Long Beach Jazz Fest:
Five Years On
The popular Long Beach Jazz Festival will
return for the fifth consecutive year, as always featuring an array of area
musicians performing blues, jazz, and R&B. This year’s event, presented
by the Long Beach Public Library, will feature more than two-dozen sets of
music in various locations throughout a four-day period, from Thursday, September
6 through Sunday, September 9. For complete information, log on to longbeachjazzfest.com.
Special attractions for this year’s Long Beach Jazz Festival include
Rachel Z’s Department Of Good And Evil, a staple in the New York City
jazz scene, as well as such area stalwarts as Paula Atherton, Michael Barnett,
Steve Adelson, Chieli Minucci, Dean Brown, and Kerry Kearney. A guitar raffle
sponsored by Michael’s Music of Freeport will also be part of the proceedings.
This year’s schedule, at press time, is as follows:
All acts (unless specified) will perform at:
The Long Beach
Public Library
111 West Park Avenue, Long Beach
(516) 432-7201
Thursday, September 6
5:30 pm: Children’s set: Underdogs Of The Orchestra
7 pm: Ben Lacy
8 pm: Bryan Carrott Group
9 pm: The Matt Wilson Group, Trio M, featuring Matt Wilson, Mark Dresser and
Myra Melford
Friday, September 7
7 pm: Ben Lacy
8:30 pm: Chieli Minucci Trio
9:30 pm (at Sugo Café, 62 West Park Avenue): Steve Adelson Stick-Tet
Duo
Saturday, September 8
Noon: Michael Barnett Group
12:40 pm: Dave Lobenstein/Dave Lalama Trio
1:30 pm: HarpBeat featuring Nydia Liberty Mata
2:30 pm: Steve Adelson’s Stick-Tet with guests Rachel Z and Dean Brown
with Bryan Carrott, Nydia “Liberty” Mata and David Langlois
3:45 pm: Rachel Z’s Department Of Good And Evil
4:15 pm: LBJF All Stars
5:00 pm: Dean Brown Band
7:15 pm (at Long Beach Historical Society, 226 West Penn Street): LBJF All Stars
10 pm (at Nick Diangelo’s Italian Bistro, 152 West Park Avenue): TBA
10:15 pm (at Corbin And Reynolds, 20 West Park Avenue): Stick-Tet & Guests
Sunday, September 9
Noon: Long Beach High School Jazz Band
12:30 pm: Paula Atherton & Interplay
1:30 pm: Enrico Granefei
2:15 pm: Kerry Kearney Band
3:15 pm: Marc Sherman Quartet
4 pm: Ben Lacy & Friends
5 pm: Primo
7:30 pm (at Corbin And Reynolds, 20 West Park Avenue): Ben Lacy & Friends
Events held at the Long Beach Public Library will be limited to 200 people.
Schedule subject to change.
