Play the course that hosted the legendary Bobby Jones Tournament in the 1930's to 1950's and that Tiger Woods played on as a young boy.

Tee-Off with one of the Stars of Smooth Jazz each Weekend during the October Festival. Guitarist/Producer Paul Brown, Trumpeter Cindy Bradley, Former New York Yankee Bernie Williams and more to be announced! (artists' participation subject to change)

The historic Catalina Country Club, originally built for Wrigley's Chicago Cubs. For 30 years, with only a brief break during the war years, William Wrigley Jr. brought his baseball team, the Chicago Cubs, to Catalina Island for spring training.  The baseball field on Catalina Island was built to match the dimensions of Wrigley Field in Chicago.  A clubhouse was also built to house the team's lockers and provide a social setting for the players.  While only a plaque remains on the site of the field where the Cubs once played, the historic clubhouse still remains.  Now known as the Catalina Island Country Club, the clubhouse is open to the public.  It features a restaurant and bar and a great display of Chicago Cubs memorabilia. 

Originally built by the Banning Brothers in 1892, the Catalina Island Golf Course, is a scenic 2,100-yard course with nine challenging holes, two sets of tees for 18-hole play, and is the former home of the Bobby Jones Invitational Tournament. A fully stocked Pro Shop, Taylormade rental clubs, electric and pull carts, and a PGA-certified pro is available. Originally designed as a three-hole course, the Catalina Golf Course was expanded to 9 holes in the early 1900's and in 1929 to a 18 hole tournament-worthy course. During World War II the course was not cared for and by 1945 the course was brought back to 9 holes. The current course features five Par 4 and four Par 3 holes. The long, narrow course meanders through a canyon setting toward the ocean. The small greens and deep bunkers are enough to challenge any golfer. A practice putting green and driving net are available. Deer and hawks frequent the area. Hard spikes are not allowed.

Since 1967, the Avalon Men's Golf Club sponsors the Catalina Island Junior Golf Tournament. Junior golfers who played in the tournament and went on to greater fame include Craig Stadler, Corey Pavin, and Tiger Woods, who first played here at age 4 and then again at age 14. The Bobby Jones Invitational Tournament called Catalina home from 1931-1955.

JazzTrax Guest

Yankee Guitarist Bernie Williams

 

It's the JazzTrax End of Summer Holiday Weekend Radio Special and what better way to celebrate than with the newest Jazz Guitarist to our world who, as one of the 'Boys of Summer' for 16 seasons roamed the outfield at Yankee Stadium collecting Gold Gloves, made 5 All Star Game appearances, and earned four World Series Rings in five World Series appearances. Bernie Williams is a first time JazzTrax guest with a new album, 'Moving Forward' on which Wayman Tisdale and Bruce Springsteen both guest, as the former New York Yankee gets set to arrive in October on the JazzTrax Live Performance Stage on Catalina Island.

Archive Album

Pieces of a Dream **

 

This time of year the JazzTrax Archives Album Spotlight takes a break until after October's JazzTrax Festival. This weekend as it's a Pieces of a Dream Best Songs Spotlight as the band that Grover Washington Jr. discovered as teenagers in Philadelphia gets set to return yet again to the JazzTrax Live Performance Stage. From their most recent huge radio hit "Forward Emotion" and this year's newest tunes all the way back to memory lane when Pieces first hit in the early 80's. Leader James Lloyd is now ...a Grandfather.

** The JazzTrax Archives Album Spotlight takes a brief break until after October's JazzTrax Festival as Art presents Best Song Spotlights by some of the brightest Smooth Jazz stars set to step off boats in Avalon.

Art Good also celebrates the End of Summer with 2 Packs of all Summer's finest New Releases. Two songs, back-to-back from the new Najee, Jessy J, George Benson, Paul Taylor, Rick Braun, Four 80 East, Jeff Golub and more and already listening into Fall from the forthcoming Peter White, Jesse Cook and Greg Adams.