Gerald Clayton opens Buenos Aires jazz cycle
Jazz at Lincoln Center has launched a cross‑continental jazz cycle at Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires, opening tonight with the Gerald Clayton Trio on the Avenida Corrientes stage — a move that formalizes JALC’s international programming this season. More programming and education ties are promised as the series unfolds through spring. (clarin.com)
The series launched March 17, 2026 with the Gerald Clayton Trio in the Sala Martín Coronado of Teatro San Martín (Av. Corrientes 1530). (complejoteatral.gob.ar, ) Organizers programmed nine monthly concerts running March through November, all scheduled for the Sala Martín Coronado. (complejoteatral.gob.ar, ) The billed lineup and dates include Sarah Hanahan (April 21), Etienne Charles (May 26), Shenel Johns (June 30), Herlin Riley (July 21), George Garzone with Jeff “Tain” Watts (August 18), Alexa Tarantino (September 8), Melissa Aldana (October 20) and Christian Sands (November 24). (noticias24.com.ar, elagora.com.ar, ) Gerald Clayton’s Buenos Aires trio for the engagement lists Henry Cole on drums and Matt Brewer on bass. (infobae.com, ) Clayton’s most recent Blue Note release, Ones & Twos, arrived April 11, 2025 and is cited by promoters as part of the repertoire he’s touring this season. (bluenote.com, ) The cycle is presented in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center as part of the Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires 2026 season, and the theater notes this scale of international jazz programming returns after more than forty years; day‑of tickets can be purchased at the Teatro San Martín box office. (complejoteatral.gob.ar, elagora.com.ar, )
