33rd Cape May Jazz Festival April 16-18, 2010

At the 33rd Cape May Jazz Festival—April 16-18, 2010—presented by Bank of America and New Jersey Department of State Division of Travel and Tourism, every ballad tells a story you’ll want to hear, and the blues takes you from from heartache to joy. Hard-bop to mellow sax, high-pitch to expressive-soul trumpet, Latin piano to kickin’ keyboard, Cape May Jazz offers it all.

Friday opens with Spyro Gyra’s mix of straight-ahead jazz, blues, Latin, Brazilian, instrumental pop, funk and fusion. For three decades they have dominated the contemporary jazz scene and bring a snap, originality and freshness that will appeal to fans old and new. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland opens Saturday night with her huge, blast-furnace voice. The timeless power and heart-pounding urgency of her music comes from deep within her soul and from the streets where she grew up.

Friday night, tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield’s organ quintet will pay tribute to Shirley Scott. One of the most impressive young tenors around, Warfield uses the Hammond B-3 to relate the happiness and soulful experiences he had performing with Scott both through songs she introduced and original compositions Warfield wrote with her in mind. Continuing Friday night, guitarist Monnette Sudler will turn up the heat in Carney’s Main Room with the help of tenor Bootsie Barnes, trombonist Steve Turre and keys king Aaron Graves for a slamming, hard-bop groove.

Vocalist Marta Topferova’s low-key misty voice changes the pace in Carney’s Other Room bringing her Prague heritage and New York immersion in the dynamic clusters of Latin American life. She is backed by stellar musicians who are equally as impressive with Latin sounds from Cuba, Argentinian tango, and Venezuelan rhythms. Mississippi Heat, one of Chicago’s hottest blues bands, will muddy things up at Cabanas with traditional Windy City blues, the golden tone of their band leader’s harmonica and vocalist Inetta Visor.

Saturday afternoon pre-jams in both Carney’s rooms feature the up and coming youth bands Tom Zmuda and Thursday Night Jazz and the Divine Jazz Combo. Jam sessions will follow with over 24 musicians going back and forth in both rooms. In Cabanas, Georgie Bonds, world-class singer, songwriter and blues entertainer will continue the blues tradition with Delta Blues.

Saturday night displays the fireworks of Cuban piano player Chuchito Valdes for 3 sets at the Grand Hotel Ballroom. Chuchito’s volcanic power, passion and rhythmic intensity erupted at the April 2008 Festival. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather Bebo and father, Chucho Valdes, he blends elements of Afro-Cuban music, jazz, bebop, mambo and cha-cha-cha. Other Cape May favorites, vocalist Juanita Williams, with Fred Hughes on piano, will perform at the Jazz Dinner and 11 pm show at Aleathea’s Restaurant.

Juanita came up musically by way of gospel, was inspired by Etta James and Aretha Franklin, and sings sweet soul music and gritty blues with originality, sass and flair. Hughes’ dynamic piano solos are the perfect complement. Appearing in Carney’s Main Room, B.D. Lenz has been described as one of the hottest new contemporary jazz guitarists on the scene today. He fuses jazz and rock balanced by warm chords of funk, soul, rhythm and blues that will pull you to the dance floor. Carney’s Other Room presents the Shook-Russo Quartet whose original compositions within the jazz idiom honor the master by carrying on the mainstream tradition pairing the huge sound of Amy Shook’s bass with drummer Frank Russo’s incredible percussive skill.

Jam session favorite, Jesse Andrus, tenor/alto sax and flute, brings his group Abstract Truth to the Boiler Room Saturday night. They weave jazz with soul, R & B, African and Latin rhythms, gospel, blues and funk, honoring the familiar masters who came before them while creating a fresh sound all their own. Performing at Cabana, the multi-talented Ray Schinnery will stir the soul with his vocals, move you to hilarity with his lyrics and woo you with his guitar.

Pre-Jam Sunday opens up with the Little Jazz Giants and the Youth Lions in both Carney’s rooms, followed my 2 Jam Sessions with over 30 musicians going back and forth, and the 5-piece Charles Walker Blues Band in Cabanas. Hailing from Wisconsin, the band performs various styles of blues, R&B and funk, and Walker’s expressive sax steals the show along with the powerfully deep soulful voice of Shanna Jackson.

The schedule, musician’s pictures, information and sound bytes are on the web at http://www.capemayjazz.org/ <http://www.capemayjazz.org/> . For more information on specially priced All Event Weekend Pass, including reserved seating, or to be put on the mailing list, please call 609-884-7277.

