JazzTrax Guest

Jesse Cook
 

The JazzTrax Festival Stage was the site of the U.S. Debut in 1995 of French Canadian Rumba Guitarist Jesse Cook who returns to that very Avalon Ballroom stage in just over a week as the headliner for the Saturday Evening Session for Week Two of the Festival. This weekend as we get set for that great show,  Jesse Cook talks of  'Rumba Foundation' to be released as he arrives on the Island.

Archive Album

Four80East Best Songs Spotlight **

 

It's an all Canadian night the Second Weekend of the Festival as Four 80 East opens for Jesse Cook and Art features that LineUp this week on the Radio Show. Four 80 East and JazzTrax have been entwined since Art Good talked them out of only being an in 'studio project band,' to making their on-stage debut, and simultaneous U.S. Debut at the 2002 Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival. They tell the story of that first trip to Avalon in their 2007 CD liner notes. They return this October for the 3rd time to the Smooth Jazz Island off the Southern California coast where their live shows first began seven years ago.

** 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.

 

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At 14 minutes long, the Island Express Helicopter Service is the fastest and most exhilarating transportation to Santa Catalina Island . Flights are available from Long Beach or San Pedro to exclusive heliports in Avalon and Two Harbors . The flight often overlooks pods of dolphins and whales, and always offers panoramic coastal views. More than just transportation; the Island Express Helicopter Service is the experience of a lifetime.

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Catalina-Marina Del Rey Flyer
The MARINA FLYER, Southern California's newest passenger ferry, provides fast-ferry service from MARINA DEL REY to Santa Catalina Island (both Avalon and Two Harbors), with multiple daily departures in high-season. Located just 8 minutes from LAX, and a short ride from West Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, the MARINA FLYER is the convenient choice for visitors to Los Angeles. This very stable high-tech hydrofoil-assisted catamaran features spacious seating, panoramic views, a sun deck, Admirals Lounge and full snack and cocktail bar.

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