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32 Stars of Smooth Jazz will step offBoats in the tiny seaport village ofAvalon this October. 5 are Women.The international flavor includes onecoming from Japan. 1 originally fromDenmark who just became a U.S. citi-zen. 3 are British. 1 Frenchman, butwho lives in Spain. 1 born and raisedin Puerto Rico who is also a formerNew York Yankee outfielder. 1 isGerman. 2 from Canada. 7 are mak-ing their 1st ever JazzTrax Festivalappearances. 5 we’d never heard ofbefore when Summer began. 1 the sonof a world famous Astrophysicist.Guitarist outnumber Saxophonist thistime 13 to 9.

There are 7 Keyboardists. 1 Drummer.1 Trumpet/ Flugelhornist. 1 Bassistwho is also the only son on the line-upof a famous actor and movie produc-er/ director. Since Los Angeles is theMusic Capital of the Universe manycome from right across the sea fromour Smooth Jazz Island, but othercities represented on stage this fallinclude Washington D.C., New York,New York, Tampa, Detroit, Chicago,Philadelphia, Youngstown, Tokyo,Madrid, Toronto, Paris, Atlanta,Orlando, and Sacramento. Enjoy

MINDI ABAIRDebut year 2003

www.MindiAbair.com

Raised the child of a jazz saxophonistin St. Petersburg, Florida. Her stylingforged in part by the long list of artists

she has toured & recorded with.Backstreet Boys, Duran Duran, MandyMoore, Josh Groban, Adam Sandler,Keb Mo, Lalah Hathaway, TeenaMarie, John Tesh, Bobby Lyle,Jonathan Butler, Lee Ritenour, PeterWhite, Rick Braun…and Her Dad.Having spent much of her early life,including as a baby in a bassinet, onthe road with her father’s band.Watching Dad onstage. Spendingtime with her grandmother, an operasinger while herself playing piano atage 5, but then copying her father bymaking her primary, the Sax.

Host of her own syndicated radioshow “Chill with Mindi Abair.” Alsobusy as Guest Host for a week fromHawaii on Seattle’s Smooth JazzRadio affiliate and from Las Vegaswith Dallas ‘The Oasis.’ Her songswere featured in the Robin Williams/Mandy Moore movie “License toWed” and Aaron Spelling’s“Summerland.”

She appeared on the JazzTrax Islandstage 1st in 1994, then going allthose ways above before turning theSmooth Jazz World on it’s Ear as theJazzTrax 2003 Debut Artist of theYear. Included was “Lucy’s” whichwent to No. 1 for 8 consecutiveweeks. 2 more Number 1 Songs fol-lowed, “True Blue’ and ‘Bloom.’ Thenhonored with the 2006 JazzTraxAlbum of the Year. She is the mostrecent Smoother to Cross-Over to thePop Charts hitting Top 30 AC a yearago (alongside John Mayer) withHer vocal title track to ‘Stars.’ Musicwas always her normal, even as shehas lives a ‘Life Less Ordinary.’

MARC ANTOINEDebut year 1994

www.MarcAntoine.com

The Frenchman who broughtEuropean Guitar Flair to Smooth Jazzwith his Mid 90’s entrance to thegenre. Originally from Paris, hemoved to London in the late 80’swhere he became a touring guitarsideman for Basia as she broke in1987. He then moved to Los Angelesfor a decade where he had everystreet memorized as he “jobbed” as amessenger, delivering all over L.A.and the San Fernando valley beforehe broke in 1994 and began deliver-ing his own messages by song onstages everywhere as one of the 90’shottest and most unique Stars ofSmooth Jazz. After marrying an actu-al Ms. Madrid they moved there.Where he and Rebecca raise their 5year old son Allesandro in SPAIN.

No one saw this year’s collaborationwith Paul Brown coming, but The 2famed guitarists have known oneanother for 20 years. Both men havesons named Alex. Marc and Paul bothcredit the JazzTrax Live PerformanceStage in the Avalon Ballroom as hav-ing given each of them individuallytheir Major Solo Stage Debuts.Marc’s back in the Mid 90’s when hewas named Smooth Jazz Debut Artistof the Year in 1995 and 1998’s BestSmooth Jazz Artist of the Year.

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TIM BOWMANDebut Year 1996

www.TimBowman.com

Some leave their home country to makeit in Los Angeles and then wind up inPlaces like Madrid. Most never leaveLos Angeles where Chris Botti is evenonce again trying to settle down some-what by purchasing a home. Only ahandful Stay put an entire career rightwhere they were born, and brewed.Even native Earl Klugh eventually leftDetroit, leaving the instrumental SOULof the Motor City to only Tim who hastraveled as extensively as any, but willnot change his forever home base.

Detroit and his Church and thus reallyhitting his stride this past year as hismonster hit single “Sweet Sundays” wasNo. l on the Smooth Jazz Chart as2008 went away and 2009 arrived.He brings the Detroit Grab to the Guitarto the Genre. His style refined by 6years with the Gospel Singing WinanFamily including stints as their MusicDirector. Giving that up though for thedomestic life of family and kids, untilWanda suggested a solo career whichhe accomplished while never having tomove from his hometown. With familynow even on his latest self titled release.Son Tim Jr. featured on one of it’stracks. Tim Senior had kept hidden hisGolf Swing and Putt until this Octoberhe hosts Weekend 2 of The Brand New‘Sunday Morning JazzTrax Golf at theHistoric Catalina Country Club.’

CINDY BRADLEYDebut Year 2009

www.CindyBradley.com

In May, Jeff Lunt, Vice President ofArtist Development for the PaulHardcastle record label ‘Trippin’NRhythm’ Records finally unloaded hissecret to Art Good that he’d beenhinting about since Christmas.Arriving for lunch at the Clubhouseat PGA West east of Palm Springs inthe Southern California Desert in LaQuinta. Simply handing over a CDwith pictures and instructing, “JustListen.” It’d be a strong bet to sug-gest Art had just been handed theJazzTrax 2009 Debut Artist of theYear. A total complete unknown. Theonly artist who will perform on multi-ple JazzTrax Weekends this October.

