...FESTIVAL DIARY CONTINUED
May 6, Friday, 7:00 p.m. (gates open at 6:00 p.m.)
9:35 Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra: Escovedo leads one of the finest ensembles in Latin jazz and the winner of numerous “Bammy” awards. It’s truly a family affair with daughter Sheila E., son Juan, and brother Peter Michael often onstage with the 10-piece group. The end result is a “joyous concoction of Latin rhythms with elements of jazz, R&B and funk that is hard to resist.”
8:10 Eric Darius: His explosive arrival as a recording artist at 17 led to sharing the stage with everyone from Prince to Wynton Marsalis. Now with a #1 Billboard Contemporary Jazz hit and six more top ten’s, he has truly become a force, “celebrating every style of music from Jazz, R&B, Pop and Reggae to Hip-Hop, Rock and Gospel.”
7:00 Dr. D’s Debris: The “mad and blues-infused” compositions of Doug Davis with an all-star sextet, featuring the frontline horns of Ken Bausano, Mike Raney, and Paul Perez
May 7, Saturday, 2:00 p.m. (gates open at 1:00 p.m.)
9:20 Rick Braun: Four #1 hits on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Chart in the past decade and 5-time winner of National Contemporary Jazz Awards including Best Album and Song of the Year, “incredible chemistry that yields colorful beats with old school soul and modern groove.”
9:15 Fireworks Show: More than ever before!
7:50 New York Voices: This multiple Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble is renowned for their extraordinary scope of music and the art of group singing. From Paul Simon to Count Basie to the Latin Grammy Award winning, Brazilian Dreams, New York Voices puts the “wit and wink” of jazz harmony into every performance. “The most exciting vocal ensemble in current jazz” (Boston Herald)
6:30 Allan Holdsworth: Winner of Guitar Player Magazine's poll as “best guitar synthesist,” for many consecutive years, Holdsworth's trademark sound routinely soars to supersonic intensity. The guitar icon will be joined by Bass Institute instructor Ernest Tibbs and drummer Ronald Bruner, heard on the 2011 Grammy Award winner for best contemporary jazz album.
5:10 Kris Tiner Quintet: Featured on NPR Music as one of five new trumpet voices impacting modern music, Tiner has been described as “extraordinarily inventive” and his music as “Smart, kicking and as natural as a heartbeat… an unaffected, personalized amalgam of the most significant creative developments in jazz.” -JAZZTIMES
4:00 Soulajar: Winners of the Starbucks/Hearmusic SoCal Music Award, combines funky grooves and exhilarating jamming into intricate songs with an uplifting message.
3:00 Rickety Ship: an all-star sextet comprised of outstanding CSUB soloists Mark Manda, Chris Nguyen, Jo-El Patterson, and Fernando Montoya with pianist Jay Smith and drummer Canaan McDuffie.
2:00 Kern County Honor Jazz Band: The best of Kern County’s young jazz talent takes the stage
Festival Entrance Stage Friday: 6:00, 7:50, & 9:10 Mento Buru
Saturday: 1:00, 2:45, 3:40, & 4:50 Bakersfield Jazz Workshop 6:10, 7:30, & 8:50 FATDADDY Blues Band |
