This is the final weekend of the Stanford Jazz Festival with the Stanford Jazz Workshop All-Star Jam on Friday and Dena DeRose and Steve Davis on Saturday.

The East Bay Express Best of the East Bay 2009 Party is Friday evening from 5pm to midnight at Oakland Museum of California.

The 20th AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival is this weekend from Friday through Sunday in Downtown San Jose. Only $15 per day for three days of great music featuring Allen Toussaint, Sharon Jones, Wayne Wallace, Tierney Sutton, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Bill Henderson, Sony Holland, Bettye Lavette, Jon Santo, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Buster Williams, Patrice Rushen, and many more.

The 9th Annual Art & Soul Oakland Festival is August 15 and 16. New weekend but the same great fun and entertainment for everyone. The lineup includes Shawn Colvin, Will Downing, Bobby Caldwell, and Walter and Edwin Hawkins.

Friends of the Golden Gate Public Library presents Jazz on Sunday Series every Sunday at 3pm at the Golden Gate Public Library, 5606 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, California.

Don’t forget the AfroSolo Arts Festival 16 and the Yerba Buena Arts Festival are running now through October.

Oakland City Center Concert Series – Concerts every Wednesday at noon at the Oakland Center in Downtown Oakland.

Kaiser Rooftop Garden Concert Series – Concerts every Friday at noon through September.

Sunnyvale Jazz Series
Aug. 15 – Tony Lindsay w/Tom Politzer (r&b & contemporary jazz)
Aug. 22 – Ed Johnson & ; Novo Tempo Quintet (contemporary Brazilian jazz)
Aug. 29 – Chester Smith Ensemble (organ straight ahead jazz)
This FREE event is open to the public and is located on Murphy Avenue (between Washington & Evelyn). For more information call 408-516-7217 or visit www.DowntownSunnyvale.com

SFJAZZ Summer Concert Series is underway and tickets for the SFJAZZ Fall Festival Season are now on sale.

Mt. Diablo Jazz Festival
Northern California’s largest jazz festival returns to the Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord on August 22nd with a new lineup and a new name. Previously the JVC Jazz Festival, now called the Mt. Diablo Jazz Festival, this year brings Anita Baker, Boney James, Fourplay, Jazz Attack and local group Times 4 to Concord. Tickets for the Mt. Diablo Jazz Festival are on sale now at Livenation.com.

Downtown Berkeley MusicFest – August 27-29
Dancing in the streets, drumming in the avenues, and singing on the boulevards: all of these and more are yours this week as Berkeley’s arts and entertainment hub springs into action for the Downtown Berkeley MusicFest! Highlighting the amazing diversity of Berkeley’s downtown scene, the festival features a rich array of musical performances at venues throughout the downtown area.

Jazz at Filoli
Celebrate our 19th Season and Filoli’s 100th Jazz Concert
Filoli Jazz lovers, please join us as we once again showcase six delightful Sunday afternoon jazz concerts held outdoors on the beautiful grounds of Filoli. Let us pamper you with great entertainment. Tables and chairs are set up on the tennis court surrounded by glorious oak trees. Parking is free, as well as snacks and drinks, including beer and white wine. Gourmet boxed lunches are available for purchase in advance. This year’s program features an incredibly strong lineup of world class jazz musicians. After reading the descriptions below, I think you will agree that this year might just be our best ever. Concerts are from 1:30 pm -4:00 pm.
Next up at Filoli The Bobby Hutcherson Quartet – August 30

33rd Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival
The 33rd Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival has combined two great festivals into one weekend on September 12 and 13 at Johnson Beach Resort in Guerneville. The jazz lineup (September 12) includes Al Jarreau, Jonathan Butler, Richard Elliott, Jazz Attack, and Rick Braun with more acts to be announced. The blues lineup (September 13) includes The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Tommy Castro Band, and Bernard Allison with more acts to be announced.

