2012 JazzTrax Festival Program

Stranded on an Island with 30 Different Stars of Smooth Jazz....... continued from page 7Brian Culbertson continuedWell, only for Barry Manilow shows outsideLas Vegas as he is re p resented by StilletoManagement, Barry's own company. Hislatest No. 1 Song, “Your Smile” (his 13thNo. 1 Song) raced to the Top of the SmoothJazz Charts, as he shared Stages acro s sAmerica this past Summer with DavidS a n b o rn, on The Dream To u r. A year agohe nabbed 6 Oasis Jazz Aw a rds includingBest Entert a i n e r, Best Keyboardist, BestSong, Best Album, Best Collaboration, andBest Male Artist of the Ye a r.SAXOPHONIST EUGE GROOVEBallroom Performance:Saturday Afternoon, October 13SAXOPHONIST JACKIEM JOYNERBallroom Performance:Sunday Afternoon, October 14D O T S E R O (BAND)Ballroom Performance:Saturday Afternoon, August 13Having taken their name from a smallRocky Mountain town. DOTSERO means'something unique' according to Ute NativeAmerican legend. It was spelled DOT-ZERO on earliest geographical railro a dmaps. Led by 2 brothers, Stephen Watts onSaxophone. David Watts on Guitar. Firstspotted off their 1990 debut 'Off theBeaten Path,' even as the town namet h e y ' re derived from is, just off the path ofInterstate 70 headed into the Rockies forVail and Aspen. You are most likely to findthe band at the Jazz Club in downtownDenver they forged in 1998. Jack@Jacks,located in the heart of the Mile High city'sexclusive downtown entertainment Mecca:The Denver Pavilions Mall. Not only highlyinvolved in the club's ownership. Theya re the house band, creating their compositionsand live perf o rmance from the centerof Denver's nightlife. Last year Dotserowon 2 of the most highly sought after ofJ a z z Trax NODS. JazzTrax Best Album of2011 for 'Storyhouse,' and JazzTrax BestSong of 2011 for 'Kansas Ballet Song.'Steven Eugene Grove is a native ofHagerstown, Maryland, but graduate ofUniversity of Miami School of Music in1984. His self titled solo debut came in2000. His first hit single “Vinyl” instantlyput him on the air across the boomingSmooth Jazz Radio and “Sneak A Peak”garnered a Song of the Year nod by the2001 Oasis/Smooth Jazz Awards. Buthis No. l hits just kept on and keep oncoming. “Slam Dunk,” “Rewind,” “Livin'Large,” “XXL,” “Get Em Goin” (no. 1 for 2months,) “Born 2 Groove,” Religify,” ALLhit No. 1 on the Smooth Jazz Charts.First spotted when he replaced RichardElliot in Tower of Power late 80's. JoeCocker next hired him. Then the mother ofall gigs. He has been Tina Turner's touringsaxophonist for over a decade, on herWorld Tours of 2000 and most recently2008. 2011's '7ven Large,' representedhis 7th release. But it was his blockbuster'Born2Groove' that grabbed the JazzTraxBest Album of 2007 highest of high honors.Including a JazzTrax Top 10 Song in“Slow Jam.” In September he releasedAlbum No. 8 ‘The House of Groove.’Born in Norfolk, but graduated from highschool in Rochester, New York. He cameback to Virginia briefly where at age 21Keyboardist Marcus Johnson hired him onas saxman in his band, 2001-2004.Jackiem and his new bride Lola thenmigrated to Los Angeles in 2003, to seeif he could make it in the West CoastSmooth Jazz scene. Spotted by RichardElliot and Rick Braun for their new recordlabel he was the first signed to ArtizenMusic Group. His solo debut 'BabySoul'which earned him the 2007 JazzTraxDebut Artist of the Year honors camesimultaneous to being hired as saxman inKeiko Matsui's band. He juggles that jobto this day with his hit making solo career.'Lil Man Soul,' his 2nd solo project contained2 of Smooth Jazz Radio's biggestNo. l songs 2009/2010. “I'm Waitingfor You,” written for the families of soldiersserving in Iraq, sat at No. 1 for 12 consecutiveweeks, literally 3 months and wasranked the No. 2 Song of the entire yearfor 2009 by Billboard. “Take Me There,”had a 6 week run at the top of the Charts.In a 1 year period Jackiem ruled the top ofthe charts with these 2 songs for over 3months, one fourth of the year. End ofOctober will see the release of a brandnew CD, ‘Church Boy.’Don’t Miss the Stars of Smooth Jazz on theFloating Stage on Big Bear Lake next June.Artist Line-Up will Unfold Nov., Dece., Jan.825 Years, a Qu a rter Ce n t u ry of Ja z z Trax on Catalina Island 1987-2012 www. Ja z z Tra x . c o m