Ava performs with her jazz trio at the Jazz Arts Project’s Summer Jazz Cafe festival in Red Bank, NJ on July 17 & 18 starting at 7:00 pm. This is the 20th anniversary of the festival, which features four jazz artists over eight nights at Triumph Brewery. Your ticket helps The Jazz Arts Project provide mentorship, education, and performance opportunities to the next generation of musicians in their community. For more info, click here.

Ava performs with her jazz trio at the Jazz Arts Project’s Summer Jazz Cafe festival in Red Bank, NJ on July 17 & 18 starting at 7:00 pm. This is the 20th anniversary of the festival, which features four jazz artists over eight nights at Triumph Brewery. Your ticket helps The Jazz Arts Project provide mentorship, education, and performance opportunities to the next generation of musicians in their community. For more info, click here.

Ava performs two shows at 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm with Brazilian guitarist and singer Moises Borges at the Blue Llama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor, MI. Enjoy a night of Bossa Nova with original compositions and timeless classics by Brazilian legends like Jobim and Gilberto. For tickets to the show, click here

Ava performs with Brazilian guitarist and singer Moises Borges at 8:00 pm at The Bop Stop in Cleveland, OH. Enjoy a night of Bossa Nova with original compositions and timeless classics by Brazilian legends like Jobim and Gilberto. For tickets, click here.

Ava performs with Brazilian guitarist and singer Moises Borges on July 10th at 8:00 pm at BluJazz+ in Akron, OH. Enjoy a night of Bossa Nova with original compositions and timeless classics by Brazilian legends like Jobim and Gilberto. For tickets, click here

Ava performs with Brazilian guitarist and singer Moises Borges at 8:00 pm at G.A.R Hall Peninsula Foundation in Peninsula, OH. Enjoy a night of Bossa Nova with original compositions and timeless classics by Brazilian legends like Jobim and Gilberto. For tickets, click here.

Ava performs with her band Ava and the Hitman at Pangea's Cabaret Room on May 29 at 7 pm. Featuring Jose Andre (piano), Daniel Song (bass) and Anton Kot (drums). Enjoy a rich blend of jazz, blues, indie, and original music. Ava recently won the 2026 Ella Fitzgerald International Jazz Vocal Competition.

Ava performs her master’s recital with her Juilliard jazz ensemble at Paul Hall at 8:00 pm. Tickets are free, or to watch the free live stream, click here.

Ava performs with the Juilliard Jazz Ensembles | The Music of Thelonious Monk and Dave Brubeck at Paul Hall. Free Live Stream starts at 7:30 pm. To get tickets or watch the free live stream, click here.

Ava performs with the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | The Musings of Miles Davis at 100 at Alice Tully Hall. Free Live Stream starts at 7:30 pm. To create a free account and watch the live stream, click here.

Ava performs with Brazilian guitarist and singer Moises Borges at 7:30 pm at Market Avenue Wine Bar in Cleveland, OH. Enjoy a night of Bossa Nova with original compositions and timeless classics by Brazilian legends like Jobim and Gilberto.

Ava performs with Brazilian guitarist and singer Moises Borges at 7:00 pm at BluJazz+ in Akron, OH. Enjoy a night of Bossa Nova with original compositions and timeless classics by Brazilian legends like Jobim and Gilberto. For tickets, click here.

Ava performs with Brazilian guitarist and singer Moises Borges at 7:00 pm at The Sixty6 Music & Studio in Cleveland, OH. Enjoy a night of Bossa Nova with original compositions and timeless classics by Brazilian legends like Jobim and Gilberto. Admission is free.

Ava performs with the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | New Music for the American Orchestra at the Peter Jay Sharpe Theater. Free Live Stream starts at 7:30 pm. To create a free account and watch the live stream, click here.

Ava performs a mix of jazz and her indie originals with Pete Matthiessen on guitar February 15th at 8:30 pm at Pangea, an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant in the East Village in NYC.

Ava performs with guitarist Tim Picard for three Valentine’s shows starting at 7 pm at BrushCulture, a hip jazz club and supper club in Teaneck, NJ. For tickets, click here.

Ava performs with the Juilliard Jazz Ensembles | The Evolution of Scat Singing at Paul Hall. Free Live Stream starts at 3:00 pm. To get tickets or watch the free live stream, click here.

Ava performs two show with fellow Juilliard student Jose Andre (piano) at Blues Alley in Washington, DC at 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm. To get tickets, click here

Ava performs with the Jelly Roll Morton Ensemble celebrating Afro Cuban Jazz at 9:00 pm at Jazz at Lincoln Center - Dizzy’s Club. To get tickets, click here.

Ava performs an NYC holiday big band bash with the Cameron Shave Jazz Orchestra at Chelsie Table & Stage staring at 8:30 pm. Come hear us play “The Grinch” and 14 other holiday favorites with the power of a 19-piece big band! To watch a clip, click here

Ava and The Hitmen perform jazz, blues and originals along with a few Christmas tunes too, Featuring Janae Yates (drums), Eli Leder (bass), Jose Andre (piano) and Tim Picard (guitar).

Ava performs an array of songs including new originals with two Juilliard jazz ensembles starting at 5:30 pm. This show is free to the public.

Ava performs with the Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie Ensembles | The Blues Singers: Bessie Smith and Her Children at Paul Hall at the Juilliard School. Free Live Stream starts at 3:00 pm. This performance won’t be available to stream afterward on demand. To create a free account and watch the live stream, click here.

Ava performs a mix of jazz and her indie originals with Jose Andre on piano November 7th at 8:30 pm at Pangea, an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant in the East Village in NYC.

Ava performs a mix of jazz and her indie originals with Pete Matthiessen on guitar September 21st at 8:30 pm at Pangea, an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant in the East Village in NYC.

Sidewalk Swing is an event Ava created featuring combos of students and alumni from a variety of top jazz programs including: Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, NYU, Oberlin, SUNY Purchase, The New School, and William Paterson. Twelve different combos will be posted on street corners throughout Manhattan from Harlem to the Financial District to bring jazz to the people.

Ava performs at Jazz at Lincoln Center - Dizzy’s Club with Dominick Farinacci and the Tri-C JazzFest Academy’s Spirit of the Groove Ensemble. Shows start at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm. To get tickets, click here.

Ava performs a mix of jazz and her indie originals with Pete Matthiessen (guitar) September 21st at 8:30 pm at Pangea, an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant in the East Village in NYC.

Ava performs with the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | The American Orchestra: Early Swing Bands of the 1920s and 1930s. Show starts at 7:30 pm at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. To get tickets or watch the live stream, click here.

Ava performs a mix of jazz and her indie originals with Pete Matthiessen (guitar) August 24th at 8:30 pm at Pangea, an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant in the East Village in NYC.