Marion Meadows, Najee, Chuck Loeb, Nick Colionne, Norman Brown’s Summer Storm featuring
Norman Brown, Patti Austin, Paul Taylor, Andrea Delano & Alex Bugnon,
Soul 
Express featuring
Jody Watley, Jeff Lorber & Chris Standring are part of the lineup for the Wilson Creek Winery 5th annual Sunset Jazz in the Vines festival. The series will include four summer concerts beginning Saturday June 17 and ending on Sunday, September 16. For more information check out
www.wilsoncreekwinery.com. All proceeds of their Sunset Jazz in the Vines concert series will be donated to BBJazz, a nonprofit
501@3 foundation to benefit children with autism.
Upcoming New York City and Tri-State Area Concerts…
Tierney Sutton &
Loston Harris appear at Jazz At Lincoln Center on April 27-29;
Tony Bennett at North Fork Theater in Westbury on April 27;
Chieli Minucci at IMAC Theater on May 5;
Spyro Gyra at Ridgefield Playhouse on May 6;
Ann-Margret at the North Fork Theater in Westbury;
Aretha Franklin at the State Theater in New Brunswick on May 8 and at the House of Blue in Atlantic City on June 23;
McCoy Tyner Trio at Jazz At Lincoln Center on May 10 and at the Blue Note May 10-13;
Double Hearing with Wynton Marsalis and the Orion String Quartet at Jazz At Lincoln Center May 11-13;
Fourplay at Trump Casino on June 3;
Diane Schurr at the Blue Note June 6-11;
Chris Botti at the Count Basie Theater June 16 and at Carnegie Hall on June 17; and
Chuck Mangione at the Blue Note June 11-16.
More than 100 concerts in 20 venues throughout New York City will make up this year’s
JVC Jazz Festival. Artists slated to perform include
Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Bobby Hutcherson, George Duke, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Smokey Robinson, Etta James, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, Dave Brubeck, Don Byron, Ken Peplowski, Kenny Davern, Evan Christopher, Marcus Miller, Chris Botti, Roy Hargrove, Trio Da Paz, Kenny Barron and
Luciana Souza. The JVC Jazz Festival is scheduled from June 12-24. For more information click to the official JVC Jazz Festival Web site:
www.festivalproductions.net.
Smooth Jazz 103.1 WLOQ is presenting Smooth Jazz Under The Stars at Lake Island Park in Winter Park, FL pm April 29. Smooth jazz performers include
Walter Beasley, Gregg Karukas, and
Nick Colionne.
The upcoming 20th annual Toronto Jazz Festival will be hosting over 350 shows across 10 days and 12 nights in downtown Toronto. The lineup is to include
George Coleman, Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Kenny Garrett, Paquito D’Rivera, Etta James, John Pizzarelli, De La Soul, Kardinal Offishall, Seu Jorge, Jacksoul, Divine Brown, McCoy Tyner, Marcus Miller, the
Mingus Big Band, and
Dave Brubeck. The festival runs from June 23 to July 2.
KCRW.com presents the
Brazilian Girls at the Fillmore in San Francisco on May 13.
Jazz great
Dave Brubeck was honored April 24th by the Gramercy Brass Orchestra of New York with the first ever High Note of Achievement Award. Brubeck was recognized for his lifetime achievements as a leading edge musician for his commitment and contribution to the national advancement of arts and music education. For 17 years,
Dave Brubeck led the
Dave Brubeck Quartet introducing legions of fans to the world of jazz and producing the first ever million selling jazz single,
Take Five.
Smooth jazz artist,
Jonathan Butler is being honored by Carsel Events and The Immigrant Magazine as they launch a new monthly international music series in Los Angeles. Their first event will take place at Club Zanzibar in L.A. and will celebrate the local South African community in an event entitled "Focus on South Africa." Their Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to
Jonathan Butler who will be present to accept the award. For more information click to
www.carsalevents.com.
San Francisco’s KKSF 103.7 has planned a series of concerts on the coast the Ritz-Ca
rlton, Half Moon Bay. Four of the world’s most renowned smooth jazz artists,
Peter White, Richard Elliot,
Jeff Golub, and
Gerald Albright, will perform together as "Guitars, Sax and More", on Monday, May 29 at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, kicking off the second annual summer season of KKSF 103.7’s Concerts on the Coast. The outdoor concert series continues with "Rendezvous All Stars," featuring
Wayman Tisdale,
Kirk Whalum, Jonathan Butler, and
Brian Simpson, Monday, July 3, and concludes Monday, Sept 4, with "Summer Storm", featuring
Norman Brown, Patti Austin, Paul Taylor and
Alex Bugnon.
Candy Darling will join the All Star Smooth Jazz Cruise in early 2007. This luxury cruis
e includes performances by
Down To The Bone, Eric Darius, Maysa, Gerald Veasley, Paul Taylor and many others. The cruse (January 28 to February 4, 2007) departs from Galveston Island (TX) in the USA and will visit Montego Bay in Jamaica, Grand Cayman on the Cayman Islands and Cozumel in Mexico. Darling will also join
Van Morrison for two show in Germany next month. On May 18 they will perform in Duisburg and in Berlin on May 19.
The JVC Jazz Festival in Miami Beach kicks off May 17-21, 2006 and features Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Arturo Sandoval, Jazid, John Hicks, Eddie Henderson, Eartha Kitt, John Pizzarelli, Mose Allison, The Lee Boys and Way of the Groove with Felix Pastorius, Julius Pastorius, Adam Lucas & Colin James. 
rsalis Quartet, Jamie Cullum, Benny Golson Quartet, Golden Striker Trio featuring Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller and Russell Malone, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Stefon Harris, Baaba Maal, Daande Lenol, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Hiromi, Cos of Good Music featuring Walter Blanding Jr., Dwayne Burno, Ndugu Chancler, Gerald Clayton, Kevin Eubanks and Steve Turrstrong, McCoy Tyner Trio, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Groovin’ For Grover featuring Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber and Kirk Whalum, Ozomatli, Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Jazz All Stars, Chuck Mangione, Christian Scott & Lesa Terry, Bill Cosby will once again return to serve as Master of Ceremonies after a break in 2005.
