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The Cape May Jazz Festival proudly presents many of
the finest "young lions" in jazz today. As
a natural successor to our 28th Festival "Favorites
Return", the "Next Wave" features an
elite up-and-coming new breed of artists: cutting edge
musicians across many jazz genres, each honoring the
legendary players who came before. This is a must attend
weekend for any jazz lover with roots in the past,
and an ear towards the future!
Who better to celebrate the past and future of contemporary
jazz than the legendary Rippingtons featuring Russ
Freeman on Friday April 18th! Having spent much of
the past twenty years on the Billboard Jazz charts,
the "Ripps" early personnel include David
Benoit & Kenny G, and have featured guest stars
including Arturo Sandoval, Willy Chirino, Dave Grusin,
Joe Sample, Dave Koz, Bob James, Kirk Whalum... the
list goes on. The Rippington's "Moonlighting" has
been called from "the #1 Most Influential Contemporary
Jazz Album of All Time"(Jazziz). And if that
isn't enough, discover more great talent throughout
Cape May with Chuchito Valdes, Sila and AfroFunk,
Sue Giles, Robert Glasper, Courtney Bryan with Christian
Scott, and the driving blues of Anthony Gomes.
Saturday night, celebrate our 15th anniversary as
we "kick it up" with the Cintron Latin
Dance Party! Cintron blends tasty Latin percussions
with screaming, powerful big band horns, topped off
with smooth bilingual vocals then injected with R&B
and urban flavors to create a unique Latin Jazz Dance
experience. You'll be dancing from Convention Hall
on the way to other exciting "Next Wave" performances
including Javon Jackson, Tim Price with Rachael Z,
Winard Harper, Leon Jordan with El Shafer, Neal Smith,
and the Chris Bergson Blues Band!
So click on our music
clips, check out our Artist
Bios, and get your tickets now.
The "Next Wave" Jazz
Festival is sure to be remembered! |
