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May 23, 2013 Dear Friends: On behalf of the citizens of Jacksonv

ille, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2013 Jacksonville Jazz Festival. I want to than k you for being a part of this year’s occa sion. This annual tradition is a unique cele bration of great music and the charm and character of our great city. The stellar line up of entertainers and talented mus icians, coupled with our picturesque downtow n, is sure to leave you with long lasti ng memories. I invite you to experience all this festi val has to offer. From traditions like the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition , Art in the Heart Downtown, and the Youth Jazz Showcase, to the new Off Jazz Concert and Jazz Fest After Dark, there is som ething for ever yone to enjoy. It is signature events such as the Jacksonville Jazz Fest ival that make this a great place to live, work, and raise a family. If you are visiting for the festival, I hop e you’ll take in the great atmosphere, soak up the sun on our beautiful beac hes, enjoy one of our fabulous local restaurants, or tour one of pristine natural parks. And if you’re lucky enough to call Jack sonville home, I encourage you to see your city in a new and exciting light this weeken d. Again, welcome to the 2013 Jacksonv ille Jazz Festival. I hope you enjoy the show.

Alvin Brown Mayor

TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . . . . . . . . . About the Festival . Piano Competition . Hall of Fame . . . . . . Schedule . . . . . . . . . Festival Map . . . . . .

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FRIDAY MAY 24 Avant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Brian McKnight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Najee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SATURDAY MAY 25 BWB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Euge Groove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Rachelle Ferrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Yellowjackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

SUNDAY MAY 26 Freddy Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Gerald Albright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Gregory Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Poncho Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Trombone Shorty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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HISTORY

Music has been known to bring people together. The celebration of rhythm and notes in the form of a festival can easily draw hundreds or thousands togetherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to engage, to uplift, and to support a cause. In early 1980, then Mayor Jake Godbold looked to music, specifically a genre with a strong cultural tie, to bring a community together. Saturday, October 24, 1981, was the beginning of a new idea in Jacksonvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a jazz festival, a free outdoor event that would bring people together to support the fledging Mayport community and reintroduce the world to the northeast Florida destination, Jacksonville, Florida. And people took notice. Expecting only a few hundred people to attend in 1981, event producers were blown away when nearly 25,000 people showed up for the inaugural event. Dizzy Gillespie headlined the inaugural event. Formerly known as the Mayport and All That Jazz Festival, the Jacksonville Jazz Festival is the stage for one of the largest, free jazz festivals in the nation. Outgrowing the format of a oneday festival in Mayport, the event moved to the Metropolitan Park. There, WJCT, a public broadcasting station, turned the event into a production that aired worldwide. For the next 15 years, WJCT and partners managed the successful riverfront festival.

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TOP: 2012: The festival in downtown Jacksonville. LEFT: 1981: Dizzy Gillespie headlined the inaugural Jacksonville Jazz Festival (formerly Mayport and All That Jazz)

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HISTORY

In 2003, there was the rebirth of the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The City of Jacksonville began producing the event, incorporating additional venues, the Florida Theatre and the Ritz Theater, and introducing activities such as an art sale and wine tasting, attracting newer audiences. In 2009, the festival footprint expanded introducing a livelier street festival atmosphere along with four stages of entertainment. Jacksonville has seen the likes of: Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, George Benson, Al Jarreau, Diane Schuur, Patti Austin, Branford Marsalis, Count Basie Orchestra, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Chuck Mangione, Chris Botti, Rippingtons, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, David Sanborn, Pamela Williams, Spyro Gyra, Dianne Reeves, Chick Corea, David Benoit, Boney James, Karrin Allyson, Grover Washington, Jr., Kenny G, Harry Connick, Jr., Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, Mavis Staples and Greg Adams. While Jacksonville Jazz Festival has evolved over the years, there are activities and components that have remained staples of the festival, enhancing the festival experience. The Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition (formerly the Great American Jazz Piano Competition), Art in the Heart (formerly Art in the Met), the ‘Round Midnight Jazz Jam, and the Sunday Jazz Brunch are as integral as the performers who have graced the stages. The tradition continues and the Jacksonville Jazz Festival continues to serve as a catalyst in downtown Jacksonville and a destination for jazz enthusiasts around the world. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: 1983: Buddy Rich performed at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival at Metropolitan Park. 2006: Teddy Washington performing with Noel Freidline at the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition at The Florida Theatre. 2003: The City of Jacksonville brings back the Jacksonville Jazz Festival with Tony Bennett. 1983: The first year the Jacksonville Jazz Festival took place at Metropolitan Park. 2009: Marcus Roberts Trio on the The Breezin’ Stage at The Jacksonville landing. 1987: Dave Brubeck performing “Take Five” at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival

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BY THE NUMBERS

JACKSONVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL BY THE NUMBERS Traditional, classic, lively and contemporary could all be used to describe the heart of our vibrant downtown core. From May 23-26, these adjectives embody the true essence of the 2013 Jacksonville Jazz Festival. “The Jazz Festival is a signature event for our city and a reason for each of us to be proud,” says Mayor Alvin Brown. “It’s an opportunity for friends and family to get together and see our Downtown at its best. [We] are proud to present a lineup of world-class entertainment.” BY LIZA MITCHELL

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THE NUMBER OF JAZZ FESTIVALS HELD SINCE INCEPTION

The inaugural JJF was founded by former Mayor Jake Godbold and his aide Mike Tolbert in 1979. It started as a single-day event in the quaint Mayport Fishing Village. They hoped that one day of free, live music would draw a couple hundred people to help boost the struggling area. The festival quickly outgrew the site and was relocated to the newly-opened Metropolitan Park in 1982. Control of the fest changed hands throughout the years as funding and attendance waned. Loss of key sponsorship and funding resulted in no festival in 2001 and 2002.

THE NUMBER OF STAGES

The Florida Theatre will serve as a performance destination for two nights. The Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition on Thursday, May 23 and the JJF Off-Jazz Concert on Friday, May 25. Doors will open at 6 pm. Swing by the Swingin’ Stage, located on Monroe Street between Main and Ocean Streets. Hemming Plaza is the site of the Groovin’ Stage in the center of Downtown. Take it easy at the Breezin’ Stage, which offers spectacular waterfront views at The Jacksonville Landing.

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There are several notable members in the Jacksonville Jazz Hall of Fame who have made a positive impact to the jazz in the community. Among them are festival founders Mayor Jake Godbold and his aide Mike Tolbert (1999), former executive director of the festival Dan Kossoff (1999), distinguished educator Rich Matteson (2000), winner of the first Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition Marcus Roberts (2003), former WJCT vice president of Community Support Vic DiGenti (2004), the late great trumpeter Teddy Washington (2006), renowned jazz musician and festival supporter Von Barlow (2007) the late U.S. Congressman the Honorable Bill Chapell Jr. (2011), performer and educator Bunky Green (2011) and last year’s honorees, the late jazz pianist Bernard “Womack” Howard and festival veteran Gary Starling. Special thanks to EU, a Jacksonville monthly entertainment publication, for contributing content for ‘By The Numbers.’

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OUTER FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES

THE JACKSONVILLE JAZZ PIANO COMPETITION, presented by the City of Jacksonville and Keyboard Connection is held at 7 pm, Thursday, May 23 and will feature five talented jazz pianists who will compete for the opportunity to perform during the closing day of the festival. This competition has been a tradition for more than 20 years. Chosen by a selection committee through blind judging, these five finalists will compete for the honor of this award plus a cash prize. The new JJF “OFF JAZZ” CONCERT kicks off the 2013 festival weekend with the soulful sounds of R&B artists Brian McKnight and Avant on Friday, May 24 at the Florida Theatre. THE YOUTH JAZZ TALENT SHOWCASE is a live talent competition open to young jazz singers and musicians. The winner receives a cash prize and will perform at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival on Saturday, May 25. Winners will be selected by a panel of music adjudicators who specialize in the art forms of traditional and contemporary jazz and blues. Trophies will be awarded to 1st-3rd place winners. Applicants must be between the ages of 7 and 21. ART IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN ART SHOW & SALE features the work of talented artists and master craftspeople from around the country. Festival patrons can enjoy the sounds of live jazz and browse the works of talented artists. Mediums

BY THE NUMBERS include Clay, Digital, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture and Wood. THE SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH is a tasty way to close a weekend of music in a vibrant festival setting. The Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the Official Co-Host Hotel of the Jacksonville Jazz Festival and offers the softer sounds of jazz while you indulge in a delicious brunch. Seating is between 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Cost is $32 per person. The menu features a variety of breakfast items including an omelette station, lunch options, a mix of salads, a carving station and a rich choice of desserts. Call 791-4987 to make a reservation. JAZZ JAM The ‘Round Midnight Jam Session’ has played alongside the festival for 16 years. Hosted by award winning vocalist Lisa Kelly, this live improv-style event pairs up-and-coming musicians on stage with seasoned pros for an entertaining jam session. Backed by the musical support of Yamaha trumpet artist JB Scott, pianist Joshua Bowlus, Arturo Sandoval bassist Dennis Marks & Grammy recorded drummer Danny Gottlieb, the jam session is a festival favorite. JAZZ AFTER DARK Once the festival ends, the nightlife begins. New in 2013, the Jazz Fest After Dark gives festival goers a selection of after-party venues all featuring live entertainment and a variety of other genres—Jazz to Soul and Funk, to Bluesgrass and Jam bands, to Hip-Hop and Latin styles, to Celtic and World Beat. Participating bars and clubs are located within a couple of blocks from the Jazz Fest stages and admission is free. Venues open from 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

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PIANO COMPETITION The Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition, presented by the City of Jacksonville and Keyboard Connection has been a staple in the annual festival for over 20 years. Pianists from around the world compete for a cash prize and chance to play on the main festival stage. Held at the historic Florida Theatre, the Piano Competition serves as the official opening event of the 2013 Jazz Festival.

