Jacksonville Jazz Festival 2018 Event Program

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The Russell Malone Quartet Russell Malone is one of the signature guitar players of his generation. The leader of ten albums since 1992, Malone is as well-known on the international circuit for helming a world-class quartet and trio as he is for his long-standing participation in Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio, and his recent consequential contribution to the musical production of the likes of Sonny Rollins and Dianne Reeves, who recruited Malone for his singular tone, refined listening skills, limitless chops, and efflorescent imagination. In all these circumstances, Malone addresses the tradition on its own terms, refracting the vocabularies and syntax of such heroes as Charlie Christian, Chet Atkins, George Van Eps, Johnny Smith, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, Pat Martino, and George Benson into an argot entirely his own. A master of all tempos, a relentless swinger, he spins his stories—in idioms ranging from the urban and downhome blues, country, gospel, various comers of the American Songbook, and hardcore jazz with a soulful, instantly-recognizable instrumental voice, and seasons them with sophisticated harmonies that are never “too hip for the room.”

“This is an absolute master, the best of the best.” —Kurt Rosenwinkel

Saturday • 8 - 9:30 p.m. Groovin’ Stage

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2018 Jacksonville Jazz Festival Hall of Fame

6min
page 13

JAZZ Store

1min
page 7

Jazz Marketplace

1min
page 7

Jacksonville Jazz Festival Welcome

1min
page 3

2018 Jacksonville Jazz Festival Happenings

3min
pages 10-11

2018 Jacksonville Jazz Fest Poster

3min
pages 8-9

Experience Jax by Day and Groove by Night

2min
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Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys

1min
page 61

Linda Cole & The Joshua Bowlus Quartet

1min
page 61

Jeff Lorber Fusion

1min
page 60

Josh Vietti

1min
page 59

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Jazz Ensemble 1

1min
page 58

Naughty Professor

1min
page 58

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque

1min
page 57

Arturo Sandoval Sextet

1min
page 56

University of North Florida Jazz Ensemble 1

1min
page 54

Ulysses Owens, Jr. THREE

1min
page 53

Maysa

1min
page 52

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

1min
page 51

The Omni Sacred Jazz Brunch

1min
pages 48-49

Jazz Jam

1min
page 47

Jazz Fest After Dark

1min
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Zach Batholomew Quartet

1min
page 45

The 4 Korners

1min
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Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

1min
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The Russell Malone Quartet

1min
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Jonathan Baptiste & The Urban Intellectuals

1min
page 42

The Pete Escovedo Orchestra

1min
page 41

Euge Groove

1min
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The Bad Plus

1min
page 38

Second Line Jazz Parade

1min
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MIca Bethea Big Band

1min
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Vijay Iyer Sextet

1min
page 35

Sheila E.

1min
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

1min
page 27

The Jacksonville Jazz Festival Jazz Clinic

1min
page 25

The Raisin Cake Orchestra

1min
page 24

Champian Fulton Quartet

1min
page 23

Lohai

1min
page 21

The Chris Thomas Band

1min
page 20

Charles Llyod Quartet

1min
page 19

Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio

1min
page 18

Grace Kelly

1min
page 17

Dianne Reeves

1min
page 16

2018 Jacksonville Jazz Festival Piano Competition

4min
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