Grammy-winning vocalist Nicole Zuraitis joins trumpeter Mike Sailors' nonet for a night of contemporary jazz at the Austin Music Festival.
Mike Sailors Nonet plays the Moody Amphitheater on Sunday, April 4, 2027, with Grammy-winning vocalist Nicole Zuraitis joining in for a night of contemporary jazz. Sailors is an Austin-based trumpeter, arranger, and composer who's played worldwide at the Blue Note in Tokyo, Sapporo, and New York, as well as Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Carnegie Hall, Yoshi's, and the Bowery Ballroom. He's also appeared at the Newport, Montreal, and Detroit Jazz Festivals.
His career has moved between the bandstand and the pit. He's worked as a sideman for Bobby Sanabria, Orrin Evans, the Mingus Jazz Orchestra, and Adrian Cunningham, and has appeared as a featured soloist with the Austin, Cincinnati, Gulf Coast, and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras. On Broadway, he played trumpet on Beautiful: The Carole King Story, Be More Chill, and The Prom, and served as music director for Sleep No More from 2014 to 2017. As an arranger and composer, he's written for Mack Avenue Records, Decca Records, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and Arturo O'Farrill, and contributed arrangements to Lady Gaga's 2023 Jazz and Piano Las Vegas engagement.
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Tickets are available as part of a few different pass options: a Standard Pass starts at $230 for two days, a Gold Pass from $625 with 350 available, and a Platinum Pass from $1,305 with 300 available. Single-day passes for Saturday or Sunday go on sale in December 2026.
