09/01/2026
April Varner on stage at Winnie’s Jazz Club
Saturday, September 12th, 2026
7:30pm & 9:30pm seatings
Doors open 30 mins prior to showtimes
Praised by DownBeat as an artist with “impressive range,” April Varner has gained steady momentum as a supreme vocalist, a bebop technician and a contemporary storyteller. The Toledo-born New Yorker has toured the world, dazzling audiences with her growing mastery of the American Songbook and her creative approach to the vocalese tradition.
She has amassed more than 93K+ followers on Instagram and TikTok, and collaborated with a roster of emerging artists and living legends, including Postmodern Jukebox, Kurt Elling, Jane Monheit, John Pizzarelli, Ulysses Owens, Jr., Theo Bleckmann, Sachal Vasandani, Yasushi Nakamura, Benny Benack III, The Sunhouse Singers vocal trio, Luther Allison, Nicole Zuraitis, Chico Pinheiro, Leandro Pellegrino, Dayna Stephens, Reuben Rogers and the recently departed Russell Malone.
She’s headlined across New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club, Mezzrow, Birdland, Minton’s
Playhouse, The Django, Zinc Bar and 55 Bar; across the country at Blues Alley, The Side Door, Chris’ Jazz Cafe, Sam First and The Deerhead Inn; and internationally at Duc des Lombards, 38 Riv and 18 Oberkampf in Paris. In four short years April has launched two EPs and three acclaimed albums, including her forthcoming March release Ella, produced by Owens, Jr.
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April Varner
