Mindi Abair brings her holiday tour back to the Chrome Showroom, now in its third year of blending Christmas warmth with jazz, blues, and soul grit. Known for her soaring saxophone work and a 26-year career that's earned her two GRAMMY nominations, Mindi leads a lineup of five additional artists through an evening that mixes beloved Christmas standards with original songs built for the season. Expect tight horn lines, soulful vocal turns, and the kind of musical chemistry that comes from a group of players who've shared stages for years.
Joining Mindi are Rebecca Jade, whose touring résumé includes stints with Sheila E and Dave Koz & Friends at Sea; Andréa Lisa, a South African-born guitarist and vocalist with a sound that splits the difference between Alicia Keys and John Mayer; Xavier Gordon, a GRAMMY-nominated producer and pianist who's toured with Marcus Miller; longtime drummer Arthur Thompson, who doubles as vocalist and producer; and Darryl Williams, a smooth-jazz artist who's shared stages with Dave Koz and Gerald Albright. Together they trade solos and harmonies across a set designed to feel both festive and intimate, with room for the laughs and the quiet, heartfelt moments that holiday shows are built for.
For those who want to make a full evening of it, there's a pre-show wine tasting hosted by Mindi and her husband Eric Guerra, pouring selections from their own Wine and Jazz label. Eric walks the room through a sommelier-style tasting while Mindi pairs each wine with a live song, turning the lead-up to the concert into its own kind of performance.