2006 Stanford Jazz Festival · PDF fileinterpretations of classic songs from all genres. Tuck Andress' arresting style of guitar-playing exemplifies the art of simultaneously playing

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2006 Stanford Jazz Festival

35th Season Headliners Include Phil Woods, Cedar Walton, Jimmy Heath,Paula West, Chris Potter, Regina Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Floyd Dixon

STANFORD, CA—The 2006 Stanford Jazz Festival begins June 24 and continues throughAugust 5, featuring more than 100 artists performing more than 30 mainstage concerts.Presented by See's Candies and Stanford Jazz Workshop (SJW), the annual festival isrenowned for presenting a healthy dose of straight-ahead jazz, flavored with innovativemodern stylings, traditional, blues, salsa, Brazilian, and other cross cultural approaches toimprovised music.

Top performances for the 2006 Stanford Jazz Festival will include sets by mastersaxophonists Jimmy Heath and Phil Woods; acclaimed violinist Regina Carter; talentedpianist Cedar Walton in a solo performance and a trio concert; rising saxophone starsEric Alexander and Chris Potter; and a jazz tribute to Stevie Wonder featuring the JoeGilman Trio. Many Stanford Jazz Festival events will feature "Inside Jazz" presentations, aseries of free pre-concert talks by prominent jazz artists and educators presented beforeselected concerts, providing context and insight into the art form.

Over the 30-plus years of the Stanford Jazz Festival, audiences have enjoyed the specialintensity and energy of the performances, due to the relationship between the concert stageand classroom. The annual Stanford Jazz Festival coincides with Stanford Jazz Workshop'sacclaimed educational summer programs, which include a Jazz Camp for students ages 12-17 and a Jazz Residency adults and youth. Most of the Stanford Jazz Festival performersare also faculty for SJW's educational programs. From veteran statesmen to emergingtalents and local standouts, these artists work closely together—collaborating, teaching,interacting, jamming—while inspiring and being inspired by our enthusiastic students ages12 to 80. This intensive interaction fuels the energetic performances at the Stanford JazzFestival.

Founded in 1972, the Stanford Jazz Workshop (SJW) has attracted jazz artists andenthusiasts each summer to the campus of Stanford University. As SJW’s programs grew,involving prominent artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz, the organization beganpresenting public concerts to encourage community appreciation and awareness of jazz.These early concerts served as the beginning of the Stanford Jazz Festival. Today thefestival attracts 15,000 music enthusiasts and is ranked by many critics and fans as one ofthe top jazz events on the West Coast.

For more information on the 2006 Stanford Jazz Festival schedule or the Stanford JazzWorkshop’s educational programs visit StanfordJazz.org or call 650.736.0324. Tickets toStanford Jazz Festival events range from $10 - $40 general admission (depending onconcert) with a half-price discount for students with valid ID and children under the age of18. Box office: 650.725.ARTS (2787) or TicketWeb.com

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Stanford Jazz Workshop & Festival2006 Calendar of Upcoming Concert EventsJune 24 – August 5, 2006 | Stanford University

Festival passes $500 includes admission to all shows.Trio: Purchase tickets to three – five performances and get a 10% discount.Sextet: Purchase tickets to six or more performances and get a 15% discount.Artists, dates and venues subject to change.

Information: 650.736.0324 or StanfordJazz.orgTickets: 650.725.ARTS (2787) or TicketWeb.com

STANFORD JAZZ FESTIVAL JUNE EVENTS

Cyrus Chestnut Trio with Donald Harrison and Wycliffe GordonFeaturing Donald Harrison, saxophone; Wycliffe Gordon, trombone; Cyrus Chestnut, piano;Michael Hawkins, bass; Neal Smith, drums

Saturday, June 24 | 8 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $32 general | $16 students

Inside Jazz: Jazz and Blues: From the Church to the Bandstand7 pm | Free pre-concert lecture with concert ticketSpeaker: Cyrus Chestnut