THE FINALISTS

Jarrett R. Cherner quickly gained a reputation as “one of the most exciting young pianistcomposers on the Bay Area scene”. His debut album as a leader, Burgeoning, earned him recognition from the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards.

Emmet Cohen has been playing piano since the age of 3. He recently finished his debut album, “In the Element” featuring Joe Sanders and Rodney Green. Emmet is currently pursuing a music degree at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.

Nicolas Hetko was recognized in 2008 with certificates of Merit for Outstanding Musical Achievement from the NYS Assembly and the NYS Senate. He was selected into the Brubeck Jazz Colony and was the pianist for the Gibson/ Baldwin 2010 Grammy Jazz Ensemble.

David Meder currently studies at Florida State University. In 2011, David was honored to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. as part of the annual “Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead” residency program.

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THE MASTER OF CEREMONY

Danny Gottlieb, a four time Grammy Award winning jazz drummer, authored a jazz drumming text, “The Evolution of Jazz Drumming”, which was number 1 in sales worldwide on Amazon. He has been featured on more than 400 recordings and is a teacher at UNF,

THE JUDGES

Richard Sears was an eager improviser from an early age. He recorded and performed with a diverse array of artists. He has released his debut trio recording featuring bassist Martin Nevin and drummer Kevin Yokota.

Lynne Arriale lends her expertise in jazz piano, composition and jazz education.

Dennis Marks has performed with many of the great musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Liebman, Bob Mintzer, Maynard Ferguson and Pat Metheny. He appeared on six of Sandoval’s recordings, including the Grammy-Award Winning “Hot-House”. Bob Bednar Jacksonville Jazz Hall of Fame member, performer and host of WJCT’s “This is Jazz”.

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Noel Freidline Noel Freidline returns to the Jacksonville Jazz Festival as the Master of Ceremonies for the Jacksonville

Doug Carn contributes nearly 50 years of professional and personal jazz expertise.

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HALL OF FAME

Lisa Kelly 2013

Theresa O’Donnell Price 2013

Lisa Kelly and Theresa O’Donnell Price join the following Jazz Festival pioneers, city leaders, musicians, educators and patrons of the arts. For more information about these dedicated individuals, visit JaxJazzFest.com

The Honorable Jake Godbold 1999

Dan Kossoff 1999

Mike Tolbert 1999

Ira Koger 2000

Rich Matteson 2000

The Honorable Elaine Brown 2003

Marcus Roberts 2003

Dick Brown 2004

Vic DiGenti 2004

Cecil Cole 2005

Teddy Washington 2006

Longineu Parsons 2006

Von Barlow 2007

Dr. Bill Prince 2008

Joyce Hellman Bizot 2009

Bob Bednar 2010

Na’im Rashid 2010

The Honorable Bill Chappell 2011

Bunky Green 2011

Bernard “Womack” Howard 2012

Gary Starling 2012

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OFF-JAZZ CONCERT

BRIAN MCKNIGHT As an artist who needs no introduction, Brian McKnight has earned himself a spot in contemporary music history. He has released 13 albums to date, with of his church NY choir and a bandleader several going 2 and 3 times platinum, for his high school. By the age of 19, and he has sold over 20 million albums he signed his first recording deal with worldwide. In addition to being a singer, Mercury Records. In 1992, his self-titled songwriter and producer, McKnight is album Brian McKnight was released also a multi-instrumentalist who plays followed by I Remember You (1995) and nine instruments including piano, guitar, Anytime (1997). Anytime sold over two bass, drums, percussions, trombone, tube, million copies and was nominated for flugelhorn, and trumpet. a Grammy. In 1999, McKnight released In an industry known for a Back at One on Motown Records, which constantly revolving door of artists, sold over three million copies. McKnight has easily established McKnight has also used his vast himself with an enviable record of chart industry knowledge as a red carpet consistency, has toured successfully for host for Extra! and in 2007, stepped over a decade, and has collaborated with into Broadway with a successful run performers across every genre including as Billy Flynn in Chicago. He was also Quincy Jones, Justin Timberlake, Mariah a contestant on the Donald Trump hit Carey, Diddy, Christina Aguilera, Rascal show Celebrity Apprentice and is currently Flatts, Nelly, Vanessa Williams, Willie touring nationwide in the JeCaryous Nelson, and Kenny G. Johnson play Cheaper to Keep Her with Born in Buffalo, New York, Vivica A. Fox. McKnight’s musical career began in 2011 will see the release of childhood when he became a member McKnight’s 14th album, entitled Just

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Me along with a worldwide tour and live DVD. McKnight is also making the tour a family affair this time around and will be joined on tour by his brother Claude McKnight (Take 6) and sons BJ and Niko also known as “BRKN RBTZ” (broken robots), for what promises to be a spectacular one-of-a-kind show.

OFF-JAZZ CONCERT AVANT As fads come and go, it’s nice to know that some things never go out of style. Case in point: powerpacked R&B as delivered by soulful singer/songwriter Avant. The masterful crooner is back on point with his seventh album, Face the Music (Feb. 5, 2013). Inspired by the R&B legends—Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Luther Vandross and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds—who have been guiding lights in Avant’s career, the project marks the singer’s first release on the Capitol/EMIdistributed independent label Mo-B. But the set does more than just pay homage to R&B masters. Thanks to Avant’s inventiveness, Face the Music cooks up a tantalizing blend of contemporary and traditional sounds. “It’s a taste of new school and old school,” explains Avant. “You might hear a piece of, say, Stevie Wonder or Babyface, then I spin right back around and offer up some new age R&B. It’s a well-rounded album with something for everyone. At the end of the day, Face the Music is about who we are and what we live by; it’s about respecting that as well as the music.” Avant traveled to Chicago to record Face the Music, writing every song on the 12-track set. Production collaborators included Grammy Award-winning duo Tim & Bob (Boyz II Men, TLC, Bobby V), who contributed three songs, and the trio Monopoly. The latter is comprised of Avant, Dre Hen and Kajun. Kajun, a promising newcomer signed to the L.A. Reid Music Publishing Company, produced the Ludacris hit, “Sex Room.” It’s this skill set—the ability to turn real-life situations into melodic short stories, made memorable by Avant’s nuanced tenor—that gives the singer his distinctive edge. “I grew up on the Babyfaces and the Luthers; they made me who I am,” says Avant. “I’m not saying there’s a blueprint to music, but there are certain things you have to stick by.

Melody comes first for me then the story. The trick is to find a different way to tell a story every time so it feels new.” Like many R&B singers, Avant got his start singing in the church choir. After attending Cleveland School of the Arts, he became the first act signed to NBA legend Magic Johnson’s MCAdistributed label, Magic Johnson Music (MJM). Avant’s 2000 MJM debut album, My Thoughts, spun off the Billboard No. 1 R&B hit “Separated.” That was followed by the top five hit “My First Love,” a cover of the 1983 René & Angela classic featuring Wyatt. Avant returned the favor on Wyatt’s 2001 album debut, Soul Sista, pairing with her on the No. 4 hit “Nothing in This World.” A versatile singer, Avant has recorded with a diverse range of artists, including Lil Wayne and contemporary jazz multi-instrumentalist Brian Culbertson. The latter pairing resulted in the top 15 R&B hit “Skies Wide Open.”

Avant was also among a select group of singers chosen to pay homage to R&B legend Frankie Beverly on Silky Soul Music… An All-Star Tribute to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. He has even done some acting, appearing in the DVD release of playwright David E. Talbert’s “In the Nick of Tyme,” which also stars Morris Chesnut, Ellia English and Terry Dexter. As he prepares for the release of Face the Music, Avant declares that despite more than 10 years in the game, he’s just getting started. “I got into the game knowing this is not a sprint but a marathon. And I didn’t get into it for the money. It’s still all about the chills… the music.”

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SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MAY 24 Swingin’ Stage

presented by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority

Festival opens 5-11 p.m. Music starts at 5 p.m.

Breezin’ Stage

Groovin’ Stage

Main St. and Monroe St.

The Jacksonville Landing

Hemming Plaza

Yellow Dog Jazz Band 5-6:30 P.M.

Just Jazz Quartet 5-6:30 P.M.

John Ricci Quartet 5-6:30 P.M.

Doug Carn 7-8:30 P.M.

Gary Starling 7-8:30 P.M.

Von Barlow’s Jazz Journey 7-8:30 P.M.

Najee 9:15-10:45 P.M.

Jazz Jam Session 9-10:30 P.M.

Elisha Parris 9-10:30 P.M.

SATURDAY, MAY 25 Swingin’ Stage

Groovin’ Stage

Main St. and Monroe St.

The Jacksonville Landing

Piano Competition Winner 2-2:30 P.M.

Marcus Printup with the UNF Jazz Ensemble 1 2:30-4 P.M.

Youth Talent Showcase Round 1 1-2:30 P.M.

St. Johns River City Big Band 4:30-6 P.M.

Youth Talent Showcase Finals 2:45-4 P.M.

BWB - Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum & Norman Brown 5-6:30 P.M.

The Katz Downstairz 6:30-8 P.M.

Ya’Gozo 4:30-6 P.M.

The Tropic of Cancer 8:30-10 P.M.

Euge Groove 6:30-8 P.M.

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

7-8:30 P.M.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 9:30-10:45 P.M.

Groovin’ Stage

Firecracker Jazz Band 2:30-4 P.M.

Akia Uwanda 2 -3:30 P.M.

Linda Cole & The Joshua Bowlus Quartet 2-3:30 P.M.

