2011 CONCERTS

Charles Lloyd - The Saxophone Whisperer

At the height of his fame, Charles Lloyd withdrew from touring and recording on the international jazz scene. When he emerged after years of seclusion and meditation, it was to express a message of spirituality, beauty, and joy in his music. (Charles Lloyd will not be joining CJP on this concert.)

Sunday, December 11th @ 7:00 p.m.
American River College Theatre, 4700 College Oak Dr.
$15 General/$10 Students/Seniors
For more information please call 916.484.8549

 

Capital Jazz Project Plays The Best of Benny Golson at the Sacramento Jazz Festival!

Sunday, May 29th, 7pm, at the Sheraton Ballroom

Please join CJP as they perform classic jazz compositions by NEA jazz master Benny Golson. Capital Jazz Project will be joined by special guest Colin McDaniel on drums. For more info, please visit http://www.sacjazz.com/

Freewheelin': The Music Of Lee Morgan

Please join Capital Jazz Project and special guests, trumpet virtuoso Gilbert Castellanos, and bay area legend Eddie Marshall on drums as CJP explores the music of one of the most dynamic jazz trumpeters of all time!

Sunday, May 15th @ 7:00 p.m.
American River College Theatre, 4700 College Oak Dr.
$15 General/$10 Students/Seniors
For more information please call 916.484.8549

 

WHO' S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAND MONK?

A collaboration with the Sacramento Jazz Orchestra, performing big band arrangements of Thelonious Monk compositions. Don't miss this rare CJP big band concert!

Sunday, March 27th, 5pm at JBs Lounge, Inside the Red Lion Hotel, 1401 Arden Way. For reservations call (916) 723-5517 and press 3, or email Vivian Lee at vtlee54@gmail.com

Click here for more information about Sacramento Jazz Orchestra, a professional big band, featuring many of the region's finest jazz musicians.

 

 

 

CJP News

• New big band in town - Joe Gilman, Mike McMullen, and Rick Lotter are members the recently formed Sacramento Jazz Orchestra.
• Joe Gilman performing with jazz great Bobby Hutcherson - CJP pianist Joe Gilman has been playing all over the world with legendary vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. For more info, check out Joe's web page.
• CJP featured on Capital Public Radio - if you didn't hear them live, you can hear an excellent radio piece on our Bird with Strings concerts. Click here to listen to Paul's KXJZ feature on our recent Ellington with Strings concert.
• CJP Performs at IAJE - Capital Jazz Project performed at the International Association for Jazz Education's annual conference in Long Beach, California in January, 2005. Trumpeter Bobby Shew joined CJP for a set of Clifford Brown music from the CD "A Portrait of Clifford Brown". This was a great chance for jazz musicians and educators from far and wide to check out CJP, as well as vice versa!
• Joe Gilman Wins 2004 Great American Jazz Piano Competition. Congratulations to CJP pianist Joe Gilman, on winning the 2004 Great American Jazz Piano Competition. For 20 years this competition, held in Jacksonville, Florida, has been a proving ground for the world's finest up and coming jazz pianists. Previous winners of this competition have included Marcus Roberts, Lynne Arriale, Deanna Witowski, and Kenny Drew Jr. Other finalists have included such notables as Harry Connick Jr. and Brad Mehldau. The judges for this year's competition included Joe Sample, Bunky Green, Joanne Brackeen, and Marcus Roberts. Read more about Joe.
• CJP Recordings now available at CDBaby. You can now easily buy our recordings online at CDBaby.com. It's quick and easy, plus you can listen to the tracks. Read more about our recordings.

Links

• Joe Gilman's web page
• Bill Cunliffe's website
• Mumbo Gumbo - another musical side of CJP drummer Rick Lotter
• Listen to Paul Conley's KXJZ feature on our recent Ellington with Strings concert
• Listen to the KXJZ feature on our Birth of the Cool concert
• Read the article in the Sacramento Bee on our "Jazz from Other Lands" concert.
• View a list of 100 essential jazz recordings
• Cannonball Adderley bio
• Andrew Speight's website
• Ingrid Jensen's website www.ingridjensen.com
• Read the article on Henry Robinett and our Pat Metheny concert in the Sacramento News and Review
• Read the article on our Sept 11 concert in the Sacramento Bee Listen to Paul Conley's interview with Joe and Mike on KXJZ
• Sutter Creek Theater - a lovely venue for jazz and other music

CJP appreciates the support of SMAC, the California Arts Council, and the Sacramento Bee.

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