Terence Blanchard

Born Terencee Oliver Blanchard on March 13, 1962, in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and film score composer. At an early age Terance was destine to be a musician. When he was five he began playing the piano. At the age of eight he started playing the trumpet after hearing Alvin Alcom play. Terance played alongside his childhood friend Wynton Marsalis in summer music camps. When he was in high school, he started studying at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) under Roger Dickerson and Ellis Marsalis, Jr... Terance studied under jazz saxophonist Paul Jeffrey and trumpeter Bill Fielder, at Rutgers University from 1980 to 1982 while touring with Lionel Hampton. Wynton Marsalis recommended Terance to replace him in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1982. Terance was the band’s trumpeter and musical director. The quintet consisted of Blakey as co-leader, saxophonist Donald Harrison and pianist Mulgrew Miller. In the 1980’s Terance became a provident figure in the Jazz Resurgence movement. Terance went solo in 1990 and he recorded his self-titled debut for Columbia Records. This album reached number three on the Billboard Jazz Charts. Terance also composes film scores. He has worked a lot with Spike Lee. His music has been on some of Spike Lee’s classic movies, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Clockers, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour and Inside Man. Spike Lee is not the only director Terance has composed for. He has composed for Leon Ichaso, Ron Shelton and Kasi Lemmons. Entertainment Weekly proclaimed Blanchard "central to a general resurgence of jazz composition for film." Blanchard was quoted as saying in a 1994 interview, "Writing for film is fun, but nothing can beat being a jazz musician, playing a club, playing a concert". I really started listening to Terance Blanchard in 1994. When he came out with the album “In My Solitude: The Billie Holiday Songbook”. Since then I have been a fan. Some of the songs I really like are, Harvesting Dance, Child's Play, Dos Sperm, Avgo, Bounce/Let's Go Off, Sleeping Is Naturelle and Footprints, Levees. Terance Blanchard is going to be playing the San Jose Jazz Festival in August 12, 2012 at 2pm on the main stage. The San Jose Jazz Festival is going on August 10^th to 12^th. If you have no plans the second of August come week out to the San Jose Jazz Festival. You can listen to songs from Terance Blanchard on Streetwise Radio. You can also listen to Streetwise Radio on ITunes, live365.com, Athena365.com and MyGen365.com.

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http://jazzfest.sanjosejazz.org/

28th Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival – The West Coast’s Largest Free Jazz Festival Returns July 7 & 8, 2012 from 10am – 6pm

Featuring Kim Nalley in a Special Tribute to Etta James,

Jai Uttal, The King Brothers, and Many More for Two Days of Music, Food and Art

(San Francisco, CA--June 21, 2012)…The West Coast’s largest free jazz festival returns this summer with a weekend of live music, gourmet food and local arts and crafts.  On Saturday and Sunday, July 7 & 8, the 28^th Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival, on Fillmore Street between Jackson and Eddy, will showcase the Bay Area’s most talented musicians across the full spectrum of jazz music accompanied by a festival infused with the local flavors and culture of San Francisco’s historic Fillmore District.

This year’s festival will feature more than two dozen bands performing on three different stages, including a heartfelt tribute to Etta James performed each afternoon on the California Street Stage by Kim Nalley, one of the Bay Area’s most acclaimed jazz and blues vocalists. Other performers on the California Street Stage include Radio Jazz, Foxtails Brigade, the Mark Rapp Group, the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Venissa Santi, and the Michael Orenstein Group presented by The Jazzschool.

The Sutter Street – Beyond Stage will feature the best of Bay Area’s world music performers. Saturday’s line-up will feature Dana Leong, the West Africa Hi Life Band, and Locura; while Sunday will focus on Latin-infused jazz music featuring Homengem Brasileira Feminina, Jai Uttal and the Queen of Hearts Orchestra, Yaelisa Y Caminos Flamencos, and the Hip Spanic Allstars.

The Eddy Street Stage will feature a wide variety of the Bay Area’s favorite Blues and R&B performers, including Carlos Zalcito, Dwight Carrier, Bobbie Webb and the Smooth Blues Band Show featuring Vinnie Florres and Paul Palizzola (a.k.a. Paul from the Streets), The King Brothers, Consonance, Jaye & Friends, Scary Larry 8 Piece Band, Coltrain and Sister Monica.

From sunup to sundown, the Fillmore Jazz Festival is a celebration of art and soul right in the heart of San Francisco.  Each year, the Fillmore Jazz Festival attracts more than 90,000 jazz aficionados and music lovers from all over the Bay Area to celebrate and enjoy a rich musical tradition of live jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel while taking in the diverse local culture and cuisine of the storied Fillmore area. 

The Fillmore Jazz Festival offers twelve blocks of music, fine arts and crafts, gourmet food and beverages. Art and crafts include photography, painting, woodwork, metalwork, jewelry, pottery, clothing, hats, and children’s toys – over 200 artists and craftsmen.  Delicious “street food” includes oysters, calamari, fish & chips, grilled chicken, BBQ pork, jambalaya, tri-tip and organic fruits and veggies accompanied by fine wine and beer.

The Fillmore Jazz Festival is hosted by the Fillmore Street Merchants and Improvement Association and produced by Steven Restivo Event Services. Special thanks to our sponsors, including Armstrong Installation Service, ZipCar, TANG Newspaper Marketing Group/San Francisco Chronicle, Xfinity-Comcast, Provident Credit Union, AT&T Advertising Solutions, Summerwinds Resorts/Midvest Equities/Hot Springs Resort & Spa, Stage Active Brand Marketing/Jadot, Renewal by Andersen Bay Area, Polk Audio inc, Bath Fitter, San Francisco Giants, RMD Group, Bay Home & Window, American Laser Skin Care, KBLX, Ellis Eye, Getaround, Ride the Ducks, Inspira Marketing Group/Maille Mustard, Alcone/Wonka, RedPeg Marketing/GEICO, On the Avenue Marketing- NY Times, San Francisco magazine.