Gregory Porter 4:30-6 P.M.

JB Scott’s Swingin’ Allstars 4-5:30 P.M.

Freddy Cole 4-5:30 P.M.

Gerald Albright 6:30-8 P.M.

Noel Freidline 6-7:30 P.M.

Poncho Sanchez 6-7:30 P.M.

Main St. and Monroe St.

Trombone Shorty 8:30-10 P.M.

10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Following the last act of the festival lineup each night, enjoy even more live Jazz. Participating bars and clubs are located within a couple of blocks from the Jazz Fest stages and admission is free!

More Performances: Jazz After Dark 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Following the last act of the festival lineup each night, enjoy even more live Jazz. Participating bars and clubs are located within a couple of blocks from the Jazz Fest stages and admission is free!

Festival open 1-10 p.m. Music starts at 2 p.m.

Breezin’ Stage

presented by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority

Jazz After Dark

Yellowjackets 8:30-10 P.M.

SUNDAY, MAY 24 Swingin’ Stage

Featuring Brian McKnight & Avant The Florida Theatre Doors open at 6 p.m. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets: $38.50 (plus applicable charges)

Hemming Plaza

AMP Trio 3-4:30 P.M.

Rachelle Ferrell with the

JJF Off Jazz Concert

Festival opens 1-11 p.m. Music starts at 2 p.m.

Breezin’ Stage

presented by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority

More Performances:

The Jacksonville Landing

Hemming Plaza

More Performances: Jazz After Dark 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

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ST. JOHNS RIVER

Northbank Riverwalk

Main Street Bridge

COASTLINE

The Jacksonville Landing

Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront

INDEPENDENT

P Suntrust

LAURA

HOGAN

Wells Fargo

MAIN

OCEAN

NEWNAN

Courthouse

BAY

BAY The Florida Theatre

4 FORSYTH

P P P

Regions Bank

Bank of America

JAZZ AFTER DARK Jacksonville Bank

ADAMS

MONROE Hemming Plaza

Main Street Park

Main Library

Jazz Store

MOCA

CHURCH

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City Hall at St. James

HOGAN

LAURA

P MAIN

OCEAN

NEWNAN

DUVAL

Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

SWINGIN’ STAGE

Presented by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority

(Main and Monroe Streets)

WATER

Omni Hotel Jacksonville GROOVIN’ STAGE

BREEZIN’ STAGE

(Hemming Plaza)

(The Jacksonville Landing)

Art in the Heart Downtown Show & Craft Sale

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JULIA

Skyway Station & Route

Indochine Taste and Tell 707 Concessions

Sunday Jazz Brunch

Lucy’s Crabcakes

Host Hotel

Davoli’s Catering

JULIA

DUVAL

Map is not drawn to scale. Locations are subject to change.

MONROE

Ronnie Thorton Willis the Cook

Jazz Store/Band Merchandise

Kona Ice Burrito Gallery

VIP & Preferred Seating

ADAMS

Puff n’ Stuff Jamaican Jerk Hut

Co-host Hotel

(Forsyth Street)

Parking

Water Taxi Stop FORSYTH

THE FLORIDA THEATRE

Onyx V101.5 Lowe’s

ATM

Sombersby

Beverages

Sparkling Ice

Frozen Beverages

Chrysler

State Farm Verizon

Guest Services presented by UF & Shands Jacksonville

Chrysler Heineken Pure Radio

Restrooms

Closed Streets

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DOUG CARN Doug Carn, destined from birth to become a part of the music world, was born in New York City and raised in St. Augustine, Florida, where his mother, Gwendolyn Seniors Carn, taught music in the St. Johns County Public School System. Her unique and special teaching abilities provided a fertile ground for his future development. Doug Carn started piano lessons at the age of five but switched to the alto sax at the age of eight. His uncle, Bill Seniors, a jazz aficionado and DJ, turned Doug onto all of the jazz of the late forties and early fifties. He was also a key figure in Doug’s musical development. In his early teens, Doug formed his first group, The Nu Tones. They played a variety of Jazz R&B and Rock ‘n Roll hits for dances, proms and club dates all over Florida and southeast Georgia. In addition, he held down a post as organist for the A.M.E. church in its 11th Episcopal District. During his sophomore year in high school, Dough started to play the oboe which eventually earned him a full scholarship to Jacksonville University where he returned to teach in the Jazz Studies Department in 1982. Doug graduated as valedictorian of his high school class. He also received a full scholarship to the U.S. Air Force Academy, which he turned down to pursue his music. Around that time, Doug’s creative writing abilities and spiritual ideology began to bear fruit when word started to spread about his multi-faceted talents. He was soon discovered by Gene Russell who had heard about Doug’s innovative lyric

adaptation of contemporary jazz classics. During the same period, Doug also gained critical acclaim as a “Jazz Spatialist” for his “Deft Orchestrations” and horn arrangements, which were inspired by a natural ability to speak the Be-Bop language as a solid foundation in the classical tradition. Jazz critic Pete Welding said in a Downbeat Magazine review “the most attractive component of the group’s music is Carn’s deft orchestrations, which give it a much large sound that its instrumentation would suggest.”

and Grant Green). Starling studied at Georgia State University, Dick Grove Music Workshop in Los Angeles, and privately with jazz guitar master Joe Pass. Additionally, he has had informal encounters/lessons with many guitarists over the years: Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, Larry Coryell, George Benson, John McGlaughlin, Eric Gale, Peter Bernstein, Howard Alden and others. Gary Starling continues his work as musician, teacher and ardent proponent of jazz, one of America’s truly original creations.

GARY STARLING GROUP

ELISHA PARRIS

As Artist in Residence at Jacksonville University, guitarist Gary Starling has taught hundreds of aspiring musicians. He has performed with jazz legends Eddie Harris, Nat Adderley and Ben Tucker as well as Joshua Breakstone, Carla White, Jim Snidero, Irene Reid and others. He has had the honor of playing with performers such as Bob Hope, Diahann Carroll, Rita Moreno, Empire Brass Quintet, Skitch Henderson, the Jacksonville Symphony Pops Orchestra, and a live performance on Public Radio’s “Whad’ya Know”. Starling has recorded two CDs with awardwinning singer/violinist Rebecca Zapen. Since forming his own band in 1987, Starling has performed at jazz clubs, jazz societies, schools and festivals throughout the southeast in addition to myriad private engagements. Starling spent the late 1960s and 1970s on the road as a working musician with organist, Doug Carn (Black Jazz records) and Clarence Palmer (organist for George Benson

Elisha Atlas Parris is an urban jazz pianist, songwriter, and producer based in Jacksonville, FL. Born into a musical family, he was strongly influenced by both his father (trombonist) and mother (piano teacher). Elisha has developed a distinctive style of keyboard performance giving him the opportunity to play jazz festivals and clubs across the country such as the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Sun Fest, and The Historic B Sharp Jazz Cafe. He’s served as Music Director for a number of plays, recording projects, and artist including the Stellar Award winning inspirational jazz duo, Allen & Allen. After years as an Indie record label executive and critically acclaimed composer and producer, Elisha decided it was time to return to the blackand-whites with a creative focus that fuses together the sounds of Jazz, Soul, R&B and Gospel into an exciting and distinguished genre of music called “Urban Jazz.” With the release of his 2010 project AtLasT, Elisha has made a huge impression on Florida’s jazz community.

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FRIDAY JOHN RICCI QUARTET John Ricci has been a performer, jazz educator, clinician, and private instructor in the North Florida area for ten years. John attended the jazz studies program at the University of Tennessee Knoxville where he was mentored directly by internationally recognized saxophonist Jerry Coker and pianistcomposer and Donald Brown. He then attended Florida State University School of Music earning a Masters of Music in Jazz Studies under a teaching assistantship. In that time he performed with artists like Marcus Printup and at Preservation Hall in New Orleans. He has received many awards including the 1995 Combo Division of Down Beat Collegiate Music Competition. John has performed with internationally known recording artists and in numerous clubs and festivals including Chijazz Festival in Singapore, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Savannah Jazz Festival and most recently with pianist/composer Donald Brown in the Knoxville Jazz Festival.

JUST JAZZ QUARTET The Just Jazz Quartet is a Jacksonville FL based group of musicians who combine years of experience to create a sophisticated, yet enjoyable jazz performance for their audiences. The Just Jazz Quartet plays classic jazz standards by artists such as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Jerome Kern, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and many others.

YELLOW DOG JAZZ BAND The Tallahassee Yellow Dog Jazz Band is a third generation traditional Dixieland revivalist group. The Tallahassee Yellow Dogs trace their immediate ancestry to Robin Wetterau’s Yellow Dog Jazz Band of the 1980’s and 90’s, based in Bradenton, Florida. Their founder, Aaron Ferral, was a member of the Bradenton group for two years starting in 1998. Through Robin’s mentoring and the generosity of both Robin and his wife Gerta after Robin’s death in 2000, Aaron left Bradenton armed with

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copies of Robin’s music, Yellow Doggedness, and a desire to start a Yellow Dog group of his own. This dream became a reality in 2008 with the founding of the current Tallahassee Yellow Dog Jazz Band. While the Tallahassee Yellow Dog Jazz Band carries on in the Wetterau tradition, the real keeper of the original Yellow Dog Jazz Band legacy is Gerry Snyder of Bradendon, Florida. Through his efforts, Robin Wetterau’s music and the history of the original Yellow Dog Jazz Band lives on. Through Gerry’s generosity they are able to add new Wetterau arrangements to their library from time to time. Upon Aaron’s departure from Tallahassee in 2010, trumpeter and arranger Michael Grant took over the leadership of the Tallahassee Dogs. Welcome to Dog heaven!

