Salem Jazz and Soul Festival

GRACE KELLY QUINTET website
At only 17 years old, Grace Kelly has made a big
mark on the jazz world. She’s recorded or
performed with some of the best including
Wynton Marsalis, Keith Lockhart and the Boston
Pops, Harry Connick Jr., Lee Konitz, Phil Woods,
and Dave Brubeck. She’s taken the stage at
some of the world’s most prestigious venues,
just a few of which include Carnegie Hall,
Birdland, Kennedy Center, Tanglewood Jazz
Festival, and a major 50th Grammy Awards
party. Among the highlights of her media
appearances are NPR’s “Day To Day”, “Here
and Now” and “Piano Jazz” as well as Fox TV's
“20th Anniversary Special of the Simpsons.”
She’s been featured in leading publications like
LA Times, Downbeat, Jazziz, Jazz Times, Boston
Globe, Washington Post, and many others. Her
music has earned accolades from all over the
world, mostly recently including winning the
Boston Music Awards “Best Jazz Act in Boston”
in 2008 and 2009, and BMA’s “Outstanding Jazz
Act of the Year” in 2008, a category she was
again nominated for in 2009. She’s the
youngest ever performer named "Alto
Saxophone Rising Star" in 57th Downbeat
Critics Poll.

DWIGHT & NICOLE website
Highly acclaimed underground soul/blues duo
Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson have been
knocking out music fans and critics with their
profound blend of American music. Equal parts
60’s soul, 40’s jazz and Delta Blues, they have
performed with an eclectic mix of
groundbreaking musicians including Buddy
Guy, Dr. Maya Angelou, The Funk Brothers,
Chuck Berry, Mavis Staples, Dr. John and Carly
Simon.

THE SUGALITO GUITAR TRIO, featuring
Patino Vazquez, Justin Piper and Jeff
Buckridge website
The Sugalito Guitar Trio consists of veteran
musicians in the Boston scene: Patino Vazquez,
Justin Piper, and Jeff Buckridge. They play an
amalgam of Latin, jazz, classical, world, and
popular music. The group patterns its sound
after famous acoustic guitar groups like
McLaughlin, DiMeola, and DeLucia, Rodrigo y
Gabriela, and the California Guitar Trio. Vazquez
leads the venerable Latin rock band Los Sugar
Kings. Piper is an accomplished jazz and
classical player with a list of instructors that’s a
who's who of jazz greats (Charlie Banacos, Jerry
Bergonzi, George Garzone and Ben Monder).
Jeff Buckridge is the guitar player and one of the
founding members of the Boston Horns, a
jazz/funk band that has headlined festivals and
toured internationally.

PETER FELEDE'S IN THE WEEDS website
Peter Fedele will be performing jazz and Latin
standards as well as original compositions on
acoustic and electric guitar.

THE NORTH SHORE GOSPEL
AMBASSADORS, featuring Sweet Willie D
and Lisa Marie website
The North Shore Gospel Ambassadors area
group of talented singers and musicians who
share the love of Gospel Music. Created by
Sweet Wille D (who is an ordained Deacon in
the Baptist Church) the group intends to share
the Soulful sound of "old school" throughout
New England . Well known for his amazing
blues and soul singing and always joyful stage
presence, don't miss this chance to hear Sweet
Willie D performing his first love - Gospel.
Joining Willie for this show is Lisa Marie, also
well known throughout New England for her
soulful blues performances with her band, All
Shook Up.

The 4th Annual Salem Jazz and Soul Festival took place at the Salem Willows
in Salem, MA on Saturday, August 21 & Sunday, August 22. This free,
family-friendly event featured 2 days of live music, music education classes,
an arts and crafts fair, and a kid's play tent. We also had our first ever 21+
beer garden, sponsored by Ipswich Ale.

2010 SALEM JAZZ AND SOUL FESTIVAL
@ Salem Willows, 167 Fort Avenue, Salem, MA
Saturday, August 21, 10:30 am - 7:00 pm
Sunday, August 22, Noon - 6:00 pm
P rintable schedule
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SAM KININGER BAND website
A saxophone legend, Berklee alum, and all-
clubs across the country. Kininger has been in
legendary funk/soul groups since the beginning,
including Lettuce, Soulive and the Brotherhood
of Groove. He has also performed with larger
pop acts including Dave Matthews and Wyclef
Jean. As a solo artist, Sam has developed a
distinctive, organic sound on the saxophone that
is strongly expressive. He consistently
demonstrates his technical dexterity and
rhythmic precision while maintaining an honest
and innovative exploration of musical
improvisation.

