Madd For Tadd: Kent Engelhardt & Stephen Enos

Celebrate the Centennial of Miles Davis and John Coltrane through the music of Tadd Dameron

 On Sunday, November 8, 2026, Kent Engelhardt & Stephen Enos will present their band Madd For Tadd at the Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center at the East Cleveland Public Library beginning at 4:00 p.m.  The program is titled “Celebrating the Centennial of Miles Davis and John Coltrane: A performance of music by Tadd Dameron written for and recorded by Davis and Coltrane.”  All critical editions and arrangements are created by Kent Engelhardt.  The band includes numerous musicians affiliated with Youngstown State University including Kent Engelhardt, YSU faculty and co-leader; Dave Kana, YSU part-time faculty; Jeff Bush, YSU Alumnus and leader of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra; Sean Jones, YSU Alumnus and Professor at Peabody Conservatory; Tim Leahey, YSU Alumnus and retired jazz trumpeter from the USAF Airmen of Note; Stephen Enos, YSU part-time faculty and co-leader; Jackie Warren, YSU part-time faculty and pianist with the DIVA Jazz Trio; and Aidan Plank, YSU Alumnus and faculty at Bowling Green State University.

Madd For Tadd will perform Tadd Dameron’s compositions “Good Bait,” “Soultrane,” “Mating Call,” “Handy Andy (Gnid),” “Super Jet,” “On a Misty Night,” “Heaven's Doors are Open Wide,” “John's Delight,” “Focus,” “Lady Bird,” and “Our Delight.”  The band will also play Engelhardt’s “Central Avenue Swing,” the title tune from their second recording.  The ensemble will pay tribute to their recently deceased bassist Dr. David Morgan by performing his composition “Consolation.”

 The performance is sponsored by the Cleveland Foundation, KeyBank, Cleveland Federation of Musicians Local 4, and the

Cleveland Music Performance Trust Fund. 

Free admission – limited seating – doors open at 3:00 p.m.

Our final concert on the 2025 Collinwood Jazz Festival is the Madd For Tadd Jazz Orchestra featuring the music of Tadd Dameron, Thad Jones and Ruth Brown as our final program for this year. Free Admission! Come hear the world-class musical artists who are our friends and neighbors in Northeast Ohio. Support Live Music and Local Artists!