FLORIDA JAZZ AND BLUES NiTELiFE

The Jazz Club of Sarasota is celebrating its 30th anniversary and has some spectacular events scheduled. The JAZZ AT TWO series continues in the Bayfront Community Center, 803 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Admission is $10; $5 for Jazz Club members.

Scheduled to perform in November is:
November 6, 2- 4 p.m. Klaus Bader Quartet
November 13, 2 – 4 p.m. Guitarist Mimi Fox
November 20, 2 – 4 p.m. Vibraphonist Jack Brokensha


JAZZ AT TWO SUNDAYS AT THE GLENRIDGE continues with The Ken Loomer Quintet at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center, 7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota. The Ken Loomer Quintet will perform on Sunday, November 15, at 2 p.m. Admission is $12.50; $7.50 for Jazz Club members. Call 941-552-5325 for reservations.

Players Report

Spring is almost here, and for those of you that thought that the reporting of baseball players to their respective spring training camps was the only thing happening in Florida this time of the year, you were wrong.  Jazz musicians are also gathering  and it looks like Sarasota, Florida is the place to be. 

The 28th Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival is set and ready to swing, says Gordon Garrett, president of The Jazz Club of Sarasota. The Sarasota Jazz Festival has a full bullpen of top notch players assembled and they will be presenting 13 top shelf events in just 7 days running from Sunday, March 2 through Saturday, March 8.

Combining a mix of ticketed and free concerts with international and local headliners, then coupling this with a loyal and enthusiastic fan base, promoters are anticipating well in excess of the 10,000 attendee levels reached for 2007.

Progress involves risk and you can't steal second and keep your foot on first. Well, with names like Bradford Marsalis, Chuck Mangione, Marcus Belgrave and The Billy Taylor Trio at the top of the order, it looks like festival organizers have both feet safely planted on third.

Look for extra innings with this one.....

For more info on The Sarasota Jazz Festival