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Tom Ehrlich - 2022 San Jose Jazz Summerfest Sunday
2022 SAN JOSE SUMMERFEST
SUNDAY. AUGUST 14. 2022
PHOTOS AND TEXT BY TOM EHRLICH © 2022
The last day of the festival started with strong performance by Telmary and her group at the main stage. Other groups covered include Javon Jackson, Charles McPherson, Gary Bartz and Donald Harrison with a tribute to Charlie Parker, Mario Y Su Timbeko another powerful timba group, Stanley Clarke. Keyon Harrold. Ledisi and Jazz Organ Fellowship Tribute to Dr. Lonnie Smith.
Telmary, Thalia Geraldine and Yeni Valdés
Radio DJ Greg Bridges introducing the group
Telmary and her fantstic band including Yeni Valdés former Los Van Van vocalist and her husband Erick Barberia who is an outstanding percussionist and vocalist, presented her style of hip hop fused with vocals/coros and dancing. Telmary was the Afro-Caribbean headliner of this years festival performing on the main stage.
Telmany and Thalia Geraldine
Bassist Azaris Pijuan
Daniel Rodríguez
Erick Barberia and Yeni Valdés
Matt Amper keyboards and Azaris Pijuan bass
Matt Amper played keyboards and was the musical director of the group.
Onier Bacallao
Azaris Pijuan
Daniel Rodríguez
Erick Barberia
Matt Amper
Onier Bacallao
Onier Bacallao
Onier Bacallao doubled on trumpet and güiro.
Yeni Valdés, Thalia Geraldine and Telmary
Telmary, Thalia Geraldine and Yeni Valdés
Telmary and Thalia Geraldine
Erick Barberia
Yeni Valdes and Telmary
Yeni Valdes and Thalia Geraldine
Telmary and Thalia Geraldine
In spite of partying late the night before at the salsa stage and performing at 12 noon the next day, Telmary and the group gave a high energy, inspired performance with songs mostly regarding important social issues.
Telmary originally from Havana, Cuba, lived many years in Canada, then moved back to Cuba and recently relocated to Miami, Florida.
Thalia Geraldine
Yeni Valdes and Telmary
Love and respect at the end of a great set of music.
Next on the main stage was an all-star band presenting a tribute to the late legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker on the 100th anniverary of his birth.
Left to right Donald Harrison, Gary Bartz, Carl Yamada, Jevon Jackson and Charles McPherson
Four saxophone masters and producer Carl Yamada. Carl produced tive jazz groups for the festival. Javon Jackson was the musical director. These musicians are some of the best living sax players.
Jeremy Manasia
Pianist Jeremy Manasia was someone I was not familar with, but he did a great job on the keys.
David Williams
David Williams is one of the best living bass players. He is one of my favorite bass players.
Willie Jones III
Willie Jones III another great musicians - the youngster of the group. He is a first call drummer and band leader.
Right to left Chrles McPherson, Gary Bartz and Willie Jones III
It was clear thaat these sax masters wer enjoying playing together. They are all band leaders.
Charles McPherson
Donald Harrison
Donald Harrison is from New Orleans and has an impressive list of projects playing different styles of music with others and as a leader of different projects. He has played in the past with the great Eddie Palmieri, so he can play in clave.
Right to left Gary Bartz, Charles McPherson, Donald Harrison and Jevon Jackson
Jevon Jackson
Jevon Jackson also has an impressive resume and is an educator and he is the youngest of he sax players.
Tshaka Campbell
Tshaka Campbelll is the Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County. He opened the set with some poems solo and also with a trio backing him up.
Charles McPherson sax and David Williams bass
Charles McPherson
'Right to left David Williams, Charles McPherson, Donald Harrison and Gary Bartz
Gary Bartz
Another master with an extensive and impressive resume leading his own groups and playing with many including Miles Davis and MyCoy Tyner.
Garz Bartz
Gary Bartz, Charles McPherson and Lynn Sundfor McPherson
Gary, Charles and Charles' wife having an intersting conversaion back stage.
Left to right Javon Jackson, Charles McPherson and Gary Bartz
Tshaka Campbell poet, Jeremy Manasia piano, David Williams bass and Willie Jones III drums
Tshaka Campbell
Willie Jones III
Willie Jones III
David Williams
David WIlliams
David Williams
Gary Bartz
Left to right Javon Jackson, Charles McPherson, Gary Bartz and Donald Harrison
This group was one of the highlights of the festival.
Next to the Latin Tropical Stage (salsa stage).. This stage was free and open to the public. I only covered two acts on this stage - one I reported on previously. On Sunday a timba group called Mario y Su Timbeko played. The leader. timbale player and vocalist Mario Salomon is origianlly from Cuba, did live in the Bay Area but recently moved to Austin, Texas. He travels to the Bay Area often to perform.
Mario Salomon timbales and Carlitos Medrano congas
Carlitos Medrano congas and Mayombe Cruz güiro
David Lechuga - Espadas
Mayombe Cruz güiro
Jordan Wilson
Jason Moen keyboards
Jason Moen is one of the better timba keyboard players in the Bay Area.