The 33rd Cape May Jazz Festival is presented by New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism VisitNJ.Com and Bank of America, and sponsored by the Delaware River and Bay Authority, Barefoot Wines, Jazz Times, WRTI Temple Public Radio, WBGO Jazz 88, WMGM TV 40, WCAF 101.5, WTTH the Touch, Cape May Star and Wave, Verizon Wireless, with generous support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, local businesses and donors.
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33rd Cape May Jazz Festival April 16-18, 2010

33rd Cape May Jazz Festival April 16-18, 2010

Immerse yourself in jazz vocals from ballads to low-down blues, mellow sax, high-pitch trumpet, Latin piano at the 33rd Cape May Jazz Festival April 16-18, 2010, presented by Bank of America and New Jersey Department of Travel and Tourism. Spyro Gyra opens up the festival Friday night with music that encompasses straight-ahead jazz, blues, Latin, Brazilian, instrumental pop, funk and fusion. For more than 3 decades Spyro Gyra has been dominating the contemporary jazz scene and still has a snap, originality and fresh sound which appeals to both old and new fans. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland opens up Saturday night with her huge, blast-furnace voice which gives her music a timeless power and heart-pounding urgency. Her music comes from deep within her soul and from the streets where she grew up.

Friday night tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield, one of the most impressive young tenors around, will pay Tribute to Shirley Scott with his organ quintet. Warfield wanted to pay tribute to Shirley using the Hammond B-3 to relate his happy, soulful experiences with music they performed together, songs introduced by her or original compositions Warfield wrote with her in mind. Continuing Friday night guitarist Monnette Sudler will perform in Carneys Main Room with tenor Bootsie Barnes, trombonist Steve Turre and Aaron Graves on keys for a slamming hard-bop groove.

For a total change of pace vocalist Marta Topferova, who moved from Prague to New York City and immersed herself in the dynamic clusters of Latin American life, will entertain in Carneys Other Room with her elegant, low-key misty voice backed by stellar musicians who include Latin sounds from Cuban, Argentinian tango to Venezuelan rhythms. Mississippi Heat is one of Chicago’s hottest blues bands playing traditional Chicago blues with their band leader’s golden tone on the harmonica and vocalist Inetta Visor permeating Cabanas Friday night.

Saturday afternoon starts out with prejams in both rooms at Carneys with the up-and-coming youth bands Tom Zmuda and Thursday Night Jazz and the Divine Jazz Combo followed by jam sessions. Georgie Bonds, a world-class singer, songwriter and blues entertainer, will continue the blues tradition with Delta blues in Cabanas.

Saturday night continues with the exciting Cuban piano player Chuchito Valdes returning for 2 shows in the Grand Hotel Ballroom. Chuchito raised a mountain of rhythmic intensity with power and passion at the April 2008 festival following in the footsteps of his grandfather Bebo and father Chucho Valdes blending elements of Afro-Cuban music, jazz, bebop, mambo and cha-cha-cha. Another jazz festival favorite vocalist Juanita Williams along with Fred Hughes on piano will perform at the Jazz Dinner and 11pm show in Aleathea’s Restaurant.

Juanita came up musically by way of gospel, was inspired by blues greats Etta James and Aretha Franklin and sings sweet soul music and gritty blues with originality, sass and flair. Pianist Fred Hughes, another festival favorite, compliments Juanita playing dynamic piano solos. Appearing in Carneys Main Room B. D. Lenz has been described as one of the hottest new contemporary jazz guitarists on the scene today fusing jazz and rock complemented by warm chords of funk, soul, rhythm and blues to dance to. Carneys Other Room presents The Shook-Russo Quartet who is composing their own original music within the jazz idiom honoring the masters by carrying on the mainstream tradition with the huge sound and driving groove of Amy Shook on bass and the incredibly skillful Frank Russo on drums.

Jesse Andrus, a favorite tenor/alto sax and flute player seen at the jams, will be in the Boiler Room with his group Absolute Truth Saturday night. Absolute Truth weaves jazz with soul, R&B, African and Latin rhythms, gospel, blues and funk which creates a sound that is at once fresh and familiar honoring the masters who came before them while creating a sound all their own. Performing in Cabanas the multi-talented Ray Schinnery will stir the soul with his vocals, move you to hilarity with his lyrics and woo you with his guitar.

Pre-Jam Sunday opens up with the Little Jazz Giants and the Young Lions in 2 rooms at Carneys followed by 2 Jam Sessions along with the Charles Walker Blues Band in Cabanas. Hailing from Wisconsin the 5-piece Walker band performs various styles of blues, R&B and funk with Walker’s expressive saxophone stealing the show along with Shanna Jackson’s powerfully deep soulful voice.

