Doctor Lonnie Smith Jazz Fest with Gerry Youngman and Jay-Sharp-tet at the CAZ– April 23, 2025 from 6pm to 10pm. Tickets are $15 to $20.

Global Concepts Charter High School, the Pappy Martin Jazz Legacy Collectives’ Love Supreme School of Music, Lackawanna High School, and St. Francis High School are proud to present the 2nd Annual Jazz Festival, honoring Lackawanna/Buffalo native, Dr. Lonnie Smith. This celebration of jazz will feature the extraordinary talents of renowned jazz organist Gerry Youngman of the Paradigm Shift Jazz Trio, a close friend and former student of Dr. Smith.