A crowd-pleasing pianist and brilliant jazz improviser steeped in gospel and blues, CyrusChestnut arrives at Stanford riding the success of his latest Telarc release, GenuineChestnut. The genial Baltimore native possesses consummate virtuosity, swings hard, andtakes seriously his mission to entertain an audience. Trained at Peabody and Berklee,Chestnut has played alongside all the greats of contemporary jazz, including WyntonMarsalis, Betty Carter, Russell Malone, James Carter, Billy Higgins, and Joe Lovano.Chestnut will be joined by his longtime friend and Berklee classmate, Donald Harrison, andacclaimed trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, a longtime member of Wynton Marsalis' LincolnCenter Jazz Orchestra. A talented post-bop altoist who rose to fame with Art Blakey's JazzMessengers, Harrison's New Orleans roots are never absent from his music. The ChicagoTribune declared: "To many listeners, the brilliant jazz saxophonist and New Orleans nativeDonald Harrison embodies the spirit of the city." Praised by audiences and critics alike,trombonist Wycliffe Gordon enjoys an extraordinary career as a performer of hard-swinging,straight-ahead jazz. His trombone playing—which mixes powerful, intricate runs with sweetnotes extended over clean melodies—has been featured on eight CDs as a leader, as wellas on recordings by Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Branford Marsalis, RodneyWhitaker, and Joe Temperly.

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Tuck & PattiFeaturing Patti Cathcart, vocals; Tuck Andress, guitar

Sunday, June 25 | 2:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $40 general | $20 students

The Palo Alto-based duo Tuck & Patti has attracted legions of fans with a winningcombination of Tuck's sensitive, virtuoso guitar and the smoky romantic intensity of Patti'ssoulful vocals. Together for more than 25 years, the duo first came to national attention withtheir acclaimed recordings for Windham Hill, and have built their reputation on sublimeinterpretations of classic songs from all genres. Tuck Andress' arresting style of guitar-playing exemplifies the art of simultaneously playing a bassline, chords, melody, and apercussive back-beat to create a full sound that envelops the listener. His playing iscomplemented by Patti Cathcart's equally accomplished vocals to create an irresistiblemusical experience.

Paula West QuartetFeaturing Paula West, vocals; Adam Shulman, piano; John Wiitala, bass; Eddie Marshall,drums

Friday, June 30 | 8 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $28 general | $14 students

Masterfully navigating the waters between jazz and cabaret, vocalist Paula West is arguablyone of the finest jazz vocalists to emerge in the past decade. Often compared to BillieHoliday and Lena Horne, West's voice moves easily from her familiar luscious contralto to astrong midrange soprano. From the Plush Room in San Francisco to the Oak Room in NewYork, the San Francisco-based chanteuse delights audiences with her diverse repertoire,which includes her trademark song "The Snake," inspired by the Oscar Brown fable aboutcaring women and the reptiles they attract. Putting a personal spin on every performance,West also lends her signature style to songs from Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, GeorgeGershwin, Duke Ellington, Hoagy Carmichael, and many others.

STANFORD JAZZ FESTIVAL JULY EVENTS

Early Bird: Finding the Rhythm Around Us Featuring CrosspulseWith Edgardo Cambón, Amber Hines, Tacuma King, Evie Ladin, Keith Terry

Saturday, July 1 | Kids 1-7, 10 am; Kids 8-12, 11:15 | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: Free

Bending and blending traditional and contemporary music and dance, Crosspulse presentscaptivating, seamless performances that both entertain and educate youngaudiences—exploring the rhythmic possibilities in the world around us. Crosspulse will leadparticipants in making music from anything and nothing. Crosspulse will perform as a duofor the 10 am performance, and as a full quintet for the 11:15 performance.

