Burnell Reid urges call and response at Juneteenth.
Guitarist Jeff Houston dances while sitting in with United Praise.
Singers, United Praise
Ice Castle (falling down), Clinton Square
Clinton Square Ice Rink
Wall Street meets the Trib: Eddie Brown of the Blacklites catches up with Duane Tribune before the Urban Coalition set on Saturday afternoon.
Bass on Bass: Phresh Makhene meets with Gerald Veasley backstage
Temporary Garment District: The Frankie & Faye booth closes up for the day on Montgomery Street for the Arts & Craft Festival.
Behind the scenes: Joanne Shenandoah and singers on stage in Hanover Square.
Pop star Jana Mashonee signs autographs and meets fans after her concert in Hanover Square.
Jessy J, the Spanish-speaking smooth jazz saxophonist who grew up in Cali, showed she was a triple threat during her peformance in Syracuse on Saturday. Jessy J played (accompanied by Urban Coalition), she danced, and she sang to close out this year’s 2012 Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival.
Jessy J, the So-Cal Sax Machine
Jessy J shows off her dance moves.
Phil Raney
Urban Jazz Coalition, a Syracuse Jazz in the City alumni band, prostate made their return to Syracuse and played the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival on Saturday. The band, featuring Richard Randolph on sax and Phil Raney on Bass, especially pleased the crowd when the played a rendition of the Luther Vandross hit “Never Too Much.”
Hector Maldanado, percussion for Urban Coalition
The band also backed the featured act of the night, Jessy J.
Richard Randolph
Doug Jones, artist
Last weekend three events were held in downtown Syracuse: The Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, the Arts & Crafts Festival and the Blue Rain Eco/Stage 0f Nations. Thousands of people braved the uncertain weather (especially on Saturday) to see the various stage events and performances.
These two photos show an interesting age range of those we saw in attendance at the various venues.
Artist Doug Jones (picture above) was a vendor in Hanover Square, where he was selling his Native American art pieces. He’s been working with recycled material and wood for nearly a half century. His intricate carvings (he uses a jewelers saw) are used to tell stories. Jones’ work is in the collection at the Smithsonian and also at the White House.
Below, Maxwell Brown, 4, was having a good time out with his dad at work Saturday afternoon. His father Nate Brown, aka Peanut (on drums), leads the band Brownskin. Brownskin brought their high velocity soul to the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival’s World Beat Pavilion.
Introducing Maxwell (future bandleader)
Steve Wilson played the main stage Saturday at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Fest. He was accompanied by the Noah Kellman Trio.
Noah Kellman and Kate Davis (2/3 of the NK Trio)
Flautist Wouter Kellerman
Fresh off of a gig at Washington,DC’s Kennedy Center, SAMA-award winner Wouter Kellerman and his band came to Syracuse on Friday evening. They were a late add onto the schedule at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Fest, but they quickly won new fans with their a mix of with traditional folk songs, melodic World beat and jazz during their set. They will be going to New York City and LA before returning home, according to drummer Lamine Sonko.
Guitarist Michael Bester
Members of the band watch as Kellerman performs a solo
Lamine Sonko
Meeting the fans