Pastor John Garcia Gensel with Duke Ellington at the piano.

(Chris Stam)

A Jazz Vespers performance by Sheila Jordan and Paul Knopf. This is the only known hand painted poster for Jazz Vespers.

(SPC Archive)

Duke Ellington and Edmund Anderson. Edmund was a member of SPC and close friends with Duke Ellington. Both were known to collaborate with events at SPC.

(SPC Archive)

Saint Peter’s Church Sponsored this concert honoring the late Duke Ellington.

(SPC Archive)

Roy Eldridge and Vic Dickenson’s CD of the live performance they did at Saint Peter’s.

(SPC Archive)

Howard McGhee and Tommy Turrentine playing at the first All Nite Soul.

(Lewis K. McMillan)

Dr. Billy Taylor at a jazz event in 1983. Dr. Taylor hosted many of the All Nite Soul concerts that took place at SPC, and was a Jazz Vespers performer for many years.

(Brad Hess)

Pastor John Garcia Gensel and Dr. Billy Taylor at the piano during the 15th All Nite Soul.

(Brad Hess)

Left to right: Edmund Anderson, Harold Nicholas (of Nicholas Brothers), Big Nick Nicholas, Daryl Sherman, and Barbara Lea. This was a group that Edmund Anderson put together for an event at SPC.

(Daryl Sherman Archive)

Left to right: Edmund Anderson, Daryl Sherman, Jane Jarvis, Dick Sudhlater.

(Daryl Sherman Archive)

From left to right: Dick Sudhalter, Daryl Sherman, Ronny Whyte, Jon Hendricks, and Wes McAfee. Ronny Whyte was longtime friend of SPC. He produced Midday jazz for over two decades when he took over for Edmund Anderson.

(Daryl Sherman Archive)

One of the first Jazz on the Plaza concerts which was originally conceived by Lynn Mueller. Jazz on the Plaza was brought back in 2024 after COVID stopped its production in 2020.

(Lynn Mueller)

Walter Schaap was one of the first jazz scholars. His review of a 1919 performance by Sidney Bechet is considered the first published work of jazz criticism. This is the program from his Jazz Memorial that took place at SPC.

(WKCR Archives)

Pastor Jared R. Stahler, then-Director of Music for Jazz, Ike Sturm, and Pastor Dale R. Lind at Jazz on the Plaza.

(SPC Archive)

A jazz performance at Saint Peter’s.

(SPC Archive)

Ron Carter performing at the 2012 Clark Terry Benefit.

(Ed Berger)

Barry Harris playing at the Clark Terry Benefit.

(Ed Berger)

All Nite Soul Honoring Sheila Jordan and Barry Harris.

(SPC Archive)

Sheila Jordan at Barry Harris’ Jazz Memorial.

(R.I. Sutherland)

Pastor Dale Lind speaking at Barry Harris’ Jazz Memorial.

(SPC Archive)

Jazz on the Plaza taken from inside the church.

(Saint Peter’s Archive)

Arturo O’Farrill at the Billy Strayhorn Piano.

(Brian Hatton)

Arturo O’Farrill playing the Billy Strayhorn piano.

(Brian Hatton)

Jabali Billy Hart playing at the Jazz Memorial for Al Foster.

(Steven Sussman)

Buster Williams playing at the Jazz Memorial for Al Foster.

(Steven Sussman)

International Women in Jazz at Saint Peter’s.

(SPC Archive)

Bill Charlap and the William Patterson Quintet at Jazz on the Plaza. This took place during the first “Back to School” edition of JOTP which took place during the month of September.

(Mitch Bleier)

Marion McPartland playing the Billy Strayhorn piano.

(Norm Harris)

Prez Fest at Saint Peter’s. A festival celebrating the saxophonist and composer Gil Evans.

(Tom Copi)

This was when pastor Dale Lind accepted his to be the jazz pastor at Saint Peter’s. He retained this position for over 20 years and was the main face of jazz at Saint Peters.

(SPC Archives)