For The Love of Jazz
Newport Beach Jazz Party welcomes fans of mainstream jazz from all over the country and the world to Marriott Newport Beach Hotel & Spa for three days and four nights of music and celebration.
The weekend features six big bands including the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, the Sinatraland Orchestra, Ken Peplowski's Big Band Music of Benny Goodman and more. See the full event description for more information.
This event, entering its 10th year, features mainstream groups (working units) as well as individual All-Stars, paired together in thrilling mix and match sessions. The best party of its kind!
Feb 11 Feb 14, 2010
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa
Corona del Mar CA 92625
ABOUT THE WEEKEND
Thursdays Grand Opening Night will feature a stunning tribute to Frank Sinatra with the Patrick Williams Orchestra conducted by Terry Woodson, in Sinatraland. Said one reviewer of the 10-star tribute to the Chairman album, If you like a well-disciplined big band sound, you gotta hear the Sinatraland Orchestra. Youll love it! Closing the evening will be a big band tribute to Benny Goodman with clarinet virtuoso Ken Peplowski
Friday evening will kick off with Ken Peplowski, Gilbert Castellanos, Bill Cunliffe, Paul Keller and Lewis Nash in swinging set of the Great American Songbook, followed by the legendary Jimmy & Tootie Heath quartet featuring Cunliffe on piano and Jeff Littleton on bass. Jackie Ryan and the Tamir Hendelman Trio will follow and closing this second great night of straight ahead jazz will be famed drummer Jeff Hamilton and his Trio which features Tamir Hendelman and Christoph Luty.
Saturday night will open with one of the most recorded drummers in jazz, Lewis Nash and Friends, followed by trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling who will be joined by Dan Barrett, Paul Keller, Gerryck King and Bill Cunliffe. Marlena Shaw and the Bill Cunliffe Trio will be next and closing the evening will be the Holly Hofmann Quartet with Strings in a tribute to Duke Ellington. Holly will feature Mike Wofford on piano, Christoph Luty on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums, along with special guest Byron Stripling.
Sunday Evening will start by featuring one of the hottest young guitar players on todays jazz scene, Graham Dechter, who will be joined by veterans Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton and Tamir Hendelman. And continuing with some comedy relief will be Dave Frishberg who is certain to perform many of his classic hits including Peel Me a Grape. Byron Stripling and Marlena Shaw will team up for the first time and bringing the weekend to a swinging close will be the renowned Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
Featured at this years Pool Sessions (Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon until 3:30pm), among 9 great sessions, will be the quartets of Dan Barrett, Gilbert Castellanos and Houston Person. Other highlights include a first ever Battle Of The Big Bands between the jazz orchestras of UCLA and USC, conducted by Charley Harrison and Bob Mintzer plus a return (by popular demand!) of the Monterey Jazz Festival Winners- Pacific Standard Time vocal group directed by Christine Guter plus the CSULB Concert Jazz Orchestra conducted by Jeff Jarvis.
Additionally, two brunches will be offered starring Barbara Morrison & Houston Person on Saturday and a Valentines Day Show featuring a stellar quartet lead by Byron Stripling and closing with the remarkable veteran singer Bill Henderson plus popular bassist/vocalist Nicki Parrott.
SCHEDULE
Thursday February 11, 8:00pm - 11:00pm Grand Ballroom
8:00pm Pat Williams Sinatraland Orchestra conducted by Terry Woodson and featuring Peter Erskine and Michael Dees
9:45pm Ken Peplowskis Big Band Music of Benny Goodman
Friday February 12, Noon - 3:30pm By the Pool*
Noon Gilbert Castellanos, Adam Schroeder, Llew Matthews, Christoph Luty, Roy McCurdy
1:15pm Dan Barrett, Dave Frishberg, Nicki Parrott, Lewis Nash
2:30pm Houston Person Quartet with Llew Matthews, Paul Keller & Jeff Hamilton
Friday February 12, 7:00pm - 11:00pm Grand Ballroom
7:05pm Ken Peplowski, Gilbert Castellanos, Dan Barrett, Bill Cunliffe, Paul Keller, Lewis Nash
8:00pm Jackie Ryan with the Tamir Hendelman Trio featuring Carlitos Del Puerto and Dean Koba
9:05pm The Heath Brothers Quartet with Jimmy & Tootie Heath, Bill Cunliffe and Bob Magnusson
10:10pm Jeff Hamilton Trio with Tamir Hendelman and Christoph Luty
Saturday February 13, 9:30am - 11:30pm Grand Ballroom Brunch
Dan Barrett, Dave Frishberg, Nicki Parrott plus Blues Bash starring Barbara Morrison & Houston Person
Saturday February 13, 7:00pm - 11:00pm Grand Ballroom
7:05pm Lewis Nash, Tamir Hendelman, John Clayton, Gilbert Castellanos, Houston Person
7:55pm Byron Stripling, Dan Barrett, shelly Berg, Paul Keller, Gerryck King
8:55pm Marlena Shaw-musical conductor Bill Cunliffe, Nicki Parrott, Gerryck King
10:00pm DUKE ELLINGTON TRIBUTE Holly Hofmann Quartet & strings featuring Mike Wofford, Christoph Luty, Jeff Hamilton
Sunday February 14, 9:30am - 11:30am Grand Ballroom Brunch
Byron Stripling, Tamir Hendelman, John Clayton & Lewis Nash plus the Bill Henderson Quartet
Sunday February 14, Noon - 3:30pm By the Pool*
Noon CSULB - Pacific Standard Time directed by Christine Guter
1:15pm Gilbert Castellanos Latin Jazz Sextet featuring Rickey Woodard, Irving Flores, Hamilton Price, Kevin Kanner & Charlie Chavez
2:30pm CSULB - Concert Jazz Orchestra directed by Jeff Jarvis
Sunday February 14, 7:00pm - 11:00pm Grand Ballroom
7:05pm Graham Dechter, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Tamir Hendelman
7:55pm Dave Frishberg
8:40pm Byron Stripling & Marlena Shaw
9:50pm Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with John Clayton, Jeff Clayton and Jeff Hamilton
* In the event of inclement weather, By the Pool sessions will be in the Grand Ballroom.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
