2012 JazzTrax Festival Program

A Quarter Century of Smooth Jazz in the Avalon Ballroom...looking out to Sea ......continued from page 14Saxophone Band ‘Gentlemen of theNight,’ evolved to ‘Sax AND the City.’Young Vincent Ingala just this Fall joiningPaul and Marion.HAMMOND B 3 ORGANISTBOOKER T. JONESBallroom Appearance:Friday Evening, October 19No one can forget the 60's and Booker Tand the M.G.'s 1962 breakout from theMemphis scene. He wrote the ClassicInstrumental “Green Onions” while still inhigh school. As a multi instrumentalist(including organ, oboe, saxophone andtrombone and vocals,) songwriter, recordproducer and arranger and front man ofthe M.G.'s. He was born in the 40's inMemphis and named in honor of BookerT. Washington. T. though is literallyBooker's entire middle name. In 1970 hemoved to California. In 1981 making thecharts as a solo artist with “I Want You.”He has produced Rita Coolidge, BillWithers, Willie Nelson and more .Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ofFame in 1992. In 1995 Booker T. & TheM.G.'s won their first Grammy Award forBest Pop Instrumental Perf o rmance for“Cruisin”. In 2007 Booker T. earned theLifetime Achievement Grammy Aw a rd .Then a Grammy for Best InstrumentalAlbum for 2009's 'Potato Hole.' 2011saw Booker T. NOT slowing down, releasing'The Road From Memphis' and 'In theChristmas Spirit.' This year's 2012 54thGrammy Awards saw Booker T. winninghis 4th Grammy for Best Pop InstrumentalAlbum for 'The Road from Memphis.'Receiving an honorary doctorate degreefrom Indiana University's School of Musicon May 5, 2012 as he had originallyattended I.U. in the 60's, even after havingrecorded his first hits for Stax Records.BRIAN O'NEALBallroom Appearance:Saturday Evening, October 20A self taught pianist who received a fullmusical scholarship to Alcorn StateUniversity. Born and still Brewed in Detroithe recorded the piano and keyboards forKEM Album II after beginning his careersoaring into the world of jingles, workingwith companies such as McDonald's. The80's saw him touring with Rock Bandsand Top 40 Bands and R&B and JazzBands. He is Executive Director andfounder of the DO Foundation. Whosemission is to alleviate and endHomelessness. Now owner of BCOMedia, a multi-media company in businessover 10 years. After making his solodebut in 2003, 2007's 'Daisy' serves ashis most current release.SAX AND THE CITY starring PaulTaylor, Vincent Ingala, Marion MeadowsBallroom Performance:Friday Evening, October 19In 2012 what formerly was the All StarPAUL TAY L O RB o rn in Denver but long based in his UNLVcollege town of Las Vegas. Big Break camewhen Jeff Lorber hired Paul on Sax for a gigat the 1993 Catalina Island JazzTr a xFestival. Keiko and Kazu Matsui havingsailed their boat over to the Island duringJ a z z Trax spotted Paul on Stage in theAvalon Ballroom. They asked Art Good fora backstage introduction. He became akey component of Keiko's shows andalbum sound before making his own SoloDebut in 1995. Most 10th and most re c e n trelease, 2011's 'Prime Time,' came with hisbiggest No. l Song. “Push to Start . ”VINCENT INGALAA native of Connecticut. At age four, hisparents bought him a Drum Set. Latergiven his first Guitar and after only ninemonths of lessons in third grade, he wascontinued on page 1725 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 15