The schedule, musician’s pictures, information and sounds bytes are found on the web at www.capemayjazz.org <http://www.capemayjazz.org> . For more information on reduced price All Event Weekend Pass including reserved seating or to be put on the mailing list please call 609-884-7277. An All Event Weekend Pass to attend 18 events beginning 8pm Friday through 4pm Sunday is $150 general admission. Individual Friday or Saturday Night All Event Wristbands are $55.

Saturday Afternoon Jam Wristbands are $35, Sunday Jams $25. Reserved Seating is available at the Theatre at Lower Regional High School for an additional $25 per person. Complimentary Festival Transportation running every 10 minutes is available between venues all weekend.

The 33rd Cape May Jazz Festival is presented by New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism VisitNJ.Com and Bank of America and sponsored by the Delaware River and Bay Authority, Barefoot Wines, Jazz Times, WRTI Temple Public Radio, WBGO Jazz 88, WMGM TV40, WCFA 101.5, WTTH the Touch, Cape May Star and Wave, Verizon Wireless with generous support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, local businesses and donors.

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“A Tribute to the Count”

Swing with the timeless, priceless Legendary Count Basie Orchestra* directed by Bill Hughes at the Cape May Jazz Festival presented by New Jersey Department of Travel and Tourism and Bank of America November 6th for one big thrill 8pm – 10pm in the Theatre at Lower Regional High School. The Count Basie Orchestra of today is nineteen performers committed to upholding the Basie tradition with a keyboard set in motion, always swinging Kansas City style, winning 17 Grammies and continuing to perform across North America, Europe and Southeast Asia….come back to Basie.

Friday night continues with Richie Cole and “alto madness” in Carneys Other Room. Richie is a master of the sax, a brilliant arranger, composer who constantly shows that there is life, humor and creativity found in classic bebop. He is “one of the last of the breed – a fast and competitive musical gunslinger demonstrating his command of Charlie Parker’s bebop language” states All About Jazz. Barbara King returns by popular demand with her dusky, Sarah Vaughan-like qualities performing in Victorian Gardens at the Marquis de Lafayette Hotel.

Raised with a mix of family background cultures from Cuba, Jamaica and Costa Rica and surrounded by music and dancing, Barbara was introduced at an early age to jazz legends such as Sarah, Ella, Dinah and Billie who influence her singing. Continuing in Carneys Main Room is the Radam Schwartz Quintet featuring Radam pumping out driving rhythms on the Hammond B3 along with Anthony Ware on sax, James Gibbs III on trumpet.

Radam’s prolific career has led to many successful recordings having performed with David Fathead Newman, Eddie Lockjaw Davis and many others. Friday night is rounded out with Gary Allegretto who is being considered for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album…. a versatile harmonica rockin’ the pure electric and acoustic blues in Cabanas. Allegretto sings with a natural storytelling appeal, a wry sense of humor while his harmonica comes as natural as his own voice that makes you dance from the first song ‘til the last.

Ravi Coltrane, a true renaissance man who is at the forefront carving up new paths within jazz, opens Saturday night at the Theatre featuring Geri Allen on piano along with Massimo Biolcati, bass, and E. J. Strickland, drums. A modernist who has absorbed a wealth of jazz ranging from his father John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins to contemporary figures such as Steve Coleman, Wayne Shorter who owes equal debt to Joe Henderson.

The listener hears the “elusive beauty” of Ravi through his tenor and soprano saxophone as an explosion of rhythmic and melodic sequences that float through the air with grace…deep, soulful, masterful with the appealingly Hendersonian tendency to lay back even when he is driving hard. Saturday night continues to thrill with Houston Person performing at the Jazz Dinner at Aleatheas with open seating at 11pm. A reviewer calls him the natural heir to the boss tenor crown worn so long and so well by Gene Ammons. It is all “tone”, no flash but instead the warmth of his sound, lingering over every note….his solos are tuneful enough to be part of the melody of any *Count Basie Orchestra trademarks used under license from the Trust of William J. Basie standard.

