Don't Miss the Upcoming CJP Summer Concerts!

 

Wednesday, June 10th, 6-8pm - Fairytale Town Concert Series

CJP will perform a set of high energy favorites in celebration of Fairytale Town's fifty years as a Sacramento institution! We'll be joined by guest trumpeter, Steve Roach.

Doors open at 5:30PM; concert begins at 6:00PM

Tickets are $10; children 12 and under are free. Fairytale Town is in William Land Park in Sacramento. Map.

Fairytale Town and Capital Public Radio receive two tickets for the price of one. More info here.

Sunday, June 21st, 7-8:30pm - Auburn Summer Concert Series

CJP will perform a set of high energy favorites and will feature guest trumpeter, Steve Roach.

Auburn’s Library Garden Amphitheatre, located at 350 Nevada St., adjacent to the Auburn Library. See map.

Bring blankets and picnics for a delightful evening of music in this lovely outdoor theatre. No refreshments available. For information, visit PlacerArts.org or call (530) 885-5670 Tuesday-Friday.

Admission is FREE!

 

 

CJP News

• 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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