March 3rd, 2008
12th Annual Jazz on 4th Street Festival Announced
Hot off the wire…
John Santos, Khalil Shaheed and E.C. Scott will headline the 12th annual Jazz on 4th Street Festival in Berkeley, Sunday, May 18. The party starts at noon and runs until 5:00 p.m. on Fourth Street between Hearst and Virginia in Berkeley [map] Presented by 4th Street Merchants and KCSM/Jazz 91, the festival is a benefit for the renowned Berkeley High School jazz program, which has turned out star players for decades.
Here’s the music lineup:
KHALIL SHAHEED QUINTET (1:15pm – 2:00pm)
Trumpeter and educator Khalil Shaheed will lead a quintet performing classic jazz standards and modern originals. Founder of the Oaktown jazz Workshop, Khalil has enjoyed performing and teaching jazz music and recording hybrids of jazz, funk, R&B and blues for over thirty years.
E.C. SCOTT (2:15pm – 3:00pm)
Originally from Oakland, Blues and R&B diva E.C. Scott possesses a warm, inviting voice and a delivery that can be smooth and sultry one minute and sassy and sexy the next. Masterpiece, Scott’s most recent release and her third on the Blind Pig label brilliantly showcases her special blend of R&B and soul-inflected blues.
JOHN SANTOS QUARTET (3:00pm – 3:45pm)
Two-time Grammy nominated percussionist, educator and historian John Santos is one of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today. His music, documented on the recent release, Papa Mambo, is known and respected for the innovative use of traditional forms and instruments in combination with contemporary music.
Further details will be made available at www.fourthstreet.com
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