Mario Salomon
Mario Salomon is originally from Cuba. When he lived in Cuba, he played with Maravillas de Florida as a teenager sitting in at age 14 and then he played drums in 2013/14 when the regualr drummer was ill. He also had the opportunity to play with La Ritmo Maderno, Elito Reve, Adalberto Alvarez and Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor. After moving to the United States, he was involved with reocording a music video with Martin Cohen and played with Chucho Valdes at the SF Jazz Center.
Yadier Noa
Yadier Noa from Camagüey, Cuba graduated from ENA and taught bass at ENA for two years. He has an impressive resume of the bands he played with in Cuba including Bobby Carcassés, Orlando Sanchez (CubaJazz), Alfredo Thompson, Pauilito, Maraca, Azúgar Negra, Tania Pantoja and others.
Caarlitos Medrano
Carlitos Medrano is a percussionist and band leader, who attended the Felix Varlea Conservatory of Muisc in Cubs. While living in Cuba he played with Alexis Bosch, Orlando Sanchez of Cuba Jazz and Bobby Carcassés. He moved to the US in 2008 and is the band leader for timba group Sabor de Mi Cuba, which performed on Saturday at the San Jose Jazz Summerfest.
Carlitos Medrano
Jason Moen keyboards and Yadier Noa bass
Mario Salomon
Mario Salomon
Yadier Noa
Yadier Noa
Back to the main stage to catch Stanley Clarke, the legendary bass player,
Stanley Clarke
'Stanley Clarke, legendary bass player brought a band of 20 year olds to the festival and they rocked the house.
Colin Cook
Jahari Stampley
Stanley Clarke and Jeremiah Collier
Stanley Clarke and Jeremiah Collier Jeremiah Collier
Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke
Stopped in the Montgomery Theater to catch Keyon Harrold's band.
Keyon Harrold
Keyon Harrold is a brillant young tumpeter, composer and band leader who is from Furgeson, MO s subburb of St Louis. He moved to NYC to go to The New School and was exposed to many styles of music. While living in NYC he performed with high profile hip hop groups such as Common, Snoop Dog, Beyomce, Jay Z and others. The music he played at the festival I would characterize as straight ahead jazz. He is defintiely an extremely versatile musician that plays many different styles of music.
Did not obtain the drummers name
Back to the main stage to hear the popular vocalist from Oakland, CA Ledisi.
Ledisi
Ledisi
Ledisi
The last group for this years festival was an organ tribute to the late Dr. Lonnie Smith, a NEA jazz master on the Hammond B-3 organ, who passed away on September 28, 2021.
Mr. B-3 Organ Pete Fallico
Pete Fallico introduced this concert.
Peter Bernstein guitar, Wil Blades organ and Darrell Green drums
Wil Blades was the first organist to play. He was accompanied by the great guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Darrell Green.
Akiko Tsuruga organ and Akira Tana drums
Akiko Tsuruga organist originally from Japan and now resides in New York City. I had never heard of her or seen her perform before. She was impressive with her creative and soulful style of playing the Hammond B-3. She was a close friend of Dr. Lonnie Smith
Akiko Tsuruga
Akira Tana
Akira Tana is a Japanese American drummer and band leader who resides in the Bay Area. He and Darrell Green took turns accompanying the different organists.
Darrell Green
Darrel Green is a Oakland, CA native and is a swinging drummer who is conversant in many styles of music.
Peter Bernstein guitar, Akiko Tsuruga organ and Akira Tana drums
Peter Bernstein
Peter Bernstein has been part of the NYC jazz scene since 1989 and has recorded dozens of reordings as a leader and dozens more of other leaders' projects. He has played and recorded with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Lou Donaldson, Tom Harrell, Eric Alexander, Diana Krall, Nicholas Payton and many others.
Peter Bernstein guitar, Ronnie Foster organ and Darrell Green drums
Ronnie Foster
Ronnie Foster is a master oranist and key boardist who also has an extensive resume of recordings and collaborations with others. His first recording was with the late great guitarist Grant Green on the historic Blue Note Records. His performance at the fesrival was mindblowingly fantastic - he's a true master and he has just relased a new recording on Blue Note Reocrds 50 years since he first recorded with them in 1972. He performed with the great George Benson as a teenager. Although he is in his 70s he is still energetic, youthful and swinging.
Left to right Peter Bernstein, Akira Tana, Wil Blades, Akiko Tsuruga, Darrell Green, Ronnie Foster and Pete Fallico
Pete Fallico and Akiko Tsunuga with a protrait of Dr. Lonnie Smith
Wil Blades, Akiko Tsunuga and Ronnie Foster
All three of these Hammnd B-3 organists were really close to Dr. Lonnie Smith. It was obvious this concert was an emotional experience for them and the music was exquisite.
Although from my perspetive this years festival was a little light on quality Afro-Caribbean music, there were many memorable momnets.