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Descarga 3: Salsa Meets JazzFeaturing Wayne Wallace, trombone; Mary Fettig, saxophone/clarinet; Mike Olmos,trumpet; Murray Low, piano; David Belove, bass; Louie Romero, timbales; Michael Spiro,percussion; Babatunde Lea, drums

Saturday, July 1 | 8 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $24 general | $12 students

Inside Jazz: Descarga! The Masters of the Latin Jam Session: Israel Lopez Cachao, BeboValdes, Chico O'Farrill, Walfredo De Los Reyes7 pm | Free pre-concert lecture with concert ticketSpeaker: Chuy Varela, KCSM Jazz 91.1 FM

Over the past two summers, one of Stanford Jazz Festival's favorite crowd-pleasing eventshas been our Descarga. Led once again by trombonist Wayne Wallace, Descarga returnsto the festival for 2006 with a stellar lineup in a larger venue. The jam session is perhaps themost treasured tradition in jazz. For years, one of the best jam sessions took place at NewYork's legendary Village Gate club. The Monday night event was known as "Descarga" andit regularly featured a veritable who's who of famous jazz soloists performing with greatLatin rhythm masters.

Big Band Music of Duke Ellington and Count BasieUnder the direction of John Coppola, featuring John Coppola, Joe Rodriguez, Allen Smith,Zane Woodworth, trumpet; Noel Jewkes, Ray Loeckle, Charles McNeal, Lisa Pollard, JimRothermel, saxophone; Danny Gruen, Derek James, Mike Retna, trombone; Mike Greensill,piano; Vince Lateano, drums

Sunday, July 2 | 2:30 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $24 general | $12 students

For a generation of musicians, the Big Band sound defined "Swing." Bands led by DukeEllington and Count Basie lit up dance floors and concert stages for nearly 50 years. Inaddition to leading his famed ensemble, Duke Ellington was the most important composer inthe history of jazz. Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositionsand shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his musicians. Count Basiewas among the most important bandleaders of the swing era. Leading from his piano,Basie's orchestra was characterized by a light, swinging rhythm section, lively ensemblework, and generous soloing. Basie's instrument was his band, which was considered theepitome of swing and influenced countless jazz musicians. The Big Band music of Ellingtonand Basie will come alive with this energetic show featuring a 16-piece ensemble of localmusical luminaries.

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Jazz and the Music of Brazil: Celia Malheiros BandFeaturing Celia Malheiros, vocals; Mary Fettig clarinet/saxophone; RichKuhns, accordion; Carlos Oliveira, guitar; Celso Alberti, drums

Friday, July 7 | 8 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $28 general | $14 students

Inside Jazz: The African Influence in Contemporary Brazilian Culture7 pm | Free pre-concert lecture with concert ticketSpeaker: Celia Malheiros

Admired as both a performer and composer, Celia Malheiros has been a major player onthe Bay Area music scene for years. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Malheiros has opened forthe Grateful Dead, Carlos Santana, and the late Ray Charles; performed with her groupBatucaje throughout the Bay Area and East Coast; served as music director at SanFrancisco's Carnival Ball; and appeared at jazz festivals in San Jose, Monterey, and SanFrancisco. Her 2002 debut CD, Sempre Crescendo, has been lauded by music critics andBrazilian music enthusiasts alike. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Sempre Crescendo featuresmaster instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal as a special guest, as well as Jovino Santos Netosand other great Brazilian musicians.

Early Bird: An Intro to Jazz for KidsFeaturing Jim Nadel and Friends

Saturday, July 8 | Kids 1-7, 10 am; Kids 8-12, 11:15 | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: Free

An annual event designed as an entertaining introduction to the wonderful world of jazz forkids and families. Saxophonist and Stanford Jazz Workshop founder Jim Nadel and afriendly group of musicians will lead an enjoyable tour through basic jazz concepts andinstruments.

