Posts Tagged ‘Syracuse Jazz Festival’

Syracuse First

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

Christine Fawcett-Shapiro and Mike Massurin (Syracuse International Film Festival), along with Frank Malfitano (Syracuse Jazz Fest) and Eric Bush (General Manager of Sound Garden) announced that the DVD release and Northeast  film premiere of Jaco will take place in Syracuse.

A quartet of Syracuse arts groups, including The Place Theater, Syracuse Jazz Fest, The Syracuse International Film Festival and Sound Garden, held a press event today in Armory Square. The group will collaborate to host a premiere of Jaco, a documentary about bassist Jaco Pastorius. The film was produced by Robert Trujillo and directed by Paul Merchange and Stephen Kijak.

Trujillo will make an appearance at the screening, which will take place at the Palace on Friday, November 27.  Earlier in the day he will he will do a in-store DVD signing at The Sound Garden.

The 2007 Syracuse Jazz Fest was dedicated to Jaco Pastorius.

Bronx Tales

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
Los Henriquez visited Syracuse with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra this summer. His debut album "The Bronx Pyramid" is out now. JLCO were the featured artist on day 1 of Syracuse Jazz Fest.

Los Henriquez visited Syracuse with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra this summer. His debut album “The Bronx Pyramid” is out now. JALCO were the featured artist on day 1 of M&T Jazz Fest 33. Jazz Fest was just named BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL of 2015 by the Syracuse New Times.

Hilltop Jazz

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Return to Forever IV: Chick Corea

Return to Forever IV: Chick Corea

Bass Man: Stanley Clarke

Bass Man: Stanley Clarke

Klyde Jones: Average White Band

Klyde Jones: Average White Band

Dance, Dance, Dance: AWB Fans

Dance, Dance, Dance: AWB Fans

Robert Cray

Robert Cray

Nothing but strings: RTFIV's Jean-Luc Ponty

Nothing but strings: RTFIV’s Jean-Luc Ponty

Al Chez and his family of funk

Al Chez and his family of funk

Picking up the Pieces: AWB's Onnie McIntyre

Picking up the Pieces: AWB’s Onnie McIntyre

Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Dave Mann, Will Lee and Chris Parker

Dave Mann, Will Lee and Chris Parker

The 28th Annual Syracuse Jazz Fest took place again at Onondaga Community College last weekend. I got cover the final day, which featured Natalie Cole, Toph-E, Sheryl Bailey, and Michael Kaeshammer. One fan I spoke with said the Friday night Jam Session was the best set he’d seen at this particular event (he’s been attending for over 20 years).

Michael Kaeshammer and Marc Roberts (The Canadian Connection)

Michael Kaeshammer and Marc Roberts

Other artists who performed on days one and two of the festival (who I missed) included Gil Scott Heron, Boz Scaggs and Jeff Lorber.

It was also good to see, photograph and talk with piano tuner Kenneth Williams.  According to Jazz Fest Producer Festival Frank Malfitano: “[Williams] is the best in the business and a very dear friend of the festival, he’s indispensable.”

Natelie Cole

Natalie Cole