May
1-2, 33rd annual Paradise Valley Jazz Party,
25 musicians, cabaret seating, continuous jam-style
sets, featuring Bruce Forman, Houston Person, Eric Schneider,
Mark Colby, Shelly Berg, Tamir Hendelman, Wycliffe Gordon,
Bill Watrous, Byron Stripling, Gilbert Castellanos,
Jon Burr, John Clayton, Akira Tana, Bobby Breaux + locals
Mike Kocour, Dmitri Mathey, John Sims, John Lewis, ASU
Sun Devil Jazz Septette, Young Sounds of Arizona; Sat.
noon-4:30 p.m., 8 p.m.- midnight, Sun. 11 a.m. to 7
p.m.; Embassy Suites Hotel, Scottsdale-Phoenix, 4415
E. Paradise Village Parkway, Phoenix 85032; $195, including
Sun. lunch, individual sessions $55 Sat. afternoon,
$55 Sat. night, $95 Sunday including lunch, badges may
be shared, reserved at 480-948-7993, fax 480-991-5732,
email dzmiller@cox.net, paradisevalleyjazz.com; Instantseats.com/events/
ParadiseValleyJazz.; rooms 800-362-2779 or EmbassySuitesPhoenix-Scottsdale.com
(PVJ code for special rate).
May 1, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet
Lickers, 7:30 p.m. Sat., $25, “Desert
Sky” series, Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater
(outdoors), 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale 85251 (75th
St. south of Indian School Road), 480-994-2787, scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
May 2, Beth Lederman's Novo Mundo (Lederman-keys,
Kay Peper-vocals-guitar, Felix Sainz-bass, Emerson Laffey-drums,
Mike Crotty-horns, Johnny Finn-percussion), 3 p.m. Sun.,
$5, Marley Park, Heritage Club Lawn, 15210 W. Sweetwater
Ave., Surprise 85379, first in series sponsored by West
Valley Arts Council, 623-935-6384, westvalleyarts.org
May 2, “Jazz Under the Stars Spring Series”:
Lavay Smith-vocals, 7 p.m. Sun., presented
by Tucson Jazz Society, $15 members & active military,
$20 public, $10 students, St. Philip's Plaza courtyard,
southeast corner Campbell Avenue and River Road, Tucson;
food-bev on sale, www.tucsonjazz.org or 520-903-1265.
May 3, SCC Jazz Extravaganza, 7 p.m. Mon., free, Scottsdale
Community College, Turquoise Room, 9000 E. Chaparral
Road, Scottsdale 85256, 480-423-6723.
May 4, Mike Kocour Trio (Kocour-piano,
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drums), 9:30 a.m. coffee-tea, 10:30 a.m. music, free,
ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale,
480-596-2660, RSVP after April 20.
May 4, “Music of Miles Davis”:
Fred Forney Quintet (Forney-trumpet, Brice
Winston-tenor sax, Nick Manson-piano, Dwight Kilian-bass,
Dom Moio-drums), 7:30 & 9 p.m. Tues., $7, Compound
Grill, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd., Scottsdale 101 Center, west-end
building @ 68th St., 480-585-5483), thecompoundgrill.com
May 4, Margo Reed + Joel Robin & Jazz Alive
7:30 p.m. Tues., $25, Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701
W. Paradise Lane, Peoria, 623-776-8400, presented by
Jean Bayus.
May 5, Joe Garcia & Friends: Latin Jazz,
7:30 p.m. Wed., monthly Jazz in AZ “Jazz in Concert”
series in cooperation with ASU Kerr Cultural Center
& Jazzbird Foundation, 6110 N. Scottsdale Road,
Scottsdale (west off Rose Lane south of Lincoln Drive,
north of McDonald Drive), 480-596-2660.
May, 5 PVCC Jazz Ensembles in Concert (4
combos, 2 big bands), 7 p.m. Wed., free, Center for
the Performing Arts, Paradise Valley Community College,
32nd St and Union Hills, Phoenix AZ 85032, 602-787-7738.
May 7, Armand Boatman + Margo Reed, Jazz on
the Promenade, 7-9 p.m. Fri., free, outdoors;
wine, food; Promenade Center, SW corner Scottsdale Road
& Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, scottsdalepromenade.com
May 7, Dave Riley & Juke Joint blues,
7-9 p.m. Fri., “Jazz in the Garden” concert
series, Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North Galvin Parkway,
Phoenix 85008, 480-481-8188, 21 and older, members-$14,
non-members- $20; includes garden admission.
May 7, Bad Cactus Brass Band, 10:30
a.m.-noon Fri., free, Goelet Beuf Community Center,
3435 W. Pinnacle Peak Road, Phoenix, Mother's Day Brunch,
602-534-4754
May 8-9, Jack Jones-vocals, 5 &
8 p.m. Sat., 3 & 6:30 p.m. Sun., $20-$50, Skye Restaurant
Platinum Room, 16844 N. Arrowhead Fountain Center Drive,
Peoria, 623-334-0010.
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May
8, Scott Whitfield-trombone, Ginger Berglund-vocals,
Tony Vacca-sax, Barb Catlin-piano, Ted Sistrunk-bass,
Cleve Huff-drums, 5:30 p.m. Sat., appetizers-wine,
Jazz in AZ benefit at private home near Tatum/Shea,
Paradise Valley, $50 donation, RSVP by May 5 to 480
947-6119 or 480-994-0807.
May 8-9, Pete Pancrazi-guitar-vocals,
3-5pm Sat., 1-3 p.m. Sun., Gooseberries Tea Room 13216
N. Seventh St., Phoenix, reservations required, 602-789-0622,
gooseberriestea.com
May 9, Beth Lederman-piano, 7-11 p.m.
Mon., Royal Palms Inn, 5200 N. Camelback Road, Phoenix.
May 10, GCC Big Bands w/ Chris Walden-tpt-guest conductor:
“An Evening of Chris Walden music”,
free, Glendale Community College Performing Arts Center,
6000 W. Olive Ave., Glendale, info w/ Dave Schmidt 623-845-3725,
plus free clinic with Walden, 3:30-5 p.m. also in the
Performing Arts Center.
May 9, “Jazz Under the Stars Spring Series”:
Jim Rotondi & Doug Webb, 7 p.m. Sun., presented
by Tucson Jazz Society, $15 members & active military,
$20 public, $10 students, St. Philip's Plaza courtyard,
southeast corner Campbell Avenue and River Road, Tucson;
food-bev on sale, www.tucsonjazz.org or 520-903-1265.
May 12, Bad Cactus Brass Band, 7-8
p.m. Wed., free, Foothills Branch Library, 19055 N.
57th Ave., Glendale, 623-930-3530.
May 14, Judy Roberts Quartet, Jazz on the Promenade,
7-9 p.m. Fri.: free, outdoors; wine, food;
Promenade Center, SW corner Scottsdale Road & Frank
Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, scottsdalepromenade.com.
May 14, “Jazz in the Garden” concert
series, Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North
Galvin Parkway, Phoenix 85008, 480-481-8188, 21 and
older, members-$14, non-members- $20; includes garden
admission.7-9 p.m. Fri., The Del Rayz / blues-boogie-jazz
featuring members of Sistah Blue.
May 16, Sherry Roberson Quartet, Jazz in AZ
monthly party, open to public, 3-5 p.m. Sun.,
Kazimierz World Wine Bar, 7137 E. Stetson Drive, Scottsdale,
480-946-3004, info 480-994-0807.
May 16, “Jazz Under the Stars Spring Series”:
Greg Abate, 7 p.m. Sun., presented by Tucson
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