Montclair Village Jazz and Wine Festival
The lineup for the Montclair Village Jazz and Wine Festival on Sunday, September 13 includes Kitty Margolis, Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet, Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, Mo’Rockin Project, and Taylor Eigsti.

52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
The 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival will be held September 18-20 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, Ca. Three days of great music. Performers include Lizz Wright, Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, Joshua Redman, Soulive, Dave Brubeck, Esperanza Spalding, Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, and many others throughout the festival grounds.

Rockridge Out & About Street Festival
On Sunday, September 27th, College Avenue in North Oakland’s famed Rockridge neighborhood becomes the stage for musicians, street performers, fashion shows, lifestyle expos, wellness activities, and picnicking.

Sponsored by the Rockridge District Association, “Rockridge Out & About ” features food, fun, education, health forums, live music, and dancing at this popular annual event. College Avenue becomes a culinary and shopping extravaganza as chefs fire up the grills and serve tasty delights and unique vendor booths and large tents showcasing the districts unique mix of locally owned retail shops businesses line over half a mile of
College Avenue. Take BART to Rockridge on September 27th to stroll, shop, wine and dine, dance, play and experience Rockridge Out & About.

Photo Credit: James Knox

The indomitable Will Downing tops Sunday’s Main Stage line-up (in association with KBLX 102.9 FM) In late 2006, Downing was diagnosed with polymyositis, a disorder causing weakness in joints and muscles. As a result, Downing recorded the majority of his vocals for 2008′s After Tonight from a wheelchair. Buoyed by fan support, Downing continued to struggle against the disease and released the soulful Classique in 2009. His gorgeous, smooth, deeply personal delivery connects emotionally with the listener, his song choices are excellent, and his arrangements are extremely sophisticated. Also on the Main Stage is blue-eyed soul singer Bobby Caldwell. Best known for his What You Won’t Do for Love, Caldwell provides a genuine mix of R&B and jazz signatures with his bittersweet, buttery vocal tones that make him equally adept at his own originals or classic standards.
A perennial favorite, the Oakland R&B Reunion Stage is loaded with great acts. Zakiya Hooker, daughter of the legendary John Lee Hooker, brings her jazzy, sassy, soul blues to the stage. Freddie Hughes, who had R&B hits all the way back in the 60s, will pump out a set of Southern Soul blues. Derick Hughes adds his powerful, moody blues voice and crack band to what should be a great day of blues. The Caravan of Allstars featuring some of Oakland ‘s finest blues musicians and singers are next. Their shows are very funky, filled with some of Oakland ‘s greatest legends performing in front of the Allstars roaring rhythm section and horn section. Rounding out a great Blues afternoon is Frankie Lee, a legendary, underrated blues singer with more than 45 years experience. Known for his incredible live shows, Frankie says, “Whether it’s one or 1,000, me and my band are gonna put on a show.”
Expect people to be up and dancing at the Latin Stage on Sunday. Chino Espinoza y Los Dueños Del Son headline. Their high energy, infectious music is perfect for the dance club and has made them the most popular Salsa orchestra on the West Coast. Building up to Chino’s show we have Ba-Tu-Ke with their heady mixture of Cumbia, Son, Merengue and Samba mixed with Brazilian and African percussion and sweet vocal harmonies. Sandy Perez y Su Lade offer Afro-Cuban folkloric music with a strong percussion base, and Fito Reinoso returns to Art & Soul Oakland with his stunning Salsa Cubana.
On Sunday, the Plaza Stage is dedicated to World Dance. The stage opens highlighting the youth and adult classes of Bay Area dance studios. That will be followed by a steady stream of Bay Area hip-hop dance crews. The highlight of the afternoon is sure to be Tribute to Michael Jackson presented by Bay Area hip-hop dance companies and featuring dancers from the hit TV series So You Think You Can Dance and America’s Best Dance Crew.
Art & Soul Oakland has great music but that’s not all. A family paradise, the festival boasts the largest Family Fun Zone of any festival in the Bay Area, complete with kiddie rides, children’s entertainment and free festival admission for ages 12 and under. The ever-expanding Family Fun Zone is jam-packed with interactive activities for children of all ages, as well as kid-friendly carnival games, inflatable bouncers and hands-on activities to create their own art to take home. Every year, Art & Soul Oakland features hundreds of artisan and vendor booths as well as a mouth-watering array of food reflecting the rich cultural diversity found in Oakland–the most diverse city in America.
The 9th Annual Art & Soul Oakland is Northern California ‘s most accessible festival offering direct service from BART ( 12th Street – Oakland City Center Station) and free parking for thousands of cars. Last year more than 60,000 people enjoyed sensational music, food, fun, dance and art in beautiful downtown Oakland . “Downtown Oakland is hot,” says Samee Roberts, City of Oakland Marketing Director. “Scores of new restaurants, clubs, galleries and the renovated Fox Theater are drawing people from all over the region in droves. It all started with Art & Soul — a multicultural mecca of music, art and food with the most wonderfully fun, diverse festival crowd you will find anywhere.”
The 9th Annual Art & Soul Oakland takes place in downtown Oakland on Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16, 2009 from Noon-6 PM. The festival is centered in Frank Ogawa Plaza and City Center , encompassing 10 strollable city blocks. Admission is $10.00 per day at the door; $5 for seniors, disabled and youth 13 to 17, with 12 and under free.
For more information on the 9th Annual Art & Soul Oakland , visit www.ArtandSoulOakland.com or call (510) 444-CITY.
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Media Contacts:
Michael Coats (707) 935-6203 or michael@coatspr.com
Lance Cutler (707) 996-5980 or lance@winepatrol.com
Harry Hamilton (510) 238-2107 or hhamilton@oaklandnet.com
Photo of Wayman Tisdale at Art & Soul Oakland 2006 by James Knox. RIP Wayman.

