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University of North Florida UNF Digital Commons Jacksonville Jazz Festival Collection Materials Jacksonville Jazz Festival Collection 4-2008 The City of Jacksonville Presents the Jacksonville Jazz Festival Jacksonville Jazz Festival Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/jacksonville_jazz_text Part of the Music Performance Commons APRIL 11-13, 2008 THE FLORIDA THEATRE METROPOLITAN PARK WWW.JAXJAZZFEST.COM THIS CURIOSITY HAS LED TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE'S world OF NATIONS CELEBRATION MAY 1 - 4, 2008 METROPOLITAN PARK• JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA USA We all come from the same tree, but we grow in many different directions. The 16th annual World of Nations Celebration offers you the opportunity to branch out, explore other cultures and make new friends. Thursday, May 1 & Friday, May 2 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Field Trips Only Friday, May 2 5 - 9 p.m. International Party FREE ADMISSION Saturday, May 3 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. 10:30 a.m. Naturalization Ceremony 2 p.m. Parade of Flags Sunday, May 4 Noon - 6 p.m. History of Sports Popular in America Learn about baseball. basketball, football, lacrosse, golf, soccer and NASCAR. Participants will have the opportunity to read about the history of each sport and its best athletes/teams. Grab your teammates and enjoy the fun in the USA area filled with games and activities. Tickets are available at the following locations: Metropolitan Park Gates (Saturday & Sunday Only) City Hall at St. James, Suite 280 Local multicultural organizations Jacksonville JEA Florida Begins Welcome Dear Friends: On behalf of the City of Jacksonville, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2008 Jacksonville Jazz Festival! This year's festival will showcase downtown Jacksonville with unforgettable performances at The Florida Theatre and Metropolitan Park. Our city's enthusiasm for jazz and the arts is apparent with this year's fabulous lineup and activities. The Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition will kick off the festival at The Florida Theatre on April 11 while performances from jazz greats take to the stage at Metropolitan Park on April 12-13. This year also marks the 20th anniversary celebration of the University of North Florida jazz program which will serve as one of the many highlights of the festival. Metropolitan Park also features the Art at the Met juried art show and sale, 38° Latitude wine tasting and a Sunday Jazz Brunch catered by Chef Matthew Medure. Again, welcome to this year's Jacksonville Jazz Festival. I hope you and your family and friends have a wonderful time experiencing music and the arts in downtown and encourage you to revel in the cultural richness of our city. Hear the sounds, enjoy the sights and celebrate our community! Warm regards, John Peyton Mayor The Florida Theatre FRIDAY, APRIL 11 7 P.M. (Doors open at 6 p.m.) JACKSONVILLE JAZZ PIANO COMPETITION Presented by the City of Jacksonville and Keyboard Connection • Finalists Performances • Intermission (15 minutes) • Finalists Performances • Performance by Noel Freidline and Dr. Bill Prince, 2008 Jacksonville Jazz Festival Hall of Fame Inductee • Announcement of winners by Jack Melvin of Keyboard Connection I I ACCOMPANIMENT The Rhythm Section Danny Gottlieb, a renowned drummer and educator, and Dennis Marks, an accomplished bassist and educator, will provide accompaniment for the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition. MASTER OF CEREMONIES Noel Freidline Noel Freidline, of Las Vegas, Nevada, is a graduate of the University of North Florida and is known as a talented pianist, vocalist, writer, arranger and bandleader of his namesake band, The Noel Freidline Quintet. Freidline has been named as Northeast Florida's Best Performer six times. He returns to Jacksonville as Master of Ceremonies for the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and will perform with the University of North Florida Jazz All Stars on Saturday, April 12 at Metropolitan Park. Special thanks to Keyboard Connection of Jacksonville for providing a YAMAHA concert YAMAHA PIANOS piano for the finalists' performances. THE JUDGES Cassandra Wilson Cassandra Wilson's expansive career can be tracked through her discography. From the standards on Blue Skies to the Grammy winning New Moon Daughter, to the combination of originals and interpretations played by a collection of Mississippi and New York musicians on both the 2007 release, Belly of the Sun, and 2003'5 Glamoured, Cassandra continues to evolve as a vocalist, songwriter, and producer. Cassandra Wilson is a world-renowned vocalist, songwriter and producer, with an extraordinary following, but at heart she is still a Mississippi girl whose art reflects her deep musical and cultural roots, anchored in the fertile Mississippi soil. Cassandra Wilson will perform on Saturday, April 12 at Metropolitan Park. Terence Blanchard As Grammy award-winning musician and composer, Terence Blanchard latest release is an account of the pummeling of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. As