VON BARLOW’S JAZZ JOURNEY As a top call drummer in the southeast for the last ten years, Von has never been accused of being inexperienced as his resume reads like a veritable who’s who in jazz and pop music. Mose Allison, O.C. Smith, Lou Rawls, The Ray Charles Trio, Arthur Prysock, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Bobby Hutcherson, Bunky Green, Roy Ayers, Etta James, Buddy DeFranco, Ray Brown,Ira Sullivan, Pete Jolly, Bobby Bluebland, Joe Sample, Barney Kessel, Buster Williams, Longineu Parsons, Ben Tucker, Marcus Roberts, Harry Connick Jr, Della Reese, Jack Wilson, are just some of the names Von has performed and recorded with. One of the finest ensemble players around; Von takes sensitive stylistic cues from his fellow performers, engaging in sympathetic and interesting dialog with any ensemble in which he plays. His stick work is never studied or monotonous, but filled with thoughtful listening and original thinking. Capable of the artistic understatement necessary in a quiet restaurant, Von is equally famous for his fiery jazz drumming as well as his floor filling dance grooves. He is truly a seasoned performer and a master of his craft.

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FRIDAY NAJEE Najee is a master storyteller. Whether the debonair multi-instrumentalist is engaged in a verbal or musical conversation, his alluring charisma has a way of seducing you into his world. A quadruple threat who is equally adept on soprano, tenor and alto saxophones and flute, Najee’s technical agility, grace, compositional prowess, unbridled passion, fearless genre bending and superior musicianship have made him one of the most sought after musicians of his generation. In a business where trends and artists come and go, Najee’s name is synonymous with innovation, consistency and the best in contemporary jazz. With two Platinum and four Gold albums under his belt, he is an icon whose musical vision spawned an entire new genre by fusing the music close to his heart (R&B and jazz). Three decades later he is showing that he is not done yet! An alum of the New England Conservatory of Music, Najee was mentored by jazz giants Frank Foster and Jimmy Heath as well as classical maven and flutist Harold Jones of the New York Philharmonic. He has collaborated with everyone from Prince and Quincy Jones to Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and Herbie Hancock. He has also had the distinction to perform for Presidents Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela and made appearances on The Tonight Show and Good Morning America. Born in the Greenwich Village in New York City and raised in Jamaica, Queens, Najee’s musical pursuits began in grade school. “As a kid I was into the R&B and Jazz music of my time,” he shares. “I familiarized myself with different kinds of music all the time.” As he began to develop on his instrument, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Yusef Lateef and Hubert Laws on flute were some of the artists that inspired him. As an industrious and hungry young musician, Najee had the good fortune of coming through Dr. Billy Taylor’s now legendary Jazzmobile program. While a student at the New England Conservatory (where both Najee and his brother attended) he studied jazz with George Russell and Jaki Byard. When he finished school, Najee returned to New York in the early 80s and was lucky to land a gig with Chaka Khan along with his brother and guitarist Fareed (who is now his manager). For Najee, the late ‘90s were marked by extraordinary international experiences, from performing at Nelson Mandela’s birthday celebration in South Africa to playing as a special guest of President Clinton at the White House at an event honoring President Jerry Rawlings of the Republic of

Ghana. Najee also spent two years of touring (2001-2003) with Prince and appears on Prince’s albums Rainbow Children and One Night Alone. In 2003 Najee released Embrace featuring special guests Roy Ayers and BeBe Winans. My Point Of View was his follow up in 2005 featuring his good friend and vocalist Will Downing. 2007’s Rising Sun joined Najee with Phil Perry and Mind Over Matter from 2009 paired Najee with singer Eric Benét.

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SATURDAY RICK BRAUN

KIRK WHALUM

NORMAN BROWN

Rick Braun’s been playing trumpet since he was a kid. No news there for the legions of fans his richly melodic playing style has attracted since the release of his first album, Intimate Secrets in 1993. Less known is the fact that he’s been a singer, and a good one (backing Rod Stewart and Sade among others, with vocals as well as his stellar trumpet) for most of his life. A busy session musician and producer, trumpeter Braun mapped out a diverse musical career. While studying at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester he formed the fusion band Auracle, which released two late 70s albums recorded with Miles Davis’ producer Teo Macero. In the early 80s, Braun released a pop record in Japan before moving into songwriting and soundtrack work. He co-wrote the “Top 20” REO Speedwagon hit Here With Me and played lead trumpet on the television show Night Caller. He also worked as a touring and recording session musician for several mainstream pop artists including Tina Turner, War, Crowded House, Glenn Frey, Rod Stewart, Tom Petty and Natalie Cole. In 1992, Braun was offered a contract by the small Californian label, Mesa/ Bluemoon, and promoted as a smooth jazz artist. Touring as a backup singer and soloist with Sade brought Braun to the attention of radio promoters, and his seductive blend of smooth instrumental jazz and urban-orientated R&B soon became a staple of adult contemporary stations. Beat Street was one of the strongest selling smooth jazz albums of 1995, and Braun has subsequently built on his success for Atlantic Records, notably with the chart-topping Kisses in the Rain.

Soulful, passionate, stirring...these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis, Tennessee gospel roots and his 1980‘s initiation into the thriving Houston, Texas nightclub scene, Kirk’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. The 80’s were highlighted by Kirk’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Kirk ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour, which led

GRAMMY® Award winner Norman Brown is on close intimate terms with his audience. For almost two decades, it has been an engaging, mutually rewarding relationship, with the multi-talented guitarist, composer and singer offering tasty sonic tidbits of classic R&B and contemporary jazz and his fans melting into satisfied aural bliss with every succulent, jazz inflected note. It’s a veritable “love fest”—and Brown keeps the good vibes going on his latest release, Sending My Love. “The CD is about pure love, love in all its many aspects: a personal relationship and a general love for the planet and for people. We should be kind to each other,” Brown explains. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in Kansas City, Kansas, Brown first picked up a guitar at the age of 8. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix’s mind-bending rock sounds, Brown soon discovered his father’s favorite artist, Wes Montgomery, and found his stylistic holy grail. After high school, Brown moved to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career, attending the Musicians Institute where he also taught for a time. While playing with his own group in local clubs, and drawing comparisons to George Benson, Brown was discovered and signed to the MoJazz label, a division of Motown. He delivered his 1992 debut, Just Between Us, and followed with the gold- certified After The Storm and 1996’s Better Days Ahead. With critical acclaim and sales behind him, the talented musician made the leap to Warner Brothers and released Celebration, which first teamed him with producer Paul Brown. The 2003 follow-up, Just Chillin’, earned Brown much-deserved recognition with a GRAMMY® Award in the best pop instrumental category. That project was followed by his 2005 release West Coast Coolin’, where Brown tested out his skills as a vocalist, a move that was welcomed by the urban AC radio market. In addition, his 2005 compilation The Very Best Of Norman Brown was one of the best-selling smooth jazz albums of that year.

to five successful albums with Columbia Records, including Cache, Kirk’s first #1 album. After moving to Los Angeles, Kirk became an in demand session player for top artists like, Barbara Streisand, Al Jarreau, Luther Vandross, Larry Carlton, Quincy Jones and most notably, Whitney Houston, amongst many others. It’s his sax heard on the mega-hit, I Will Always Love You. Kirk soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album released on Warner Brothers, Records, For You, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date. An ordained minister, Kirk has earned his Masters of Art in Religion. There is also his daily fifteen minute podcast, Bible In Your Ear (BIYE), in which he invites you to listen along as he reads through the Bible in a year.

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BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY 2013 marks the 20th Anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. In its first years, having secured their legendary residency at the Derby nightclub in Los Angeles, they reminded the world—in the middle of the grunge era, no less—that it was still cool to swing, big band style. Today the high-energy nine-piece ensemble continues the party and takes things to the next level with the release of Rattle Them Bones. The follow-up to the much lauded 2009 release, How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway, Rattle Them Bones still urges their millions of fans worldwide to shake and move to their inimitable grooves while also expanding their horizons with new musical inspiration and influence. By now the world knows the essential story of Big Bad Voodoo

Daddy—the band co-founded by Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren made their debut in their hometown of Ventura, California in April of 1993 helping to usher in the swing revival founded on a colorful fusion of classic American sounds including jazz, swing, and dixieland mixed with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture. They proved to be among the standout groups that launched the new swing era in the 90’s. The group, whose core lineup has been in place since 1995, includes Scotty Morris (lead vocals and guitar), Kurt Sodergren (drums and percussion), Dirk Shumaker (double bass and vocals), Andy Rowley (baritone saxophone and vocals), Glen “The Kid” Marhevka (trumpet), Karl Hunter (saxophones and clarinet) and Joshua Levy (piano and arranger.) Joining them on the road are Anthony Bonsera Jr. (lead trumpet) and Alex Henderson (trombone.) Big Bad Voodoo Daddy hit pop music superstardom with their appearance in

front of millions during the halftime show of the 1999 Super Bowl, while their 2003 New Orleans inspired album, Save My Soul, shifted focus to playing theaters, performing arts centers, and large outdoor venues to selling out shows at the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Lincoln Center, Chastain Park and Constitution Hall, to name just a few. The band often plays more than 150 shows a year and has appeared as special guests with many of the great American symphony orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, and U.S. Air Force Band. As Big Bad Voodoo Daddy approaches their twenty-year anniversary, Rattle Them Bones clearly demonstrates that the nine-piece band is very much like a fine wine or spirit that gets better with age. “We’re far from finished making music,” claims Morris. “We have big plans for the next 20 years!”