Chris Potter's UndergroundFeaturing Chris Potter, saxophone; Craig Taborn, keyboards; Adam Rogers, guitar; andNate Smith, drums

Saturday, July 8 | 8 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $36 general | $18 students

Chris Potter is often cited by critics, musicians, and a steadily increasing number of fans asthe finest saxophonist of his generation. As an "in-demand" sideman and polished leader,Potter has toured and recorded with many of the greats, including performances on recentGrammy-nominated recordings by Dave Holland, Danilo Perez, Marian McPartland, andSteely Dan. A featured performer with the Dave Holland Quintet, Potter also performsregularly in combos led by Paul Motian, Steve Swallow, Jim Hall, Dave Douglas, Billy Hart,and the Mingus Big Band. Potter's growing catalog of recordings as a leader—including2005's live album Lift and his funkier new release Underground—has garnered significantcritical praise.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About JazzBut Were Afraid to Ask

Sunday, July 9 | 2:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $10 general | $5 students

Jazz education pioneer and SJW founder Jim Nadel leads an ensemble of veteran Bay Areajazz artists in an entertaining concert enhanced with commentary and conversation. Thisevent will take the audience through a musical survey of jazz styles from Swing to ModernJazz. Nadel and his friends share insights into how jazz is created, the roles of specificinstruments, and offers insights that help listeners hear the music from the musicians’ pointof view.

(Re)Birth of the Cool: Miles Davis 80th Birthday CelebrationWayne Wallace and John Worley, co-leadersFeaturing Jamie Davis, vocals; John L. Worley Jr, trumpet/flugelhorn; Wayne Wallace,trombone; Kristen Strom, alto sax; Fil Lorenz, baritone sax; Diane Ryan, French horn; SteveTyler, tuba; Murray Low, piano; John Hettel, bass; Jason Lewis, drums

Friday, July 14 | 8 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $28 general | $14 students

Inside Jazz: | 7 pm | Free pre-concert lecture with concert ticketBirth of the Cool: Some HistorySpeaker: Sonny Buxton, KCSM Jazz 91.1 FM

Miles Dewey Davis III (1926-91) was one of the most influential and innovative musicians ofthe 20th century. A trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, Miles Davis was at the forefrontof almost every major development in jazz after World War II, playing on many importantearly bebop records, helping develop modal jazz, and helping launch jazz fusion. Thelandmark album Birth of the Cool, recorded over several sessions in 1949-50, not only putMiles Davis on the map, it started a whole new style of jazz music. Its slower and softersound resonated throughout the jazz world and influenced musicians everywhere, helpinglaunch the mellow sound that would later be called West Coast Jazz (Dave Brubeck, GerryMulligan, Chet Baker.) The Stanford Jazz Festival celebrates the genius of Miles Davis onthe 80th anniversary of his birth, with this concert led by local jazz luminaries WayneWallace and John Worley.

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Marcus Belgrave Quintet Featuring John HandyFeaturing Marcus Belgrave, trumpet; John Handy, saxophone; Matt Clark,piano; John Wiitala, bass; and Akira Tana, drums


Detroit's premiere jazz trumpeter for more than 40 years, Marcus Belgrave has honed hisintimate yet intricate style over a long career playing with everyone and everything fromMingus to Motown. He has toured and recorded with an unparalleled variety of musiciansacross musical generations, including Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, McCoy Tyner, DizzyGillespie, Eric Dolphy, Aretha Franklin, and Wynton Marsalis. Bay Area saxophone legendJohn Handy recorded and performed with Charles Mingus in the late 1950s, made asensational debut and recording at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival, recorded the R&B hit"Hard Work" and performed with Ali Akbar Khan and a young Zakir Hussain in the 1970s,and continues to headline at venues across the U.S.

Ruth Davies' Blues Night Featuring Floyd DixonFeaturing Floyd Dixon, piano/vocals; Charles McNeal, saxophone; Danny Caron, guitar;Ruth Davies, bass; Ndugu Chancler, drums

Sunday, July 16 | 7:30 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $24 general | $12 students

Stanford Jazz Festival's annual Blues Night has grown so popular we needed to move theshow to a larger venue. This year's Blues Night features legendary pianist and singer FloydDixon, acclaimed as a leading performer of West Coast blues—a more piano-based andjazz-influenced style of R&B. An impeccable keyboardist with a deep, gravelly voice, Dixonsigned with Modern Records in 1949, specializing in jump blues ("Red Cherries," "TooMuch Jelly Roll".) After moving to Specialty Records a few years later, Dixon releasedseveral hit recordings, including "Hey Bartender" and "Hole In The Wall." In 1997 LivingBlues Magazine recognized Dixon as Most Outstanding Blues Musician (Keyboards), andhe also received the W.C. Handy award for Comeback Album of the Year for Wake UpAnd Live (1996).

