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JazzTrax this week: March 13th-14th
- More Catalina Artists Announced! Craig Chaquico, Drew Davidsen, Marcus Anderson 
- Remember Daniel Ho from Kilauea? We'll catch up with him on the Big Island... Hawaii!
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Producer's Notes:
Confessions of a Mid-Westerner, turned Californian...
 
 
Art Good
I never thought I would say this. I'm sick of the snow. I'm ready for Summer. That usually comes from someone living in the North East... or Canada. But what an idiotic statement from someone who spends half of every week in the Palm Springs desert. Yep, that will be me at the Margarita Bar at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens this week. But my vehicle is sick of sitting on ice in the cabin driveway at the JazzTrax Studio in Big Bear Lake. So much snow up at the Lake, my Land Rover is complaining. Southern California is 3 inches above normal rainfall and Big Bear is close to it's record amount of winter white. That means however the Lake for the JazzTrax Festival in June is going to be brimming full!. We'd thought we could use some of the slope of the lake with the water level down, for our Club Section Beach Chairs, but no. The Lake is expected to be full... brimming full!

Big Bear Lake Summer Music Festival
Summer is right around the corner but Bear Mountain has so much snow I'll still be skiing all week! Tickets are On Sale for the 5th Annual Big Bear Lake JazzTrax Summer Music Festival. June 18,19, 20. You can select your exact seats by ordering on-line.Order Now or just 'see' what seats are still available. The Artist Line-Up is completely announced at JazzTrax.com with full details of the event and Big Bear Lake, California.

I was on the Festival site... walking through snow this past weekend and meeting with the Big Bear Marina to scope out how the power will get from on land to our Floating Stage, sitting right on Big Bear Lake. Now that the festival is actually in the Village, right at the Marina, the town of Big Bear Lake is all excited about the Stars of Instrumental Jazz rocking' their Lake, Father's Day Weekend.

Checking on reservations at the Marina Resort which is actual the Festival location, it's their Lakeside Lawn, I found that ALL top level rooms are now sold for JazzTrax. Those people figured it out! You can get a hotel room, right on the festival site. Right across the street from the Village. Never a need to get in a car all weekend. Drink and Dine. Frolic and don't even worry about transportation other than your feet. Why would you stay anywhere else? So my point? There are still the bottom level of rooms at Marina Resort where you simply walk out from your bedroom, Onto the Beach and right to your JazzTrax Seats. Heck, when you have to use the restroom... .your hotel potty will be closer than the Public Restrooms! But those rooms are going and going fast! The hotel rooms right at the festival resort will soon be sold out.
 
Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival
So there I was on Monday afternoon sitting in my computer chair trying to figure who it was I was not thinking of to fill one of our final two slots for October at the Wrigley Ranch. Our Un-Plugged Evening under the stars on the far side of the Island. I'd tried so hard to get Jesse Cook to come unplugged...maybe next year. I'd tried so hard to get Australian Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel who gave us our very first performance there in 2005... maybe 2011. Schedules already tight for routing artists this year and not every artist feels confident enough to leave their band home and come Solo, or mostly Solo to the Ranch before our the intimate 200 tops audience. I was looking back over previously booked Un-Plugged Artists and then leafing back (scrolling I guess) on our New Releases Page at JazzTrax.com over the entire past decade... when BOOM, there he was. Craig Chaquico! Why hadn't I thought of Craig before? After all, he'd given us one of the most memorable Un-Plugged concert ever! In a blinding snowstorm, on the Nevada side of Heavenly Valley at Lake Tahoe back in the Mid 90's at the top of the Mountain Lodge. I quickly turned to my e-mail and shot a quick offer to Craig and to his manager. Within 10 minutes (a World Record) I had an e-mail back that said simply. We accept!