Denise Thimes graces Victorian Gardens with her brilliant voice ranking with the all-time greats such as Ella, Sassy, Lady Day, Nancy and Carmen to name a few. She has shared the stage with Clark Terry, Dr. Billy Taylor, Jimmy and Tootie Heath, James Moody and will continue to steal the show. Teddy Royal, international instrumental guitarist, will perform with Kyle Kohler on organ and Ken Fowser, sax, in the Boiler Room at Congress Hall. Teddy just won “Best Musician” at the American Idol Talent Show at the Borgata and will fly to Vegas as Borgata’s guest to compete in the finals. Royal calls New Orleans his home where he wrote and recorded with the Staple Singers, Allen Toussaint, Patti LaBelle, the Neville Brothers and was Fats Domino’s guitarist for 30 years.

Royal has had a life-long love affair with music which began while growing up listening to the music of Wes Montgomery…..Wes can be heard throughout his playing. Edgardo Cintron and Inca return to Carneys Main Room by popular demand with a “Tribute to Carlos Santana”, a Latin blast from the past! Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci performing in Carneys Other Room began his career listening to Louis Armstrong and Harry James, received a full-tuition scholarship to Berklee, opened for Wynton Marsalis at the Tri-C Jazz fest in Cleveland after which Wynton invited him to solo with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra . In 2008 he debuted with his own band at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Detroit International Jazz Festival and the Tri-C JazzFest.

This gifted, mature and very versatile artist performs with warmth and rich lyricism and is a talent who will be remembered. Memphis Gold who continues the blues tradition at Cabanas evokes the vintage sounds of southern soul and blues and reveals his golden knack for resuscitating southern musical traditions. Gold appeared on the cover of February 09 Living Blues Magazine where he is called a throwback to the blues men of yore who learned their licks at the knee of legendary patriarch Charlie Patton, King of the Mississippi Delta Blues.

The festival includes Jam Sessions Saturday and Sunday in Carneys, Blues Jams in Cabanas with Alan Weber and Frenz Saturday and Frank Bey and the Swing City Blues Band Sunday along with the Saturday CD Signing Party compliments of Barefoot Wines. The 12noon pre-jams at Carneys feature astounding, very talented young musicians ages 11-17….a special treat.

Schedule, musician’s information and sounds bytes are found on the web at www.capemayjazz.org <http://www.capemayjazz.org> . For more information or to be put on the mailing list please call 609-884-7277 or email info@capemayjazz.com. All Event Weekend Pass to attend 18 events beginning 8pm Friday through 4pm Sunday is $150 general admission. Individual Friday or Saturday Night All Event Wristbands are $55. Saturday Afternoon Jam Wristbands $35, Sunday Jams $25. Reserved Seating is available at the Theatre at Lower Regional High School for an additional $25 per person. Complimentary Festival Transportation running every 10 minutes is available between venues all weekend. Please note Box Office moved to Cape May Welcome Center, 609 Lafayette Street across from the Acme Parking Lot.

The 32nd Cape May Jazz Festival is presented by New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism VisitNJ.Com and Bank of America and sponsored by Barefoot Wines, the Delaware River and Bay Authority, WRTI Temple Public Radio, WBGO Jazz 88, WMGM TV40, WCFA 101.5, WTTH the Touch, Cape May Star and Wave, Jazz Times, Verizon Wireless with generous support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, local businesses and donors.

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CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL NOV 6-8, 2009

“A Tribute to the Count”

Swing with the timeless, priceless Legendary Count Basie Orchestra directed by Bill Hughes at the Cape May Jazz Festival presented by New Jersey Department of Travel and Tourism and Bank of America November 6th for one big thrill 8pm – 10pm in the Theatre at Lower Regional High School. The Count Basie Orchestra of today is nineteen performers committed to upholding the Basie tradition with a keyboard set in motion, always swinging Kansas City style, winning 17 Grammies and continuing to perform across North America, Europe and Southeast Asia….come back to Basie. Friday night continues with Richie Cole and “alto madness” in Carneys Other Room. Richie is a master of the sax, a brilliant arranger, composer who constantly shows that there is life, humor and creativity found in classic bebop.
 
He is “one of the last of the breed – a fast and competitive musical gunslinger demonstrating his command of Charlie Parker’s bebop language” states All About Jazz. Barbara King returns by popular demand with her dusky, Sarah Vaughan-like qualities performing in Victorian Gardens at the Marquis de Lafayette Hotel. Raised with a mix of family background cultures from Cuba, Jamaica and Costa Rica and surrounded by music and dancing, Barbara was introduced at an early age to jazz legends such as Sarah, Ella, Dinah and Billie who influence her singing. Continuing in Carneys Main Room is the Radam Schwartz Quintet featuring Radam pumping out driving rhythms on the Hammond B3 along with Anthony Ware on sax, James Gibbs III on trumpet. Radam’s prolific career has led to many successful recordings having performed with David Fathead Newman, Eddie Lockjaw Davis and many others. Friday night is rounded out with Gary Allegretto’s versatile harmonica rockin’ the pure electric and acoustic blues in Cabanas. Allegretto sings with a natural storytelling appeal with a wry sense of humor while his harmonica comes as natural as his own voice that makes you dance from the first song ‘til the last.


