The grass is greener for Jazz BlowOut
Advertiser Staff
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| The Honoka'a High School Jazz Band traveled from the Big Island for the concert.
8th Annual Great Hawaii Jazz BlowOut Noon-midnight Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday Great Lawn, Kapi'olani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road Advance tickets: $15 each day, or $25 both days; discounts for seniors, military, students At the gate: $20 each day, $30 both days Those in wheelchairs and kids 6 and younger admitted free 734-0397, 955-8821 Note: Sorry, no individual tents or cooking apparatus allowed |
The festival, which was held at Kapono's at Aloha Tower Marketplace for the past couple of years, features two stages of music, and food and drinks tents. As an added attraction, the KIPO Blues Night takes over one stage Saturday night.
Here's the schedule:
Saturday
Lawn Stage
Noon — Honolulu Jazz Band
Leader, Jonathan Kea; saxophone, Dave Fukuhara, Bob Marvit, Jack Morse, Bill Smith; trombone, Darryl Agena, Dick Bowman, Chris Brainard, Boogia Bugarin; trumpet, Wilfred Goto, Tim Gruber, Ken Hara, Rodney Kaneshiro, Mark Minasian; bass, Eli Cabildo; guitar, Vern Kimoto; piano, Carol Morse; drums, Ben Marx.
12:45 p.m. — Klezmer Jazz Band
Flute, Mark Weinstein; reeds, Dr. Jazz; guitar/banjo, Tom Chun; drums, George Hurd; bass, Ernie Provencher.
1:15 p.m. — Deems Tsutakawa, piano; and Dave Yamasaki, guitar
2:30 p.m. — Swingin' Tradewinds Jass Band
Leader, Jack Morse; baritone sax, sax, Charlie Rowe; clarinet, Red Morris; trombone and banjo, Mike Sakamoto; keyboards, Carol Morse; drums, Stephen Ambush; tuba and bass, Wally Yamamoto.
3:45 p.m. — City of Refuge Gospel Choir and Band
5 p.m. — PBS Big Band
Leaders, Phil and Bob Scellato; trumpet, Phil and Bob Scellato, Russell Ishida, Ken Hara; trombone, Russ Lum, Mark Miyamoto, John Kimura, Thomas Hesch; sax, Aaron Aranita, Steve Meier, Wayne Kawahara, Jonathan Cabagbag, John Lundgren; drums, Chuck James; bass, Ernie Provencher; piano, Les Peetz; trombone, Les Benedict; guest vocalist, Sonya Mendez.
6:15 p.m. — Aaron Aranita's Latin Vibes
Sax, Aaron Aranita; keyboards, Scott Takada; bass, Alden Tokuzato; percussion, Rogerio Araujo.
7:30 p.m. — Gabe Baltazar and Friends
Sax, Gabe Baltazar; piano, Rich Crandall; bass, Ernie Provencher; drums, Chuck James.
8:45 p.m. — Valery Ponomarev and Rich Crandall
Trumpet, Valery Ponomarev; piano, Rich Crandall; bass, Martin Zenker; sax, Aaron Aranita; drums, Stacy Tangonan.
10 p.m. — Honoka'a Hawai'i Jazz Band
Leader, Gary Washburn.
11 p.m. — University of Hawai'i Jazz Band
Leader, Pat Hennessey.
Wine Stage
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| Saxophonist Gabe Baltazar is among the dozens of performers at this weekend's jazz festival at Kapi'olani Community College. |
12:30 p.m. — Jimmy Funai Band
Leader, Jimmy Funai on guitar; vocals and harmonica, Corey Funai; keyboards, Hal Mita; drums, Eien Hunter; bass, Miles Jackson; trumpet, Marcel Porter.
1:45 p.m. — The Proverbial Tiger
Bass, Brandon Turner; guitar, Dan Cole; drums, Andy Robbins.
3 p.m. — Satomi Yarimizo and Friends
Satomi Yarimizo, piano; bass, Ernie Provencher; drums, Adam Baron.
