Presented by the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation
Indianapolis Jazz Collective | Hampton Family Reunion | All Ages
The Jazz Kitchen
June 7, 2026
$24.02 to $39.48
4p Show | Doors @ 3p | All Ages
Pharez Whitted - trumpet
Darius Hampton - sax
Tamar Gray - vocals
Steve Allee - piano
Kenny Phelps - drums
Jonathan Wood - bass
Please note if under 21:
Accompanied by a parent
Order dinner
Cannot sit at the bar
Pre-Show Opener - The IJF Jazz Futures directed by Candice Tugby
Three musical torchbearers return to Indy, representing decades of the Hampton Family Legacy. This performance honors one of America’s most consequential jazz dynasties, born of the Indianapolis and Indiana Avenue jazz scene. This night, the lasting impact of names like Slide, Aletra & Virtue, “Duke”, Carmelita, Dawn, Marcus, “Lucky,” and Maceo Hampton will be celebrated.
The featured performers for this show include trumpet virtuoso Pharez Whitted (son of Virtue), a newly minted 2026 Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Famer; saxophonist Darius Hampton (great-nephew of Slide), a distinguished professor at Northwestern University; and vocalist Tamar Gray (daughter of Virtue), an amazing vocalist now residing in Cleveland, OH, who also carries the Hampton tradition forward through her performances and as an educator
The Indianapolis Jazz Collective features Hall-of-Fame hometown heroes—Steve Allee, Kenny Phelps, and Jonathan Wood — for the Hampton Family Reunion.
Pre-show opener at 4p · The IJF Jazz Futures, directed by Candice Tugby .
Don't miss this single evening, two-set celebration of American music and the definitive architects of the Indianapolis sound.
