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"Fostering a greater appreciation for jazz through performance, outreach and education."

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CJP personnel (left to right): Joe Gilman, piano; Rick Lotter, drums; Henry Robinett, guitar; Kerry Kashiwagi, bass; Mike McMullen, saxophones.

2012 CONCERTS

Capital Jazz Project: Trio+

Please join us for an intimate setting of Capital Jazz Project Trio performing classic jazz and originals.

The CJP Trio, plus members of the Davis High School jazz program.

The CJP Trio, plus the award winning Davis High School Big Band.

Sunday, April 1st @ 7:30 p.m.
Richard Brunelle Performing Arts Center
Davis High School
315 West 14th Street
Davis CA 95616

$12 General Admission
$8 Students/Seniors
$5 14 and under

For more information please call 916.804.5168

Capital Jazz Project Trio features:

Kerry Kashiwagi ~ bass
Mike McMullen ~ saxophone
Henry Robinett ~ guitar

Ella - A Tribute Concert In Celebration of Ella Fitzgerald's 95th Birthday, featuring vocalist Jacosa Limutao

Presented by Benvenuti Performing Arts Center and Capital Jazz Project at Benvenuti Performing Arts Center

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April 13, 2012 - 7:00pm
Benvenuti Performing Arts Center
4600 Blackrock Drive
Sacramento, CA 95835

Tickets:
Tickets: $17 General, $15 Students/Seniors


Come help celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month and Ella's 95th, with a tribute concert for the late, great Ella Fitgerald, the First Lady of Song featuring Jacosa Limutau & Capital Jazz Project (Joe Gilman, Henry Robinett, Rick Lotter, Kerry Kashiwagi, and Mike McMullen).

Ella was a great musician, a tremendous vocalist, and a beautiful person. Join as these musicians share some of her history along with some of the actual arrangements she is most famous for having sung (with permission from the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation & with the help of the Smithsonian). This will be a wonderful night; if you're an Ella fan, you don't want to miss this!

For more information about the performance, visit www.jacosa.net
For more information about The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, visit www.ellafitzgeraldfoundation.org.


CJP News

  • Joe Gilman has left CJP, due to his crazy busy teaching, performing, and family schedule. We are sad to lose our exceptional pianist and founding member, but we're excited to continue exploring the music in new ways. Joe is still a part of our extended family and we continue to be great friends and collaborators on a variety of projects.
  • 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.

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

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