West Coast Jazz Party 2003

[Elliot]

I recently moved from New York to Orange County, California, so I'm looking forward to this one:<p> <a href=http://www.steamerscafe.com/westcoastjazzparty/> west coast jazz party</a>.

[clinthopson]

Eliott,

We'll be there, this is our fifth year and we love it, Especially the harbor jazz brunch cruiseAll straight ahead jazz.

If you have the stamina, you can put in about 25 hours!

[Elliot]

Clint,
I couldn't talk my wife into joining me, so I think I will skip the cruise and be at the Friday and Saturday night sessions.

[Elliot]

Friday, Aug 29, 2003

Lobby Bar 4:00-5:00pm Kenny Drew, Jr. (p), Lynn Seaton (b

Grand Ballroom
7:05-7:45PM Ken Peplowski , Dan Barrett, Scotty Barnhart, John Cambell, Bob Maize, Tim Pleasant

7:55-8:40PM Judy Roberts (p/vocal), Lynn Seaton, Jeff Hamilton

8:50-9:20PM Wycliffe Gordon, Dan Barrett, Kenny Drew, Jr., Chuck Berghofer, Tim Pleasant

9:30-10:15pm Scott Hamilton, John Campbell, Bob Maize, Butch Miles

10:30-11:30pm Joey DeFrancisco Trio featuring Jeff Hamilton & Ron Eschete

Lobby Bar 11:35-12:30AM Rickey Woodard, Wycliffe Gordon, Judy Roberts, Dan Faehnle, Chuck Berghofer, Butch Miles




Saturday, Aug 30, 2003

By The Pool 12 noon-1:00pm Ann Patterson's Maiden Voyage

1:15-2:15pm Joey DeFrancesco Trio with Jeff Hamilton & Ron Eschete plus Rickey Woodard
2:30-3:30pm Maiden Voyage

Lobby Bar
3:00-4:00pm Scott Hamilton, Alan Broadbent, Bob Maize

Grand Ballroom
7:05-7:40PM Kenny Drew, Jr., Lynn Seaton, Jeff Hamilton, Dan Faehnle

7:50-8:35PM Kristin Korb (b/vocals), Scotty Barnhart, Gerald Wiggins, Joe LaBarbera

8:50-9:35pm The Comedy of Pete Barbutti, (John Campbell, Kristin Korb, Butch Miles)

9:45-10:20pm Wycliffe Gordon (tb/vocals), Gerald Wiggins, Bob Maize, Butch Miles, Dan Faehnle

10:35-11:30pm “The Three Tenors” ….Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowski & Rickey Woodard with Alan Broadbent, Lynn Seaton, Jeff Hamilton

Lobby Bar 11:30-12:30AM Scotty Barnhart, Wycliffe Gordon, John Campbell, Bob Maize, Joe LaBarbera






Sunday, Aug 31, 2003-Jazz Cruise

Sunday Brunch Jazz Cruise- Hornblower Yacht’s Entertainer,

Newport Harbor: 10:00am: Buses depart in front of the Marriott.

Top Deck 10:30-11:15am Gerald Clayton Trio with Miles Mosley, Kevin Kanner

11:30-12:15pm John Campbell, Miles Mosley, Kevin Kanner

12:30-1:15pm Judy Roberts, Bob Maize

1:25-2:00pm Gerald Clayton Trio, with Miles Mosley, Kevin Kanner

Middle Deck 11:00-11:45am Judy Roberts (p/vocals), Bob Maize, Joe LaBarbera, Ken Peplowski (t/s)

12:noon-12:45pm Rickey Woodard, Gerald Clayton, Dan Faehnle, Kristin Korb, Joe LaBarbera

1:00-1:45pm Ken Peplowski (cl), John Campbell (vibes), Kenny Drew, Jr., Kristin Korb, Butch Miles

Lower Deck 11:15-12noon Wycliffe Gordon, Scotty Barnhart, Alan Broadbent, Chuck Berghofer,_Tim Pleasant

12:15-1:00pm Tamir Hendelman , Chuck Berghofer, Tim Pleasant

1:15-2:00pm “Hamilton & Hamilton” with Scott Hamilton, Jeff Hamilton, Alan Broadbent, Lynn Seaton



Sunday, August 31, 2003-Irvine Marriott

Lobby Bar
4:00-5:00PM Dan Faehnle, with Lynn Seaton

Grand Ballroom 7:05-7:40PM “Basie Swing” with Butch Miles featuring Scotty Barnhart, Kenny Drew, Jr., Lynn Seaton, Dan Faehnle

7:50-8:35pm Wycliffe Gordon, Scott Hamilton, Rickey Woodard, Tom Ranier, Bob Maize,Frank Capp

8:50-9:30pm Ken Peplowski Quartet with TBA pianist, John Campbell (p/vibes) Chuck Berghofer, Butch Miles

9:40-10:25pm Jeff Hamilton Trio with Tamir Hendelman (p) & Christoph Luty (b)

10:45-11:45pm Frank Capp Juggernaut featuring Ernie Andrews

Lobby Bar
11:45-12:45AM Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Kenny Drew, Jr., Lynn Seaton, Jeff Hamilton, Dan Faehnle

[Valerie]

This used to be pretty much the "whitest of white" jazz events (with few exceptions) but I see that they have at least six African-Americans this time around!! Could it be that Orange County is finally getting a little hipper?!?

Sorry, guys, just couldn't resist it!!!

[GoodSpeak]

Originally posted by Valerie
Could it be that Orange County is finally getting a little hipper?!?

Nah.

But they do allow Liberals to visit now ;-)

[GoodSpeak]

Clint,

Tell me...is this the concert you're involved with?

[Elliot]

Originally posted by GoodSpeak
Nah.

But they do allow Liberals to visit now ;-)

They even allow a few of us to live here now.

[GoodSpeak]

Originally posted by Elliot
They even allow a few of us to live here now.

That IS good news ;-)

[Back in the day when I lived in Costa Misery, er, Mesa we Liberals needed to keep our heads down and eyes open.]


If I'm in the OC area at that time, I'll try to take in the show.

[hornplayer]

Some of my favorite people are on the bill! would love to be there.... Scotty Barnhart, Butch Miles, John Campbell, Judy Roberts, Jeff Hamilton.... to name a few

[clinthopson]

Yes Virginia, Orange County has changed. We now have a Democrat congresswoman and Democrat members of the state legislature.

The righties lose ground every day.

Back to the important stuff - JAZZ!

We always look forward to Kenny Drew's playing. What a powerhouse!

I won't go into also the players of color who have played at the Party, but there have been a lot over the years like Gerald Wilson, Ray Brown, Byron Stripling, Henry Johnson and Sherman Ferguson.

I usually skip the concert by the pool because the acoustics aren't the best but this year I'm looking forward to seeing Anne Patterson's wonderful Maiden Voyage band.

The harbor cruise is a blast, you get a chance to visit with the players and the food is outstanding.

Plus it's not a mob scene wit a lot of marginal and even non-jazz players like the Playboy.

That's just one man's opinion.

[Elliot]

Now confirmed, I will be there Friday and Saturday nights.
Stop by and say hello.