EMPEROR NORTON'S STATIONARY
MARCHING BAND website
Spreading their gospel of spontaneous creativity
and rampant self-expression, ENSMB brings a
passion and playfulness to the stage that
challenges audiences to not just sit and watch
the world around them, but instead rise up and
join the show of life, in all its wondrous variety.
With their festive and frolicking vibe, you better
believe that ENSMB & the Madcap Rumpus
Society will have you not just dancing, but
oohing and aahing over the musical and
acrobatic feats you'll witness, and maybe even
wishing that you too could run away and join the
circus. With a special performance by the
Boston Circus Guild.

MISS TESS AND THE BON TON
PARADE website
Similar to artists such at Tom Waits, Randy
Newman, Madeleine Peyroux, or Dan Hicks and
His Hot Licks, Miss Tess draws inspiration from
older styles of music, and uses those sounds in
the service of her own personality. Her latest
album makes use of varied instrumentation
including country-tinged pedal steel, a three part
horn section, barroom piano, and a lonesome
banjo. Her music is interspersed with up-tempo
playful ditties, mournful love songs, and offbeat
charmers. Critics have had a hard time
assigning Tess’s music to a specific genre; in
2008 she won a Boston Music Award for
"Outstanding Folk Artist of the Year", yet in 2009
she received a nomination for "Best Jazz Act".

DOPAPOD website
Since its inception in 2007, Dopapod has grown
from an eclectic organ drum duo to a five piece
funk-jam sensation, adding guitarist Rob
Compa, bassist Chuck Jones, and
percussionist Neal “Fro” Evans. Dopapod’s
debut album, “Radar” has received critical
acclaim from national publications such as
Performer Magazine, calling Dopapod’s
members “incredibly talented musicians”, and
that the band has “set the bar respectfully high
for their first full length recording”. Dopapod has
shared the stage with many great bands and
musicians such as Sam Kininger (Soulive,
Lettuce) Biodeisel (Johnny Rabb) Dave Grippo
(Phish, Trey Anastasio) Timo Shanko (G-Love n
Special Sauce) Dana Colley (Morphine) Mr.
Rourke (Club D'elf) and more. Dopapod has big
plans for 2010, including a new album, and
more east coast tours in the works.

TRICK BAG website
This group consists of four unique individuals,
each bringing his own distinct interpretation of
the New Orleans-style of funk makes up the
band’s sound to the table. They put a spin on
classics by the Meters and other staples of the
New Orleans sound, and add a peppering of
original songs that take that kind of feel-good,
tight-yet-loose grooves to new places. The
influences are many: some jazz over here…
some African influence over there… a little Miles
Davis mixed with some Stevie Wonder… a little
bit of Maceo Parker sitting in with Sly & The
Family Stone added to the mix. They’ve enjoyed
sharing the stage with acts like Chubby Checker
and Frankie Avalon, and have performed on-
and off-Broadway as well.

ERIC REARDON & GLOBAL STEW website
“… a very inventive player, way beyond his years
in terms of being able to just jam and go with it.
His solos are seamless. He's got really great
ears, not only for someone his age, but for
anyone." – James Montgomery

SALEM HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ B AND
Featuring SHS's greatest jazz students!

And in the VIP Juke Joint...

THE ERINN BROWN BAND website
Erinn Brown, the singer/ songwriter/ musician is
sultry with an edge. She has a soulful,original
style fusing folk, blues/rock and funk. She fronts
the 4-piece Erinn Brown Band.

DENNIS BRENNAN website
Boston has a music legacy that needs no
introduction. Think of the J. Geils Band,
Morphine, and Willie Alexander for starters. At
the heart of the scene, though, is an artist like
Dennis Brennan. He's a cagey veteran who
hasn't won similar fame but can electrify
audiences with his ability to cross brilliantly from
rock to soul, blues, country, and jazz, while
breathing fresh life into each. On several nights
a week, Brennan bops around New England
clubs with a passion that is all too rare in today's
homogenized music climate.

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