Jazz Maui presents Sunset Jazz from 5-7pm featuring the Chicago-based group the Belford Hernandez Quartet: pianist Belford Hernandez, saxophonist Craig Roselieb, bassist Ashton Yarbrough, and drummer Nolan Wren. Special guests trumpeters Pete Ellman and Tadashi Thomas and vocalist Joy Belt-Roselieb are joining the band for this evening of live jazz music, sunset views, and chocolate/beverage pairings. Tickets are available at MauiChocolate.com/pages/sunset-jazz or JazzMaui.org.

A native of Venezuela, Belford Hernandez is an accomplished pianist, composer, and conductor. He is the current choir director at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois, and is also the director and founder of the Cantores Community Choir, located in Downers Grove, Illinois. Belford has recorded several solo piano albums, and is the jazz pianist for the Belford Hernandez Quartet. The group’s latest recording features several of his original compositions for the quartet, as well as solo piano, and as a duo with Craig Roselieb on saxophone. As a composer, Belford has also written and published several choral and instrumental works.

Held in the upstairs open-air pavilion, Jazz Maui’s Sunset Jazz concert series features a different line-up of world-class live jazz music accompanied by an extensive wine, spirits and beer list along with three flights of chocolate and beverage pairings for purchase. Some classic pairings such as ports and reds are offered as well as others that are unexpected such as sake and tequila. Chocolate Sommeliers are on hand to assist with pairings or imbibers can create their own.

Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate, through its Chocolate Laulima program, supports local nonprofit organizations such as Arts Education for Children Group/Jazz Maui. Proceeds from concert ticket sales benefit Jazz Maui’s music education programs.

Jazz Maui, a branch of the 501(c)-3 nonprofit Arts Education for Children Group (www.aecg.org), provides opportunities for participation in high quality jazz music education and performances. Throughout the year The Jazz Maui 2024 Maui Music Series presents Sunset Jazz every Sunday and the Pau Hana Series every Friday in Lahaina, outstanding visiting virtuosos in a bi-monthly concert series in Kihei, and special concerts, clinics and classes held at various venues around the islands. Jazz Maui supports “Sheryl Renee Salutes” at ProArts. Selected performances presented by Jazz Maui are live-streamed on the organization’s website: www.JazzMaui.org.