Raised in the 33,262 populace townof North Tonawanda, located mid-way between Buffalo and NiagaraFalls. Loves the Hockey Sabres. Herchops now long heard in the studio’sof Manhattan after settling justacross the Hudson River in NewJersey. While still playing with theSly Geralds Band (bassist to MaceoParker), June 2009 marked her SoloDebut on the label of TheJazzmasters. Trippin’ N RhythmRecords set her up with producerMichael Broenig (Michael B, whoproduced George Benson to aGrammy Winner). She spent 2 longwinter weekends at his studio in

Phoenix to record her spectaculardebut with such guests as MarionMeadows & Tim Bowman. Bringingon this year’s newest female SmoothJazz Star and get this…..playingTrumpet & Flugelhorn!

NORMAN BROWNDebut Year 1991

www.NormanBrown.com

He’s Chillin’. He’s Coolin’. He’s fromKansas City (originally Shreveport,Louisiana.) He came to L.A. straightouta high school. He’s a GrammyWinner in the prestigious Best PopInstrumental 2002 Category for hiscritically acclaimed album ‘JustChillin’. What turned him? His WesMontgomery loving steelworker Dad.(‘Pop’s Cool Groove” off his mostrecent CD ‘Stay With Me’.) All punc-tuated by a quote you’ll hear on anOctober JazzTrax radio show byGeorge Benson. George sayingNorman’s One Song Collaborationon Benson’s new End of Summer CD‘Songs and Stories,’ done withNorman might make him (George)want to do an entire CollaborationALBUM with Brown.

Years ago (early 90’s) (George) stat-ed on the JazzTrax Microphone whentold everyone was comparing theemerging young Norman to Benson,replied, (George) “What’s Wrongwith That!”

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Benson said HE was told repeatedlyearly on he shouldn’t try singing, juststick to his guitar. Norman’s heard theexact same throughout his career, butfinally he ain’t listening. His fans keepshouting for him to SING TOO. EvenArt Good almost a decade ago sittingon the JazzTrax Christmas Tour Busrolling across America told him heshouldn’t hesitate to SING MORE.

His Singing is Growing even as hisGuitaring is Continuing. Look for aBrand New Norman in early 2010.

In the meantime he continues to add ahuge variety of all stars like PeaboBryson, Patti Austin, Eric Darius to hisongoing Norman Brown SummerStorm Tour. And Mindi Abair to theupcoming Norman Brown All StarChristmas Tour.

PAUL BROWNDebut Year 2004

www.PaulBrown.com

Kind’ve Quiet and Unassuming onstage. Even in person. But in Studioas THE Most Successful Producer inSmooth Jazz, Most Imposing andUnquestioned. Originally a SessionGuitarist and to us, Guitarist in SamRiney’s band. Then he began produc-

ing Young James Oppenheim (BoneyJames.) Together they created themost successful careers of the 90’s(Artist-Boney…Producer-Paul) and intothe 00’s before parting just a fewBoney projects back. Adding in theNo. l’s he produced for the likes ofPeter White, Richard Elliot, EugeGroove, Norman Brown, LarryCarlton, George Benson, and on andon and on, and now after beginninghis own Solo Career just shy of 50years of age, add in his own No. lsongs including “Winelight,” “24/7,”“The Rhythm Method.” Now add in“Tequila Moon,” which he produced,which took Jessy J to No. l for monthsas she broke in 2008. Paul now ownsover 50 Number 1 Radio Hits asProducer and Guitarist.

And now a 1st ever Collaboration(although he produced the RickBraun/ Boney James 2000 ‘Shake It

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Up’ CD). After Marc Antoine joined upfor 2008’s Paul Brown’s Guitar night.A 30 date tour of both the East andWest Coasts that included a final stopin October ‘08 here in Avalon. Paul lit-erally made a right turn from doing hisnext solo album. After inviting Marc into guest on just 1 track, he liked theircombined combo of marc’s cosmopol-itan nylon string vibe to Paul’s funkyand soulful electric Gibson L-5, soMuch he changed to making it a fullcollaboration with Marc. Paul said,”when we were done with the track, welooked at each other and felt thatmaybe we had the kernel of a wholeproject here”. Paul began writing inL.A. marc in Madrid. Their TrueSmooth Jazz Global Cooperationbrings the live Foreign Exchange toour October JazzTrax stage. Paulshows off his Golf Chops Weekend 1,Sunday Morning. Join him at theCatalina Country Club for 9 holes.

JESSE COOKDebut Year 1995

www.JesseCook.com

Just what narrow strip of land did thisFrench Canadian make his 1995 U.S.concert debut upon? That would beCatalina Island when we were talkedby Narada Records into introducinghim at JazzTrax to America. Heexplains the memory on his own web-site. “The 1995 Catalina IslandJazzTrax Festival was a turning point.I had just made ‘Tempest,” (his debutalbum released just weeks before.)

Within a month we signed withNarada and they booked us into theCatalina Island JazzTrax Festival.Originally the band was to performduring the 20 minute intermissions in alittle bar downstairs from the mainstage. But the room quickly filled andthe appreciative and by now expand-ing crowd wouldn’t let me leave. Theycoerced me into extending my set wellpast an hour.” He took this festival byStorm! Scheduled only the 1st of ourthen 2 consecutive weekends, thenational conversation and sales itstirred up caused Narada Records toturn him around at their headquartersin Milwaukee and return him for a 2ndweekend encore. Inevitably Cook wasinvited onto the main Stage. Shortlyafterwards Tempest entered theAmerican Billboard Charts at #14.

“Mario Takes a Walk” has been votedby Canadian citizens one of the 49songs that best represent them ‘upthere north of the 49th parallel’ in avote to see which 49 pieces of musicget to the heart of ‘Who They Are’.After a 5 year hiatus from recording tomarry and have 2 children, 2008’s‘Frontiers’ was nominated again forWorld Music Album of the year at theCanadian Juno Awards (equivalent toour Grammy’s after he’d. won his firstin 2000. Toronto based, he was bornin Paris in 1964. After his parents sep-arated, Jesse accompanied his momand sis to Canada, his mother’s birth-place. In a region of France known asthe Camargue, Arles, his father, aretired film director lived the last l0years of his life with Jesse spendingsummers there, wandering the streetsamong the Gypsies, soaking up thingsand listening to the likes of NicolasReyes, lead singer of the Gipsy Kingswho lived next door.

His style is Rumba Flamenco…. ‘TheRumba Foundation,’ released theweek again that he arrives on theIsland, Just like 1995, but whereas anunknown then, now world renowned.

