Jimmy Scott, Photo by Andrea Canter

The 25thannual Cape May Jazz Festival Honoring Little Jimmy Scott runs April 21-23, 2006. This year's line-up will be featuring Little Jimmy Scott and Jazz Expressions, Hugh Masekela, Billy Paul, Carmen Lundy, Mike Stern, Eric Lewis, Nancy Kelly, Willie Martinez and La Familia, Edgardo Cintron, Greg Skaff, Joe Baione, Elio VillaFranca with Denise King, Keisa Brown and the Rolling Thunder Band, Sharon Clarke, Point Blank, Frank Bey and Willie Roundtree, Big James Montgomery and the Chicago Playboys, Steve Guyger, Tony doRosario, Sherry Wilson Butler and Jams, Blues Jam, Latin Jam, Family Concert with Cape May Youth All Stars, and complimentary workshops: voice, guitar, saxaphone, percussion and improvisation for beginners and more advanced participants.

The festivals offer acoustic jazz in mostly intimate small club settings featuring nationally prominent straight-ahead jazz musicians along with prominent musicians from the mid-Atlantic region and the State of New Jersey.

The festivals promise festival-goers the best acoustic jazz in intimate settings which create high energy between the musicians and the audience. Co-founder Woody Woodland says, "To witness and see the satisfaction and approval shown in the applause and reception by the audience makes me realize that we are staying committed to our goal and devotion to the perpetuation of jazz as an art form."

Festival Schedule:

Friday, April 21, 2006

Greg Skaff
• 8:00PM - 9:00PM Little Jimmy Scott and Jazz Expressions Convention Hall
• 8:30PM - 12:30AM Bro. Joe Baione Quintet Boiler Room at Congress Hall
• 9:00PM - 10:00PM Ms. Carmen Lundy Aleathea's Restaurant at Inn of Cape May
• 9:00PM - 1:00AM Willie Martinez and La Familla Sextet Carney's Main Room
• 9:00PM - 1:00AM Greg Skaff with Special Guest Ralph Peterson, Jr. Carney's Other Room
• 9:00PM - 1:00AM Big James Montgomery Cabanas
• 9:00PM - 1:00AM Sherry Wilson Butler Tribute to Nina Simone Cafe Promenade at Montreal Motor Inn
• 10:00PM - 11:00PM Little Jimmy Scott and Jazz Expressions Convention Hall
• 11:00PM - 12:00AM Ms. Carmen Lundy Aleathea's Restaurant at Inn of Cape May

Saturday, April 22, 2006
• 10:00AM - 12:00PM JAZZ IMPROV WORKSHOP Cape May Elementary School
• 10:00AM - 11:00AM VOICE: BeginWorkshop --Sherry W. Butler Cape May Elementary School
• 10:00AM - 11:00AM GUITAR: Beginners Workshop -- Monnette Sudler Cape May Elementary School
• 11:00AM - 12:00PM VOICE: Adv Workshop -- Sherry W. Butler Cape May Elementary School
• 11:00AM - 12:00PM GUITAR: Advanced Workshop -- Monnette Sudler Cape May Elementary School
• 12:00PM - 12:50PM Alan Weber and Friends Carney's Other Room
• 12:00PM - 1:00PM PERCUSSION JAM with Marc Jacopec Cape May Elementary School
• 12:00PM - 1:00PM SAXAPHONE Workshop -- Tim Price Cape May Elementary School
• 12:30PM - 3:30PM Latin JAM with Edgardo Cintron Latin Band Aleathea's Restaurant at Inn of Cape May
• 1:00PM - 4:00PM Blues JAM with Frank Bey &Swing City Blues Band Cabanas
• 1:00PM - 4:00PM JAM SESSIONS Carney's Main Room
• 1:00PM - 4:00PM JAM SESSIONS Carney's Other Room
• 6:30PM - 7:30PM Hugh Masekela Lower Regional High School Theatre
• 8:00PM - 9:00PM Billy Paul Convention Hall
• 8:30PM - 9:30PM Hugh Masekela Lower Regional High School Theatre
• 8:30PM - 12:30AM Point Blank Boiler Room at Congress Hall
• 9:00PM - 10:00PM Eric Lewis Quartet Grand Hotel 1st Floor Ballroom
• 9:00PM - 1:00AM Tony doRosario Quartet Cafe Promenade at Montreal Motor Inn
• 9:00PM - 1:00AM Sharon Clark Carney's Other Room
• 9:00PM - 1:00AM Ellas y Amigos Carney's Main Room
• 9:00PM - 10:00PM Nancy Kelly and Trio Aleathea's Restaurant at Inn of Cape May
• 9:00PM - 1:00AM Steve Guyger Quartet Cabanas
• 10:00PM - 11:00PM Billy Paul Convention Hall
• 11:00PM - 12:00AM Eric Lewis Quartet Grand Hotel 1st Floor Ballroom
• 11:00PM - 12:00AM Nancy Kelly and Trio Aleathea's Restaurant at Inn of Cape May

Sunday, April 23, 2006
• 11:30AM - 1:00PM Elio Villafranca Trio with Denise King Aleathea's Restaurant at Inn of Cape May
• 12:00PM - 12:50PM Pre-Jam Jam Session - Carneys Main Room Carney's Main Room
• 12:00PM - 12:50PM Pre-Jam Jam Session - Carneys Other Room Carney's Other Room
• 1:00PM - 4:00PM Keisa Brown and the Rolling Thunder Band Cabanas
• 1:00PM - 4:00PM JAM SESSIONS Carney's Main Room
• 1:00PM - 4:00PM JAM SESSIONS Carney's Other Room
• 1:30PM - 3:00PM Elio Villafranca Trio with Denise King Aleathea's Restaurant at Inn of Cape May

SUNDAY GOSPEL and BLUES BRUNCH: Aleathea's at The Inn of Cape May. 2 seatings (11:30am and 1:30pm); call 609-884-5555 for reservations: $20 restaurant charge. SATURDAY A.M. : Complimentary guitar, saxophone, improvisation, percussion and voice workshops.

TICKETS: All Event Week-end Pass - $150
8 Event Fri Evening Pass 8:00pm - 1am $49
9 Event Sat Evening Pass 6:30pm - 1am $49
4 Event Sat Afternoon Jam Pass 12:30pm - 4pm $35
3 Event Sunday Jam & Blues $25

Free Workshops Sat 10am-1pm

Tickets and passes will be sold at the Box Office (based on availability) located in Convention Hall during the festival beginning 3pm Friday, April 21 thru Sat April 23 11pm. VISA, MasterCard accepted. INFORMATION: www.capemayjazz.org or 609-884-7277.