The Matches anchor the main stage on opening day. Renowned for energetic live shows, their unique brand of punk-folk and country creates socially conscious impassioned anthems. Sharing the main stage on Saturday are The Wombats whose humorous pop-punk is based on danceable indie-rock hooks. Filling out the main stage for the day are the hip-hop sounds of the Bay Area’s Zion-1 with their sharp poetics and original production and Port O’Brien whose new album The Wind and the Swell has been called “a rich and original collection of catchy and brainy folk-pop.”
Grammy Award winners The Indigo Girls feature two distinct musical personalities: Emily Saliers brings a gentle, musically complex spirituality and Amy Ray adds her singer/songwriter punk rock flavor. The resulting music is accessible, moving and true and has garnered the group a huge, rabid and loyal following. (Groups rounding out Sunday’s Main Stage will be announced at a later date.)
Capping Comcast Art & Soul Oakland on Monday, soul/R&B diva Stephanie Mills brings her powerful vocals to the ever-popular KBLX 102.9 FM stage. Starring in The Wiz on Broadway, she became known as the “little girl with the big voice.” She has since become one of the most recognized R&B singers with mega hits such as “Never Knew Love Like this Before.” Also on the lineup are, Rose Royce the great soul-funk band from Los Angeles featuring tight funk jams and horn heavy musical arrangements. Keeping with Art & Soul tradition, the famed Walter Hawkins commands the Gospel Stage backed by a a strong lineup of the Bay Area’s most electrifying gospel groups.
Comcast Art & Soul Oakland delivers six stages offering simultaneous talent and diversity from 60 bands. Many of the stage lineups are still being formalized, but the acts are diverse and wonderful. One of jazz’s greatest vibraphonists, Bobby Hutcherson plays Saturday, with his innovative four-mallet playing. Also playing Saturday is Ray Obiedo who is from Richmond, California and brings his smooth jazz guitar sound to Oakland. Miko Marks adds her sultry voice and country guitar to liven up the Culture Jam Stage.
The ever popular Oakland Blues & Heritage Stage features terrific acts like Cleveland Jones and his Temptations Review, the mellow blues of Billy Dunn whose new album My Feet Is Achin’ is a hit, or the classic, original blues of Oakland’s own “Big Cat” Tolefree. The Culture Jam Stage brings an eclectic mix to the party from Jennifer Johns and her other-worldly heavyelectromagneticsoularpoeticjunglerap to the uniquely sophisticated guitar stylings of Legally Blynd. The World Dance Festival will present three days of the Bay Area’s hottest troupes showcasing a variety of dance expressions including traditional/heritage, world and new generation (hip hop). The exciting Latin Stage is back all three days featuring Cuban Salsa practitioner Fito Reynoso on Sunday. Featuring different styles of Latin music each day, the Latin Stage always generates hip-shaking dance moves from the crowd.
Comcast Art & Soul Oakland has great music but that’s not all. A family paradise, the festival boasts the largest Family Fun Zone of any festival in the Bay Area, complete with kiddie rides, children’s entertainment and free festival admission for ages 12 and under. The ever-expanding Family Fun Zone is jam-packed with interactive activities for children of all ages, as well as kid-friendly carnival games, inflatable bouncers and hands-on activities to create their own art to take home. In addition, dozens of local food and wine purveyors will sample tasty treats and beverages at the Oakland’s Own Expo. Every year, Comcast Art & Soul Oakland features hundreds of art exhibits, artisan booths and a mouth-watering array of food reflecting the rich cultural diversity found in Oakland—the most diverse city in America.
The 8th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland is Northern California’s most accessible festival offering direct service from BART (12th Street – Oakland City Center Station) and free parking for thousands of cars. Last year more than 70,000 people enjoyed three sensational days of music, food, fun, dance and art in beautiful downtown Oakland. As Samee Roberts, City of Oakland Director of Marketing points out, “Art & Soul has burst onto the scene as Northern California’s multicultural mecca of music, art and food with the most wonderfully fun, diverse festival crowd you will find anywhere!”
The 8th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland takes place in downtown Oakland on Saturday, August 30, Sunday, August 31 and Monday, September 1, 2008 from Noon–6 PM. The festival is centered in Frank Ogawa Plaza and City Center, encompassing 10 strollable city blocks. Admission is $10.00 per day at the door; $5 for seniors and youth 13 to 18, and 12 and under free.
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.7 million cable customers, 14.1 million high-speed Internet customers and 5.2 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.
For more information on the 8th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland, log onto www.ArtandSoulOakland.com or call (510) 444-CITY.
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Media Contacts:
Michael Coats (707) 935-6203 or michael@coatspr.com
Lance Cutler (707) 996-5980 or lance@winepatrol.com
Harry Hamilton (510) 238-2107 or hhamilton@oaklandnet.com