NICK COLIONNEDebut Year 1994

www.NickColionne.com

He is The Big Windy Cat (title of hisnewest radio single) having blasted outof the Big Windy (Chicago) onto theNational Smooth Jazz Scene in 2003with his first hit single ‘High Flyin’ peak-ing on the Charts at No. 2 and includ-ed in the 2003 Top 10. Culminating atthe 2007 Canadian Smooth JazzAwards where he succeeded Chris Bottias ‘International Instrumental Artist ofthe Year.’ On stage his “naturalcomedic flair” attached to his “crisplytailored, colorful outfits” have earnedhim raves as “The Best Dressed Man inJazz” with a clothing endorsement fromprestigious men’s clothier Stacy Adams.Chicago’s WGN-TV proclaimed him“Wes” with a New Millennium Twisteven as Nick has made friends withWes son Robert Montgomery.

It all follows years of honing his chopsat the clubs throughout Chicago aftercoming of age on Chicago’s West Side.As powerful a presence as he is on theairwaves, the real Colionne Magic hap-pens onstage, where his live perform-ances defy categorization. He goes intoevery live performance, “like it’s the lasttime I’ll ever play.” Including one classicUnplugged Moment at Midnight on theJazzTrax Baseball Train headingMemphis to Chicago overnight. Fishingis Nick’s getaway, going so far as tospot fishing spots from airplanes.Catching Bass & Cat Fish on hisfavorite…the Fox River.



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ERIC DARIUSDebut Year 2004

www.EricDarius.com

Just barely inside his 20’s when hefirst arrived 5 years ago on CatalinaIsland. His spectacular raging liveshow witnessed by Smooth Jazz NewsPublisher Melanie Maxwell which gothim that mags 2004 Debut Artist ofthe Year Honors. It was his major labeldebut with Narada, but followed hisfirst self produced CD a bit earlier atthe tender age of 17. He studiedBusiness at the University of SouthFlorida and now finds himself, still inhis mid 20’s, recording for the leg-endary Blue Note Record label.2008 saw him earn JazzTrax “BestLive Performance of the Year” honorsfor the Friday Night Frenzy he createdhere at JazzTrax. Entering theBallroom with a Blazing Inferno ofPure Body Rockin’ and Soul Stirrin’mixed to a Galvanizing Assault ofsax, organ, crashing beats and literal-ly Diving into the Audience withSaxophone and Style. Never givingthe festival audience a chance to cooloff until well after he’s left the stage.

At home in Wesley Chapel, just out-side Tampa, FL, he listens to pop radioand goes to clubs to see what peopleare into. Both parents are from theCaribbean Islands. David Aldridge ofESPN’s Sports Center is a fan of Eric’swhile Eric is a huge fan of NBA StarLebron James of the ClevelandCavaliers. Eric now models PRVCY

Premium Jeans in select stores andprint publications. Says CatalinaIsland is kind’ve his Homecomingbecause Catalina 2004 was hisIntroduction to the World.

DREW DAVIDSENDebut Year 2007

www.DrewDavidsen.com

This Towson, Maryland (15 minutesoutside Baltimore) Guitarist wasunknown even to JazzTrax whenSummer began. His unnoticed, (atleast on the West Coast) 2007 solodebut didn’t faze him as he quicklyprepared what to many appears to behis debut CD. ‘Around Again’released in August, but already hehad one of his biggest dates calen-dared in. Opening for George Dukeon Catalina Island in the Fall.

His heritage story had his Norwegianborn Grandmother immigrating toAmerica where his Grandfatherworked on barges that each day wentto the Statue of Liberty in New YorkHarbor. But it was Drew’s Dad whostole the show as a World RenownedAstrophysicist, from which comes hisfirst single to radio, ‘Astro.’ ArthurDavidsen was the principal investiga-tor for Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescopesin Baltimore at Johns HopkinsUniversity. When his Dad died 7 yearsago, the NY Times spread hisObituary over 2 pages.

Drew began going to concert afterconcert with his jazz and blues loving

dad from Age 5 at Baltimore’s Pier 6.Being affected directly at the earliestof ages by seeing on stage live EttaJames, Ray Charles, and BB King.One of his biggest accomplishmentswas losing 60 pounds after learningthe secret of “Surrendering.” But hisbiggest service was his Naval Tour inDesert Storm in 1991.

GEORGE DUKEDebut Year 1966

www.GeorgeDuke.com

The Godfather of Smooth Jazz finallymakes his way to the Island where hethinks maybe 25 to 30 years ago heplayed outdoor, maybe at DescansoBeach and maybe, with StanleyClarke. His studio the Mecca for somany he helped break into their ownsmooth jazz stardom. He makes iteasy for those wanting a stake in histime, posting not just his tour schedule,but his entire day by day schedule onhis website. Look there and see that2009 began with 10 days of InStudio Lead Vocal Recording withGrace Decca in his studio. Later itwas 12 days of Mixing that album.Listed right there at GeorgeDuke.com.Next a bunch of days at the StateDepartment in India at the TheloniusMonk Institute with Herbie Hancockand Chaka Khan. A Day in the Life ofGeorge Duke offered all year long onhis website Even rehearsal dates arelisted there. His massive festivalsincluding North Sea in Holland andMontreaux in Switzerland .

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He even lists his travel days. And ofcourse at long last his first everappearance on the JazzTrax LivePerformance Stage here on CatalinaIsland.

Raised in the San Francisco East Baycity of San Rafael in his youngeryears he formed a group with a youngsinger named Al Jarreau. Theybecame the house band at SanFrancisco’s Half Note Club. Alumni ofSan Francisco State University. TheGeorge Duke Trio emerged in the late60’s. From his piano work with JeanLuc Ponty he toured a year with FrankZappa and found himself on a PSA jetflying to Los Angeles in the morningand home the same night, so often, hefinally turned to his wife and said,might as well move to L.A Then came2 years with Cannonball Adderly whointroduced him to Stanley Clarke.And thus the famous Clarke/ DukeProject that gave us the huge 1983pop hit “Sweet Baby” which Georgecomposed. Finally starting his ownsolo career in 1976.

