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First Spring Exit 0 Intl Jazz Festival In Historic Oceanside Village Of Cape May, NJ: May 30 - June 1

May 22, 2014

The 3rd Exit 0 International Jazz Festival May 30-June 1, 2014, in Historic Cape May, NJ, Launches Spring Version with An Outdoor Stage Featuring New Jersey Winemakers and Jazz on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Crossing from Delaware Features Grammy Winners Dee Dee Bridgewater & Roy Hargrove; Dirty Dozen Brass Band & Kermit Ruffins of New Orleans; Fest ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Legend Of Clifford Brown, Delaware's Jazz Great, Lives On

June 17, 2011

If you're not that familiar with the work of the namesake of the jazz festival starting in downtown Wilmington this weekend, consider this: When Wilmington-born Clifford Brown died at the age of 25, his name was already being used in the same breath as iconic names like Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. After all, ...

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News: Event

We Remember Wilby Fletcher, Jr. "A Celebration of the Life & Music of Wilby Jr."

February 21, 2010

Join us to pay tribute to Wilmington musical legend, Wilbert “Wilby" Fletcher, Jr. The program, coordinated by the Fletcher family in partnership with CCAC, celebrates the life of this extraordinary drummer and features music, dance, photography and spoken word performances. Musicians who have collaborated with Fletcher will also perform, including Philly's own violinist John Blake, Jr., ...

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News: Interview

John Digiovanni, Band Leader, Special Interview

December 9, 2009

Band leader, John DiGiovanni, discusses Kombu Combo on “Jazz on My Mind" website. John discusses his goals for the band: to make jazz accessible to music-lovers from all genres. “A lot of jazz is presented more for musicians and jazz-lovers" says Kombu's creator and drummer, John DiGiovanni. “We wanted a band that includes a wider audience ...

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News: Obituary

Drummer Wilby Fletcher, Jr., Dead at 54

October 21, 2009

Wilbert B. Fletcher “Wilby" age 54, passed away suddenly, October 15, 2009, in Wilmington. Father of Jumbe, Jeffrey, Jermaine and Cheo Fletcher, Quinn Jackson, and Spencer Hill. Son of Betty Fletcher and the late Wilbert Fletcher. Brother of Anthony and Jamil Fletcher and Sharon Turner. He is also survived by 2 grandchildren, Laila and Camille Jackson; ...