...FESTIVAL DIARY CONTINUED

May 7, Friday, 7:00 p.m. (gates open at 6:00 p.m.)

9:35 Marcia Ball: Winner of eight Blues Music Awards, 4 Best Piano Player, 2 Female Artist of the Year, 2 Blues Album of the Year, 4-time Grammy Nominee, and featured in the film Piano Blues, directed by Clint Eastwood.
“An irresistible, celebratory blend of rollicking two-fisted New Orleans piano, Louisiana Swamp rock, and smoldering Texas blues from a compelling storyteller.”  Boston Globe

8:10 Dave Douglas and Keystone: 12 straight years and counting, Dave Douglas has been selected “Best Trumpeter” by Down Beat and practically every jazz publication, 4 Best Composer Awards, and 3 Jazz Artist of the Year, and “Keystone” has 2 Grammy nominations for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

7:00 David Baron Stevens: selected to the International Jazz Educators College All-Star Jazz Band, “sax afire from bop to Latin.”
        
May 8, Saturday, 2:00 p.m. (gates open at 1:00 p.m.)

9:20 Hiroshima: Grammy and Oscar nominated, Gold records since 1985,  #1 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Chart for three months and winner of Soul Train Award for Best Jazz Album, “a musical drama onstage with koto, taiko drum, sax, and a landscape of grooves”
9:15 Fireworks Show: More than ever before!

7:50 Christian Scott: Grammy nominee for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2006, a mixture of modern jazz, rock and R&B both criticized and praised, “a macrocosmic view of the issues and dilemmas that challenge us today."

6:30 Charlie Hunter: 17 albums,and counting, always drilling down deeper into a groove aesthetic, "…a man who built his badass reputation by conquering hairy bass lines and heady post-bop melodies simultaneously on custom eight-string instruments… Hunter is still a musical beast." -Guitar Player

5:10 Mike Lee and New Tricks: Topping the Thelonious Monk and BMI International Jazz Composers awards, Mike joins co-leader and Betty Carter award winner Ted Chubb

4:00 Luis Lenzi: Bakersfield native returns with a new CD of gospel inspired compositions

3:00 Jaime Sevilla Big Band: Graduate of Manhattan Conservatory and New York University’s famed Masters degree program, a Bakersfield legend brings some Kenny Kirkland inspired Big Band.

2:00 Kern County Honor Jazz Band: The best of Kern County’s young jazz talent takes the stage
 
Golden West Casino Stage
Friday:  6:00, 7:50, & 9:10  Greg Poree: His guitar gifts are heard on numerous Motown recording sessions with Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, and Stevie Wonder, but “Wow” can he play beautiful acoustic guitar jazz! Is that violinist with him one of our own?!!
                        
Saturday: 1:00, 2:45, 3:40, & 4:50 CSUB Jazz: new compositions from Cal State’s players
6:10, 7:30,~ & 8:50~ Masters of Malfunktion: “Over the top talent!” with Pat O’Connell, Paul Perez, and the Bhone boys bringin’ the groove.