Producing became his next forte,including 3 albums for JeffreyOsborne including the hits “On theWings of Love” and “Stay with meTonight .“ And 2 Best Sellers forDeniece Williams. Also a Grammywinner for Diane Reeves and RachelleFerrell. Film, TV, Awards Shows,appearances with Presidents, the listgoes on and on and on and on and onand……….his massive discographyspans 5 decades.

KYLE EASTWOODDebut Year 1998

www.KyleEastwood.com

Resides full time in Paris, l5 minutewalk from the Eiffel Tower, althoughyou’re just as likely to see him eatingLobster Taco’s at the Sunset TowersHotel in Hollywood. Grew up the eld-est son with Dad in Carmel and Momin Santa Monica. With his Cool Frameand Great Name he has assembledone of the Cream of today’s musi-cians, including his musical compos-ing partner Mike Stevens. Their soundsitting almost exactly halfway betweentraditional and contemporary jazz.Kyle is increasing his work with hisfamous actor father on the music forClint Eastwood’s motion pictures. Kyle“instrumental” in the most recent high-ly acclaimed movie ‘Gran Torino’. Hisfilm scores also include ‘Letters fromIwo Jima’ 2006, ‘Rails & Ties’ (2007),‘An Unlikely Weapon’ (2008), ‘Flagsof our Fathers’ 2006, ‘Million DollarBaby’ 2004, ‘Mystic River’ 2003, and‘The Rookie’ 1990. On the long flightsbetween Europe and the States he’slikely reading scripts for his Dad’supcoming motion pictures.

Summer’s newest project was co- pro-duced by Erin Davis, son of the lateMiles Davis. Come out to Art Good’sneck of the woods in Old La Quinta, tothe Hogsbreath Inn, 30 minutes east ofPalm Springs. The floor to ceilingMurals of a young actor dressed asDirty Harry, TODAY look just like His

son Kyle. The Monterrey Jazz Festivalwhich his Dad began attending sinceit began in 1958 was a family outing.Kyle’s childhood had jazz as itssoundtrack and he credits his fatherwith introducing him to the joys of thebass line. He remembers his dadteaching him how to play the left handbass line of “Boogie Woogie” whilehe played the right hand solo over thetop. “Paris Blue’ his 2nd releaseclimbed to No. l on the French JazzCharts in 2004. In recent years theKyle Eastwood Band has performed tolive audiences on 3 Continents receiv-ing the highest critical acclaim.

FOUR 80 EASTDebut Year 1997

www.Four80East.com

Their Live Stage Debut…… 2003 righthere in the Avalon Ballroom. Alwaysan in studio project until talked intocoming to Smooth Jazz Island. Theyare Rob DeBoar and Tony Grace.Canadian Smooth Jazz.

Internationally known for their indielabel/ production house. They arealso The BoomTang Boys of club musicfame in England. Musical Partners for18 years they joke that they metthrough E Harmony. Their most recenthit “Noodle Soup” was actually one ofthe first things they did together uponmeeting in the early 90’s. TheirToronto studio, named after 2 address-es ago….480 East ‘something’ street,their plate is full with other projects.



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SATURDAY NIGHTAFTER PARTY

After Party at DescansoBeach Each Weekend- dj Jonathan Phillips

& dancing on thebeach 'till 1am -

Film, TV including the pop cultureshow SWITCH and scoring a Lionsgate feature film, “Death Warrior”.Originally conceived in studio in1997 as a side project from the morecommercial pop music they had beenworking on. The debut Four80Eastproject was first released in Englandand simply called ‘The Album.’ Begunon a whim. The song “Eastside”became the 7th most played track oncontemporary jazz radio in Americathat year. Stylish set of late nightgrooves.

Big Time Dads. They have 5 children(all Boys) between the 2 of them.After their 3rd CD, ‘Round 3’ gaveforth the JazzTrax most played song“Last Flight to L.A.” the band started atransition from only being a studioproject to Live on Stage Act. Theirworld on stage live debut comingwhen Art Good talked them into per-forming at the 2003 JazzTrax Festival.Their studio has moved again. Newstudio address ... 181 Suite 300A inEast Toronto. They’ll stick with simplybeing Four 80 East.

JESSY JDebut Year 2008www.JessyJ.com

1st appeared here October 2006. 2years before being named the 2008JazzTrax Debut Artist of the Year. But1st time in the Avalon Ballroom,October 1994, having come toJazzTrax still in Middle School, as ateen-ager with her mom. Remembers

watching Rick Braun and Mindi Abairon stage. When she arrived in 2006,assuming since no one knew who shewas that she’d be performing on someside stage or in some bar. Only whenshe got to the Casino did she realizeshe would be…on the Main Stage.

It all began by talking her wayBackStage to meet and try and talkPaul Brown into Producing her. Hedid, but he did one better by puttingher, on sax, into His Band. Next wasSinger Michael Bolton selecting herfor His Band. And then Guitars &Saxes. A Whirlwind which she frozefor a moment earlier this year whenshe bought a New Old School SelmaMark 6 Tenor Sax from the 1950’s.Sister Sax to what Boney James uses.Found it through Manny the SaxRepairman for her and Boney. Uses 3different saxes. A tenor and 2 sopra-nos. She still has her 1st sax, namedHenry for her 3rd grade crush.Tequila Moon recorded on it. Listensto I Pod on planes to go to sleep.

Mexican American by heritage, bornin the Portland, Oregon suburb ofMilwaukee. Then growing up inSouthern California Cow Country, inHemet. She has now played exten-sively with 2 of Mexico’s most popularartists, Gloria Trevi the Madonna ofMexico and Armando Manzanero…the Mancini of Mexico.

Her extraneous passion is Swimming.Has a pool near the Rose Bowl shecommutes to when she can or on theroad Summer’s with Michael Boltonshe finds beaches in Greece or Spainor Seas, the Aegean Sea to swim inCroatia. That combined with beingnamed the 2008 JazzTrax Debut Artistof the Year got her tagged last year’sSmooth Jazz SPLASH. In Augustreleasing her 2nd CD, titled ‘TrueLove.’ JazzTrax asked if that meant anew romantic love. No. A new dog?No. True Love being her pas-sion…..Music.

GAIL JHONSONDebut Year 2004

www.GailJhonson.com

From hometown Philadelphia tomusic career in L.A. Her Solo Debut‘Keep the Music Playing’ released in2004. But the opportunity knockedin 2005 when Norman Brown askedfor not only her keys (keyboards inhis band) but to be his Music Directorfor the Summer Storm Tour. That’swhat 1st brought her to Smooth JazzIsland.