Comcast Art & Soul Oakland delivers six stages offering simultaneous talent and diversity from 60 bands. Many of the stage lineups are still being formalized, but the acts are diverse and wonderful. The remarkable 40-year jazz veteran, John Handy plays Saturday, his music still fresh, colorful and innovative. Also playing Saturday is Tom Rigney and Flambeau. The son of former Giants manager, Bill Rigney, Tom mixes acoustic and electric instruments into a marvelous zydeco stew. Bursting with humor, eclectic rock music and fabulous outfits, Housewives on Prozac perform Saturday afternoon headlining the Mamapalooza stage, a national circuit event featuring moms who rock!
The ever popular Oakland Blues & Heritage Stage features terrific acts like guitar great Johnny Rawls, a true soul-blues renaissance man. Fillmore Slim brings his buzzing electric guitar and his growling blues vocals to the stage on Sunday. The World Music Stage brings Oakland ’s own Mo’Rockin Project and their jazzed up Moroccan melodies creating lyrical, funky, spirited music and Samba Ngo with his seductive African jazz funk. The World Dance Festival will present three days of the Bay Area’s hottest troupes showcasing a variety of dance expressions including traditional/heritage, world and new generation (hip hop). New this year – an exciting Latin Stage all three days featuring headliner Lefty Perez on Sunday and other great acts to be announced shortly. Featuring different styles of Latin music each day, this new stage is certain to generate some hip-shaking dance moves from the crowd!
Comcast Art & Soul Oakland has great music but that’s not all. A family paradise, the festival boasts the largest Family Fun Zone of any festival in the Bay Area, complete with kiddie rides, children’s entertainment and free festival admission for ages 12 and under. The ever-expanding Family Fun Zone is jam-packed with interactive activities for children of all ages, as well as kid-friendly carnival games, inflatable bouncers and hands-on activities to create their own art to take home. In addition, Comcast Art & Soul Oakland features art exhibits, artisan booths and a mouth-watering array of food reflecting the rich cultural diversity found in Oakland—the most diverse city in America.
The 7th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland is Northern California’s most accessible festival offering direct service from BART (12th Street – Oakland City Center Station) and free parking for thousands of cars. Last year more than 70,000 people enjoyed three sensational days of music, food, fun and art in beautiful downtown Oakland . As Samee Roberts, City of Oakland Director of Marketing points out, “Art & Soul has burst onto the scene as Northern California’s multicultural mecca of music, art and food with the most wonderfully fun, diverse festival crowd you will find anywhere!”
The 7th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland takes place in downtown Oakland on Saturday, September 1, Sunday, September 2 and Monday, September 3, 2007 from 11AM–6 PM. The festival is centered in Frank Ogawa Plaza and City Center , encompassing 10 strollable city blocks. Admission is $10.00 per day at the door; $5 for young adults 13 to 18, and 12 and under free.
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 12.1 million high-speed Internet customers and 3.0 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.
For more information on the 7th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland , log onto www.ArtandSoulOakland.com or call (510) 444-CITY.
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Media Contacts:
Michael Coats (707) 935-6203 or michael@coatspr.com
Lance Cutler (707) 996-5980 or lance@winepatrol.com
Harry Hamilton (510) 238-2107 or hhamilton@oaklandnet.com
Photo Credit: James Knox