Anton Schwartz QuartetFeaturing Anton Schwartz, saxophone; Dave Mac Nab, guitar; John Wiitala, bass; TimBulkley drums

Monday, July 17 | 7:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $18 general | $9 students

Jazz saxophonist Anton Schwartz has been drawing listeners in with the power, spirit, andsubtle complexity of his music since he bounded onto the San Francisco jazz scene in1995. Schwartz quickly gained an enthusiastic following as music fans responded to whatthe San Francisco Chronicle has called his "warm, generous tone, impeccably developedsolos and infectious performance energy." In the years since, Schwartz has won overlisteners and critics at high-profile jazz venues across the country, including the Blue Note inNew York, Washington D.C.'s Blues Alley, and the Monterey Jazz Festival.

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View So Tender: (Stevie) Wonder RevisitedFeaturing Joe Gilman, piano; Joe Sanders, bass; Justin Brown, drums

Tuesday, July 18 | 7:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $18 general | $9 students

Stevie Wonder has recorded more than 30 Top 10 hits, won a record 24 Grammy Awards,and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. Whowouldn't want to pay tribute to this genius of modern music? After completing an acclaimedtwo-disc project of Dave Brubeck recordings, Joe Gilman and his trio mates turned toseveral songs by the great Stevie Wonder for their next recording project. The trioapproached Wonder's repertoire as a dialog between the genres of jazz and R&B, delvingdeep into a catalog and finding ways to creatively re-assemble the music.

Kristen Strom QuintetFeaturing Kristen Strom, saxophone; Scott Sorkin, guitar; Peter Stoltzman, piano; JoshThurston-Milgrom, bass

Wednesday, July 19 | 7:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $18 general | $9 students

San Jose saxophonist Kristen Strom has been a mainstay on the Bay Area music scene fornearly two decades, acclaimed for beautifully rendered melodies, exceptional tonality, andaccomplished musicianship. In addition to regular performances with her husband, guitaristScott Sorkin, Strom has played alongside many well-known artists, including theTemptations, Natalie Cole, The Four Tops, Manhattan Transfer, Roberta Flack, JohnnyMathis, Jimmy Heath, Steve Turre, and Jon Faddis. Strom released a highly regarded soloalbum, Intention, and has recorded with several jazz and pop artists.

André Bush GroupFeaturing André Bush, guitar; SJW faculty members

Thursday, July 20 | 7:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $18 general | $9 students

Nominated for a 2005 Grammy (for his collaboration with Nnenna Freelon), André Bushcombines the lyrical and creative approach of modern jazz heroes such as Wayne Shorter,Keith Jarrett, and Pat Metheny, with the high-energy grooves and complex sonic structuresof innovate guitarists John McLaughlin, Scott Henderson, and Nguyen Lé. Author of theinstructional handbook/CD Modern Jazz Guitar Styles, Bush has released three acclaimedrecordings as a leader, including The Jazz Review's 1999 CD of the year, Invisible City.Bush returns to the Stanford Jazz Festival with a great combo of faculty artists.

