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Our Mission
The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival Concert Series will be held each summer at venues around
the city of Salem, Massachusetts. Over time, the Festival will become a self-sustaining entity,
which raises money through consistent corporate sponsorship and special events. Proceeds
will support music education in Salem and fund the Festival.
Overview
The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival will recreate and renew the city's vibrant jazz scene that began
at the Salem Willows in the 1920s, when Duke Ellington and other musicians from the Big Band
era played there. The Festival's aim is to build on that rich musical history by adding soul and
funk to the foundation of jazz laid down in the early '20s. Festival concerts will spotlight the
wealth of talented musicians on
Boston’s North Shore, and is expected to become one of New England's premier music
events.
On April 21, 2007, we staged our first fund raising event. This was a terrific success, having
sold out tickets to performances by Barrence Whitfield, The Boston Horns, Los Sugar Kings,
Eric Reardon and Catfish Lucy, with free food, auction items and a raffle. Our series continued
throughout the summer, culminating in the main outdoor music festival at the Salem Willows on
August 18.
The Festival
The first annual Salem Jazz and Soul Festival was a hit! Some highlights:
The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival Concert Series will be held each summer at venues around
the city of Salem, Massachusetts. Over time, the Festival will become a self-sustaining entity,
which raises money through consistent corporate sponsorship and special events. Proceeds
will support music education in Salem and fund the Festival.
Overview
The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival will recreate and renew the city's vibrant jazz scene that began
at the Salem Willows in the 1920s, when Duke Ellington and other musicians from the Big Band
era played there. The Festival's aim is to build on that rich musical history by adding soul and
funk to the foundation of jazz laid down in the early '20s. Festival concerts will spotlight the
wealth of talented musicians on
Boston’s North Shore, and is expected to become one of New England's premier music
events.
On April 21, 2007, we staged our first fund raising event. This was a terrific success, having
sold out tickets to performances by Barrence Whitfield, The Boston Horns, Los Sugar Kings,
Eric Reardon and Catfish Lucy, with free food, auction items and a raffle. Our series continued
throughout the summer, culminating in the main outdoor music festival at the Salem Willows on
August 18.
The Festival
The first annual Salem Jazz and Soul Festival was a hit! Some highlights:
- Over 5,000 people enjoyed Festival events throughout the summer
- Dozens of artists shared their music at 25 events
- Nearly 100 volunteers helped make the Festival a success
- 5 Festival Sponsors, 6 Charleshurst Sponors, and countless others donated goods and
services to the cause - 40 vendors sold arts and crafts at the Festival
- $2500 was raised for public music education programs in Salem.
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The Salem News, May 9, 2008
Berklee students set to swing into Salem
By Tom Dalton, Staff writer
SALEM — The Berklee College of Music is about as good as it gets.
A real "who's who" of the music world — Branford Marsalis, Melissa Etheridge,
Paula Cole, John Mayer, Diana Krall and Quincy Jones, among many others —
have attended the school. Even "Tonight Show" band leader Kevin Eubanks went
to Berklee.
Tomorrow, the famous Boston music college is coming to Salem for the first of
four Berklee Summer Series performances. The free concerts by student music
groups will be outdoors in Derby Square (in front of Old Town Hall) from 5 to 7 p.m.
"You're getting some of the best we have," said Mitzi Dorbu, a Berklee
spokeswoman. (Read entire article...)
Berklee students set to swing into Salem
By Tom Dalton, Staff writer
SALEM — The Berklee College of Music is about as good as it gets.
A real "who's who" of the music world — Branford Marsalis, Melissa Etheridge,
Paula Cole, John Mayer, Diana Krall and Quincy Jones, among many others —
have attended the school. Even "Tonight Show" band leader Kevin Eubanks went
to Berklee.
Tomorrow, the famous Boston music college is coming to Salem for the first of
four Berklee Summer Series performances. The free concerts by student music
groups will be outdoors in Derby Square (in front of Old Town Hall) from 5 to 7 p.m.
"You're getting some of the best we have," said Mitzi Dorbu, a Berklee
spokeswoman. (Read entire article...)
MANAMI MORITA
Performing at the Berklee Summer
Series at Derby Square
August 9, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
A native of Saitama, Japan, Morita
started playing classical piano at 4. At
the time, she hated classical piano
lessons. Once she discovered jazz,
she was hooked. Later, when Morita
received a scholarship to study at
Berklee, she put aside thoughts of
doing anything other than following her
dream of playing jazz. This expressive
and energetic pianist was recently
awarded the Mary Jane Earnhart
Endowed Scholarship.
More about Manami Morita...
Performing at the Berklee Summer
Series at Derby Square
August 9, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
A native of Saitama, Japan, Morita
started playing classical piano at 4. At
the time, she hated classical piano
lessons. Once she discovered jazz,
she was hooked. Later, when Morita
received a scholarship to study at
Berklee, she put aside thoughts of
doing anything other than following her
dream of playing jazz. This expressive
and energetic pianist was recently
awarded the Mary Jane Earnhart
Endowed Scholarship.
More about Manami Morita...
The SJSF/Berklee Summer
Series is sponsored by:
Series is sponsored by:
And with the support of a
Grant from:
Grant from:
| Posters designed by Daksayani Design |
THE SALEM ARTS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES "FREEZE FRAME: SHAKE,
RATTLE AND ROLL" An Exhibit of Musical Moments in Time by Salem Jazz and
Soul Festival Photographer, Tom Uellner.
See the exhibit on August 9 from 10AM to 4PM, and August 10 from Noon to 4PM
in Old Town Hall. Get all the details here.
