Jamesville Balloon Festival (circa 2007)
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Throwback Thursday
Thursday, July 3rd, 2014Extension: Jazz Fest, Day 2
Saturday, July 6th, 2013
Napoleon Murphy Brock of the Grandmothers of Invention and Festival Producer Frank Malfitano hug it out during a lengthy rain delay.
At Day Two of the Syracuse Jazz Festival the weather almost trumped the music. After lightning flashes, a near monsoon, and baseball-length rain delay, however the music continued and the GrandMothers of Invention (formed in 2002 from Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention) gave those remaining a high-impact show.
Earlier in the day, Sophistafunk and the Yellowjackets, as well as Giacomo Gates, were on stage.
William Kennedy, Drummer, Yellowjackets
Adam Gold, Keyboardist, Sophistafunk
Don Preston, who started with Frank Zappa in 1967, is showing no signs of slowing down on this “One Size Fits All” US Tour. He came to the Syracuse show from Chapel Hill, NC. Tomorrow the GrandMothers of Invention play Annapolis, then NYC, before heading back Upstate to Rochester on July 10.
WAEF FM 88’s GM Joe Lee brings on the Yellowjackets.
Sophista-Fan
Piano tuner Kenny Williams has been working festivals and concerts in Syracuse for more than a half century.
Napoleon Murphy Brock (left),who started with Zappa in 1974 and now is the lead vocalist for the GrandMothers of Invention, shows off his Suavenicity during an opening number.
Dimension: Jazz Fest, Day 1
Friday, July 5th, 2013
Ben Jaffe, Creative Director, Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Day One of the 2013 Syracuse Jazz Festival at Jamesville Beach featured The Doobie Brothers, Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and a fireworks display to celebrate July 4th. Preservation dedicated their set to the memory of New Orleans icon Lionel Batiste.
Taking it all in
Mark Braud (PHJB)
Joe Lastie, Jr. (PHJB)
Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band
Pat Simmons (Doobie Brothers)
Charlie Gabriel (PHJB)
Doobie Brothers from some other mothers
Return of the Record-Breaker
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
Kenny G at Syracuse Jazz Fest (30th Anniversary)
Kenny G made a return to Syracuse last night for Jazz Fest. The Festival, produced by Frank Malfitano, is celebrating 30 years. G is a crowd favorite and helped pack the crowd in at Jamesville Beach (a new venue this year). Besides being a best-selling smooth jazz artist, he is known for his long notes (he made it to the Guinness Book a few years ago).
Musician among the people: Kenny G plays in the audience last night
. His next gig is tonight at the Hampton Jazz Fest in Virginia.
Hold On: Kenny G holds a note as he walks through the crowd at Jazz Fest to kick off his set on Saturday night.