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One of the longest running jazz events in the world, the 2010 edition of the PARADISE VALLEY JAZZ PARTY will start at noon on Saturday, May 1st and will end at 7 P.M. on Sunday night, May 2nd.
During the approximately 16 hours of music that will be performed during the two days, some of the most exciting jazz musicians in the jazz world will perform a variety of jazz from straight ahead jazz to a bit of blues, some New Orleans jazz, some Count Basie music, and more.
The following music schedule is subject to change but as of the moment, here 'tis:
Saturday: Noon to 4:30 P.M.
| 1st set: |
Shelly Berg, Jon Burr, Akira Tana, Byron Stripling, Wycliffe Gordon, Houston Person |
| 2nd set: |
Gerald Clayton, John Clayton, Bobby Breaux, Bruce Forman, Bill Watrous, Gilbert Castellanos, Red Holloway |
| 3rd set: |
Lewis Nash Trio. Lewis, Renee Rosnes, and Peter Washington |
| 4th set: |
Shelly Berg, John Clayton, Bobby Breaux, Byron Stripling, Eric Schneider |
| 5th set: |
Renee Rosnes, Jon Burr, Akira Tana, Bruce Forman, Gilbert Castellanos, Houston Person |
| 6th set: |
Gerald Clayton, Peter Washington, Lewis Nash, Wycliffe Gordon, Mark Colby |
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Saturday evening: 8 P.M. to midnight:
| 1st set: |
Shelly Berg, John Clayton, Akira Tana, Bruce Forman,
Byron Stripling, Wycliffe Gordon, Eric Schneider |
| 2nd set: |
Lewis Nash Trio: Lewis, Renee Rosnes, and Peter Washington |
| 3rd set: |
Gerald Clayton, John Clayton, Akira Tana, Gilbert Casetellanos, Bill Watrous, Red Holloway |
| 4th set: |
Renee Rosnes, Jon Burr, Bobby Breaux, Houston Person |
| 5th set: |
Gerald Clayton, Peter Washington, Lewis Nash, Bruce Forman, Byron Stripling, Mark Colby |
Sunday: 10:30 A.M. to 7 P.M.
| 1st set: |
The Young Sounds with Wycliffe Gordon |
| 2nd set: |
Mike Kocour, Jon Burr, Akira Tana, Bruce Forman, Gilbert Castellanos, Houston Person |
| 3rd set: |
Gerald Clayton, John Clayton, Lewis Nash, Byron Stripling, Red Holloway |
| 4th set: |
Arizona State University Sun Devil Jazz Septette |
| 5th set: |
Tamir Hendelman, John Sims, Akira Tana, Bill Watrous, Red Holloway, Byron Stripling |
| 6th set: |
Gerald Clayton, Jon Burr, Bobby Breaux, Wycliffe Gordon, Dmitri Metheny |
| 7th set: |
Lewis Nash Trio: Lewis, Renee Rosnes, and Peter Washington |
| 8th set: |
Tamir Hendelman, John Clayton, John Lewis, Gilbert Castellanos, Mark Colby |
| 9th set: |
Renee Rosnes, Jon Burr, Bobby Breaux, Bill Watrous, Dmitri Metheny |
| 10th set: |
Gerald Clayton, Peter Washington, Akira Tana, Bruce Forman, Byron Stripling, Whycliffe Gordon, Houston Person |
The 2010 Guest Of Honor:
A tradition of the PARADISE VALLEY JAZZ PARTY is to honor a musician who has made an outstanding contribution to jazz. During the first 32 years of the Paradise Valley Jazz Party honorees have included giants of the jazz world:
Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, Al Grey, Joe Williams, and other musicians who have made an extraordinary contribution to the art form and to the people who love to listen to good jazz.
The musician who will be honored at the 33rd annual PARADISE VALLEY JAZZ PARTY in May of 2010 will be educator/music arranger/writer/and one of the finest jazz guitarist in the world, Bruce Forman!!
The following from Bruce's web site:
"Bruce Forman is one of the great lights of our age." said the late great jazz guitarist Barney Kessel. A brief peek at Bruce's life . . . A busy touring schedule; soundtrack performances on two of Clint Eastwood's distinguished films--the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby, and Oscar-nominated Flags of Our Fathers; thirteen recordings as a leader; over twenty appearances at the landmark Monterey Jazz Festival; a featured role on one of jazz great Ray Brown's last albums; Artist in Residence at USC's Studio / Jazz Guitar Dept.
