This Month's Lucky Winner: Jon Tucker
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Speak
with any jazz artist and they’ll tell you “In House”
concerts are the thing of the present and the future.
Between major event appearances, these more intimate performances keep
the artists and the jazz that
we love alive!
Join us for a Very Special Event coming Sunday, September 7th at 7pm at Masonboro Forest Clubhouse featuring the “Paul Renz Quartet” National Tour and you’re invited!
The
concert is part of guitarist, Paul
Renz’s new “ReBop” CD release national tour.
Enjoy these four extraordinary musicians, Wine, Beer, h'orsderves
and fantastic “live jazz” just $25.
You’ll find the jazz and the Masonboro
Forest Clubhouse at
Complete details coming soon!
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Jazz Nite 2008 on Thalian Hall’s Main Stage!
Friday, November 7, 2008
The Cape Fear Jazz Society
Presents
"The Statesmen of Jazz”
The Statesmen of Jazz was organized in 1994 as a pilot program sponsored by the American Federation of Jazz Societies. It has since grown to become a premier performing and educational outreach program for jazz around the globe. The current roster of 30 world class musicians perform concerts at venues and festivities everywhere. These are jazz artists whose creative achievements have contributed to the ever evolving new horizons of jazz. Each performance of the Statesmen is drawn from an ensemble pool of outstanding musicians who have a keen interest in perpetuating jazz traditions and increasing public awareness of jazz music.
Appearing in concert on November 7th
Bob
Cranshaw on bass, 
Micky
Roker, drums Roker's
own career includes heavy lifting with the likes of Dizzy, Sonny, Horace and
Herbie Hancock
Award-winning
jazz pianist Tamir
Hendelman has performed with the Jeff Hamilton Trio, the Clayton-Hamilton
Jazz Orchestra, Harry Allen, Teddy Edwards, Warren Vache, Houston Person, Jeff
Clayton, Nick Brignola, Phil Upchurch, Rickey Woodard, John Clayton and Barbara
Morrison. He also leads his own trio.
Chuck
Redd was featured vibraphonist
with the Mel Torme All-Star Jazz Quintet from 1991 until 1996. While on tour
with Torme, Ira Gitler of Jazz
Times said: "Redd's vibes were equally notable for vigor and
melodiousness.
Houston
Person-Tenor Sax
- Although
he has performed in the hard
bop
and swing
genres, he’s best
known for his work in soul
jazz.
Person is also known for his distinctive sassy sound and his expressive style.
He received the Eubie
Blake
Jazz Award in 1982.
He has more than 75 albums under his own name and currently with High Note
Records. He has recorded and performed with Don
Ellis,
Eddie
Harris,
Cedar
Walton,
Leo
Wright,
Charles
Brown,
Charles
Earland,
Lena
Horne,
Etta
Jones,
Lou
Rawls,
Horace
Silver,
Dakota
Staton,
Billy
Butler,
and more.
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“FIRST FRIDAY JAZZ CONCERTS”
6-8pm
At
Co-sponsor:
The
Here’s
the line up! 2008
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