecil Brooks III. He has performed at venues from NYC jazz clubs Smalls; Fat Cat, The Jazz Standard, Jazz at Lincoln Center, to Jazz Festivals across North America, South America and Europe. Ted received his Master of Music from Rutgers University and studied with master trumpet teacher, William Fielder. From 2006-2011, he toured with the Tony Award- winning show, Jersey Boys. Ted is a passionate jazz educator and served as JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, Director of Music from 2012–2017 and JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, Vice President of Jazz Education \+ Associate Producer 2017–2024. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Jazz Trumpet at Princeton University and continues to serve as JAZZ HOUSE KiDS in a curatorial and advisory role. He is a member of the artistic leadership team responsible for the Montclair Jazz Festival, curates Jazz at One at St. Paul's Chapel NYC in collaboration with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS and Trinity Church, and is on the advisory board for the Jersey City Jazz Festival. He has led tours, master classes and cultural exchange programs across the US, as well as, the globe including multiple tours to Peru and Bahrain. Along with his wife, Rachel Ryll, Ted is co-owner, President & Artistic Director of The Statuary, an active artist live/work/present space that serves as a hub for the local jazz community and presents world class jazz to the people of Jersey City. His solo release “Gratified Never Satisfied”, demonstrates an innate ability to adapt his knowledge, talent and worldliness to every aspect of his art and work.“ Ted Chubb has stated, “I am in a phase in my life where I am trying to connect with and develop relationships through the music around the globe, anywhere there are people that can benefit from the positive and universal power of the music. In a time where so much of the world is trying to divide us from one another, I believe this is of the highest importance." Ted is excited to release a newly recorded album "Live From The Statuary" early next year.

Over the past two decades Ted Chubb has developed into both a deeply expressive trumpeter and an inventive composer. He is both an accomplished bandleader and has served as sideman to an impressive list of NYC’s top musicians, including Winard Harper, Christian McBride, Wallace Roney, Billy Hart, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Antonio Hart, Houston Person, George Coleman, Charenee Wade, Norman Simmons, Don Braden, Billy Harper, Vince Ector, Melissa Walker, Bruce Williams, Jerome Jennings, Oscar Perez, Mike Lee and Cecil Brooks III. He has performed at venues from NYC jazz clubs Smalls; Fat Cat, The Jazz Standard, Jazz at Lincoln Center, to Jazz Festivals across North America, South America and Europe. Ted received his Master of Music from Rutgers University and studied with master trumpet teacher, William Fielder. From 2006-2011, he toured with the Tony Award- winning show, Jersey Boys. Ted is a passionate jazz educator and served as JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, Director of Music from 2012–2017 and JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, Vice President of Jazz Education \+ Associate Producer 2017–2024. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Jazz Trumpet at Princeton University and continues to serve as JAZZ HOUSE KiDS in a curatorial and advisory role. He is a member of the artistic leadership team responsible for the Montclair Jazz Festival, curates Jazz at One at St. Paul's Chapel NYC in collaboration with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS and Trinity Church, and is on the advisory board for the Jersey City Jazz Festival. He has led tours, master classes and cultural exchange programs across the US, as well as, the globe including multiple tours to Peru and Bahrain. Along with his wife, Rachel Ryll, Ted is co-owner, President & Artistic Director of The Statuary, an active artist live/work/present space that serves as a hub for the local jazz community and presents world class jazz to the people of Jersey City. His solo release “Gratified Never Satisfied”, demonstrates an innate ability to adapt his knowledge, talent and worldliness to every aspect of his art and work.“ Ted Chubb has stated, “I am in a phase in my life where I am trying to connect with and develop relationships through the music around the globe, anywhere there are people that can benefit from the positive and universal power of the music. In a time where so much of the world is trying to divide us from one another, I believe this is of the highest importance." Ted is excited to release a newly recorded album "Live From The Statuary" early next year.

A rising master of her craft, vocalist Ekep Nkwelle entrances audiences with her strong lyrical presence and an uncanny connection to phrasing that’s at once grounded and ethereal. A featured performer on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, the Washington DC-born, Cameroonian-American is among the most acclaimed young artists in jazz, known for her high-level musicality and vivid storytelling. Forging her path from Washington DC to New York City, Nkwelle has already built an impressive list of collaborators including Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Russell Malone, Cyrus Chestnut, Emmet Cohen, Endea Owens, and recently worked with the legendary Dee Dee Bridgewater as part of her exclusive, all-women artistic residency, The Woodshed Network. With a rare combination of power, soul, and emotional truth, Nkwelle has graced stages around the world, from Marian's Jazzroom to The Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall, Newport Jazz Festival, and most notably, Lincoln Center, where she is celebrated as their latest rising star.