2008 brought her 2nd and most cur-rent CD. This Summer’s Storm includ-ed Gail, Chante Moore, AlexBugnon, Paul Taylor & of courseNorman the Man.

At the same time having created theconcept JAZZ IN PINK with FlautistAlthea Rene, and featuring some ofthe top female instrumentalists withViolinist Karen Briggs, GuitaristDarlene Moreno, Harpist MarieaAntoinette, and more. She will wrapthe year on a Christmas Tour withNorman Brown & Mindi Abair.

There’s more. She coaches her teendaughter in vocals and keys plus thePraise & Glory Youth Band. She’swritten 2 books, ‘Funk Keyboards’ &‘Dictionary of Keyboard Grooves.‘

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JACKIEM JOYNERDebut Year 2007

www.JackiemJoyner.com

The JazzTrax 2007 Debut Artist of theYear. But it’s what he did from that soloDebut to his Double JazzTrax 2008 liveperformances June in Big Bear Lake/October here on the Island that hadeverybody talking. From a fairly green‘BabySoul’ one year to a 180%improvement in showmanship and stylethe next. Just one year that seemed ingrowth to be 5. The title to his 2009CD,’Lil Man Soul’ coming from his tour-ing days in the early 00’s when BobbyLyle or Marcus Johnson would shout out“Give it Up for Lil Man Soul.” Thosewere his East Coast Days after beingborn in Norfolk, Virginia and growingup in Buffalo in up- state New York.

Having traveled with everything in thecar including young wife, to try andmake it in L.A., after settling just east inthe burb of Rancho Cucamonga,Richard Elliot & Rick Braun took firstnotice, signing him to their recently cre-ated record label. Next JapaneseKeyboardist Keiko Matsui hired him onto fill her sax man shoes. Forging a solocareer, simultaneous with still travelingthe world with Keiko lends towardssome “wild scheduling.” Since early2007, coinciding with the start to hisown solo career also playing Keikodates in the Ukraine, Moscow, Istanbul,Bucharest, Tokyo and elsewhere whichled him to title one new track, “Roundthe World.”

GREGG KARUKASDebut Year 1987www.Karukas.com

Trivia Question. When the Rippingtonshelped open the very first CatalinaIsland JazzTrax Festival in 1987 whowas on keys? You’re reading his bio.When Boney James arrived to play theAvalon Ballroom who was on keys?You’re good. He has arrived here withcountless artists. He even MusicDirected the only performances of PaulHardcastle & The Jazzmasters Musicever performed live on stage. Alongwith countless times his own name onthe marquee. And this year, just his ini-tials, ‘GK’ on the latest CD.

Writes his music on a Disclavier.Simply then pushes a button and thething plays back what he’s just record-ed. Recently moved to ThousandOaks, closer to the ocean where hisfamily loves to camp and above acanyon filled with Coyotes.

He, Yvonne and the boys do muchHiking, right out the back of their newhome. Oldest son Alex now nearly 15and playing…..Guitar. A quarter cen-tury now in the L.A. area after grow-ing up in Maryland/ Washington D.C.where his early influences were TheBeatles to Motown coming outa theJukebox in his father’s roadside tav-ern. At age l7, right out of Bowie HighSchool he joined with Tim Eyermann toform “East Coast Offering” often theopening show at the famous Cellar

Door for artists he would later workextensively with when he moved westlike Russell Ferrante of theYellowjackets. His solo career matchedthe start of this festival, 1987.

EARL KLUGHDebut Year 1978

www.EarlKlugh.com

He was one of the first Stars of SmoothJazz ever booked for this Island. Heand Spyro Gyra the 2 Saturday/Sunday Headliners that OpeningJazzTrax year of 1987 and until thisfall of ’09 Earl had not returned. TrueStatesman of Contemporary Jazz.

Grammy nominated This Year underBest Pop Instrumental for last year’s‘The Spice of Life.’ His 12th careerGrammy nomination after winning aGrammy in 1980 with Bob James fortheir ‘One on One’ collaboration.Another famous collaboration in 1988(titled ‘Collaboration’) with GeorgeBenson was certified GOLD. That fol-lowed having worked in Benson’sBand for a year…..at age 17. Whichfollowed his teen-age job working in alocal Detroit Music Shop and hauntingthe Detroit Jazz Landmark, Baker’sKeyboard Lounge (remember theFabulous Baker Boys movie with JeffBridges & Michelle Pfeiffer), accompa-nied on piano by….his mother.

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last year.. 33 albums in just 25 years. Earl captures the Biggest Picture possi-ble with his famed guitar while in hisspare time watching lots of ‘Law &Order’ reruns and downloadingmovies to watch on his I-Pod.

Departing his long time hometown ofDetroit to reform his life in Atlanta in2001 He starts each Atlanta day withthe Today Show Then walks his dog,a Toy Poodle…then mailbox errandsjust like everyone else. Then into hishome studio over the garage to play,and write.

MICHAEL LINGTONDebut Year 1997

www.MichaelLington.com

Debonair Looks and Charisma toBurn. 18 years after emigrating fromDenmark to America at Age 21, hebecame a U.S. Citizen in March2008. His major breakthrough comingwith singer Bobby Caldwell, whom heplayed with from 1994 to 1998.Sense something Regal about him….well… his stepfather was a drummajor for the Queen’s guard andrecently knighted….Michael per-formed at the Queen of Denmark’s50th birthday celebration inCopenhagen. And at the wedding ofCrown Prince Frederick, the country’sfuture King, at Fredensborg Castle.He played before His King.

Speaking of playing for Royalty he’sbeen this past summer with Brian

Culbertson Opening for AC royal-ty….Barry Manilow. Having begunplaying clarinet at age seven heremembers spending time as a youngboy learning about the music industryfrom his grandfather Otto Lington, aDanish jazz pioneer and bandleaderfor Shirley Bassey, Josephine Bakerand Fats Waller. That to This.Launching his own Cigar company in2006, ‘MICHAEL LINGTON CIGARS.’In August he signed with Wine andJazz Magazine to write his own CigarColumn….”Cigar Stories”. He canlight one up having earned the highestof all JazzTrax Honors with his latestrelease, “HEAT.” Named the JazzTrax2008 Album of the Year.

