Concord Jazz Festival 2005 Presented by jetBlue AIRWAYS
Karrin Allyson quickly became the critics' darling upon her first release 10 years ago. The Grammy nominee is enjoying success with her Concord album, In Blue, and released her highly anticipated follow-up, Wild for You, in May '04 featuring music crafted by the singer-songwriters of her youth. Constantly touring, The Wall Street Journal says, “She swings like a pendulum, and her slender, sunny voice makes you smile the moment you hear it." Allyson will serve as the host for the evening.
Newcomer Sara Gazarek recently received the 2003 DownBeat Student Music Award for Best Collegiate Jazz Vocalist. The young student of jazz has been called “sublime" by The New York Times. Her debut recording is expected later this year.
She burst on the scene with the top 10 pop hit, “Get Here," in 1990. Today, Oleta Adams continues to be one of the most praised voices in music. The three-time Grammy nominee just released All For Love (Pioneer) which features tunes co-penned by Adams, as well as her take on the country hit “I Hope You Dance."
Diane Schuur has been dubbed the First Lady of Jazz. And with a body of work spanning 25 years, picking up two Grammy Awards along the way, no one will argue. Her current release, Midnight (Concord Records), has the singer crooning original tunes especially co-written for her by Barry Manilow and produced by Manilow and Eddie Arkin.
Tour dates are as follows:
February 4, 2005
The Ridgefield Playhouse: Ridgefield, CT
February 5, 2005
Count Basie Theatre: Red Bank, NJ
February 11, 2005
Keswick Theatre: Glenside, PA
February 12, 2005
McCarter Theater: Princeton, NJ
February 13, 2005
Community Theatre: Morristown, NJ
February 16, 2005
Robert Ferst Center for the Arts: Atlanta, GA
March 10, 2005
Paramount Theater: Seattle, WA
March 11, 2005
Cerritos Center for the Arts: Cerritos, CA
For more information contact All About Jazz.