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SATURDAY EUGE GROOVE For centuries music has been utilized throughout the globe for its therapeutic and cathartic properties. Chart topping multiinstrumentalist, Euge Groove, is one of the most sought after instrumentalists on the scene. A quadruple threat, the saxophonist, composer, producer and DJ, has built an impressive career as a free spirit who remains true to his own artistic vision. It is no wonder the charismatic saxophonist has been able to record a string of #1 hits and garner a devoted following. His wide ranging musical tastes, impeccable musicianship and keen showmanship have planted him on world tours with such icons as Rock `N’ Roll Hall of Famer Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Eros Ramazotti, Richard Marx, Tower of Power, and Huey Lewis and the News. House of Groove, Euge Groove’s eighth recording as a leader, is a revealing glimpse into the creative forces that influence the dynamic musician and the physical space where his creative ideas flourish—The Groove House, where he lives and records in southern California. The album showcases ten sublime originals that underscore why Euge Groove is a master of conjuring rich emotion and melody. The self-professed techie loves to stay abreast of the emerging studio gear and believes that you have to wholly commit yourself to the recording process to allow its musical direction to evolve organically. Born Steven Eugene Grove in Hagerstown, Maryland, Euge Groove grew up in a musical home. His mother played piano and taught the Cherub choir at Christ Lutheran Church and he began his own musical pursuits at the age of seven, piano and adding the saxophone at nine. But for Euge it was in elementary school where he discovered that music was his calling. “In fifth grade I thought I’d be in school band the rest of my life.” He later discovered two saxophonists who had a profound effect on his approach to playing. “One was French classical player Marcel Mule, who really defined what the sax was supposed to sound like for me and the other was David Sanborn. He took that sound and brought it into the mainstream world,” reminisces the worldly saxophonist. Through the years, Euge’s love of Jazz, R&B, Gospel and Blues have all come together to inform his personalized sound. He explains “I’ve listened to everyone from Grover (Washington Jr.) and (David) Sanborn to (Charlie) Parker and (John) Coltrane as well as (Michael) Brecker, (Stan) Getz, King

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Curtis, Junior Walker, Richard Elliott and Kirk Whalum. The thing is, the more mature we become the more those influences fuse into something new. I always listened to a lot of R&B growing up, fused that with Pop music, then with the Gospel music. Hopefully all of these influences come through in my music and I am able to create my own unique expression.” A graduate of the University of Miami’s School of Music, Euge launched his professional career in Miami in the mid 80s, playing in Salsa bands, top 40 club bands and doing the occasional high profile session date like Expose’s “Seasons Change,” a #1 Billboard AC hit. Not long after he moved to L.A. in 1987, he wrote a track for Richard Elliot’s The Power of Suggestion album, and Elliot recommended Euge to take over his spot in Tower of Power. Euge toured with TOP for four years, including a year backing Huey Lewis & The News. His resume grew from there to include recording, touring or performing stints with Joe Cocker, The Eurythmics, The Gap Band, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville and Richard Marx. Euge Groove concludes, “I’ve had a crazy blessed life and career. In a way, I feel like the hardest thing is just trying to keep it all going. There is a lot of intensity in this business with things coming at you from all directions. I just like to take it all one step at a time and enjoy the moment. To paraphrase Bill Withers, “While you’re on your way to greatness, take a minute to look around and enjoy where you are. Because that spot might be pretty OK.”

SATURDAY RACHELLE FERRELL Rachelle Ferrell is unquestionably one of the most dynamic talents in contemporary pop music. Very few vocal artists in the industry have Ferrell’s potent combination of range, phrasing, and musicianship. Ferrell first emerged in the states with her R&B debut Rachelle Ferrell (1992), a solid collection of self-penned originals that featured a striking duet with Will Downing (‘Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This’). It was with the release of First Instrument in 1994 (recorded prior to Rachelle Ferrell) that audiences were really introduced to Ferrell’s jazz sensibilities. Rachelle Ferrell began singing at the age of six, which many speculate contributed to the “development of her startling six and change octave range.” Her range also includes the ability to sing in the whistle register, as stated in an editorial review in which she

JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Founded in 1949, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra has hosted some of the most renowned artists of the past century, including Isaac Stern, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Itzhak Perlman and Mstislav Rostropovich. Led by Music Director and Principal Conductor Fabio Mechetti since 1999, the Jacksonville Symphony is poised as an American orchestra for the 21st century. The Orchestra’s superior quality and commitment to Florida composers “offered a timely reminder of how much interesting music-making goes on outside what are traditionally regarded as major music centres,” as reported by the Toronto Star. The Orchestra has performed twice at Carnegie Hall

references her highest notes in “It only took a minute” as “Minnie Riperton-like wailing”. She received classical training in violin at an early age and by the time she was a teen, she was able to play the piano at a professional level. She enrolled in Berklee College of Music in Boston where she honed her musical abilities in arrangement, singing and songwriting. Throughout 1988-1989, Rachelle Ferrell sang backup for Phyllis Hyman. Soon after, Ferrell’s debut, First Instrument, was released in 1990 in Japan, five years prior to its US release. Recorded with bassist Tyrone Brown, pianist Eddie Green and drummer Doug Nally, an all-star cast of accompanists also leave their mark on her record. They include trumpeter Terence Blanchard, pianists Gil Goldstein and Michel Petrucciani, bassists Kenny Davis and Stanley Clarke, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter and keyboardist Pete Levin. Her unique take on now-standards like Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me”, Cole Porter’s

“What Is This Thing Called Love”, and Rodgers & Hart’s “My Funny Valentine”, captured the hearts and souls of the Japanese jazz buying public…

and has appeared on American Public Media’s “Performance Today.” As a non-profit cultural and educational organization, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to bring great music to all walks of life. Its programming reflects the diversity of the community with a variety of live symphonic music that is relevant to today’s audience—from the classic

masterpieces, to contemporary works, to grand opera and theater, to popular styles. Each season nearly 84,000 young people benefit from the Orchestra’s diverse educational opportunities, including concerts, in-school ensemble performances, Jump Start Strings afterschool enrichment, Symphony Schools partnership, master classes, and the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra.

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YELLOWJACKETS A Rise In The Road, the Yellowjackets’ latest offering, is indeed an appropriate title for a time-honored jazz ensemble that has never been fearful of facing newer musical horizons, not to mention the myriad challenges of life itself. Throughout their storied 32-year history, the Yellowjackets have undergone numerous lineup changes, never failing to rise to the inevitable challenges of adjustment. Keyboardist Russell Ferrante and bassist Jimmy Haslip, the dual cornerstones of the group’s 21 previous recordings, were responsible for a sizable chunk of the Yellowjackets’ catalogue. Yet despite those shifts, Ferrante and Haslip, along with saxophonist Bob Mintzer (23year member) and drummer William Kennedy (14-year member, spread out between two different time periods), soldiered on with a professionalism that has resulted in 17 Grammy®

nominations—with two wins—countless sold-out tours, and worldwide critical acclaim. Last year Jimmy Haslip announced he was taking a hiatus to focus on other projects and spend more time with his family. Alas, all things must come to an end, as he has decided to make his hiatus permanent. Although his leaving is seismic within the scope of the Yellowjackets’ history—“A Rise In The Road,” if you please—change is no stranger to this consistently innovative and adaptable collective. A Rise In The Road introduces a new member—bassist Felix Pastorius—to replace Haslip. Pastorius, whose last name is widely familiar to jazz aficionados, steps in to contribute his talents to the group’s continuing sonic ventures. In 2010, the Yellowjackets signed to Mack Avenue Records and in 2011 released Timeline, which reached #5 on Billboard’s jazz chart; the title cut received substantial national jazz radio

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airplay, making the song a staple on Billboard’s “Smooth Jazz Songs” chart. Now the Yellowjackets unveil A Rise In The Road, a 10-track study that burnishes the group’s sterling reputation for high quality tonal explorations and ensemble execution. Produced by Ferrante, Mintzer and Kennedy, A Rise In The Road stands shoulder-to-shoulder with their 21 previous efforts. “It’s about the challenges that people face in their lives and whatever path they are on: It’s not always smooth sailing, it’s not always a level road,” explains Ferrante, with regards to the project’s meaning. “Certainly, over the 32 years that we’ve been a band, we’ve had things come up, challenges such as musicians that have left the band, business people, relationships that you have built over the years. Things come to an end, and you have to meet the challenge and keep going forward.” Prior to the recording process, each member arrived armed with the knowledge that whatever composition one brings to the table will receive proper respect. “It’s very democratic,” Mintzer says, describing the song selection process. “Once a song is brought to the table, it’s free rein, basically. It’s a given that the composer relinquishes his initial take when a song is given to the committee. Everyone is welcome to make adjustments and suggestions.” Ferrante penned “An Informed Decision,” “An Amber Shade of Blue,” “You’ll Know When It’s Time” and “Longing;” Kennedy contributed the sensual “Madrugada;” while Mintzer penned “When the Lady Dances,” “Civil War,” “Thank You” and “I Knew His Father.” Mintzer titled “I Knew Your Father” as both a tribute to Jaco Pastorius and a warm welcome into the Yellowjackets for Felix. A Rise In The Road is the next chapter of the Yellowjackets. We welcome Felix Pastorius to the fray and are grateful to have the opportunity to express ourselves in a way that reflects where we are all at in this very moment.

SATURDAY AMP TRIO AMP Trio is an acoustic piano trio comprised of three talented young musicians who met while attending the world-renowned University of North Texas Jazz Studies Program. Addision Frei (piano), Matt Young (drums), and Perrin Grace (bass) each contribute as players and composers in their debut album Flow. The album is a captivating musical journey that takes the listener through a variety of emotions. Each composition seeks to capture a distinct mood through different melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic textures. Improvisation remains integral throughout the album, as soloists are given a tremendous amount of freedom to create in unique spaces.

