and becomes the Center of the Smooth Jazz Universe!
ANNOUNCING OCTOBER'S 1ST ARTIST LINE-UP
This October Witness 40 Different Stars on the Island
See Confirmed Below
 22nd AnnualCatalina Island JazzTrax Festival Over 40 Different Stars of Smooth Jazz Over 3 Consecutive Island WEEKENDS On an Island 26 Miles Out to Sea October 3, 4, 5 October 10, 11, 12 October 17, 18, 19 ALL AGES WELCOME Watch Line-Up Unfold in February & March Full Series Tickets On Sale NOW |
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OCTOBER'S FULL SERIES TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE
EXCLUSIVE TABLE SEATING AND CLUB SECTION...NOW ON SALE
SINGLE SESSION TICKETS GO ON SALE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
The Sax Pack (and) Sax For Stax featuring Gerald Albright & more
EUGE GROOVE • KEIKO MATSUI
RnR...Rick Braun & Richard Elliot
Coming to Big Bear Lake in June & Catalina Island in October
• Each Weekend Saturday Night After Parties On the Beach at Descanso
• Saturday Late Afternoon Wine Maker Dinners at the Country Club
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NOW ON SALE - Unplugged Under the Stars at the Wrigley Ranch
Thursday Nights Ahead of Each October Island Weekend October 2.....October 9.....October 16, 2008 |
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Thursday Night, Oct. 2nd
Unplugged at the Wrigley Ranch  Mindi Abair Full Barbecue Dinner & Bar Meet at Avalon Tour Plaza 4:45 p.m. Under the Stars on the FAR SIDE OF THE ISLAND |
Thursday Night, Oct. 9th
Unplugged at the Wrigley Ranch  Paul Brown Full Barbecue Dinner & Bar Meet at Avalon Tour Plaza 4:45 p.m. Under the Stars on the FAR SIDE OF THE ISLAND |
Thursday Night, Oct. 18th
Unplugged at the Wrigley Ranch  Ray Parker Jr. Full Barbecue Dinner & Bar Meet at Avalon Tour Plaza 4:45 p.m. Under the Stars on the FAR SIDE OF THE ISLAND |
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Friday Night, Oct.3rd
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Friday Night, Oct. 10th
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.Friday Night, Oct. 17th
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 7:30 p.m. French Guitarist U-NAM  9:00 p.m. The Sax Pack with Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole and Kim Waters |
 7:30 p.m. Debut Guitarist Jay Soto  9:00 p.m. Eric Darius |
 7:30 p.m. Artist to be announced 9 p.m. Mindi Abair |
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Saturday, Oct. 4th
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Saturday, Oct. 11th
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Saturday, Oct. 18th
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AFTERNOON SESSION
 NOON Jackiem Joyner JazzTrax debut Artist of the Year  2:00 p.m. L.A. Chillharmonic with Richard Smith, Brian Bromberg, Michael Paulo, Gregg Karukas, Greg Adams & Joel Taylor |
AFTERNOON SESSION
NOON Jackiem Joyner JazzTrax debut Artist of the Year 2:00 p.m. L.A. Chillharmonic with Richard Smith, Brian Bromberg, Michael Paulo, Gregg Karukas, Greg Adams & Joel Taylor |
AFTERNOON SESSION
 NOON Jesse J Young debut Saxaphonist  2:00 p.m. Nick Colionne Guitarist |
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7:00 p.m. Jesse J Young debut Saxaphonist  9:00 p.m. Acoustic Alchemy Saturday Night After Party at Descanso Beach. No Charge. Dancing on the Beach into the Wee Hours of the Morning |
7:00 p.m. Artist to be announced  9:00 p.m. Keiko Matsui Japanese Keyboardist Saturday Night After Party at Descanso Beach. No Charge. Dancing on the Beach into the Wee Hours of the Morning
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7:00 p.m. Debut Guitarist Jay Soto  9:00 p.m. Euge Groove Saturday Night After Party at Descanso Beach. No Charge. Dancing on the Beach into the Wee Hours of the Morning |
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After Party Descanso Beach
10:30 - 1 a.m. |
After Party Descanso Beach
10:30 - 1 a.m. |
After Party Descanso Beach
10:30 - 1 a.m. |
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Sunday, Oct. 5th
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Sunday, Oct. 12th
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Sunday, Oct.19 th
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AFTERNOON SESSION
NOON Artist to be announced  2:00 p.m. Warren Hill |
AFTERNOON SESSION
 NOON Paul Jackson Jr.  2:00 p.m. Gregg Karukas Keyboardist |
AFTERNOON SESSION
NOON Jackiem Joyner JazzTrax debut Artist of the Year 2:00 p.m. Paul Brown's Guitar Night featuring Marc Antoine & Chris Standring |
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7:00 p.m. Debut Guitarist Jay Soto  9:00 p.m. R n R Starring Rick Braun & Richard Elliot |
7:00 p.m. Jesse J Young debut Saxaphonist  9:00 p.m. Jeffrey Osborne |
 7:00 p.m. Sekou Bunch Bassist   9:00 p.m. Sax for Stax Brand New All Star Show featuring Gerald Albright & More |
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Head Referee Official for SuperBowl XLII New England Patriots vs. New York Giants
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SuperBowl XLII's Head Referee with
Austin Good at October 2007's Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival |
Mike and Wendy Carey attending
October 2007's Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival |
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| Four 80 East CD ‘En Route’ released April 2007 Liner Notes by Jonathan Widran "Held over three weekends every October, the Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival held just off the Southern California coast is an annual mecca for contemporary jazz fanatics from all around the country. Fans travel, as the classic song goes, 26 miles across the sea to experience their favorite artists in a paradise-like setting that is worlds away, literally, from any other jazz festival. Every year, in addition to the usual chart-topping suspects that everybody already knows and new artists playing typically melodic, funky fare, festival producer Art Good throws a cool stylistic curveball into the mix that draws on his own personal eclectic taste. In 2003, when longtime musical partners Tony Grace and Rob DeBoer__collectively known, when they're doing their jazz things, as Four80East--took the stage in the vast casino ballroom, few people in the audience knew that this was their first live performance ever. Good loved the Canadian duo's chilled-out studio dates Nocturnal (2001) and Round 3 (2002), and aware that Higher Octave Music had just reissued their hard-to-find indie 1998 debut (simply titled The Album), Good was willing to bet that the duo could recreate the magic in person. He bet right......................." |
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CLICK HERE to see Catalina Island 2007 CLICK HERE to see Catalina Island 2006 CLICK HERE to see Catalina Island 2005 |
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