Posts Tagged ‘January JazzFest’

Strong Female Lead

Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
Nancy Kelly, the first lady of the Syracuse jazz scene will be a featured artist at this weekend's January Jazz Fest. Below listen to a sample of 12 Bar Blues from last year's gig.

Nancy Kelly, the first lady of the Syracuse jazz scene will be a featured artist at this weekend’s January Jazz Fest. Below listen to a sample of 12 Bar Blues from last year’s gig.

Year in Review (Music)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2014
Sparkle

Sparkle

Chezee

Che’zee

Joe Magnarelli, <a href=

Raul Midon (Jazz Fest)

Raul Midon (Jazz Fest)

J Cole (Carrier Dome)

J Cole (Carrier Dome)

Mimi Jones (CFAC)

Mimi Jones (CFAC)

Katy Tiz

Katy Tiz

Juice Jam

Juice Jam

Groove Collective, a roll call

Sunday, January 26th, 2014
Dino Losito on keys.

Dino Losito played keys for Joe Magnarelli and Nancy Kelly on Sunday.

Here’s a short list of musicians we saw in the audience during a few of the performances at the January Jazz Fest: JT Hall, John Dancks, George Feltman, John Spillett, Kirsten Tegtmeyer, Jeff Stockham, John Michael Heagerty (aka Tots), TK Howard, Tom Witkowski, Phil Flanagan, Dave Solazzo, Joe Carello and many more. Great to see musicians support each other at the Mohegan Manor, which we didn’t know was designed by Ward Wellington Ward.

And we can’t forget to give a shout out to graceful CNY dancers such as Mike Colabufo and Margaret Luttinger, who were also in attendance.

The Nancy & Joe Show

Sunday, January 26th, 2014
Nancy Kelly & Joe Magnarelli played the third floor ballroom at Mohegan Manor for January Jazz Fest Sunday afternoon.

Nancy Kelly & Joe Magnarelli played Mohegan Manor Sunday afternoon.

Thanks for Larry Luttinger at CNY Jazz for the invite to the January Jazz Fest program at Mohegan Manor. Outside it was freezing, but inside the performers such as Kelly and Magnarelli kept it feeling hot, hot, hot by transforming the spacious Morris Ballroom (with its 22-foot ceilings) into a more intimate, cabaret-type atmosphere.

Get Ready for an Earful

Monday, January 20th, 2014
Joe Magnarelli

Joe Magnarelli

Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

The CNYJAF will produce their annual January JazzFest next week. One of the highlights of the all-day fundraiser will be a melodious collaboration between trumpeter Joe Magnarelli and the first lady of CNY Jazz, Nancy Kelly. For more information about the show, click here. Here a short clip from Nancy Kelly live at the Sitrus Lounge (2012) below.