a Crescent City native, his impassioned album, A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina). is an emotional tour de force featuring Blanchard's quintet as well as a 40-member string orchestra. He has released two other critically acclaimed albums and was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2006. Terence Blanchard will perform on Saturday, April 12 at Metropolitan Park. Lynne Arriale Lynne Arriale's 'singular voice' as a pianist, leader, composer, and arranger has been critically acclaimed for "putting the heart back into jazz" (London Times). Arriale's recordings have topped every notable jazz chart, including several #1 Jazz Week Radio hits and a #17 Billboard debut. Her PBS and NPR programs, Profile of a Performing Artist, and consistently excellent recordings have captured jazz and mainstream audiences alike. Arriale won Jacksonville's 1993 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and has sold-out numerous venues including The Kennedy and Lincoln Centers. Her newest release, LIVE (Motema), received the 2007 German Critics Award for Best Jazz CD/DVD. Arriale is currently Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano and Director of the Jazz Combo Program at UNF. The Lynne Arriale Trio, featuring jazz icon and tenor sax soloist, Benny Golson, will perform on Saturday, April 12, at Metropolitan Park. Rufus Reid Rufus Reid's extensive jazz background and discography reads literally like the Who's Who in jazz. He has traveled, performed and recorded with many of the great Jazz Masters and continues performing and recording in collaboration with other award-winning musicians as well as his own group, The Rufus Reid Quintet. His career as a performer, educator, composer and author has been recognized with the following honors and awards: 1997 Humanitarian Award by the The International Association of Jazz Educators, the 1998 Jazz Educator Achievement Award by Bass Player Magazine, Outstanding Educator of 1999 by The New Jersey Chapter of the IAJE and The Distinguished Achievement Award, in 2007 by The International Society of Bassists. Rufus Reid will perform with the Lynne Arriale Trio on Saturday, April 12 at Metropolitan Park. THE FINALISTS Robert Botos Born into a musical Romani (Gypsy) family in Hungary, self-taught pianist Robi Botos' notable performances include the opening concert for Bela Fleck, Stanley Clark, and Jean Luc Ponty at the 2005 Toronto Jazz Festival. Since immigrating to Canada in 1998, his most recent honors have included the 2007 NOW award for Best Jazz Artist, the 2007 National Jazz Award for "keyboardist of the year" along with a nomination for the same award in 2006. Robert Botos was also finalist in the 2007 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Jazz Competition. JD Daniel J D Daniel began his professional career in Tucson, Arizona, where as an upcoming bandleader, his ensembles included Diane Schuur and Brian Bromberg. For more than 30 years, J D has recorded and performed with a variety of jazz artists including Dave Koz, Rick Braun, Ronnie Laws, among others. J Dis currently writing and recording his latest CD, Back In The Groove. Bennett E. Paster Keyboardist, composer and producer Bennett Paster attended Tufts University and New England Conservatory of Music, and received degrees in English and Jazz Studies. Committed to furthering his career and his love for Afro-Cuban music and latin jazz. The sophomore recording by his jazz piano trio, Paster, Ryan & Hall was entitled Invisible Horizon in 2006. Bennett Paster was also a finalist in four Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competitions. Bill Peterson Bill Peterson is an Associate Professor of jazz piano at Florida State University. He received the B.M. degree from the Cincinnati College Conservatory and the Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media from the Eastman School of Music. He has performed with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Lovano, Rufus Reid, among others and has written big band arrangements for David Leibman, Richie Beirach and Barry Harris. Peterson was also a Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition finalist in 1992 and 1999. Dave Stoler Da ve Stoler received a Master of Music degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Miami-Coral Gables. He currently works with his own jazz trio, The Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Sextet and the Madison Jazz Orchestra. He was a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Piano Competition and the American Jazz Piano Competitio n. His second CD, Have you b e en to the Forest?will be released this summer. WITH DELICIOUS TOPPINGS Metropolitan Park SATURDAY, APRIL 12 GATES OPEN AT NOON • The Jacksonville Jazz Piano Winner, 1 p.m. • Lynne Arriale Trio featuring special guest Benny Golson on tenor sax, 2 p.m. Lynne Arriale (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), Benny Golson (tenor sax) and Anthony Pinciotti (drums) • The 20th Anniversary Celebration of the University of North Florida Jazz Program "Past, Present & Future" featuring the UNF Jazz Ensemble 1 Big Band, UNF Jazz Faculty and the 2008 UNF Alumni Reunion Group, 3:30 p.m.