A benefit for the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival featuring
performances by James Montgomery, Toni Lynn
Washington, Barrence Whitfield and the Boston Horns
Big Band. MC Holly Harris of Ultimate Blues website
performances by James Montgomery, Toni Lynn
Washington, Barrence Whitfield and the Boston Horns
Big Band. MC Holly Harris of Ultimate Blues website
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SALEM JAZZ AND SOUL FESTIVAL
SPRING GALA
@ The Peabody Essex Museum
Saturday, April 18, 2009
8:00 p.m. (Doors 7:30 p.m.)
SPRING GALA
@ The Peabody Essex Museum
Saturday, April 18, 2009
8:00 p.m. (Doors 7:30 p.m.)
JAMES MONTGOMERY
website
When blues legend James Montgomery plays the harmonica, he "brings it on
home". Whether it's recording with Kid Rock, sitting in with Gregg Allman, or
growing up in Detroit he learned first-hand from the masters - James Cotton,
John Lee Hooker, and Jr. Wells - at the legendary "Chessmate." Over the
years, he's carried on in the tradition and continues to be a vital presence in
Blues as one of the most dynamic performers on the scene.
TONI LYNN WASHINGTON
website
Toni Lynn Washington has toured internationally at famed venues like the
Saratoga Jazz Festival, the Chicago Blues Festival, Memphis in May, and the
Newport Jazz Festival at Sea (aboard the QE2), performing a staggering 2000
shows over the course of the last decade and a half. Her honors include
seven WC Handy National Blues Award nominations (including 2003, 2004
and 2005 "Soul-Blues Female Performer of the Year") and many other
nominations for her previous albums including "Album of the Year" at the W.C.
Handy Awards, "Album of the Year" at the NAIRD Awards, "Outstanding Blues
Album" at the Boston Music Awards, and a 2006 BMA nomination, and the
winner of the 1999 Blues Trust Lifetime Achievement Award.
BARRENCE WHITFIELD
website
Barrence Whitfield, (birth name Barry White, no joke), started singing in a
Gospel church as a young child. Throughout his high school years, he
belonged to bands as both a singer and drummer. Initially, he molded
himself after Little Richard and James Brown, but later incorporated other role
models including such greats as, Duke Ellington, Slim Gallard, Thelonious
Monk, the Funkadelics, and Raymond Scott. The howlin', unstoppable Mr.
Whitfield frequently tours internationally, and recently was featured on the
soundtrack to the film "The Honeydripper" starring Danny Glover. He's
performed with talent like Bo Diddley, Tina Turner, George Thorogood, Robert
Cray, The Reverend Solomon Burke, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal, Richard
Thompson and many more.
BOSTON HORNS BIG BAND
website
Leveraging cream of the crop Boston musicians, BHBB plays modern
virtuoso big band jazz mixed with be-bop and swing, spiced with Latin flavors!
The roaring sound has already earned an informal title amongst music lovers
to be one Boston’s hottest upcoming orchestra. The BHBB brings to the stage
an extensive repertoire in fresh arrangements with great rhythm and
impressive chords mixed with delicate solos.
website
When blues legend James Montgomery plays the harmonica, he "brings it on
home". Whether it's recording with Kid Rock, sitting in with Gregg Allman, or
growing up in Detroit he learned first-hand from the masters - James Cotton,
John Lee Hooker, and Jr. Wells - at the legendary "Chessmate." Over the
years, he's carried on in the tradition and continues to be a vital presence in
Blues as one of the most dynamic performers on the scene.
TONI LYNN WASHINGTON
website
Toni Lynn Washington has toured internationally at famed venues like the
Saratoga Jazz Festival, the Chicago Blues Festival, Memphis in May, and the
Newport Jazz Festival at Sea (aboard the QE2), performing a staggering 2000
shows over the course of the last decade and a half. Her honors include
seven WC Handy National Blues Award nominations (including 2003, 2004
and 2005 "Soul-Blues Female Performer of the Year") and many other
nominations for her previous albums including "Album of the Year" at the W.C.
Handy Awards, "Album of the Year" at the NAIRD Awards, "Outstanding Blues
Album" at the Boston Music Awards, and a 2006 BMA nomination, and the
winner of the 1999 Blues Trust Lifetime Achievement Award.
BARRENCE WHITFIELD
website
Barrence Whitfield, (birth name Barry White, no joke), started singing in a
Gospel church as a young child. Throughout his high school years, he
belonged to bands as both a singer and drummer. Initially, he molded
himself after Little Richard and James Brown, but later incorporated other role
models including such greats as, Duke Ellington, Slim Gallard, Thelonious
Monk, the Funkadelics, and Raymond Scott. The howlin', unstoppable Mr.
Whitfield frequently tours internationally, and recently was featured on the
soundtrack to the film "The Honeydripper" starring Danny Glover. He's
performed with talent like Bo Diddley, Tina Turner, George Thorogood, Robert
Cray, The Reverend Solomon Burke, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal, Richard
Thompson and many more.
BOSTON HORNS BIG BAND
website
Leveraging cream of the crop Boston musicians, BHBB plays modern
virtuoso big band jazz mixed with be-bop and swing, spiced with Latin flavors!
The roaring sound has already earned an informal title amongst music lovers
to be one Boston’s hottest upcoming orchestra. The BHBB brings to the stage
an extensive repertoire in fresh arrangements with great rhythm and
impressive chords mixed with delicate solos.
