Thanksgiving Weekend Special

The Catalina Island JazzTrax Special
The Concerts from Catalina

As recorded over three consecutive weekends in October at JazzTrax. If you were one of the thousands in attendance, listen and reminisce back on an incredible Island Weekend, or on the Concerts from one of the other weekends you didn't attend. If you didn't make it this Fall, now's your chance for your Holiday Weekend ears, to put you too, inside the Avalon Ballroom... looking out to Sea. From Peter White unplugged 'under the stars' at the Wrigley Ranch, Opening Night, Thursday, October 1st. To George Duke's smash performance on Closing Evening, Sunday October 18th, which will shortly be named 'The 2009 JazzTrax 'Best Live Performance of the Year'. You'll hear the Stars... Jesse Cook, Earl Klugh, Eric Darius, former NY Yankee turned jazz guitarist Bernie Williams, Michael Lington, Tim Bowman. and the up and comers who stole the show... female Trumpeter Cindy Bradley (soon to be named JazzTrax 2009 'Debut Artist of the Year'), Phillip 'Doc' Martin, Drew Davidsen, Gail Jhonson. You'll hear Phillip "Doc" Martin express his amazement arriving for the very first time on Smooth Jazz Island at feeling he was stepping off a boat in Italy. On-Line you don't have to wait for the Weekend, listen right now to the Concerts from October's JazzTrax Live Performance Stage.

And to make listening to this 5 Hour holiday weekend special from Catalina Island the most fun. When you tune-in On-Line, start reading the Festival Program on line and looking at all the pictures from the Festival Picture Pages shot by Ken Jones and Pat Benter and others. This week's entire 5-Hour Syndicated Radio Show is the Stars of Smooth Jazz who stepped off boats in October in the tiny seaport village of Avalon and then up onto the JazzTrax Live Performance Stage in the Avalon Ballroom ...looking out to Sea.

 

With the airing of this weekend's Radio Special from the captured concerts at October's JazzTrax Festival 2009, tickets also go On Sale this Friday, the day after Thanksgiving for October 2010's 24th Annual Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival. I always get at least one e-mail asking, "Why do you put tickets on sale SO early? For an event still ten months away...when you don't start announcing the Artist Line-Up until January?" Answer: It's for you! For those of you who demand the very best seats. Much of the Ballroom Club Section for all three Weekends are 're-purchased' by those who had them in October. We always give you the first opportunity to buy the same Club Section Seats or Tables, first, or to upgrade if you'd like. Some festival goers have owned the same Front Row Seats or Club Section Tables, for 20 years! Coveted, JazzTrax tickets have even been involved in divorce separation battles. The very best seats sell first. The Tables sell first. The very best seats are the first six rows with the Stars of Smooth Jazz almost in your lap. The very best seats are Tables where you and three friends 'own' the same table the entire weekend. Literally set up camp. Your own Table. The very best seats are the two-seat High Toppers that circle the ballroom behind the lower tables, which sit right along the French Doors. No obstruction In front of you all the way to the Stage...and no obstruction behind you out over the Pacific Ocean. Just turn your head and look at the Ocean or turn your head back to the stage.

Full Series Tickets for October 2010 go On Sale this weekend (Friday November 27th, 2009) so you can grab the absolute best seats or table still available now that the repeat customers have been given their chance to secure or upgrade their spots. Chances are, at this time next year, you'll be a repeat customer and your October Seats for 2011 will already be confirmed and paid for. Notation: 60% or more of our customers now order On-Line with no waiting for an operator. At JazzTrax.com, click Tickets at the top. Look at the Ballroom Seating chart, moving your browser throughout to see exactly what is still available. Click and purchase, and then use our links to find how to get to the Island via Catalina Express. How to find accommodations at one of our highly recommended rental houses through Catalina Island Vacation Rentals for multiple bedroom homes to rent. Sharing with another couple or couples vastly reduces the weekend's biggest expense. Leaves you more money to buy Smooth Jazz CD's from the performing artists. Hey! Then watch throughout early 2010 for more tips on where to stay, most cost effectively at JazzTrax.com.

Now... enjoy the show. The Concerts from the Island from the just completed October Festival on the JazzTrax Live Performance Stage. Listen On-Line Right Now.

 

Weekend of Nov. 12th - 13th
Guest: David Benoit
Holiday Music Spotlight: New Holiday Smooth Jazz