MATT MARSHAKDebut Year 2001

www.MattMarshak.com

Native of Long Island who grew up onRock ‘N’ Roll music in a house full ofmusicians. Passing guitarists inspiredhis muse through high school into alifelong commitment to his craft. LiveShows, the Recording Studio and writ-ing TV jingles (his guitar featured onthe New York Mets’ Mets Zone on FoxSports) and he conducts guitar clinics.A supporter of multiple sclerosis andautism awareness, he visits countlessschools to help spread the joy of musicto kids of all ages.

PHILLIP ‘DOC’ MARTINDebut Year 2003

www.PhillipMartin.net

Born in Indianapolis. Schooled inSouth Florida where he and Eric Dariusbecame acquainted. Introduced to thesaxophone by the Florida SchoolSystem. He added on a biologydegree from the University of CentralFlorida. Then completing a degree atHoward University College ofDentistry. Upon graduation the deci-sion to be made was whether to domusic full time or dentistry full time.Even his Dad told him he had tochoose. Instead he said, No, I can doboth. Thus the Doc in the middle of hisname.

Washington D.C. gave him his bestopportunity to have a DentistryPractice AND do Music. It also gavehim the opportunity to meet MarcusJohnson and end up on Marcus ‘ThreeKeys’ record label for his last CD. Stillin his mid 20’s and just wrapping uphis first year as a Dentist. And comingto Catalina Island to show the ‘LeftCoast’ his stuff.


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KEIKO MATSUIDebut Year 1987

www.KeikoMatsui.com

There’s something new in Keiko’s life.Oh, she did step out on her own as asingle mother a few years ago, but alsoadded “Professor” to her titles. Havingin August celebrated her 3rd anniver-sary as part of the faculty at the TsurugaCollege in Tokyo. Keiko is now …aProfessor. 21 Albums Deep after herstunning 1987 solo debut ‘A Drop ofWater’ floored the emerging U.S.smooth jazz world. Keiko first came tothe JazzTrax Island in 1989 and thenalong with their Tokyo home, becauseher “married days” she and husbandkept a 2nd home in Huntington Harboron the Southern California Coastline,which included a Sailboat, they andtheir young daughter Maya, begansailing to Avalon as their getaway des-

tination. October 1994 Art Good raninto the pair standing in the back of theBallroom watching Jeff Lorber. They’dpaid to get in. Keiko asked Art who thesaxophonist was in Lorber’s band. Shemet him backstage and Paul Taylor thenblended into Keiko’s band and soundfor several years, returning for the sax-ophone melody on her huge 2007radio hit “Black River.”

Keiko accepted JazzTrax invitation tostay a week in Summer and then aweek at Christmas 2008 at HamiltonCove on vacation. She still has a stand-ing JazzTrax offer to return anytime andif she wants to compose on theJazzTrax Grand Piano, alone in theAvalon Ballroom with no one around.That’s how ‘Moyo” came to be whichincluded ‘When I Close My Eyes,’ theJazzTrax 2007 Song of the Year.Going to Johannesburg, and each daybeing driven 30 minutes out into thecountryside to compose all day, eachday on a different piano, in a SouthAfrican piano factory. While continu-ing to tour All Over the World, her fullhome time base now Tokyo wheredaughter Maya is now grown and into‘dance’ and Mako is still growingup….Keiko’s mind often wanders to theocean breezes of her favorite “other”Island, her Adopted Island and thesound of the ocean waves breaking upon Hamilton Cove’s rocks.

NAJEEDebut Year 1986

www.NajeeOnLine.com

No State Taxes sounded good enoughto get him to relocate permanently toOrlando 7 years ago. Working froma cozy home studio with closed win-dows because of the strong EastwardSun and good reason to stay insidewriting and recording with wild crit-ters sometimes wandering out andabout. Like Wild Turkeys, Wild Boar,Peacocks, Wild Bear……andAlligators. After first working with thelikes of Chaka Khan and then blowingeverything loose with his 1st 2 soloprojects going platinum in the late80’s, followed by 4 Gold….includinga Grammy….. after being bornJerome Najee Rasheed in Queens,New York. With the first half of his


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career produced by his own brotherFareed. Couple years on sax in theearly 00’s in Prince’s band…The “Hit& Run” Tour.

Talk about tasty flavoring to what willbe one of this year’s finest new effort.Eric Benet singing and composing ‘WeGone Ride,” on Najee’s late summerrelease as well as Gary Taylor, andR&B singer songwriter for Anita Bakerand Will Downing on ‘Moon OverCarolina. Also a couple tunes with JeffLorber “One More Thing,” and “StolenGlances,” something that never hurtsany project. Plus the rising SmoothJazz Star Producer everyone seems tobe going to now, Darren Rhan (Denversaxophonist appearing on the Islandwith Tim Bowman) producing the hitsingle “Sweet Summer Nights.”Najee is as Silky Smooth as ever on a‘Sweet Autumn Island Night.’ Probablygonna make you want to Dance atMidnight on a nearby Beach.

NILSDebut Years 1998 and 2005

www.NilsMusic.com

This German Guitarist flew into LosAngeles (and boy were his arms tired)from Germany in the late 80’s.Working for years as a SessionGuitarist with George Benson, RickBraun, and The Temptations, to namea few.) He recorded a solo album in1988 and then it appeared nothingwould change when it didn’t getnoticed. What did get noticed andwhat changed his vocation to Solo

Recording Artist in 2005 was the songthat served as his 2nd title track.“Pacific Coast Highway” not onlysoared to No. 1, but became one of theyear’s biggest radio hits. 7 weeks atNo. l. Written for the stretch of Highway1 leaving L.A. and headed up throughMalibu to Ventura, Santa Barbara andBeyond. Or perhaps the stretch of high-way that takes a previously unnoticedcareer and sends it skyward.

As Producer, Nils has created music forTV (Weeds – Showtime, Undeclared –Fox, Film Independent Spirit Awards –IFC) as well as Transmuteo and Journeyto Eden for Violinist DOV and pro-duced the forthcoming CD ofAC/Pop/R&B group Gravity180 incollaboration with Eddie Brown. Hecreated the Walk Ons and Walk Offsfor the recent Spirit Awards, theIndependent Oscars held in SantaMonica before the Academy Awards.He has started something for Radiocalled Backstage with Nils.

