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a beautiful tone…a chance-taking styleJerseyArticlesJazzNJJS Presents Warren VachéIn Community Theatre ConcertThe New Jersey Jazz Society willcosponsor a performance by WarrenVaché with Morristown’s CommunityTheatre at 3:00 PM on April 15. Vaché hasbeen astounding audiences worldwide fordecades with superb cornet, trumpet andflugelhorn playing and performs an afternoonof jazz at The Community Theatreas part of the Garden State Spotlightseries. All seats are $15.The Warren Vaché Group is comprised ofVaché, trumpet/cornet; John Allred,trombone; Vinnie Corrao, guitar; TardoHammer, piano; Nicki Parrott, bass andLeroy Williams, drums.Coupling a beautiful tone with a chancetakingstyle, Warren utilizes the completerange of the jazz vocabulary. His influencesinclude Louis Armstrong, RubyBraff, “Pee Wee” Erwin (with whom hestudied for many years), Roy Eldridge,Bobby Hackett, Clifford Brown, BlueMitchell, and Billy Butterfield. From thisgroup of extraordinary musicians andothers Mr. Vaché has coalesced his owninimitable style. Pianist and composer JimMcNeely said: “Every chorus he plays islike a lesson in the history of the trumpet.”Vaché has performed and recorded withsuch luminaries as Benny Goodman,Rosemary Clooney, Benny Carter, HankJones, Gerry Mulligan, Woody Herman,Ruby Braff and Bobby Short, to name buta few. He can also be found in thecompany of such leading contemporariesas Phil Woods, Jon Faddis, Terrell Stafford,Howard Alden, Jessie Davis, Alvin Queen,Brian Lemon, Tony Coe, Alan Barnes,Richard Wyands, Bill Charlap, HarryAllen, John Allred and the Lincoln CenterJazz Orchestra — a virtual Who’s Who injazz, spanning every style in the history ofthe music.Warren Vaché has performed at everymajor jazz venue and festivals around theglobe from club dates at Condon’s and theBlue Note to the Newport Jazz Festival, theNorth Sea Jazz Festival and Perugia inItaly, including concerts at Carnegie Hall,Lincoln Center, The Vienna Opera, andthe Royal Festival Hall in London.Tickets for all events can be purchasedonline at (www.communitytheatrenj.org),at The Community Theatre box office,located at 100 South Street in Morristown,NJ or by calling 973-539-8008. Box officehours are Monday through Saturday from10 AM to 6 PM. JJThe 27th Cape May Jazz Festival has announcedits spring festival lineup, performing in tributeto the legendary jazz guitarist, Wes Montgomery,April 20 – 22, 2007.Cape May Jazz Festival April 20–22, 2007Montgomery’s musical ingenuity and innovativejazz guitar playing, combined with his soft, swingingsound, set the artistic pace and mood for jazzthroughout the 1960s. Pat Martino opens up thefestival at Cape May Convention Hall on Friday April 20,honoring one of the most influential jazz guitarists of all time.Further “Tributes to Wes” by guitarists Teddy Royal, Bob Devosand Brian Betz plus jazz vocalist Everett Greene, continuethroughout the weekend.Guitarist Bob Devos’ musical tribute to Montgomery, along withBootsie Barnes, is set for Saturday April 21 at the Montreal Inn’sCafé Promenade. Teddy Royal and Jesse Andrus with Across theGlobe will perform at Congress Hall’s intimate Boiler Room onFriday April 20. Terrence Blanchard opens the Saturday April 21lineup at Convention Hall. Omar Sosa, appearing at the GrandHotel Ballroom on Friday April 20, is one of the most versatileworld-jazz artists on the scene today: composer, arranger, producer,pianist, percussionist, and bandleader.“Tribute to Wes Montgomery”Legendary Philadelphia bassist Charles Fambrough,performing with his All-Stars, will appear Saturdaynight, April 21 at the Grand Hotel. The All-Starsinclude pianist George Colligan, Clifford Adams ontrombone, drummer Mike Clark, Craig Handy onsax, and trumpeter Maurice Brown. CharlesFambrough and company will present the music ofMcCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Art Blakey,and our tribute honoree, Wes Montgomery.Women in Jazz have always held an important stage at Cape May JazzFestivals. Sharon Clark performs at the Marquis de Lafayette’sVictorian Garden on Saturday night April 21. Also Saturday night atCarney’s Other Room, Joanna Pascale with the Aaron Graves Trio willset herself apart from other vocalists with her sophisticated repertoireand skilled musicianship. Sherry Wilson Butler performs with herquartet on Friday April 20 at Montreal Inn’s Café Promenade.Eric Frazier performs at Carney’s Main Room on Friday April 20.Frazier and his band play a rousing mix of energetic musicincluding Jazz, Salsa, R&B, Calypso and Blues.Information including schedules, pictures, biographies, andmusic clips can be found on www.CapeMayJazz.org or bycalling 609-884-7200. Complimentary festival transportationis available between venues Friday through Saturday night.JJ14April 2007 JerseyJazz