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Regina Carter QuintetFeaturing Regina Carter, violin; Jeff Sanford, clarinet; Fred Harris, piano;Peter Barshay, bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums


Inside Jazz: String Things7 pm | Free pre-concert lecture with concert ticketSpeaker: Victor Lin

Detroit-born violinist Regina Carter combines dazzling technical proficiency and profoundcompositional and improvisational gifts with a fresh, aggressive approach to her instrument.The first jazz violinist to be invited to record using Paganini's famed instrument, Carterdemonstrates an exceptional ability to explore musical combinations and contexts bothfamiliar and unexpected. Carter returns to the Stanford Jazz Festival to perform selectionsfrom her latest recording of music from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

Taylor Eigsti/Julian Lage BandFeaturing Taylor Eigsti, piano; Julian Lage, guitar; Dayna Stephens, saxophone; JohnShifflet, bass; Jason Lewis, drums

Sunday, July 23 | 8 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $24 general | $12 students

An appealing pairing of two phenomenal jazz talents. Long familiar to Stanford Jazz Festivalaudiences, pianist Taylor Eigsti burst on the scene opening for David Benoit at the age ofeight. He would play with Dave Brubeck at 12, release his first CD at 14, and join thefaculty of the Stanford Jazz Workshop at 15. Another prodigal artist familiar to Stanfordaudiences, 18-year-old guitarist Julian Lage has recorded with David Grisman and GaryBurton, performed on the Grammys, played along with Carlos Santana, Toots Thielemans,and Herbie Hancock, and been the subject of a Academy Award-nominated documentary,Jules at Eight (1996).

Howard Wiley and Vocal XFeaturing Howard Wiley tenor/soprano saxophone; Jeannine Anderson, Lorin Benedict,vocals; David Ewell, bass; Sly Randolph drums

Monday, July 24 | 7:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $18 general | $9 students

Born in Berkeley, young saxophonist Howard Wiley displayed the seeds of his musicaltalent early, playing in a familiar environment for young African American musicians: thechurch. Throughout the history of jazz, the church has been a central training ground for thecommunity, and Wiley’s music is a direct reflection of this youth. A longtime standout withLavay Smith's Red Hot Skillet Lickers band, Wiley has recorded and performed with manyartists, including Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Dayna Sean Stephens, Marcus Shelby,and Norman Brown.

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Rob Schneiderman Quartet Featuring Tootie HeathFeaturing Rob Schneiderman, piano; Andrew Speight, alto saxophone; Michael Zisman,bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums

Tuesday, July 25 | 7:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $24 general | $12 students

New York-based pianist Rob Schneiderman is an in-demand sideman, having performedand recorded with such artists as Sonny Stitt, Harold Land, Charles McPherson, J.J.Johnson, Chet Baker, James Moody, Art Farmer and Clifford Jordan. His collaboration withSlide Hampton included the recording New Outlook, the first of Schneiderman's ninerecordings as a leader on the Reservoir Music label. Professor Schneiderman—he has aPhD in mathematics from UC Berkeley and teaches at the University of Pennsylvania—isalso active as a jazz clinician and educator, including assignments at William PatersonUniversity, Queens College in New York, and Berkeley's Jazzschool.

Standards Night Featuring Bill TapiaFeaturing Bill Tapia, ukulele; Ruth Davies, bass; Akira Tana, drums; and other SJW facultyartists

Wednesday, July 26 | 7:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $24 general | $12 students

With his humor, energy, and skill intact after a career stretching back to World War I-eravaudeville, ukulele legend Bill Tapia is unstoppable at age 98. Tapia's virtuoso playing,iridescent smile, and performing charisma have garnered worldwide recognition. And Tapiadoesn't intend to slow down. Plans for early 2006 include a live album release, completionof a new documentary, and more touring on the West Coast, in Hawai'i, and his debutperformance in New York City. Joined by several SJW faculty artists, Tapia will perform acelebration of the beloved romantic songs of the 1930s and 1940s that have come to beknown as the great jazz standards.

Paster, Ryan & HallFeaturing Bennett Paster, piano; Gregory Ryan, bass; Keith Hall, drums

Thursday, July 27 | 7:30 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $18 general | $9 students

The trio of Paster, Ryan & Hall has been playing regularly together for several years; theroots of their connection run deep. Pianist Bennett Paster and bassist Gregory Ryan metmore than a decade ago at Stanford Jazz Workshop, where both are frequent facultymembers. They have collaborated regularly since then, both in trio settings and with GrupoYanqui, the Latin jazz band they co-lead. Drummer Keith Hall, having performed with bothPaster and Ryan, was a natural to join them in a trio created in 2002. The amazing groovethe three established has continued up to the present, and is very evident on the trio's firstrecording, Skyline (2005).