Willie G, originally uploaded by in2jazz.

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RICKIE LEE JONES, NEW FOUND GLORY, WAYMAN TISDALE, ANGIE STONE
AND EDWIN HAWKINS
THE BAY AREA’S BEST SUMMER FESTIVAL COMCAST ART & SOUL OAKLAND
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
OAKLAND, California (July 27, 2006)—The City of Oakland announced headliners and featured performers for this year’s 6th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland. Thanks to guaranteed stellar lineups, abundant parking, easy BART accessibility and the bargain price of just $5 per day, Comcast Art & Soul Oakland has been named the Bay Area’s “best annual cultural event” by Oakland Magazine. Held in beautiful, re-energized downtown Oakland over Labor Day weekend September 2–4, 2006, this sixth annual celebration features an eclectic all-star lineup of 50 bands sure to please every musical taste. Comcast Art & Soul Oakland gets off to a running start on Saturday with the catchy punk-pop of New Found Glory (in association with LIVE 105). Rickie Lee Jones and the subdudes share top billing Sunday (in association with KFOG 104.5 FM/97.7 FM.) Fiery, soulful R&B star Angie Stone headlines Monday’s show (in association with KBLX 102.9 FM.) which also features jazz great Wayman Tisdale.
New Found Glory anchors the main stage on opening day. Renowned for energetic live shows, their unique brand of punk-pop is influenced by everything from hardcore and thrash to new wave. Sharing the main stage on Saturday are Lostprophets, the Welsh band with their sonic guitar-driven splendor, and Plain White T’s whose music is less punk than power pop and always pleasing. The Silversun Pickups bring their textured melodies and indie-rock stylings.
Grammy Award winner Rickie Lee Jones is a modern musical cult-heroine whose relentless exploration of her art makes for utterly compelling and riveting music. Her rare live performance at Art & Soul promises to be a highlight. The strong Sunday lineup also includes the New Orleans funk, R&B and gospel sounds of the subdudes; the Latin jazz, mariachi trumpet, pedal steel guitar delights of Calexico; and Oakland-based rising stars The Bittersweets introducing music from their full-length debut album The Life You Always Wanted.
Capping Comcast Art & Soul Oakland on Monday, the ever-popular KBLX 102.9 FM stage features the sassy, fiery and soulful R&B singer Angie Stone plus the dynamic funk drenched sounds of NBA star-turned-jazz-bassist Wayman Tisdale. Rounding out this exciting lineup are the legendary smooth jazz super group Fattburger and Oakland-based R&B duo Christión.