3:30 p.m. — Mark Mallory Trio
Leader, Mark Mallory on piano; bass, Ed Chenowith; drums, Steve Bader.
4:45 p.m. — Duchicela: Music of the Andes
6 p.m. — Mark Weinstein, flute.
Guitar, Dave Yamasaki; bass, Ernie Provencher; drums, Jerome James.
KIPO Blues Night at the Wine Stage
7:15 p.m. — Jeff Said No!
Leader, Jeff Ilardi on drums; vocals, Bob Frost; guitar, Gene Evans; keyboards, Mark Tanouye.
8:15 p.m. — Bobby Thursby Band
Leader, Bobby Thursby on vocals and keyboards; sax, Billy P.; bass, Edmundo Conto; guitar, Chris Vandercook; drums, Victor Murano.
9:30 p.m. — Bluzilla
Leader, Corey Funai on vocals and blues harp; drums, Paul Gomes; bass, Robert Joyce; guitar, Mark Pearlman.
10:45 p.m. — Boogie and James Ronstadt
Guitar and vocals, Dion Scott; James Ronstadt, blues harp.
Sunday
Lawn Stage
11 a.m. — Chris Cerna Bluegrass Jazz
Leader, Chris Cerna on piano; other performers to be announced.
Noon — The Jazz Alliance
Leader, Ryan Enderle, bass; drums, Michael Sommers; guitar, Alex Nikiforoff; flute, Daniel Pardo.
1 p.m. — Valery Ponomarev and the Young Lions
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; bass, Mark Tanouye; guitar, Gilbert Batangan; drums, Eien Hunter; sax, Aaron Hill.
2:15 p.m. — Iolani Jazz Band
Leader, Curtis Abe on trombone.
3:15 p.m. — Joey Stuckey with The Milestones
Leader, Miles Jackson on bass; vocals and guitar, Joey Stuckey; drums, Peter Factora; piano, Aaron Aranita.
4:30 p.m. — Nueva Vida and Anita Hall
Leader, Robert Shinoda on guitar; sax, David Choy; bass, Arex Ikehara; drums, Phil Bennett; piano, Aaron Nelson; vocalist, Anita Hall.
5:45 p.m. — Deshannon Higa Sextet
Leader, Deshannon Higa on trumpet; guitar, Robert Shinoda; drums, Jerome James; bass, Randy Aloya; piano, Hal Mita; percussion, Brandon Tucay.
7 p.m. — Jerome James and NY HI
Leader, Jerome James, drums; piano, Clemens Tobias Orth; bass, Keith Hiraoka.
7:30 p.m. — Jam session
Wine stage
11 a.m. — Ginai Quartet
Vocals, Ginai; guitar, Todd Adamski; drums, Stacy Tangonan; piano, Aaron Aranita; bass, Eric Richardson.
Noon — Shari Lynn and Fascinatin' Rhythm
Vocals, Shari Lynn; piano, Ray Kaneyama; bass, Lee Humes; drums, Sonny Froman.
1:15 p.m. — Azure McCall
Vocals, Azure McCall; bass, Bruce Hamada; piano, Jim Howard.
2:30 p.m. — Two Shades of Blue
Vocals, Melody Heidel; guitar, Dale Machado.
3:15 p.m. — Cheryl Bartlett
Vocals, Cheryl Bartlett; guitar, Bobbie Nishida.
4 p.m. — Rachel Gonzales
Vocals, Rachel Gonzales; bass, Ernie Provencher; piano, Les Peetz.
5 p.m. — PBS Little Big Band
Trumpets, Phil and Bob Scellato; piano, Aaron Aranita, bass, Ernie Provencher; drums, Chuck James; tenor sax, John Lundgren; alto sax, Steve Meier.
6:15 p.m. — Winston Raval Trio
Piano, Winston Raval; bass, Lou Benanto; drums, Jerome James.
7:30 p.m. — Jam session