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Cedar WaltonFeaturing Cedar Walton, solo piano


One of the premier players in contemporary jazz, pianist Cedar Walton combines rock-solidtechnique and an urbane lyrical quality with compositional skills that have produced widelyplayed jazz standards such as "Bolivia," "Mosiac" and "Ugetsu." Walton joined Art Blakey'sJazz Messengers in 1961, and played along side Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter.Today, Walton is a jazz giant in his prime, as demonstrated by his solo performance on hislatest HighNote release, Underground Memoirs. Walton returns to the Stanford JazzFestival for a rare solo performance in the superb acoustics of Campbell Recital Hall.Supported by Evan and Violet Brooks

Heath BrothersFeaturing Jimmy Heath, saxophone; Harold Mabern, piano; Joe Sanders, bass; Albert"Tootie" Heath, drums

Sunday, July 30 | 8 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $32 general | $16 students

Inside Jazz: Jazz Brothers7 pm | Free pre-concert lecture with concert ticketSpeaker: Dr. Herb Wong, jazz journalist, historian, critic, and concert producer

As individuals leading their own combos, and as a family unit that has released numerousacclaimed albums, the Heath Brothers always deliver accomplished, exemplary, hard bop.In concert, the Heath Brothers share an intense yet relaxed musical intimacy that can onlyexist among family. Bassist Percy Heath, a longtime player with the influential Modern JazzQuartet, is missed after his death last year. Saxophonist Jimmy "Little Bird" Heath has adistinctive sound on tenor, is a fluid player on soprano and flute, and a very talentedarranger/composer whose originals include "C.T.A." and "Gingerbread Boy." DrummerAlbert "Tootie" Heath made his recording debut on John Coltrane's first album as a leaderand has since played with titans like Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, and Yusef Lateef.The two surviving Heath Brothers return to Stanford to carry on the family tradition ofoutstanding hard bop. Supported in part by NEA Jazz Masters on Tour.

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Goldings, Stewart & BernsteinFeaturing Larry Goldings, Hammond B-3 organ; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Bill Stewart, drums

Monday, July 31 | 8 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $28 general | $14 students

Since the early 1990s, guitarist Peter Bernstein, organist Larry Goldings, and drummer BillStewart have logged a lot of musical time together. Recording and performing as a triounder each of their individual names, they've evolved the kind of chemistry that can onlycome from a longstanding and purely cooperative relationship among talented equals. Theiracclaimed recordings have included Sweet Science (as Goldings trio, 2002) and Live atSmoke (as Bernstein trio, 2005). Larry Goldings is considered by many to be one of today'spremiere jazz keyboardists. Already in 2006 Goldings has toured as the sole accompanistwith James Taylor and as part of John Scofield's Trio Beyond (also featuring JackDeJohnette). Guitarist Peter Bernstein has been playing the New York Jazz scene for over adecade and has established himself as a consummate leader, a highly cooperative sidemanand a gifted composer. A past teen participant at Stanford Jazz Workshop, drummer BillStewart is among a scarce handful of artists who take the drums and create an environmentthat fosters mystery, personal expression, and a fair amount of wit. Well known for hisassociations with John Scofield and Pat Metheny, Stewart made an impressive recordingdebut as a leader with Snide Remarks in 1995, featuring Scofield and Joe Lovano.