MARCUS PRINTUP Marcus Printup who was born and raised in Conyers, Georgia, had his first musical experiences hearing the fiery gospel music his parents sang in church, and would later discover jazz as a senior in high school. While attending the University of North Florida on a music scholarship, he won the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Trumpet Competition. In 1991, Printup’s life changed drastically when he met his mentor to this day, the great pianist Marcus Roberts. Roberts introduced him to Wynton Marsalis, which led to his induction into the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in 1993. Printup has performed and/or recorded with Betty Carter, Dianne Reeves, Eric Reed, Cyrus Chestnut, Wycliffe Gordon, and Marcus Roberts among many others. He also has several records as a leader, Song for the Beautiful Woman, Unveiled, Hub Songs, Nocturnal Traces, The New Boogaloo, Peace In The Abstract, Bird of Paradise, London Lullaby, Ballads All Night, A Time for Love and his latest, Homage. In high demand as an educator, Printup facilitates master classes and clinics at middle schools, high schools and universities across the US. He is an educator for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington competition, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Middle School Jazz Academy, the Savannah Music Festival Swing City Competition and an adjunct faculty member of the New School in Manhattan.

UNF JAZZ ENSEMBLE 1 The University of North Florida Jazz Ensemble 1 is the flagship ensemble of the prestigious University of North Florida Jazz Studies Program, headed by legendary alto saxophonist Bunky Green. Thanks to the visionary leadership of Rich Matteson in 1986, UNF’s Jazz Ensemble 1 has enjoyed the reputation of being one of the finest collegiate jazz ensembles worldwide. That all members of the UNF Jazz Studies Program are undergraduates makes this achievement that much more impressive. Jazz Ensemble 1 has won numerous group and individual awards and has been consistently recognized by such publications as Cadence, Jazz Times, Jazz Educators Journal, and DownBeat for its improvisational prowess and precision ensemble playing. The band has received performance awards from DownBeat each year since 2002, and has been invited to perform at prestigious jazz festivals in both the U.S. and in Europe. The Ensemble also has been invited to perform at International Association of Jazz Educators Conferences in Atlanta, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans, the prestigious Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, the Suncoast Jazz Festival in Tampa, the Savannah Jazz Festival, the Mobile Jazz Festival, and annually at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. A special component of the UNF Jazz Studies Program is the Great American Jazz Series, which regularly brings in stellar jazz artists as residents. This series, along with other opportunities, has enabled Jazz Ensemble 1 to perform in concert with more than 100 esteemed artists, such as Herbie Hancock, The Count Basie Orchestra, Joe Henderson, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Dave Brubeck, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Louie Bellson, Dr. Billy Taylor, Arturo Sandoval, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Kurt Elling, Doc Severinsen, among others.

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SATURDAY THE KATZ DOWNSTAIRZ Providing an unprecedented and unique sound that is an amalgamation of Jazz, Hip Hop, Neo Soul, Rock and Rhythm and Blues with an unmistakable Urban undertone, The Katz Downstairz are unrivaled on the city’s current music scene. In the short year since they have been together, The Katz Downstairz become a household name in their native Jacksonville, Florida. Their bi-weekly “Live Basement Party” is one of the most highly anticipated and well attended ongoing events in Downtown Jacksonville. Reminiscent of a “back in the day” type house party, the throwback style is both an appealing and refreshing breath of fresh air in a music scene long gone stale. The core members—Christopher “The Professor” White, Ernest “EDon” Jackson, Cearrow “CeCe” Muri, Ricardo “Ricky” Brown and Don “DG” Green—have a wealth of musical training and foundation between them. Their years of experience and discipline show unmistakably when they take the stage. Working with several other prominent musicians around the city, they have a sound like no other and their loyal, ever growing fan base proves that. Since emerging on the scene in the summer of 2011, The “Katz” have set themselves apart from the typical, run of the mill Jacksonville bands providing a “grown and sexy” yet fun reprieve for Jacksonville’s professional, career-minded, family oriented crowd.

THE ST. JOHNS RIVER CITY BAND The St. Johns River City Band was formed by Ira Koger to fill a cultural need in Jacksonville. The mayor and city council proclaimed the band Jacksonville’s Official Band in 1985. In that same year, the Band began a partnership with the Duval County School Board. The Band, also designated Florida’s Official Band by the Florida Legislature, was selected as part of the 1990-1992 State Touring Program, taking its stellar sounds to communities throughout Florida. The Jazz in 3D series showcased the brass and swing bands in performance with jazz greats Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, and Della Reese. The St. Johns River City Band celebrated its 25th year with the release of its second album Silver Threads and accepts an invitation by the Daytona Beach International Festival to perform for the opening night dinner and gala for the London Symphony Orchestra. The St. Johns River Band continues to celebrate Jazz & American music through education & performance along

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TROPIC OF CANCER Consistency and determination define Tropic Of Cancer. Since its creation in early 2000, TOC has been making its mark. 2011 was an exceptional year for Tropic Of Cancer, performing at various festivals including the Jacksonville Jazz Fest, Blackwater Music and Arts Fest and the Veg Fest. Appearing and performing on two different television programs and inclusion on the radio program Electro Lounge. Recording and releasing the new cd “India” which was named top ten local records of 2011 by the Florida Times Union. Now going 12 years strong, Tropic of Cancer is determined more than ever to bring its inspired and original mix of worldly jazz to the masses. In early 2000, local musician and concert promoter Jason Lewis was looking for an outlet for his musical ideas. Having worked for years in the local music scene he knew all the various players. He called on well-known area musicians Colin Westcott, a prolific drummer, and the late Brian Hicks, a versatile saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. They began rehearsing and writing songs, eventually developing a sound and style derived from a variety of musical influences, including Jazz, Reggae, Samba and African rhythms. They chose the name Tropic of Cancer since much of their inspiration came from the warm latitudes of Jamaica, West Africa, India, the Middle East and Latin America. It wasn’t long before they were a fixture on the North Florida music scene and their “New World Lounge” sound was garnering interest from music fans as well as other area musicians. The shows became events, featuring the core members and often including a talented cast of local musicians who would join them on stage. Each show was unique and exciting, revealing new sounds and flavors culminating last year with the band’s 10th anniversary show in front of a packed house. Many who had played with them over the years sat in creating a blazing showcase of the best musicians in Jacksonville.

YAGOZÓ The Spanish “gozar” means to have fun, to enjoy. Combining a rich heritage of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian influences, YaGozó embodies the enjoyment of jazz in its most diverse expression. Their performance of contemporary and classic jazz standards casts a rhythmic, harmonic, and often fiery canvas that entices the audience to tap, clap, and buzz along. Since 1996, YaGozó have played seven times at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival and been featured alongside seven-time Grammy award winner pianist Eddie Palmieri, Grammy award winner flautist Nestor Torres, and Grammynominated saxophonist Ed Calle. Selections from the YaGozó CD recordings, Summer Time and Live at the Adagio, can be heard in radio stations throughout the U.S., Europe, and Australia. At the 2012 Jacksonville Jazz Festival, YaGozó will perform to the theme Latin Jazz Meets Roots Reggae, highlighting the unique contribution of roots reggae to the Latin jazz sound.

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FREDDY COLE Lionel Frederick Cole was born on October 15, 1931, the youngest of Edward and Paulina Nancy Cole’s five children. His three elder brothers, Eddie, Ike and Nat (twelve years Freddy’s senior) were all musicians. “I started playing piano at five or six,” Freddy remembers. “Music was all around me.” In the Chicago home of his youth, visitors included Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton. He also credits Billy Eckstine as a major influence. “He was a fantastic entertainer,” Freddy recalls. “I learned so much from just watching and being around him.” After a possible career with the NFL was shelved due to a hand injury, he began playing and singing in Chicago clubs as a teenager. Although he was ready to hit the road at 18, his mother intervened and he continued his musical education at the Roosevelt Institute in Chicago. Freddy moved to New York in 1951, where he studied at the Juilliard School of Music and found himself profoundly influenced by John Lewis, Oscar Peterson and Teddy Wilson.

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He got a Master’s degree at the New England Conservatory of Music and then spent several months on the road as a member of an Earl Bostic band that also included Johnny Coles and Benny Golson. It was back in New York that Freddy successfully laid the groundwork for a career that continues to flourish to this day. He developed a vast repertoire of songs in Manhattan bistros and concurrently began to supplement his live performances with television and radio commercial jingle work. A resident of Atlanta since 1972, he currently leads a trio made up of himself, guitarist Randy Napoleon, drummer Curtis Boyd and bassist Elias Bailey that regularly tours the US, Europe, the Far East and South America. Freddy has been a recording artist since 1952, when his first single, “The Joke’s on Me”, was released on an obscure Chicago-based label. Freddy recorded several albums for European and English companies during the 1970s that helped him develop a loyal overseas following. Cole believes that becoming an international favorite made him “widen my scope a little bit.” He developed a stand-up act, a better rapport with audiences, and learned to sing in other languages. “It made me much more of a performer.” Cole doesn’t apologize for sounding like his brother, Nat “King” Cole. There are certain unmistakable similarities. He plays piano and sings and performs live with guitar and upright bass, just like Nat. Yet his voice is raspier, smokier, and jazzier even. But he has emerged from the awesome shadow cast by his elder brother. In truth, his phrasing is far closer to that of Frank Sinatra or Billie Holiday than that of his brother and his timing swings a little more. His vocals—suave, elegant, formidable, and articulate—are among the most respected in jazz. Cole’s career continues to ascend as he has moved into the front ranks of America’s homegrown art form with a style and musical sophistication all his own.

