Jazz vocalist René Marie, a 2015 Grammy nominee for her recent tribute album to Eartha Kitt, will open the Festival with her Quintet at the Avalon on Friday, September 4, 2015 at 8 p.m.
New York-based tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander will lead the Saturday, September 5 afternoon concert of the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival.
Pictured is legendary jazz pianist, Monty Alexander, who will perform at the sixth annual Monty Alexander Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 8 p.m. in Easton, MD.
Brooklyn singer Alicia Olatuja, who performed at the President’s 2013 Inaugural, will blend jazz and gospel for the Sunday afternoon concert on September 6, 2015.
Pictured is gifted multi-lingual vocalist Caterina Zapponi, a talented cabaret singer and the wife of legendary jazz pianist Monte Alexander. She will perform in an intimate night club-style concert on Thursday night, September 3 at the Academy Art Museum with an All-Star ensemble, including Yotam Silverstein, Lorin Cohen, and Chuck Redd to kick off the 2015 Monty Alexander Jazz Festival.
Jazz vocalist René Marie, a 2015 Grammy nominee for her recent tribute album to Eartha Kitt, will open with her Quintet at the Avalon Theatre on Friday night, September 4 at 8 p.m. Marie is one of America’s most interesting and compelling artists with a style that incorporates a distinctly American mélange of jazz, soul, blues, folk and gospel and an innate theatrical ability to interpret a song deeply and live its truth.
A Festival tradition will continue this year on Saturday morning with a free New Orleans jazz concert at 10:30 a.m. in Thompson Park by The Conservatory Classic Jazz Band. The band will then lead a second line parade to the Tidewater Inn where a jazz brunch at 11:30 a.m. will precede the afternoon showcase.
A returning favorite vocalist, Caterina Zapponi, will perform in an intimate night club-style concert on Thursday night with an All-Star ensemble, including Yotam Silverstein, Lorin Cohen, and Chuck Redd at the Academy Art Museum. This concert will not be a part of the Festival Pass and the number of seats available will be limited.
Photo #1: Jazz vocalist René Marie, a 2015 Grammy nominee for her recent tribute album to Eartha Kitt, will open the Festival with her Quintet at the Avalon on Friday, September 4, 2015 at 8 p.m.
Photo #2: New York-based tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander will lead the Saturday, September 5 afternoon concert of the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival.
Photo #3: Pictured is legendary jazz pianist, Monty Alexander, who will perform at the sixth annual Monty Alexander Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 8 p.m. in Easton, MD.
Photo #4: Brooklyn singer Alicia Olatuja, who performed at the President’s 2013 Inaugural, will blend jazz and gospel for the Sunday afternoon concert on September 6, 2015.
Photo #5: Pictured is gifted multi-lingual vocalist Caterina Zapponi, a talented cabaret singer and the wife of legendary jazz pianist Monte Alexander. She will perform in an intimate night club-style concert on Thursday night, September 3 at the Academy Art Museum with an All-Star ensemble, including Yotam Silverstein, Lorin Cohen, and Chuck Redd to kick off the 2015 Monty Alexander Jazz Festival.