All coming just a handful of years sinceone of Los Angeles massive brushfirescame within a mile of wiping out hishome studio. He moved it all, came tothe Island and performed, then movedit all back. Now he has created a“moveable studio” to help alleviatesuch future headache possibilities.

PIECES OF A DREAMDebut Year 1979

www.PiecesMusic.com

These were Grover’s young dudes.They still look to the late GroverWashington Jr. As much more thantheir direct mentor. Pieces KeyboardistJames Lloyd began his piano lessonsat Age 6 from 89 year old VirginiaElizabeth Griffith. Practice, Practice,Practice. Hard work? He doesn’t viewit that way. Considering other folks 9to 5 jobs he considers this a blessing,a dream job.

James met Drummer Curtis Harmon atage 11. Same band room and theyremember the moment. Teacher wasTony Williams. Based their name oncover tune by Stanley Turrentine asthey emerged out of Philadelphia’s



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music scene in 1976. Pieces back thenalso included bassist CedricNapoleon. Count Basie once pro-claimed them “a tough act to follow.”Teenagers that were “swinging hard.”But it was the late Grover Wash. Jr.who lived in Philly who first heardthem playing backup on a Philly TVshow called ‘City Lights.’ One nightwhile still teenagers, playing at theBijou (where Grover recorded his ‘Liveat the Bijou’ album, Grover sat in withthem to play “Mr. Magic.” The mostlegendary sax man then made themhis first act for his new productioncompany while James Lloyd was still asenior in high school. He then madePieces his own back-up band. Theyfound themselves IN GROVER’SBAND. Curtis is an avid pool shooter,in the top 20% of shooters in Philly’sAP.A. league. 10 years now inYoungstown, Ohio, James wrote andproduced half this year’s WalterBeasley CD and 2007’s Najee.

CRAIG SHARMATDebut Year 2009www.scoredog.tv

“I can’t imagine making a film withoutCraig Sharmat. He’s a brilliant com-poser, a tremendous collaborator and aconstant pleasure. I adore working withhim.” So says Dori Bernstein.Academy Award Nominated Director.With your computer audio on, take avisit through the Music of Craig atwww.ScoreDog.TV From music creat-ed for Orchestral TV Themes, including

Spiderman Universal City, and ABC’sHome Makeover Promo to Drama, toComedy, Jazz, Kids & Adventure,Trailers/Ads and Promo’s for TS,Romance, News, including NBC, CBSand the WPRI Morning Theme, evenDog Bones.

Migrating West from his hometown ofNew York City, Vegas showrooms wereincluded along the way. Conducting forRonnie Laws and playing guitar forRandy Crawford to finally becoming aHollywood film and television compos-er. First major gig was with the Disneyseries “Kids Incorporated. He has sincescored sports specials including ABC’sGreatest Moments of the U.S. Openand NBC’s Champions on Ice with DickEnberg, as well as ‘Men in Black,’ ‘Dragon Tales’, ‘CatDog,’ ‘TheAdventures of Jackie Chan.’

Craig stepped into the smooth jazzworld arranging and programming forRick Braun’s ‘Yours Truly’ and arrang-ing strings for the Rick, Peter White,Mindi Abair 2007 Christmas Album.Now he’s ventured into composingmusic for games, having written for 3Sony Playstation titles through GameAudio Ltd. Scoring music most recentlyfor the Top rated show ‘The RealHousewives of New Jersey’ and ‘GottaDance.’ He’s also arranged for Yanni’s‘Voices’ live tour and written jingles forDisney, promo music for ABC, andplayed guitar on Disney’s America Idolcommercials. He has recorded for fiveprivate orchestra libraries and playedon over a thousand TV episodes andmovies. He runs and operates theScoredog Music Library containingover 2000 original pieces for media.

Craig has also co-authored 3 children’sbooks for the ‘Nate the Great Series.’He has also achieved professional ten-nis instructor status from the U.S.P.T.A.Now he wants to add on ‘Smooth JazzArtist’ and has released the song“Southern California Drivin” with a fullalbum to follow in the coming months.WHEW!!!

OLI SILKDebut Year 2006www.OliSilk.com

His first ticket to Catalina Island came in2004 as Music Director and Keyboardistfor British Saxophonist James Vargas.What happened to James? But lookwhat’s happened to Sir Oli. Named theJazzTrax 2006 Debut Artist of the Yearwith his 2008 follow-up last fall birthinghis first Top 5 single….”Chill or BeChilled.” Peaking at No. 3. Subsequentlywe all gave letters to sponsor this BritishKeyboardist to spend half a year here inthe States. Arriving in May with no placeto stay, Peter White offered a bedroom athis place in Sherman Oaks! Most smoothjazz stars offer an up and comer achance to maybe play on a song or intheir band. Guess Brits stick togethercause from Peter, Oli got a bedroom. Afamed trumpeter did that one time for afuture famed keyboardist and couldn’twait for the guest’s plane to return himhome. Quite the opposite here as Petersays Oli’s stay has been simply delightful.

Born in 1979 in West London. He washalf of the UK’s ‘Sugar and Silk” releas-ing 2 albums in the early 00’s under thatname. Wears a Producer’s Hat withJames Vargas and Jaared. October2006, Catalina Island’s JazzTrax LivePerformance Stage, as has been the caseso many times over our 23 year history,was again, this time for Oli, his DEBUTshowcase to America. For this youngman still in his 20’s….the Limit appears totruly be only the sky!




CHRIS STANDRINGDebut Year 1998

www.ChrisStandring.com

Initially spotted as Guitar Sideman forRick Braun and Marc Antoine.Simultaneously coming forth in 1996as part of the project SolarSystem.This year releasing ‘Main Course’which he recorded in 1989. His tunesfrom ‘Velvet’ were his first to be airedon the JazzTrax Weekend Airwavesand then Outa Nowhere honored withthe 2000 JazzTrax Album of the yearfor ‘Hip Sway’. His next, ‘Blue Bolero,’done and coming early 2010.

Grew up on a farm in Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire, England. Moving toLos Angeles permanently in the early90’s because he was such a badfarmer. His Farmer Dad actually keptcows because he didn’t like the priceof buying milk.