                                                    

28^th Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival –

The West Coast’s Largest Free Jazz Festival Returns

July 7 & 8, 2012 from 10am – 6pm

Featuring Kim Nalley in a Special Tribute to Etta James,

Jai Uttal, The King Brothers, and Many More for Two Days of Music, Food and Art

WHAT:          28th Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival –

The West Coast’s Largest Free Jazz Festival Returns

Twelve blocks of music, fine arts and crafts, gourmet food and beverages.

WHERE:        Fillmore Street, between Jackson and Eddy, San Francisco

WHEN:          Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8

                        10am to 6pm

LINE-UP:      

           

SATURDAY, JULY 7 

California Street Stage:

10:00 - 11:00:  Radio Jazz

11:35 - 12:45: Foxtails Brigade

1:15 - 2:25:      TSP: The Song Project

2:55 - 4:00:      Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

4:30 - 6PM:     Kim Nalley - Dedicated to Etta James

Sutter Street Stage - Beyond Stage    

10:00 - 11:30:  Dana Leong

12:00 - 1:30:    West African Hi Life Band

2:10 - 3:40:      Locura

4:15 - 6:00:      Jai Uttal and the Queen of Hearts Orchestra

Eddy Street Stage    

10:00 - 11:00:  Carlos Zalcito - (R & B)

12:00 - 1:30:    Dwight Carrier - (Blues Zydeco)

2:00 - 4:00:      Bobbie Webb & The Smooth Blues Band Show (Featuring) Vinnie Florres and Paul Palizzola a.k.a Paul From The Streets

4:30 - 6:00:      The King Brothers

O'Farrell Street Stage Dance Floor

12:00 - 12:30: Lesson by Swing U (no partner & no experience needed)

12:30 - 2:30:    Dance floor with DJ's by Swing U

2:30 - 3:00:      Lesson by Swing U (no partner & no experience needed)

3:00 - 6:00:      Dancing continues with guest DJ's and bands to be added by Swing U at SFSwingFest.com

SUNDAY, JULY 8

California Street Stage    

10:00 - 11:15:  Jazzschool Presents Michael Orenstein Group

11:45 - 1:15:    Venissa Santi

1:45 - 3:30:      Norbert Stachel and Electric Forecast featuring Ray Obiedo

4:00 - 6:00:      Kim Nalley - Dedicated to Etta James

   

Sutter Street Stage - Beyond Stage    

10:00 - 11:15:  Homenagem Brasileira Feminina

11:50 - 1:30:    Jai Uttal and the Queen of Hearts Orchestra

2:10 - 3:40:      Yaelisa Y Caminos Flamencos

4:15 - 6:00:      Hip Spanic Allstars

   

Eddy Street Stage    

10:00 - 11:00:  Consonance - (Gospel)

11:30 - 12:30:  Jaye & Friends From The Fillmore- (R & B)

1:00 - 2:00:      Scary Larry & The Monster- (R & B)

2:30 - 3:30:      Coltrane- (Jazz)

4:00 - 6:00:      Sista Monica

O'Farrell Street Stage Dance Floor

12:00 - 12:30: Lesson by Swing U (no partner & no experience needed)

12:30 - 2:30:    Dance floor with DJ's by Swing U

2:30 - 3:00:      Pin-up, Lindy & any-swing-goes Jack & Jill contest by Swing U

3:00 - 6:00:      Dancing continues with guest DJ's and bands to be added by Swing U at SFSwingFest.com

TICKETS:     The Fillmore Jazz Festival is FREE and open to the public

INFO:             Call 800-310-6563 or visit FillmoreJazzFestival.com

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Eric Stanley “Violinist”

Eric Stanley was born on April 19, 1991 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Eric grew up in a house full of musicians. Eric’s mother played the piano, his sister and brother sang. Eric’s older brother played the viola. When he was in middle school he took the violin as an elective. While in high school he received professional training and joined the Richmond Youth Symphony Orchestra. Eric started playing along with recorded songs, in the beginning of 2010. Eric’s first YouTube video post was a violin cover of “Say Ahh” by Trey Songz. Eric got 100,000 views in a day. This motivated him to continue to post other covers. Eric’s most popular ones are B.o.B's “Airplanes,” Eminem “Love The Way You Lie” and Eminem “Lighters ft. Bruno Mars & Royce Da 5'9”. Some other artist Eric has covered are Lady Gaga, Wiz Khalifa, Drake, The Wanted, OneRepublic, Usher's and lil Wayne. Eric does not limit his self to specific style of music. Some of Eric’s musical influences are Jean-Luc Ponty and Japhia Life. Eric wants to change the way the world perceives the violin, in mainstream music. Eric is currently studying Music Performance in Classical Violin at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and is learning to play the guitar. He already knows how to play the piano. Eric Stanley has broken all stereo types that only white people can play great violin. I like this young 21 year old brother, he can play the violin. Eric is an incredible musician. Look out for Eric Stanley. He is going to be one of those musicians, which everyone is going to want on their album. Eric will be performing at the Richmond Jazz festival on Aug 11^th. Eric can also be heard Aug 13th as he plays the National anthem for the Cleveland Browns. Streetwise Radio is going to feature some of Eric’s covers. You can also listen to Streetwise Radio on iTunes, live365, MyGen365 and Athena365.

LM

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