‹when does Bruce Forman rest?
Forman is a seasoned jazz player with top-level skills as a leader, entertainer and sideman. He creates soulful, lyrical melodies, inventive harmonies, and solid accompaniment. Though he can shred bebop at blistering tempos with the best of them, he is no urban snob. Cow Bop, Forman's unique "western bebop" band, hit four separate charts with its CD, Swingin' Out West. A new composition, The Red Guitar, has received early acclaim. It may be the only jazz libretto where the narrator and the featured instrumentalist are the same performer. The Red Guitar requires great virtuosity, but it is much deeper than a simple showcase for Forman's abilities. It is serious one-man theater, exploring the obsessive demands that music places on its truest followers. Forman is also a distinguished music educator and in-kind philanthropist. His national music-mentoring program, JazzMasters Workshop, has provided over 2000 sessions for kids.
Always free of charge, JazzMasters sessions occur during after-school hours, which are critical to adolescents" development. Bruce's life and musical journey provide an American saga that is still in full swing. His music and life reflect every step of his journey, and demonstrate the awareness of an artist who's very much at home in the world, and at the top of his form."
Badges, Tickets, and Seating:
Seating in the Music Room is reserved cabaret style seating. Because of the intimate nature of the event, guests of the party can meet and talk to the musicians in the Musician's Green Room. The event is called a "party" because, during the weekend the line between the performers and the audience gets blurred as people on both sides of the stage (the ones who make the music and the ones who listen to the music) all become part of the party.
If you buy a badge for the weekend or a session ticket and later find that you cannot attend all the sessions, your badge or ticket can be used by someone else. In case it is necessary to cancel your reserved badge or individual session ticket, full refunds will be made up to 30 days prior to the event (April 1st, 2010). To buy your badge or session ticket or for additional information contact:
Don Z. Miller
The Paradise Valley Jazz Party
6014 N. Nauni Valley Dr., Paradise Valley, Arizona 85253
Phone: 480-948-7993. FAX: 480-991-5732.
or, you can e mail our office: (Contact Us)
or, you can buy your tickets on-line through: www.instantseats.com/events/ParadiseValleyJazz
History of the Paradise Valley Jazz Party:
For those of you who would like to know the names of the musicians who have appeared at the PARADISE VALLEY JAZZ PARTY over the years, here is a list of the musicians who have appeared at one or more of the thirty PARADISE VALLEY JAZZ PARTIES since the beginning of it all in 1978:
Piano: Dick Hyman, Roland Hanna, Ralph Sutton, Roger Kellaway, Jay McShann, Kenny Baron, Ray Bryant, Paul Smith, Bobby Enriquez, Kirk Lightsey, Oliver Jones, Buddy Weed, Jeannie Cheatham, Keith Greko, Bill Charlap, Armand Boatman, Ross Tompkins, Dave Frishberg, Dave McKenna, Diana Krall, Larry Fuller, Freddie Cole, Geoff Keezer, Don Phillips, Jeff Haskell, Shelly Berg, Bill Cunliffe, Tamir Hendelman, Pamela York, Richard Wyands, Junior Mance, Larry Nash, Les Czimber, Brian Holland, Butch Thompson, Andy Margolis, Johnny O'Neal, Mike Kocour, Gerald Clayton,Bill Mays, Matt Lemmler,Jacob Koller, Ionnis Goudelis
