Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM
The Mint, Los Angeles
Join us EVERY SUNDAY for a rotating selection of the best in LA's Jazz Music scene, and stay late for our Sunday residency with Kevin Kanner's Jazz Jam. Musicians- join us for an open Jazz jam anytime after 9pm. $12 cover (includes drink ticket). This Sunday, drummer and composer Marcello Carelli joins us -- known for his work with Eric Scott Reed, Brian Lynch, Russell Ferrante, Tamir Hendelman, John Daversa and many more. He and his band featuring Barclay Moffitt, Sam Ross, and Jesse Katz will be presenting music from Carelli's latest album release “First Impressions” as well as some of the band’s favorite jazz standards and covers. @barclaymoffitt @sam771 @jessekatzmusic @marcello\_artistry Drummer, composer, and bandleader **Marcello Carelli** has played with Grammy award-winning musicians such as John Daversa and Brian Lynch in small group and big band settings. He has also played with Russell Ferrante, Eric Reed, Tamir Hendelman, Dave Liebman, Ira Sullivan, John Beasley, Walt Weiskopf, Andy Fusco, Wycliffe Gordon, and Shelly Berg. Marcello has performed to sold-out crowds in Italy, Suriname, and the Netherlands. He has released two albums showcasing his composition and arranging for a variety of instrumentations. Carelli recently earned his master’s in jazz studies at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. He was the teaching assistant for 2-time Grammy award-winning drummer and composer, Peter Erskine, and he played in the Thornton Jazz Orchestra directed by Bob Mintzer for two years. Marcello received his undergraduate degree in Studio Music and Jazz at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. Marcello was a Stamps Distinguished Ensemble Scholar there, having been chosen out of many applicants to play in a jazz quintet for four years with some of the finest young musicians in the country. At Frost, Carelli also played in the Frost Concert Jazz Band directed by John Daversa. https://www.marcellocarelli.com **Kevin Kanner**, a native of Southern California, has already amassed a large number of jazz credits including recordings with Paul Anka, Bill Holman (including 2006 and 2007 Grammy® nominated recordings), Gilbert Castellanos, Melissa Morgan, Annie Sellick, Gail Wynters, The Bud Shank Big Band, Josh Nelson and Michael Buble. Kevin has also toured and performed with many artists and including John Pizzarelli, Maureen McGovern, The Gilbert Castellanos Quintet, The Bill Holman Band, The Gerald Clayton Trio, The Clayton Brothers, The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Lee Konitz, Bob Brookmeyer, Larry Goldings, Charles McPhearson, Benny Green and many more. In addition to the vast amount of sideman work, Kevin has also led perhaps the most well remembered jazz jam session in recent Los Angeles history at the historic venue, the Mint. This session, called Groove Pocket, featured prominent underground hip hop DJ stars as well as a weekly band that over the course of six years consisted of, Ambrose Akinmuserie, Tim Green, Gerald Clayton, Harish Ragahavan, Joe Sanders, Larry Fuller, James Westfall, Charles Altura, Hamilton Price and Josh Nelson. http://innervoyagemusic.com/kevin-kanner