We'll announce shortly if Craig will do October's Weekend One Thursday or Weekend Two Thursday, but boy did that turn my day around. Craig is a legend in this genre and not just for his melodies and guitar stylings. He also tells some of the best stories on the planet and under the stars with the fire pits burning, on the far side of Catalina Island in October... Craig Chaquico, Un-Plugged at the Wrigley Ranch could be absolute classic! Full Series Tickets and Un-Plugged Tickets are on sale NOW. Single Session Tickets for the Avalon Ballroom go on sale Memorial Day Weekend. Much of October's 30+ Artist Line-Up for the 24th Annual Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival is already announced at JazzTrax.com along with full event details and many pictures of past festivals. Watch for more Artist Line-Up Announcements Next Week!
 
Art Good

 

JazzTrax Producer/Creator

The JazzTrax Radio Show
Weekend of  March 13th - 14th
Listen to this Week's 5-Hour
Showcase of the Absolute Newest!
 
 
JazzTrax Guest
Remember Daniel Ho from Kilauea?

One of the funs of life is "Where Are They Now?" So remember the 90's Contemporary Jazz Band Kilauea? Led by Keyboardist Daniel Ho who also wrote ALL their music? Pretty hot in this genre from about 1991 to 1996. Well, part of the band morphed into David Benoit's band and Daniel Ho himself? He began writing and producing Hawaiian Music. He'd grown up on the Big Island. This week Daniel joins us on the JazzTrax Showcase, and in hand, 5 Grammy's. 5 straight Grammy's. All for Best Hawaiian Album of the Year. 2006, 2007,2008, 2009, 2010. So we're all off for the Islands on JazzTrax this week.
   
   
Archive Album
1988 David Benoit 'Every Step of the Way'

And speaking of David Benoit, he and Daniel are old tennis buddies and David's got our JazzTrax Archives Album.Remembering back to one of the 80's Absolute Finest. 1988's 'Every Step of the Way' which included the fabulous song 'The Key to You,'on which David's old college buddy, David Pack (of Ambrosia Fame) was the vocalist.You can listen right now to the full 5 hours. Hear a song you like, move the show backwards (or forwards) and listen to the song again. The full 5 hours will play straight through .you can even copy the show to your mp3 player or iPod and take jazztrax with you!

What's the best thing about the JazzTrax Radio Showcase? Some say all the early listens to all that's new, to albums that haven't even been released yet. Already recent listens from the new Steve Cole that's not coming' till August and the new Steve Oliver and new Jaared that will be released at the end of March.
     
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The JazzTrax Radio Show in March 2010
The Weekly 5-Hour Showcase of the Absolute Newest
featuring the Stars of Smooth Jazz and a Classic Archive Album
   
Weekend of March 6th-7th
Show #1010
Guest:
Steve Cole with new Sax Pack album
'The Pack is Back'
Archive Album:
Nick Colionne 2006 'Keepin' It Cool'
   
Weekend of March 13th-14th
Show #1011
Guest:
Daniel Ho Leader of 90's band Kilauea Winner of 5 consecutive Grammy's 2006-2010 for Best Hawaiaan Album
Archive Album:
1988 David Benoit 'Every Step of the Way'
   
Weekend of March 20th-21st
Show #1012
Guest:
Guitarist Chuck Loeb, the Newest Member of Fourplay
Archive Album:
1994 Tommy Emmanuel 'The Journey'
   
Weekend of March 27th-28th
Show #1013
Guest:
Guitarist Steve Oliver to debut 'Global Kiss'
Archive Album:
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The 5th Annual
Big Bear Lake
JazzTrax Summer
Music Festival 
 
Summertime
 'Ski in, Ski out'
Just Steps
from everything!

Park the car
walk to The Village, Venue, and Hotel

Full Weekend
and Session Tickets
On Sale NOW!

The Best Seats
sell first!
 
~ Club Section ~
~ Front Rows ~

Order On-Line
jazztrax.com
~ or call ~
866-TraxTix
(866) 872-9849
 
 
The 24th Annual
Catalina Island
JazzTrax Festival 
~ since 1987 ~
 
Plan Ahead for
 October 2010!

Full Session Tickets
On Sale NOW!

The Best Seats
sell first!
 
~ Club Section ~
~ Front Rows ~
~ Ballroom Tables ~
~ Verandah High Tops ~


Order On-Line
jazztrax.com
~ or call ~
866-TraxTix
(866) 872-9849
 
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