Bass: Milt Hinton, Major Quincey Holley, Ray Brown, Brian Torff, Monty Budwig, Eddie Gomez, George Mraz, George Duvivier, Bob Maize, Richard Davis, Michael Moore, John Clayton, John Daley, DonThompson, Red Mitchell, Eugene Wright, Jay Leonhart, Andy Simpkins, Keter Betts, Chuck Berghofer, Mark Shelby, Jim DeJulio, John Heard, Brian Bromberg, Lynn Seaton, Eddie Jones, Sean Smith, John Leitham, Peter Washington, Kristen Korb, Dwight Kilian, Christoph Luty, Rufus Reid, Jim Hughart, Jeff Littleton, Phil Flanigan, Nicki Parrott, Blake Thomson, Jon Burr, Martin Wind
Drums: Bobby Rosengarden, Jake Hanna, Shelly Manne, Jeff Hamilton, Nick Ceroli, Alan Dawson, Barrett Deems, Butch Miles, Joe LeBarbera, Mel Lewis, Terry Clark, Ed Thigpen, Lewis Nash, Bobby Durham, Frank Capp, Louie Bellson, Tootie Heath, Akira Tana, Claudio Slon, Greg Hutchinson, Dom Moio, Rob Perkins, John O'Reilley, Jr., Kariem Riggins, Mel Zelnick, Miro Desa, Herlin Riley, Grady Tate, Sherrie Maricle, Gregg Field, Jim Petrocino, Duffy Jackson, Ralph Penland, Randy Drake, Andrew Haake, Shannon Powell, Walter Harris, John Cocuzzi
Guitar: Herb Ellis, Bucky Pizzarelli, Louie Stewart, Cal Collins, Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell, Bruce Forman, Doug McDonald,Ted Goddard, Gene Bertoncini, Marty Grosz, Frank Vignola, Mundell Lowe, Mark Elf, Papa Don Vappie, Eddie Erickson, Joe Cohn, Carl Amundson
Trumpet/cornet: Joe Newman, Danny Stiles, PeeWee Erwin, Clark Terry, Red Rodney, Warren Vaché, Doc Cheatham, Wild Bill Davison, Jon Faddis, Jack Sheldon, Billy Butterfield, Glen Zottola, Wallace Davenport, Jim Cullum, Stacey Rowles, Wendell Brunious, Snooky Young, Jesse McGuire, Bill Berry, Byron Stripling, Nicholas Payton, Conti Candoli, Sal Cracchiolo, Leroy Jones, Lou Soloff, Jeremy Davenport, Bobby Shew, Ingrid Jensen, Irvin Mayfield, Charlie Sepulveda, Guy Barker, Dan Barrett, Bobby Enriques, Troy Andrews, Chuck Findley, Kevin Clark, Carl Saunders, Mark Braud, James Williams, Mike Vax, Scotty Barnhart
Trombone: Bill Watrous, Carl Fontana, Al Grey, Slide Hampton, Roy Williams, Urbie Green, Rob McConnell, Phil Wilson, Jimmie Cheatham, Steve Turre, Ray Anderson, Tom Ervin, Michael Grey, Wycliffe Gordon, Lucien Barbarin, Harry Watters, Sarah Morrow
Saxophone/clarinet/flute: Flip Phillips, Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Peanuts Hucko, Zoot Sims, Buddy Tate, Richie Cole, Chris Woods, Scott Hamilton, Al Cohn, Bud Shank, Bill Usselton, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Spike Robinson, James Moody, Sonny Stitt, Pepper Adams, Lew Tabakin, Bud Freeman, Rickey Ford, Red Holloway, Eric Schneider, Houston Person, Frank Wess, Rickey Woodard, Holly Hoffman, Charles McPherson, Nick Brignola, Nino Tempo, Tommy Newson, Harold Land, Plas Johnson, Andrew Gross, Teddy Edwards, David "Fathead" Newman, Ken Peplowski, Jeff Clayton, Hank Crawford, John Denman, Mark Colby, Allan Vaché, Dave Valentin, Victor Goines, Virginia Mayhew, Buddy DeFranco, Evan Christopher, Brice Winston, Lucas Pino, Sam Most
Other instrumentalists: Frank Marocco (accordion), Poncho Sanchez (congas), Joe DeFrancesco (organ), Bob Cooper (vibes), Tarik Winston (tap dancer), Art Van Damme (accordion), Sam Pilafian (tuba), The Jazz Devils (a band), Warren Wolf (vibes), Noah Freedman (violin), Kirk Joseph (tuba), Aaron Weinstein
(violin)
Vocalists: Joe Williams, Carrie Smith, Ernie Andrews, Etta Jones, JoAnne Horton, Margaret Whiting, Dennis Rowland, Linda Hopkins, Kevin Mahogany, Nancy Gee, Ruth Brown, Ian Shaw, Sandy Graham, Carmen Bradford, Barbara Morrison, Chris Murrell, Bill Henderson, Topsy Chapman, Dee Daniels
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