SUNDAY GERALD ALBRIGHT One of the biggest stars of R&B, contemporary and straight-ahead jazz, Gerald Albright has earned his reputation as a “musician’s musician.” Born in Los Angeles, he began piano lessons at an early age. Albright’s love of music picked up considerably when he was given a saxophone that had belonged to his piano teacher. By the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, he was already a polished saxophonist. Albright decided to switch to bass guitar after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/ R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming her own band. Later, when the bass player left in the middle of a tour, Albright replaced him and finished the tour on bass guitar. During the ’80s, Albright became a highly requested session musician, playing on albums by a wide variety of artists—including Anita Baker, Ray Parker, Lola Folana, Atlantic Starr, Olivia Newton-John, the Temptations and Maurice White. He also toured extensively with Les McCann, Jeff Lorber, Teena Marie, the Winans, Marlena Shaw, Quincy Jones, and Whitney Houston, among many others. Albright also went on to record numerous successful solo albums for Atlantic Records. Two albums hit the number one slot on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Chart, and were nominated for GRAMMY® Awards in 1989 and 1990. Phil Collins asked him to front a Big Band in 1998, and they toured together. The two of them also recorded one of Albright’s tunes, “Chips N’ Salsa” on Collins’ Big Band Project, entitled A Hot Night In Paris. Later that year, Albright released Pleasures of the Night with Will Downing on Verve Forecast, which hit

No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart as well. Albright moved to GRP in 2002 for the Groovology album, and continued to maintain his busy schedule as a session man. His second GRP album, Kickin’ It Up, followed in 2004. Two years later, he signed with Peak Records, which released the 2008 GRAMMY® nominated New Beginnings, and the 2009 GRAMMY® nominated, Sax for Stax; both in the category of Best Pop Instrumental Album. Over the years, Albright has appeared on numerous TV shows such as A Different World, Melrose Place and BET Jazz segments, as well as piloting a show in Las Vegas with Designing Women star Meshach Taylor. Albright was selected to be one of 10 saxophonists to play at President Clinton’s inauguration ceremony. Along the way, he has sold over a million albums in the U.S. alone and has appeared on nearly 200 albums by other artists. Albright released Pushing The Envelope in June 2010 on Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group. Pushing The Envelope is a showcase for Albright’s remarkably fine balance of songcraft and musicianship, and features special guest appearances by Fred Wesley on trombone, Earl Klugh on acoustic guitar and George Duke on acoustic piano. In December 2010, Pushing

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The Envelope received a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album. On June 19, 2012, Albright teams up with GRAMMY®-winning guitarist Norman Brown for 24/7, their first album together. Featuring ten killer soul-jazz tracks, 24/7 includes updated versions of “Tomorrow,” a Brothers Johnson classic from 1976, and “Champagne Life,” from singer Ne-Yo’s album Libra Scale. Look for Albright and Brown to tour together this summer.

SUNDAY GREGORY PORTER At the start of 2010, the buzz about California-born and now Brooklyn-based jazz/soul vocalist Gregory Porter was a strong, steady murmur, fueled by a growing crowd of fans who’d caught his performance in the Tony and Drama Desk Award-nominated Broadway hit, It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues, or his weekly stints at the Harlem club, St. Nick’s Pub. By the end of 2012, with his second CD, Be Good, having earned a Grammy®nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance, the buzz had built to a roar, with the incredible accolades showered on Porter showing no sign of decreasing either in volume or enthusiasm. As the year drew to a close, Porter’s music topped an extraordinary number of “Best of 2012” lists in the US and the UK, including NPR’s “Best Music of 2012” and “100 Favorite Songs of 2012”; iTunes “Jazz Album of the Year”; and Soul Train’s “Top 10 Albums of 2012”. Be Good was also named Soul Tracks’ “Album of the Year.” 2013 kicked off strongly as well, with Jazz FM awarding Porter its “Best UK Performance” award. Based on the groundwork laid by the volume of positive critical and public response to his ‘Best Jazz Vocal’ Grammy®nominated debut CD, Water (2010), Be Good met out of the box success. The track “Real Good Hands” was selected by iTunes as its Single of the Week, propelling the track to the #1 position on iTunes jazz chart for several weeks, and sending it soaring into the Top 100 overall album chart the first week of release. Another track from the album, “On My Way to Harlem” was selected by the Starbucks Digital Network as its Pick of the Week. In the ten months since its release, Be Good ranked up an impressive showing on both US and international charts. In Billboard, the album reached #6 on the Jazz Album chart and #12 on the Heatseekers chart. Be Good’s US chart success is mirrored around the globe. In the UK, it reached #2 on the Indie Album Breaker chart and #15 on the Official Indie Album Chart. In Germany, Be Good’s chart position is even more impressive, clocking in at #1 on Amazon’s jazz chart (and #20 on Amazon’s overall chart) for digital sales, #10 on the Amazon’s jazz chart for CD sales, and at #5 on the iTunes jazz chart (with Water sitting in the #10 slot on that chart at the same time.) In addition to its debut at #1 on the US iTunes chart, Be Good soared to the top slot on iTunes Jazz album chart in the UK and Norway and to #10 on Norway’s iTunes Top Album chart. The international success of Be Good, supported by extensive touring throughout Europe resulted in the album

being honored with an Edison Award, the Dutch equivalent of a Grammy®. The year also found Porter gracing the cover of numerous magazines, including Jazz Inside, and France’s Jazz Magazine and L’Express, which lauded him as ”the next great voice in Jazz.” In its recent cover feature, the UK’s Jazz Wise Magazine, extolled his talents, stating, “On Be Good, Porter has crafted a work that not only meets, but seems to be primed to surpass, the heightened expectations of the jazz and soul audiences eagerly awaiting his follow up to Water. Featuring Porter’s winning combination of “outstanding original songs, erudite lyrics and social comment, top drawer musicianship and improvisation, and a voice to die for.” A disarmingly sincere performer, with a groove that never quits, a voice of incredible virtuosity and a seemingly universal appeal as a songwriter, Porter’s lyrics often speak as dreams do, in the languages of image and emotion, to communicate thoroughly though not always directly. His objective as a songwriter, he says, is “to create a sincere message about my feelings on love, culture, family and our human joys and pain.” Even in conversation he leans toward the poetic: “Just like the song ‘Painted on Canvas’ says, ‘I’m ‘made of the pigment of paint that is put upon’ …trying to be honest and organic in my colors that I show.” Be Good clearly attains that goal, and also proves to have a wide palette of colors to show. Some critics are inspired to comment on Porter as a new “king’ of jazz,” and a “leader of the pack,” a performer of extraordinary presence who has been compared with the greatest of the greats, such as Joe Williams, Nat Cole, Donny Hathaway, and Marvin Gaye. As musically solid as his recordings are and as powerful and honest as Porter’s magnificent voice is, it may just well be the brilliance of his poetry and the unguarded depth of his emotional delivery that is most fueling his rapid rise to fame.

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SUNDAY PONCHO SANCHEZ For more than three decades as both a leader and a sideman, conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. His influences are numerous, but among the more prominent figures that inform his music are two of the primary architects of Latin jazz—conga drummer and composer Chano Pozo and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. “These two musicians were the pioneers of what is now known as Latin jazz,” says Sanchez. “Chano Pozo was a genius. He’s considered the godfather of conga drummers, and he’s someone whom I respect a great deal. And of course, Dizzy Gillespie was an iconic artist in American jazz. I had the honor and pleasure of working with him on several occasions. These guys were the first musicians to bring elements of Latin music to American jazz—which has resulted in some of the greatest music of the last 50 or 60 years. I felt that it was time to pay tribute to them and their accomplishments.” Although born in Laredo, Texas, in 1951 to a large Mexican-American family, Sanchez grew up in a suburb of L.A., where he was raised on an unusual cross section of sounds that included straight-ahead jazz, Latin jazz and American soul. By his teen years, his musical consciousness had been solidified by the likes of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaria, Wilson Pickett and James Brown. Along the way, he taught himself to play guitar, flute, drums and timbales, but eventually settled on the congas. At 24, after working his way around the local club scene for several years, he landed a permanent spot in Cal Tjader’s band in 1975. “I learned a great deal from Cal,” says Sanchez, “but it wasn’t as

though he sat me down and taught me lessons like a schoolteacher. Mostly it was just a matter of being around such a great guy. It was the way he conducted himself, the way he talked to people, the way he presented himself onstage. He was very elegant, very dignified, and when he played, he played beautifully. The touch that he had on the vibes—nobody has that sound. To me, he was, and is, and always will be, the world’s greatest vibe player.” Sanchez remained with Tjader until the bandleader’s death in 1982. That same year, he signed with Concord for the release of Sonando, an album that marked the beginning of a musical partnership that has spanned more than 25 years and has yielded more than two dozen recordings.

“To me, Latin jazz is the world’s greatest music,” says Sanchez. “It has the melodic and harmonic sophistication of jazz and American standards, and the flavor and energy of Latin American music. What I’m most proud of is that this music—while it may sound exotic at times—is from America. It was born in New York City, when Chano Pozo met Dizzy Gillespie for the first time in the mid-1940s. They created something that didn’t exist before in this country. I’m very proud to take this music all over the world all the time.”

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SUNDAY LINDA COLE Linda has sung professionally since she was 3 years old. Her family group, “The Singing Coles” are a part of Illinois music history. They began with religious songs, then added popular music to their programs. The Cole family made their mark in the U.S. music scene. Linda branched out into rhythm and blues. She was known in the famous Detroit MoTown appearing with such groups as The Spinners, Count Basie, and many others. Linda is acknowledged as having the “smoothest voice” in the business. She is currently appearing in jazz spots, night clubs and restaurants throughout the Southeastern U.S. She continues to mentor the young and choirs. Most important, Linda was there when the great songs were written. She can talk about the authors first hand, and has the original scores, many written just for her.