Comcast Art & Soul Oakland delivers five stages offering simultaneous talent and diversity from 50 bands. This year, the Plaza Stage hosts an all-jazz lineup on Saturday with the likes of local jazz favorite Kim Nalley, Latin jazz percussionist John Santos and be-bop guitarist Bruce Foreman. Sunday it focuses on R&B featuring Oakland’s own R&B sensation Goapele, the Temptations Revue and others. The ever popular Gospel Showcase presented by Edwin Hawkins and the Community of Unity takes the Plaza Stage on Monday. The Culture Jam Stage in City Center kicks off with Latin/Salsa on Saturday featuring the Cuban dance music of La Familia Son, the Amigos Band and Cuban-born percussionist Jesús Diaz y Su QBA. Back by popular demand is the Out in Oakland LGBT program on Sunday with Klymaxx (featuring original guitarist Cheryl Cooley), the all-female R&B/pop group that scored several top 20 hits in the 80’s, and dance crooner Jason Walker, winner of NBC–TV’s “Showtime at the Apollo.” Monday will be dedicated to world music performed by Mo’ Rockin’ Project, Jackeline Rago & The Venezuelan Music Project, Palabuniyan Kulintang Ensemble and the native rock sounds of Phoenix & Afterbuffalo. The Bay Area Blues Society’s ever popular three-day Blues Stage offers a jammin’ showcase featuring blues greats Lydia Pense and Coldblood, Café R&B and Jesse “I Can Do Bad by Myself” James. The World Dance Festival Stage will present three days of local troupes showcasing a variety of dance expressions including traditional/heritage, world and new generation (hip hop).
Comcast Art & Soul Oakland has great music but that’s not all. A family paradise, the festival boasts the largest Family Fun Zone of any festival in the Bay Area, complete with kiddie rides, children’s entertainment and free festival admission for ages 12 and under. The ever-expanding Family Fun Zone is jam-packed with interactive activities for children of all ages, as well as kid-friendly carnival games, inflatable bouncers and hands-on activities to create their own art to take home. In addition, Comcast Art & Soul Oakland features art exhibits, artisan booths and a mouth-watering array of food reflecting the rich cultural diversity found in Oakland—the most diverse city in America.
The 6th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland is Northern California’s most accessible festival offering direct service from BART (12th Street – Oakland City Center Station) and free parking for thousands of cars. Last year more than 70,000 people enjoyed three sensational days of music, food, fun and art in beautiful downtown Oakland. As Samee Roberts, City of Oakland Marketing Manager points out, “Just like Oakland – Art & Soul is a multicultural mecca of music, art, food and the most wonderfully fun, diverse festival-goers you will find anywhere in the Bay Area!”
The 6th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland takes place in downtown Oakland on Saturday, September 2, Sunday, September 3 and Monday, September 4, 2006 from 11AM–6 PM. The festival is centered in Frank Ogawa Plaza and City Center, encompassing 10 city blocks. Admission is $5.00 per day at the door; 12 and under free.
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 21.7 million cable customers, 9 million high-speed Internet customers and 1.5 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.
For more information on the 6th Annual Comcast Art & Soul Oakland, log onto www.ArtandSoulOakland.com or call (510) 444-CITY.
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Media Contacts:
Michael Coats (707) 935-6203 or michael@coatspr.com
Lance Cutler (707) 996-5980 or lance@winepatrol.com
Harry Hamilton (510) 238-2107 or hhamilton@oaklandnet.com

