Jazz fusion returns to ArtsXchange stage with songstress Lavahi

The ArtsXchange will become a portal to a music multiverse as it brings back The Jazz Xchange, a quarterly concert series showcasing the high-energy fusion of jazz with rock, funk, and R&B. 

Headliners The Goode Stuff Experience, led by trumpeter and composer Tiffany Goode, will perform alongside songstress Lavahi at 8 p.m. June 25 in the Paul Robeson Theater at ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St. in East Point. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available on EventBrite.

Lavahi is a jazz-crossover vocalist, songwriter, and professor known for her expressive storytelling and instrumental approach to the voice. She has appeared at the Atlanta Jazz Festival, Dizzy's Club in New York, and the High Museum of Art, among other festivals and collaborations.

The Jazz Xchange represents the next chapter in ArtsXchange’s history of jazz programming. A venue known for hosting the legendary Joe’s Jazz Joint with Joe Jennings and free Jazz Matters concerts during the last two Jazz Appreciation Months, ArtsXchange continues its mission of bringing world-class musicians to the community at grassroots prices.

For Goode, this series goes beyond a concert to a spiritual and cultural exchange.

“This series is important to me because it explores the diversity and the similarities in music,” she said. “Music is multi-tiered and its frequencies have the ability to impact emotion, to heal, and to transform.”

Under the theme “The Music Multiverse,” Goode and her ensemble will celebrate the genre that she defines as the essential thread connecting all modern sounds.

“Jazz is the background of the complete musical landscape – it’s the foundation of everything in music,” Goode said. “This series seeks to bring all of these facets into one room.” GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

LAVAHI is a jazz-crossover vocalist, songwriter, and professor known for her expressive storytelling and instrumental approach to the voice. Moving fluidly between jazz, soul, contemporary repertoire, and original work, she approaches the voice as an instrument within the ensemble, engaging each song with care, craft, and a deep respect for its unique possibilities.

Whether interpreting a beloved standard, honoring the legacy of an iconic artist, shaping a musical moment through improvisation, or presenting original music, LAVAHI is drawn to the possibilities within a song—its story, its style, its structure, and the connections it can create. Her performances balance thoughtful preparation with spontaneity, remaining responsive to the music, the moment, and the people gathered around it.

Based in Atlanta, LAVAHI has performed at leading venues and festivals including the Atlanta Jazz Festival, Capital Jazz Festival, Dizzy's Club, Blues Alley, Bethesda Blues & Jazz, City Winery, and the High Museum of Art. Her recent work includes touring through the South Arts Jazz Roads program with Atlanta's BOOM! Trio.

Throughout her career, LAVAHI has worked alongside artists spanning multiple generations of Black music and contemporary jazz, from emerging innovators to Grammy-winning performers and legendary figures. Her collaborators have included Robert Boone Jr., Joe Alterman, Khari Cabral Simmons, Fred Wesley, Terence Harper, LaTocha Scott, Yola, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Lori Williams, and Kenny Banks Jr.