Ravi Coltrane, a true renaissance man who is at the forefront carving up new paths within jazz, opens Saturday night at the Theatre featuring Geri Allen on piano along with Massimo Biolcati, bass, and E. J. Strickland, drums. A modernist who has absorbed a wealth of jazz ranging from his father John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins to contemporary figures such as Steve Coleman, Wayne Shorter who owes equal debt to Joe Henderson. The listener hears the “elusive beauty”of Ravi through his tenor and soprano saxophone as an explosion of rhythmic and melodic sequences that float through the air with grace…deep, soulful, masterful with the appealingly Hendersonian tendency to lay back even when he is driving hard. Saturday night continues to thrill with Houston Person performing at the Jazz Dinner at Aleatheas with open seating at 11pm.

A reviewer calls him the natural heir to the boss tenor crown worn so long and so well by Gene Ammons. It is all “tone”, no flash but instead the warmth of his sound, lingering over every note….his solos are tuneful enough to be part of the melody of any standard. Denise Thimes graces Victorian Gardens with her brilliant voice ranking with the all-time greats such as Ella, Sassy, Lady Day, Nancy and Carmen to name a few. She has shared the stage with Clark Terry, Dr. Billy Taylor, Jimmy and Tootie Heath, James Moody and will continue to steal the show.

Teddy Royal, international instrumental guitarist, will perform with Kyle Kohler on organ and Ken Fowser, sax, in the Boiler Room at Congress Hall. Royal calls New Orleans his home where he wrote and recorded with the Staple Singers, Allen Toussaint, Patti LaBelle, the Neville Brothers and was Fats Domino’s guitarist for 30 years. Royal has had a life-long love affair with music which began while growing up listening to the music of Wes Montgomery…..Wes can be heard throughout his playing. Edgardo Cintron and Inca return to Carneys Main Room by popular demand with a “Tribute to Carlos Santana”, a Latin blast from the past! Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci performing in Carneys Other Room began his career listening to Louis Armstrong and Harry James, received a full-tuition scholarship to Berklee, opened for Wynton Marsalis at the Tri-C Jazz fest in Cleveland after which Wynton invited him to solo with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra .

In 2008 he debuted with his own band at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Detroit International Jazz Festival and the Tri-C JazzFest. This gifted, mature and very versatile artist performs with warmth and rich lyricism and is a talent who will be remembered. Memphis Gold who continues the blues tradition at Cabanas evokes the vintage sounds of southern soul and blues and reveals his golden knack for resuscitating southern musical traditions. Gold appeared on the cover of February 09 Living Blues Magazine where he is called a throwback to the blues men of yore who learned their licks at the knee of legendary patriarch Charlie Patton, King of the Mississippi Delta Blues.

The festival includes Jam Sessions Saturday and Sunday in Carneys, Blues Jams in Cabanas with Alan Weber and Frenz Saturday and Frank Bey and the Swing City Blues Band Sunday along with the Saturday CD Signing Party compliments of Barefoot Wines. The 12noon pre-jams at Carneys feature astounding, very talented young musicians ages 11-17….a special treat.

Schedule, musician’s information and sounds bytes are found on the web at www.capemayjazz.org <http://www.capemayjazz.org> . For more information or to be put on the mailing list please call 609-884-7277 or email info@capemayjazz.com. All Event Weekend Pass to attend 18 events beginning 8pm Friday through 4pm Sunday is $150 general admission. Individual Friday or Saturday Night All Event Wristbands are $55. Saturday Afternoon Jam Wristbands $35, Sunday Jams $25. Reserved Seating is available at the Theatre at Lower Regional High School for an additional $25 per person. Complimentary Festival Transportation running every 10 minutes is available between venues all weekend. Please note Box Office moved to Cape May Welcome Center, 609 Lafayette Street across from the Acme Parking Lot.

The 32nd Cape May Jazz Festival is presented by New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism VisitNJ.Com and Bank of America and sponsored by Barefoot Wines, the Delaware River and Bay Authority, WRTI Temple Public Radio, WBGO Jazz 88, WMGM TV40, WCFA 101.5, WTTH the Touch, Cape May Star and Wave, Jazz Times, Verizon Wireless with generous support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, local businesses and donors.
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