The Township Jazz Festival
is pleased to announce
the 2010 Festival will be headlined
by the incomparable
MOSE ALLISON.

Mose is a multi-Grammy winner and a legend in the music industry. Known as "The William Faulkner of Jazz," he has enjoyed a long career as pianist, singer and songwriter. Beyond his reputation as an engaging and hip entertainer, there are few living musicians who have had such a strong influence on the development of other artists.

As one writer recently said: “Mose is now at the peak of his performing career. Although maybe this last statement is not quite true as he seems to continue to improve on perfection.”

Please visit Mose's website for his official bio.

ALSO APPEARING:

Also featured at this year's event will be metro area jazz favorites LISA PALMER and the KNIGHT BRUCE GROUP, bassist/vocalist RAPHAEL SEMMES (voted "Best Jazz Musician" in this year's Jackson Free Press readers poll) and the "FUSION" ALL STARS, and back by popular demand, closing out the show... guitar virtuoso BARRY LEACH's soul-jazz group "THE VAMPS" a perennial crowd favorite.

STUDENT MUSICIANS PERFORMING:

In keeping with KERIOTH CORPORATION's support of education and youth in the arts, there will also be performances by the JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE (under the direction of Dr. Russell Thomas,Jr.) as well as the MADISON CENTRAL JAZZ BAND (under the direction of Terry Miller) and the JACKSON ACADEMY JAZZ BAND (under the direction of Bruce Carter).

Another "QUALITY OF LIFE" EVENT at THE TOWNSHIP from KERIOTH CORPORATION:

This "family-friendly" event will also feature a special staging area for student dance performances and activities and food and beverages will be available for purchase. The festival begins at 12 NOON and will be held RAIN or SHINE.There is no admission charge with "festival seating" and lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged.Parking is available and early arrival is suggested.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

For more details on the TOWNSHIP JAZZ FESTIVAL and information regarding sponsorship opportunities for this event contact KERIOTH CORPORATION at (601)-368-9950 or FUSION COFFEEHOUSE (601)-856-6001. For music information contact RAPHAEL SEMMES MUSIC: rsemmes@bellsouth.net

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MUSIC PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
on the "Fusion Coffeehouse Stage"

12 noon -12:45... JACKSON ACADEMY JAZZ BAND

1 pm - 1:45... MADISON CENTRAL JAZZ BAND

2 pm - 2:45... JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE

3 pm - 3:45... RAPHAEL SEMMES & FUSION ALL STARS

4 pm - 4:45... LISA PALMER & THE KNIGHT BRUCE GROUP

5 pm - 6:00.. .MOSE ALLISON

6:15 pm- 7:00... THE VAMPS

*Times subject to change

Jazzin' Up the Holidays
Sponsored by: MorganWhiteGroup

Our December 20 session featured:

eZra Brown (via Video Conference)
Barry Leach
Raphael Semmes
Terry Miller
Adib Sabir

Wow, what a show! For our holiday grand finale had a little bit of everything: Barry's guitar, Terry's trumpet, Raph's bass, Adib's percussion and vocals, a sit-in performance by Rufus... and the icing on the cake: the unforgetbly unique experience of having eZra Brown perform live over video conference! Mr. Brown was snowed in up in New York, but we couldn't let a Holiday Jazz Series go by without eZra's rendition of O Holy Night. So we fired up our trusty MacBooks and the magic of technology did the rest. It was truly a memorable performance for all involved... especially the standing-room only crowd on hand (many thanks to all those who joined us for the afternoon).

Watch the video of eZra's solo on YouTube....

Below is the audio from the in-house performances.

Download the first half of the performance (60 MB)

Download the last part of the performance (25 MB)

Our December 13 session featured:

Knight Bruce
Lisa Palmer
Todd Bobo
Raphael Semmes

Download the second half of the performance (60 MB)

Our December 6 session featured:

Jewell Bass
Sergio Fernandez
Jessie Primier III
Raphael Semmes

Download the first half of the performance (62 MB)

Download the second half of the performance (70 MB)

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Our November 30 session featured:

Raphael Semmes
Dr. Russell Thomas, Jr.
Dowell Taylor

Download the first half of the performance (50 MB)

Our November 15 session featured
Rhonda Richmond

Download the first half of the performance (47 MB)

Download the first half of the performance (30 MB)

Our November 8 session featured
Bob Davidson
Jimmy
Raphael Semmes

Download the first half of the performance (60 MB)

Download the first half of the performance (65 MB)

Our November 1 session featured
Swing de Paris

Download the first half of the performance (76 MB)

The 2nd Annual Township Jazz Festival was another big success! Many thanks to all of you that braved the rain and enjoyed an afternoon of live jazz. And special thanks to Kerioth Corp. for providing the roof over our heads so nobody got wet.

Here are some recordings from the festival:

Barry's Blues by The Fusion Coffeehouse All-Stars

Blue Drag by Swing de Paris

Rythm and Strings by Rhonda Richmond

Route 66 by The Knight Bruce Group with Jewel Bass

Samba 64 by The Vamps

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