In the early 00’s he founded A&ROnline (aandronline.com) a place foraspiring musicians to get their musicheard and to learn about the industry.His websites PlayJazzGuitar.com andGuitarMadeSimple.com sell his popu-lar interactive CD-ROM educationalguitar courses. For guitar aficionado’son his recent ‘Love & Paragraphs’ CDwho’s title track gave Chris by far hisbiggest hit ever….riding the charts formuch of a full year and peaking atNo. 2, he put aside his longtime archtop Benedetto and brought forth 2Fender Strats for the first time since the

80’s. He’d originally switched, to bet-ter tackle the Acid Jazz grooves, but inswitching back he says it was likeplaying Violin and then picking up aCello.. For his forthcoming early 2010already completed CD he goesOrchestral and Cinematic. Withchilled out, a jazz trio setting, orches-tra and Chris Guitar right down themiddle. But can’t open…. Till AFTERChristmas. Although he is bringing it’selements and Songs, yet unheard, tothe JazzTrax Live Performance Stage.

PAUL TAYLORDebut Year 1996

www.PaulTaylorSax.com

Discovered here in the AvalonBallroom in 1994 by Keiko Matsui.Jeff Lorber hired Paul to play sax forhim on Jeff’s Catalina Island JazzTraxdate after using him for one recordingsession. They rehearsed, did the gigand then never worked together againuntil the recent Groovin’ for GroverTours. But that one evening in theAvalon Ballroom was all it took to pro-pel Paul into Smooth Jazz Stardom. Bypure coincidence Keiko Matsui was inthe room that night as a festival goer.

From his Denver high school garageband “Mixed Company.” To havinglived now in Las Vegas since graduat-ing as a Music Major from UNLV.Since his years in Keiko Matsui’s Bandhe’s also served briefly with theRippingtons. Done ‘Groovin’ forGrover.’ Norman Brown’s Summer

Storm. Now this Summer havingformed with Michael Lington andMarion Meadows, the triple SaxBurnin’ “Gentlemen of the Night’Tour. Even as his 2007 hit “LadiesChoice’ was riding the Top 10 chartsfor months, another track, “How DidYou Know” featuring R&B SingerRegina Belle, crossed over to the Top20 Urban AC chart.

‘Burnin’ chosen for his new summerCD title because no other word betterrepresented what Paul’s Saxophonedoes. Follow-up to his 2007 first everNo. l on the Billboard ContemporarySales Chart. And the first to be record-ed primarily with his TenorSaxophone, simply because his AltoSax got banged up during the flight toNew York. Damn baggage handlersor perhaps ‘they knew.’

KIM WATERSDebut year 1989

www.KimWaters.net

Along with his sax work he hasannounced that he is the co-owner andVice President of a new cognacbrand, “Celebrity Jazz Cognac.”Being imported from France and dis-tributed by Republic DistributionCompany. An award-winning Cognacavailable since August in 27 states.



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PETER WHITEDebut Year 1990

www.PeterWhite.com

Younger brother Danny, still musicalpartners with Basia, also her formerboyfriend (all her great lyrics and pas-sion came from their romantic break-up). Danny pitched JazzTrax on hisbrother, telling Art Good late winter1990 to look for a solo debut by thethen guitar front man for Al Stewart(solo guitar on ‘Year of the Cat”). Thatdebut ‘Reivellezvous’ was so highlyreceived nearly 20 years ago byJazzTrax it was named Album of theYear. Peter arrived the following year(Basia had him on tour all of ’90)1991 for 2 back to back performanc-es as the JazzTrax Festival expandedto 2 weekends with identical line-upseach weekend. Peter again recentlyreminded that October ‘9l on theAvalon Ballroom JazzTrax LivePerformance Stage was his Big StageSolo Debut.

His September 2009 Brand New is his1st with original material since 2004.Peter’s legendary star studded careerall began in the sleepy little Englishtown of Letchworth Garden City, in the60’s listening to the Beatles on theradio. Working factory jobs until land-ing his first musical engagement play-ing an English holiday resort Summerof 1974. Briefly he joined a groupcalled Principal Edwards MagicTheatre before a member of that grouprecommended him to Al Stewart.

However Al hired Peter in 1975 ini-tially as a keyboardist. Suddenly hefound himself opening with Al for thelikes of Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel andQueen at age 20. Al and Peter co-wrote ’Time Passages’ together.

The music of fellow Brits AcousticAlchemy inspired Peter to forge hisown solo career after l5 years as abackup artist. He first met Nick Webb& Greg Carmichael backstage here atJazzTrax in the Avalon Ballroom. Thishis 3rd Unplugged Appearance.

At his first Wrigley Ranch date (seem-ingly in the Middle of Nowhere …onthe far side of the Island) Peterstepped up to the microphone andstated. “On my list of 10 Most UnusualPlaces or Venues I’ve ever performedin, I believe 9 of the 10 belong to ArtGood!”

BERNIE WILLIAMSDebut Year 2003

www.BernieWilliams.com

Hung up his Bat and Mitt after 16 sea-sons as a New York Yankee All StarCenter Fielder to become full time JazzGuitarist. A 1st solo CD coming whilestill in pinstripes. His 2nd this pastApril includes a special live perform-ance for a Joe Torre Foundation withBruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa on“Glory Days.” Bernie played in 6World Series, winning 4, including 5All Star Game appearances. Native ofPuerto Rico he played his guitar at the

final home game ever played at thehistoric OLD Yankee Stadium Sept.21, 2008 where for l6 seasons heroamed the Outfield and plantedmany balls over the outfield fenceshimself. His 2nd solo project includesa guitar rendition of “Take Me Out tothe Ballgame” (opening with thefamous voice of the Yankees recentlyretired forever announcer introducingNo. 31 Bernie Williams to bat next.

Opening Day 2009 Bernie sat on achair in center field and performed thesong live to a packed ballpark, justbefore the first ever pitch of the brandnew Yankee Stadium. Witnessed byArt & Austin Good who were in thestands for this Bernie Moment. Heplayed his entire 16 year career inYankees Pin Stripes. 1991 to 2006.Ranks among the Yankees All TimeLeaders in every major batting catego-ry. Also earned four Gold Gloves.

His playing now taps his long love ofSalsa and Blues from his teen years atthe Escuela Libre de Musica High inSan Juan even as he was drawing theattention of major league scouts. Hisbrother Hiram makes an appearanceon the CD as a cellist. Career battingaverage of .308 including the 1998American League Batting Title.



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