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October 31, 2005

Media Contact: Jason Arnold
831/373.3366, cell 510/326.4353
Jason@montereyjazzfestival.org

For high-resolution photos, please visit
http://www.montereyjazzfestival.org/presskit/photos.htm

MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL “JAZZ AT SUNSET” FALL 2005 CONCERT SERIES TO
FEATURE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
“GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN” CHRISTMAS SHOW TO TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 6 AT SUNSET CENTER IN CARMEL, CA

CONCERT SERIES DETAILS:
“Go Tell It On the Mountain”
The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
Tuesday, December 6, 8:00pm
Sunset Center, Mission Street at 8th Avenue
Carmel By The Sea, CA 93922
$60 / $40 / $30
Ticket Information: 925-275-9255
www.montereyjazzfestival.org

October 31, 2005; Monterey, California; When the Blind Boys of Alabama come to town, Jolly Old St. Nick follows close behind. Bringing the joy of the holidays with them, the legendary gospel singers return to Carmel for a rousing special performance as part of the Monterey Jazz Festival’s “Jazz at Sunset” Fall 2005 Concert Series on December 6 at the historic and acoustically acclaimed Sunset Center. Because last year’s “Jazz at Sunset” concert with the Blind Boys of Alabama sold out, patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets as quickly as possible.

Formed six and a half decades ago, The Blind Boys of Alabama predate Elvis, Little Richard and Al Green. Still active in their 70′s, they have earned three consecutive Grammy Awards in the past three years and remain on the top of the gospel charts. “Go Tell It On the Mountain,” the Blind Boys of Alabama’s Christmas Show, gives fans the special opportunity to get into the holiday spirit with the legendary singers. The Blind Boys will delve into songs featured on their star-studded landmark 2003 album of the same name, delivering their soulful, toe-tapping gospel interpretations of holiday classics such as “Joy to the World,” “Away in the Manger,” “Born in Bethlehem,” and “White Christmas.” With such a stirring repertoire, The Blind Boys of Alabama are sure to sweep the Monterey Peninsula into the holiday season with a whirlwind of rousing music and festive goodwill.

Sunset Center, the site of the first jazz concert presentations on the Monterey Peninsula by Monterey Jazz Festival founder Jimmy Lyons, offers luxurious seating in a beautiful historic venue. Located on San Carlos between 8th and 10th in downtown Carmel, Sunset Center offers parking on site.

Jazz at Sunset partner, Inns of Monterey, offers jazz fans a “Jazz at Sunset Getaway” with special rates. Patrons are invited to call for details (800/232-4141). The Monterey Jazz Festival also thanks Jazz at Sunset media partners including the Monterey County Weekly, KION and KCBA.

Tickets for the Spring 2005 Jazz at Sunset concert series are available from the Monterey Jazz Festival Box Office (925/275-9255) or online at www.montereyjazzfestival.org.

The photo above was take at Jazz at Pearl’s when trumpeter Jeremy Pelt performed there last month. I have using flickr since earlier this year and here are a few of my photo sets.

Andy Bey in Concert – Yoshi’s & The Jazz Bakery – April 2005
Healdsburg Jazz Festival – July 2005
Berkeley Jazz Festival – June 2005
North Beach Jazz Festival/Jazz on Grant – July 2005
Realistic Orchestra @ Jazz at Pearl – August 2005
San Jose Jazz Festival – August 2005
Lizz Wright @ The Independent – August 2005
Art and Soul Oakland Festival – September 2005
Roberta Flack @ The Palace of Fine Arts – September 2005
Jeremy Pelt @ Jazz at Pearl’s – September 2005
Jazz on the River – September 2005
48th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival – September 2005

All photos property of James Barry Knox Photography – all rights reserved