Our annual Cape Bank Jazz @ the Point Festival is almost here! This action packed weekend will take place May 14-17 at various venues throughout Somers Point and Ocean City. Tickets are available for

purchase at presale prices at www.southjerseyjazz.org

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S O U T H J E R S E Y J A Z Z S O C I E T Y

SPRING 2015

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Spring Event Recap 3

Inside this issue:

2015 Cape Bank Jazz @ The Point Festival

Dr. Lonnie Smith

May 14 @ 7:30 pm Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro

Ralph Peterson’s Unity Project May 15 @ 7:30 pm Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro

The Midiri Brothers May 15 @ 8:30 pm

Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar Paulette McWilliams

May 15 @ 9:30 pm Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro

Kevin Mahogany w/ Dave Stryker Organ Trio May 16 @ 8:00 pm

Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro Madame Pat Tandy

May 16 @ 8:15 pm Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro

Rocknsouza Brass Band May 17 @ 12:00 pm Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar

Larry McKenna Jazz Orchestra May 17 @ 3:00 pm

Ocean City Music Pier

The New York Voices

May 17 @ 6:00 pm

Ocean City Music Pier

The New York Voices

Somers Point. On Friday the Midiri Brothers will perform two sets at 8:30 and 9:45 and on Sunday, The

Rocknsouza Brass Band will perform at 12:30 and 1:45.

The second piece of this great jazz event will be a tribute to “Club Harlem” that will take place at Sandi Pointe

Coastal Bistro, 908 Shore Road on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The lineup will include Dr. Lonnie Smith, on

Thursday 7:30 until 9:00, The Ralph Peterson Unity Project and the Paulette McWilliams and the Nat

Adderely Jr. Trio on Friday, rounded off by Kevin Mahogany with the Dave Stryker Organ

Trio and Madame Pat Tandy and her trio on Saturday.

The third offering will be Jazz on a Late Sunday Afternoon that will take place on the Music Pier in Ocean City

and will feature the Larry McKenna Jazz Orchestra at 3:00 p.m. and The New York Voices at 6:00 p.m.

This program is made possible in part through the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/Department of State, a

Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts through the Local Arts Grant administered by Atlantic

County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs. Sponsors include: Cape Bank, Shore Medical Center, Walt’s Original

Primo Pizza, Just 4 Wheels, Sobieski, South Jersey Industries, Richard Stockton University of New Jersey, and

Godfrey’s Funeral Home.

2015 Cape Bank Jazz @ The Point Festival

This year’s CAPEBANK Jazz @ the

Point could be viewed as three

jazz festivals rolled into one.

Those in attendance will have an

opportunity to sample three dis-

tinct jazz experiences be-

tween May 14th -17th.

The first will be two performances

for those fans of traditional New

Orleans jazz. On Friday, May 15

and Sunday May 17 two different

groups will perform at Gregory’s

Restaurant, 900 Shore Road in

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Event Recap: Jazz with a Chance of Meatballs

Our Spring fundraising event, Jazz with a Chance of Meatballs, was a huge success. Held in the Sandi Pointe ballroom, guests had the opportunity to sam-ple meatballs from a very capable group of contest-ants. Guest musicians Michael Pedicin, Bob Fergu-son, Tom Angello, and friends volunteered their time and grooved on this Sunday afternoon.

This event and others help the South Jersey Jazz So-ciety continue to offer year round jazz events in South Jersey. Thank you to everyone who attended and also to those who participated in the silent auc-tion!

Congratulations to the winner of the meatball cook-off, Stephanie D'Marco of Hammonton! The secret recipe? “Deep fry them!” Additional congratulations go out to runners up Cathy Rocco and Melanie Rice. Thank you to all participants!

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In Loving Honor of Bob Simon.

Our events this year are in

memory of Bob Simon, founder

of Just 4 Wheels and a major

supporter of the South Jersey

Jazz Society.

Bob passed earlier this year and

we will forever remember his

gratitude and love for the arts!