#QUEEN CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2018 FULL#
Running through Saturday, July 28 th, you can find the full schedule and descriptions on JazzBuffalo’s event listings and at the CMC Jazz Festival website.Where: Ottawa City Hall, Confederation Park, NAC, Queen St. The week-long festival kicks-off on Monday, July 23 rd at the outdoor stage with the Katy Miner Quintet and is part of the city’s “Slow Roll” event that happens on Mondays during the summer. On Saturday, July 28, the festival traditional presentation of local jazz talents will take place inside the club and at the outdoor stage set up next to the club. The CMC Jazz Festival performances will take place at the historic club’s location along at partnering venues such as Pausa Art House, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, and Ashbury Hall at Babeville. All designed to make the CMC Jazz Festival a week-long city-wide community event for Buffalo. As well as, support from Mayor Byron Brown and the city. The Historic Colored Musicians Club, under the leadership of President, George Scott, and the music direction of Walter Kemp has led to receiving sponsorship from M&T Bank. We love to keep the collaborative musical spirit alive. Artists from all around get a chance to experience our scene in Buffalo, with our top resident talents. The festival helps to bring renowned and international artists to the historically-rich Club one of the physical places that helped birth the music. How has the festival helped to make people aware of the history of the club? The festival is associated with the Historic Colored Musicians Club. It’ s nice if we can enjoy a snapshot of both the traditional jazz and the contemporary jazz scenes. There’s so much music today in the jazz genre. When selecting artists, I try to make sure that the range of musicians represents the musical diversity within the genre. Francisco Mela and his Crash Trio, one the most awesome drummers and trios in jazz, close out the festival.Īs a Music Director planning the festival, what did you look for in terms of selecting jazz artists? Four pianists, including Simona Premazzi, the phenomenal pianist from New York City, come together for an unprecedented piano tribute to Cecil Taylor…Vocalist Mwenso & the Shakes, an exciting international 10-piece ensemble with a big sound. Pianist Onaje, who got his start right here in the Queen City, while Charles Mingus was teaching at UB. We have Joel Ross, a vibraphone phenomenon.
What excites you about this year’s lineup that you want to share with the festival goers? Next year, we’re looking to increase the density of performances, making it more of a “Week’s End” destination event. With one week, there is time to take in the music–one act at a time. People love having a full week of music all around the city. What were the best things you learned last year about moving to a full week? This is the second year of the switch to a week-long program of jazz performances. Recently, I had the chance to catch up with Walter to talk about this year’s 2018 CMC Jazz Festival: An ardent supporter of the Colored Musicians Club and the idiom of jazz, Walter has been instrumental in shaping the CMC Jazz Festival into a week-long community program. In addition to his noteworthy endeavors with the innovative Walter Kemp 3oh! jazz trio and the jazz group Gruvology, Walter serves as the Music Director for the CMC Jazz Festival. One of the driving forces behind the CMC Jazz Festival is musician extraordinaire Walter Kemp, III. Expanding from the weekend festival traditionally held at the club’s location on the historic corner of Michigan and Broadway. Using the momentous occasion to produce their first week-long jazz festival. Last year, the Historic Colored Musicians Club celebrated its 100 th Anniversary.
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