STANFORD JAZZ FESTIVAL AUGUST EVENTS

Eric Alexander QuartetFeaturing Eric Alexander, saxophone; Harold Mabern, piano; Rodney Whitaker, bass; JoeFarnsworth, drums

Tuesday, August 1 | 8 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $28 general, $14 students

Boasting a warm, finely burnished tone and a robust melodic and harmonic imagination,Eric Alexander brings a seasoned veteran's proficiency and poise to his performances andrecordings. A fixture at the venerable New York all jazz nightclub Smoke, Alexander hasreleased nearly a score of albums and appeared on recordings by numerous artists,including Cecil Payne, Irene Reid, Jim Rotondi, Little Jimmy Scott, Pat Martino, and RandyJohnston. In the early 1990s Alexander threw himself into the whirlwind life of a professionaljazz musician. He played with organ trios on the South Side of Chicago, made his recordingdebut in 1991 with Charles Earland, and cut his first album as leader in 1992 (Straight Up).Alexander returns to the Stanford Jazz Festival for an evening of energetic straight-aheadjazz with longtime bandmates Harold Mabern and Joe Farnsworth, and the great Detroitbassist Rodney Whitaker.

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Cedar Walton TrioFeaturing Cedar Walton, piano; Tony Dumas, bass; Joe Farnsworth,drums

Wednesday, August 2 | 8 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $32 general | $16 students

With his exceptional expressive touch and vigorous melodic sense, Cedar Walton makessparks fly across the keys as one of today’s most influential hard-bop pianists. A brilliantinterpreter of the classics, he has also penned many originals that have become permanentfixtures in the jazz repertoire. After a recent performance at the Kennedy Center, theWashington Post praised him as a master with a "flair for subtle embellishments...whodoesn't come to town nearly often enough." He comes to Palo Alto even less frequently.Cedar Walton makes his first return to the Stanford Jazz Festival in nine years, as his triopresents its trademark blistering blues and bop.

SJW All Star Jam SessionFeaturing Phil Woods, Jimmy Heath, Eric Alexander, Andrew Speight, saxophone; BrianLynch, trumpet; Madeline Eastman, Dena DeRose, vocals; Harold Mabern, Stefan Karlsson,piano; Rodney Whitaker, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums

Friday, August 4 | 8 pm | Dinkelspiel AuditoriumTickets: $32 general | $16 students

Inside Jazz: The Soul of Jazz7 pm | Free pre-concert lecture with concert ticketSpeaker: Sonny Buxton, KCSM Jazz 91.1 FM

The annual defining event of the Stanford Jazz Festival experience is the All Star JamSession. The tradition of "jamming"—musicians crowded on a stage casually contestingone another in friendly extended improvisational sessions—is a jazz hallmark. And rarely willsuch a combination of competition and camaraderie equal the diverse, multigenerationalstar power crowded onto the stage for Stanford Jazz Workshop’s faculty jam.

Phil Woods GroupFeaturing Phil Woods, saxophone; Brian Lynch, trumpet; Stefan Karlsson, piano; RodneyWhitaker, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums

Saturday, August 5 | 8 pm | Campbell Recital HallTickets: $40 general | $20 students

A four-time Grammy-winning alto saxophonist, Phil Woods is one of the great altosaxophonists in jazz, adding his expressive tones and driving rhythmic pulse to a host ofgreat recordings. A jazz artist whose lineage is clearly rooted in Charlie Parker, BennyCarter, and Johnny Hodges, Woods has also contributed to pop recordings by artists suchas Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Tony Bennett, Carly Simon, and Billy Joel. The now 74-year-oldWoods returns to the Stanford Jazz Festival with for an unforgettable closing night event inintimate Campbell Recital Hall.

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2006 Stanford Jazz Festival

Information: 650.736.0324 or StanfordJazz.orgTickets: 650.725.ARTS (2787) or TicketWeb.com

Festival Pass: $500 includes admission to all shows.Trio: Purchase tickets to three – five performances and get a 10% discount.Sextet: Purchase tickets to six or more performances and get a 15% discount.

Artists, dates and venues subject to change.

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2006 Stanford Jazz Festival · PDF fileinterpretations of classic songs from all genres. Tuck Andress' arresting style of guitar-playing exemplifies the art of simultaneously playing