NOEL FREIDLINE Noel Freidline is a 1991 graduate of the University of North Florida, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Music (magna cum laude). A pianist, vocalist, writer and arranger, Noel has been the leader of his own group since 1991. The Noel Freidline Quintet has released seven CD’s, their latest entitled Live at the Jazz Corner. With the NFQ, Freidline’s performance credits include the Montreux and Northsea Jazz Festivals, Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Nashville Summer Lights Festival, 13 appearances at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, a three-year house band position at The Bellagio in Las Vegas, actress Julia Roberts’ surprise 35th birthday party, the Nevada Jazz Orchestra and regular performances with the Charlotte Symphony and Charlotte Philharmonic. He and his band have also appeared in the movies The Legend of Bagger Vance, and Ocean’s Eleven. In 2002 the NFQ received the “Rising Star” award for the best up and coming group in Las Vegas, and in 2006 Noel was named “Best Jazz Musician” by Charlotte Magazine. He has also performed with touring Broadway shows including Jersey Boys, Wicked, Dream Girls, and Bring It On. As a composer and arranger, Freidline has written and recorded music for ESPN, ABC and the Walt Disney Company, with his most recent work being featured on Monday Night Football and the NBA All-Star game. Noel is currently an adjunct lecturer in the music department at UNC Charlotte as well as the director of music at Davidson Day School, Davidson, NC. He has been the director of contemporary worship at Providence Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC since 2010. Noel, his wife April and their three children have resided in Charlotte, NC since 2003.

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JOSHUA BOWLUS Joshua Mark Bowlus’s music has allowed him to perform in multiple popular jazz festivals and venues around the country. He has also performed in a number of other locations around the globe, including France, Spain, and China. As the pianist for the UNF Jazz Ensemble One during his college years, the band played a two-week concert tour of China, and was the first jazz big band to perform on the Great Wall of China. While currently residing in Jacksonville, Joshua performs locally as the bandleader for The Joshua Bowlus Trio (or Quartet), and plays regularly in local venues such as Ocean 60, The Brick, Rhett’s Piano Bar, & the European Street Listening Room. He has performed with a countless number of other of wellknown jazz artists on the scene including Bunky Green, Christian McBride, Ulysses Owens, Barry Greene, Dennis Marks, Danny Gottlieb, Annie Sellick, John Lee, Yotam Silberstein, Doc Handy, Lisa Kelly, & J.B. Scott. Bowlus collaborates regularly with singing sensation Linda Cole, who is a family member of the Nat King Cole dynasty. Joshua is the regular pianist for the Kelly/Scott Quintet based out of Jacksonville, and is also a member of the Jazz Conceptions Orchestra, a NYCbased 9-piece jazz ensemble.

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AKIA UWANDA Akia Uwanda, a Singer, Actress, TV/Music Producer from Jacksonville, Florida wears several hats in the entertainment industry. From stage plays to musicals, her vocal ability and experience has granted her the opportunity to sing for audiences locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. She was featured with the gospel jazz group, NOIZ, at the international launch of Davines Hair and Beauty Company in Parma, Italy and also opened for Earth Wind & Fire along with C1 Jazz at the 2009 Black Expo Opening Concert. Akia has humbly wowed crowds with her melodic, sultry voice that ranges from first soprano to tenor. She sings a variety of music genres such as Jazz, Soul, R&B, Gospel and Classical. Currently working on her 2nd TV show, Live, Laugh, Love with Akia Uwanda set to debut this fall and her first radio talk show to debut this January called THE NDUSTRY “A Showcase of the Industry’s Top Emerging Talent” as well as her debut album, A Brighter Side of Day.

The Firecracker Jazz Band was formed in the fall of 2003 with Jerome Widenhouse and Reese Gray. They were later joined by Earl Sachais. Michael Gray joined in 2006. In 2007, Jon Corbin joined the band and in 2010, Rick Neiman joined the band on Tuba. Firecracker Jazz Band’s repertoire is born of the rich material of the early twentieth century “Jazz Greats” from the city of New Orleans. Popular and obscure Tin Pan Alley songs appear alongside clever original compositions. The instrumentation of the group is styled in the manner of the King Oliver Jazz Band, with stride piano, tuba and banjo providing the foundation for the contrasting voices of the cornet and trombone. In hundreds of performances since 2003, Firecracker Jazz Band has played everywhere from street corners, speakeasies, jazz festivals from coast to coast, beersoaked dance halls, Bonaroo and the Kennedy Center. With jubilant vigor that spills from the stage to the streets, these six musicians revitalize traditional jazz with unbounded energy. In paying homage to the pioneers of early 20th Century Jazz, including that of Dixieland and New Orleans, Firecracker Jazz Band carries the torch that was once lit by such greats as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong & Bix Beiderbecke. The Firecracker Jazz actual band members are: Je Widenhouse (trumpet and cornet); Earl Sachais (trombone); Andrew Fletcher (piano); Hank Bones (guitar); Russ Wilson (drums); Rick Neiman (tuba).

J.B. SCOTT’S SWINGIN’ ALLSTARS This high level group of pros is dedicated to playing Chicago Swing /New Orleans style Jazz in a highly entertaining, musical, and spirited fashion Led by the flamboyant, virtuoso trumpeter, JB Scott, former musical director of the world famous Dukes of Dixieland, the group also features award winning vocalist Lisa Kelly, well-known for her rich, smooth tone and swinging delivery of lyric, and the unique story telling vocal styling of versatile banjo/guitarist Ken Calhoun. Rounding out the ‘allstar’ cast are respected musicians Dave Steinmeyer, legendary trombonist formally with the renowned Airmen of Note, popular clarinetist Jim Snyder, also a former Dukes of Dixieland group member, bassist Rick Ravelo, who swings as hard as they come, and drummers Eric Mason or Steve Salo, both excellently grooving interpreters of jazz. JB Scott’s Swingin’ Allstars has a broad, versatile repertoire that includes tributes to the classics from the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s to well-penned original songs; from the style of Louis Armstrong’s Allstars, New Orleans Traditional, Chicago Style, and even a bit of Big Band Swing, with influences that include Louis Armstrong, Clark Terry, Ruby Braff, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Lee Wiley, Peggy Lee, Eddie Condon, Trummy Young, and Kenny Davern.

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SUNDAY TROMBONE SHORTY Since the release of their Grammy®-nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively while winning hordes of new fans performing nonstop on five continents. Their latest album, For True, offers substantive proof of their explosive growth, further refining the signature sound Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews has dubbed “Supafunkrock.” The band—Mike Ballard on bass, Pete Murano on guitar, Joey Peebles on drums, Dan Oestreicher on baritone sax and Tim McFatter on tenor sax—stirs together old-school jazz, funk and soul, laced with hard-rock power chords and hip-hop beats, and they’ve added some tangy new ingredients on For True as they keep pushing the envelope, exploring new musical territory.

Andrews wrote or co-wrote all 14 tracks on the new album, including collaborating with the legendary Lamont Dozier on “Encore,” while this time playing as much trumpet as trombone, as well as organ, drums, piano, keys, synth bass and percussion. Indeed, he played every part on the swaying, Latin-tinged “Unc.” He’s also come into his own as a singer, honoring the hallowed legacy of the great soul men of the 1960s and ’70s. Like its predecessor, the new album turns on a rare combination of virtuosity and high-energy, party-down intensity. Since Backatown’s release, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have toured nonstop in North America, the U.K., Brazil, Japan, Europe and Australia. In December of 2010, Andrews drew accolades as musical director of “Red Hot +

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New Orleans” at BAM. The sensational two-night run inspired The New York Times senior music critic Jon Pareles to assert, “Trombone Shorty had clearly set out to present New Orleans as a city whose glory days aren’t over... it was a signal that the city’s music would push ahead.” TSOA’s performances at and during the New Orleans Jazz Fest are legendary. In one day, Troy sat in for a set of free jazz honoring a recently passed mentor. From there he sat in with Kid Rock. Then to the Gospel Tent for a featured slot with cousin Glenn David Andrews before literally running back to the main stage to close the festival as a special guest of the Neville Brothers. Andrews hails from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans’ 6th Ward, getting his nickname at four years old when he was observed by his older brother James marching in a street parade wielding a trombone twice as long as the kid was high. Troy started early, learning how to play drums and what he remembers as “the world’s smallest trumpet” at the age of three. By the time he reached six, this prodigy was playing trumpet and trombone in a jazz band led by his older brother James, himself a trumpet player of local renown who has been called “Satchmo of the Ghetto.” Not long afterward, Troy formed his own band with some other musically inclined kids from Tremé, and they became regulars at Jackson Square, with dreams of following in the footsteps of his brother James and Rebirth Brass Band, learning and carrying on the New Orleans tradition. While not only carrying on that tradition and expanding its boundaries, Troy has lent a generous helping hand to the next generation as well, having given longstanding support to the city’s renowned Roots of Music program. Troy was also recently honored by being named the youngest member of the NOCCA Foundation board—the foundation behind New Orleans’ Center for the Creative Arts where Troy and several of his band members studied and began collaborating. He’s also gearing up his own new foundation aimed at making sure that talented younger players with limited resources can get quality instruments to play. Watch for much more news on that front, as well as a new CD, currently planned for a Fall 2013 release.

B ERI NG ER K N I G H T S VA L L E Y c ab e r n e t s au v i g n o n For Beringer, the tradition began when they first started making wine in 1876. The legacy continues each year when Winemaker Laurie Hook crafts a unique style of Cabernet full of dark fruit and rich tannins from the wild and rugged Knights Valley.

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