Jazz in the City 2011 continued last night with a concert near Skiddy Park featuring the sounds of Salsa Son Timba and dancing in the streets.
Vocalist Salsa Son Timba
Jazz in the City (West Side), Dancin’ In The Streets
La Liga’s Rita Paniagua and CNYJAF’s Larry Luttinger dance on Oswego Street
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George Kilpatrick and Dr. Joan Hillsman lead the Gospel Workshop of America in an opening song.
This year’s Jazz in the City concert series kicked off last night at Dunk and Bright on South Salina Street. The music featured Rev. Blessed Sikhosana and the Voices of Africa, Dr. Joan Hillsman with the Gospel Workshop of America (Syracuse Chapter) and the Blacklites.
Jazz in the City–Southside
Rev. Blessed Sikhosana
City officials perform their rendition of “Mustang Sally” before the Blacklites take the stage.
33 DC Worship Song
This year the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival featured a third day, which was billed as World Jazz Sunday.
Lucy Esqilin and Vanyo Esquilin of 33 DC
The first group on the main stage was 33 DC, a gospel group with jazz flavor, and later the show ended with the divine sounds of Ricky Encarncion & Heaven Report, featuring Norbert Satchel of Tower of Power and Paoli Mejias.
Pre-Concert Prayer-Ricky Encarnacion & Heaven Report
Below is an intro and testimony by 33 DC.
World Jazz Sunday, which also featured Andanfo African Ensemble and the SoHo Trio, was sponsored by La Liga.
Smooth Jazz star and Syracuse-native Jackiem Joyner on the Main Stage at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival
Mike and Jeff Houston (Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, Day 1)
The J Project brought R&B and Classic Soul to Day One of the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival last night. They performed on the World Beat Pavilion stage.
Return to Forever IV: Chick Corea
Bass Man: Stanley Clarke
Klyde Jones: Average White Band
Dance, Dance, Dance: AWB Fans
Robert Cray
Nothing but strings: RTFIV’s Jean-Luc Ponty
Al Chez and his family of funk
Picking up the Pieces: AWB’s Onnie McIntyre
The Cuse gives Cudi some love
Kid Cudi and Damian Marley with Nas wowed the Syracuse University community for this year’s Block Party.
Tinie Tempah, the British Hip Hop invader, opened the show.
NAS
Kid Cudi
Damian Marley
Tinie Tempah
Back-up singer, dancer for Damian Marley and Nas
Dr. Lonnie Smith pounds the organ at OCC to close out the Legends of Jazz Series.
Syracuse JazzFest Founder Frank Malfitano presents Lionel Batiste with a Jazz Legends Award at OCC on Friday.
“Uncle” Lionel Batiste, Benny Jones, Sr. and the Treme Brass Band brought the sweet sounds of New Orleans and the energy of a street parade to Friday’s performance at Onondaga Community College.