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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wendy Bozigian March 11, 2014 Marketing Manager 661-948-6060, ext. 132 Antelope Valley Fair Association Announces the 2nd Annual Festival Artists include: Jazz Attack (featuring , & ), , John West and local artists, The Herbie Kae & Tony Capko Band

LANCASTER, CA – Officials for the Antelope Valley Fair Association announced the return of the 2nd annual Lancaster Jazz Festival scheduled for June 14, 2014. Entertainment includes Jazz Attack (featuring Rick Braun, Euge Groove and Peter White), Jessy J, John West and local art- ists, The Herbie Kae and Tony Capko Band.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 18th at 10am at avfair.com for $30 (general admission) and $60 and $40 (reserved seating). Parking is $5.00. The festival will open at 4pm on Saturday, June 14th, in the outdoor Cantina of the A.V. Fairgrounds and feature multiple BBQ concessions to choose from, wine tasting and other food offering unique gastronomical delights.

JAZZ ATTACK - RICK BRAUN - Braun began playing music in elementary school, ultimate- ly winding up at the prestigious Eastman School of Music. Braun’s first big break came when he composed “Here With Me,” a Top 20 hit for REO Speedwagon. He's been a highly regarded pop sideman, touring and recording with the likes of , War, Sade, , , and . His records have ranked in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz on the R&R NAC/Smooth Jazz album charts. Braun is also an in-demand producer and has de- livered #1 radio hits with artists including , Marc Antoine and .

JAZZ ATTACK - EUGE GROOVE - Steven Eugene Grove, better known as Euge Groove, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist with a strong Top-40 background. He began playing piano in the second grade and later turned to the saxophone and graduated from the University of Mi- ami School of Music. Groove has worked with the band and has also done ses- sion work with the Miami girl group Exposé. His sax solo was performed on their #1 hit “Sea- sons Change,” and on their 1993 hit “I’ll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me).” He has free- lanced with numerous backup bands, and his clients include Joe Cocker, Eurythmics, the Gap Band, Huey Lewis & the News, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville, Eros Ramazotti, and Richard Marx.

JAZZ ATTACK - PETER WHITE - Peter White was born in Luton, England. As a child, he learned to play the clarinet, trombone, violin, piano and eventually gravitated to the guitar. White has worked and performed as a keyboardist with singer/songwriter, for over 22 years. He collaborated with Stewart on the 1976 hit, "Year of the Cat", and co-wrote numerous songs, including Stewart’s 1978 hit, “Time Passages.” White has opened for artists like Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel and Queen. He also formed a band called Shot in the Dark, and established a music publishing company called Lobster Music. His first solo recording, Reveillez-Vous (French for “Wake up,”), in 1990 remains a favorite among contemporary jazz radio stations. -More-

JESSY J - The talented saxophonist, pianist, singer and songwriter has worked with multiple artists from to Michael Bublé. Jessy has also scored back-to-back hits, #1 Song of the Year and a #1 Billboard Album in 2011. She debuted onto the contemporary jazz scene was in 2008, blending Latin rhythms and jazz on her chart-topping, award-winning debut album Tequila Moon. Jessy has performed in the all-star Guitars and Saxes tours (2008-09) and also with GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist and his Summer Storm Tour (2010). Her third album, Hot Sauce, spotlights her collaborations with some of today’s most prominent contemporary jazz musicians, including guitarists Paul Brown, Ray Parker Jr, keyboardists and , and drummer Harvey Mason of Fourplay.

JOHN WEST - West is a singer–songwriter, R&B recording artist and occasional rapper. Origi- nally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, West resides in L.A., California where he began to pursue his music career soon after graduating Chicago’s Columbia College. His career began as a street performer on Third Street Promenade, in downtown Santa Monica, California. During this time West also performed on the local indie circuit playing such venues as the Hotel Café and the Temple Bar and eventually full houses in Hollywood at the Roxy and the Avalon. In October 2010 West signed with Mercury/Island Def Jam. West released his self-titled debut EP John West in 2011 that includes his first single “Lovely” featuring American rapper, Pusha T.

THE HERBIE KAE & TONY CAPKO BAND - Local musicians Herbie Kae and Tony Capko will start off the Jazz Festival with well rounded modern jazz music as well as smooth Jazz, Funk, R&B, original music and selections by great artists such as Grover Washington, , Richard Elliott and Kenny G to name a few. Herbie Kae is an A&M Recording artist and plays soprano, alto and tenor Saxophone. Tony Capko is one of California's premier drum- mers and founder of "Acclaim Music Services" Entertainment Company in Southern California. Capko is a graduate of the Musicians Institute of Technology in Los Angeles with many years of performances throughout the and abroad.

"Last year's festival sold out quickly and confirmed that the AV and surrounding communities have thousands of jazz enthusiasts who are surely anxiously awaiting this year's lineup. Jazz Festival 2014 is the day before Father's Day on June 14th - what better way to celebrate with Dad than to enjoy great music, food, wine and our awesome cigar lounge. Don't miss this event, purchase tickets on March 18th, 10am at avfair.com. See you Father's day weekend!" said Marco Johnson, Vice President, Antelope Valley Fair Association Board of Directors.

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2nd Annual Lancaster Jazz Festival June 14, 2014, Doors open at 4pm Tickets on sale: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 10am at www.avfair.com

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