The Dance Hall is excited to present Ayan Imai-Hall as part of the 2026 Jazz Casual Season.

2025 Resident Artist Ayan Imai-Hall returns to The Dance Hall stage highlighting the deep connection between tap dance and jazz improvisation. The culmination of jazz music and tap dance is a tradition that has been passed down through the music. Enjoy an evening of Jazz and Tap Dance through the American songbook and Bebop era compositions.

$18 advance | $24 day-of | $12 student
(*fees not included ($3 facility fee per ticket + cc processing fees)

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About Jazz Casual:

The Dance Hall’s Jazz Casual is a series dedicated to the preservation of a distinctly American art form. We believe in and support the advancement of jazz and related improvised musics, showcasing artists who write original works and uniquely arrange traditional music in progressive and imaginative ways. Across the season you can expect an exciting lineup of local and national talent, which we believe is imperative to the health, and continued growth of an art form that has long been a pillar of this community’s live music ecosystem. Jazz Casual carries the torch.

Past seasons of Jazz Casual include performances by: Tony Malaby, Christine Correa, Frank Carlberg, Kim Cass, Ben Monder, Jeremy Udden, Alexa Tarantino, Steven Bernstein, Jason Palmer, Chet Doxas, Mike Effenberger, Taylor O’Donnell, Chris Klaxton, Ayan Imai-Hall, Clifford Cameron, Sharon Jenkins Jones, Maddoc Johnson, and more.