Jazz at the Stifel presents Eric DeFade Trio
Event Details
Emmy winner and Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame inductee Eric DeFade performs March 8, 2025 at Jazz at the Stifel in Wheeling.
About Eric DeFade
For the past ten years Eric has been a featured performer for the PBS series “My Music.” Broadcast internationally, the series features such artists as Patti Labelle, Isaac Hayes, the Temptations, Robert Goulet, Wild Cherry, the Platters, and the Commodores to name a few.
Eric has played with music greats Rosemary Clooney, Josh Groban, the New York voices, Gary Burton, John Scofield, Dave Liebman, Ahmad Jamal, Benny Golson, and has toured internationally with The Artie Shaw Band, Patrizio Buane, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show accompanying legendary jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson. Eric’s freelance schedule includes performances with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, the Civic Light Opera, The Pittsburgh Symphony Pops, the Manchester Craftsman’s Guild All-Star Big Band, the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, and Billy Price. Most recently, Eric has been a featured soloist with Orcheste De Nile, a contemporary brass group formed by members of the Pittsburgh Symphony.
With dozens of recordings to his credit, most notably with Nancy Wilson, and the New York Voices, Eric has played on two Grammy Award-winning projects and won an Emmy for his work on the music special, “Live From Studio A.”
Eric is a member of the Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame. In addition to a year-round performance schedule, He is a fulltime resident artist at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, artist/lecturer in saxophone and director of jazz ensembles at Carnegie Mellon University, director of jazz studies in the CMU Pre-College program, Music Chair of the Henry Mancini Arts Academy, and clinician for the Pennsylvania Arts on Tour program.
Get Tickets
The show takes place at 8pm Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling.
All tickets are $25. Purchase online or call 304-242-7700.
Jazz at the Stifel is sponsored by the Wheeling Arts & Cultural Commission.
2024-25 Jazz at the Stifel Season Schedule:
Experience big city jazz shows in Wheeling.
Some of the region’s top jazz artists perform at the Stifel Fine Arts Center on select Saturdays throughout the year. Crowd-pleasing performers, expert showman and award-winning song stylists entertain crowds in the elegant, yet intimate, splendor of one of Wheeling’s grand properties.
The 100-year-old Edemar Mansion (now known as the Stifel Fine Arts Center) is the former home of one of Wheeling’s most prominent families and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
While enjoying a selection of desserts and wines that are available for purchase at all shows, marvel at the stained glass windows, grand central staircase, marble floors and the majestic fireplace in the formal living room. During warm weather, stroll through the gardens. You can also view the art on display in the gallery.
