musicians

JazzFest begins the week of September 29, 2008
with music in venues around Falmouth, MA.

HEADLINER:

The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars

Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars

The Dizzy Gillespie™ All-Star Big Band featuring Claudio Roditi on trumpet and Antonio Hart on saxophone. A veritable who's who among jazz musicians, was formed in the summer of 1998 to perform Dizzy Gillespie's classic big band repertoire and continue the legacy left by the late master.

Esperanza Spalding Trio

Esperanza Spaulding

Blessed with uncanny instrumental chops, a multi-lingual voice that is part angel and part siren, and a natural beauty that borders on the hypnotic, the 23-year-old prodigy-turned-pro might well be the hope for the future of jazz and instrumental music.

Marcus Monteiro 4 (mm4)

Marcus Monteiro 4

Featuring Jim Robitaille, winner of the 9th Annual Thelonius Monk International Jazz Composers Competition. Funk, jam band, electronica, improv jazz.

 

New Black Eagle Jazz Band

New Black Eagle Jazz Band

The Black Eagles have been a fixture on the international jazz scene since 1971, bringing the sounds of traditional New Orleans Jazz to audiences all over the world. Premier band playing in the traditional jazz style.

 

Falmouth High school Jazz Band

Kate McGarry Trio

Kate McGarry

"Kate McGarry is the best of a new breed of jazz vocalists whose pop sensibilities are integrated into their music."

 

 

 

Pat Ryan Group

Pat Ryan Group

Pat Ryan Group featuring Steve Langone, Tim Ray, Jorge Roeder, and Phil Grenadier. Contemporary jazz infused with Brazilian grooves and unforgettable melodies.

 


Falmouth Academy Jazz Band

Falmouth Academy Jazz Band