Clifford Brown Jazz Festival - Past Acts

Past Acts

2012

• Monty Alexander
• All-Star Tribute to Lionel Hampton featuring Jason Marsalis, Candido, Robin Eubanks, Kevin Mahogany and Russell Gunn
• Claudio Roditi Septet
• Randy Weston's African Rhythms
• Steve Wilson: Bird with Strings
• Christian McBride Big Band
• Winston Byrd Quintet
• Ernie Watts Quartet
• Valerie Capers
• Jane Monheit with special guest Mark O'Connor
• Aaron Walker & Spiritual Rhythms
• All These Miles: The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble plays the music of Miles Davis
• Hiromi: The Trio Project with Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips
• Dee Dee Bridgewater

2011

• Junior Mance Quintet
• Manifest 3
• Ninety Miles
• Avery Sharpe Quintet
• Soul of Summer
• Ronny Jordan Full Band
• Take 6
• Tizer
• The Metta Quintet
• Rufus Reid's Out Front Quintet
• Rene Marie
• Captain Black's Big Band

2010

• John Pizarelli Swing Seven
• Champian Fulton
• Jerry Gonzales and the Fort Apache Band
• Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet
• Ravi Coltrane
• Cindy Blackman
• Marcus Miller and Christian Scott, "Tutu Revisited"
• USAF Satellite Ensemble
• Chick Corea Freedom Band
• Pyeng Threadgill
• Fostina Dixon and Winds Of Change
• Tony Williams Ensemble
• Mark Williams Quintet
• Jose Carmona III

2009

• Kombu Kombo
• Roy Haynes and the Fountain of Youth Band
• Jason Moran
• Jazz Attack
• Kem
• Javon Jackson and Les McCann
• The Bad Plus
• Odean Pope Saxophone Choir
• Dumpstafunk
• Pete Escovedo
• Bio Ritmo
• Burnt Sugar, the Chamber Archestra

2008

• Trio 3
• Helen Sung Group
• George Duke
• Crittenden
• Suzette Ortiz Jazz Ensemble
• Steve Turre and Sanctified Shells
• U of D Jazz Camp Graduates
• Dr. Guy's Musiqology
• Jumpin' Off A Cleff
• Huascar Barradas
• Raw Sugar Quintet
• Atiba's Dream
• David Sanborn Group
• Hiromi's Sonic Bloom
• Rashid Ali's Quintet
• Clifford Brown Tribute Band featuring Terell Stafford
• Maria Schneider Orchestra
• Dirty Dozen Brass Band
• Bonerama
• Barbara Walker
• Point Blank
• Mingus Big Band

2007

• The Mahavishnu Project
• Skerik's Maelstrom Trio
• The Blue Method
• The Rhythm Council featuring Henry Butler & Papa Mali
• Big Chief Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias
• The Ed Palermo Big Band
• The New Mastersounds
• Jean Luc Ponty
• Norman Brown's Summer Storm featuring Peabo Bryson, Jeff Lorber and Marion Meadows
• Sherry Winston
• Rob Swanson Quintet
• Stanley Clarke
• Wallace Roney (replaced Freddie Hubbard) and the New Jazz Composers Octet
• Elegua
• Aquiles Báez
• Afghan Jazz Project
• Metta Jazz Quintet

2006

• Count Basie Orchestra
• Edward Simon
• Crimson Jazz Trio
• Rebirth Brass Band
• Wade in the Water Tour: Bill Summers, Troy Andrews, Mark Brooks, Jamal Batiste, Davell Crawford, Leon Brown, Donald Harrison, Shaka Zulu, Frenchy Frechette
• Sandy Graham
• The Tiptons
• McCoy Tyner Trio
• The RAW Sugar Quintet
• Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers
• Fortune Vinson Cruse
• Jae Sinnett
• John Pizzarelli
• Curtis Fuller
• The Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Orchestra
• Rayford Griffin
• Wilby Fletcher, Jr.
• Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert

2005

• JazzReach Hangin' With the Giants
• Concert of Sacred Music featuring Duke Ellington's Sacred Music
• Michael Wolff and Impure Thoughts
• Diane Schurr featuring Dave Sammuels' Caribbean Jazz Project
• Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
• The Funky Meters
• Chris Brubeck's Triple Play
• The Headhunters
• Ingrid Jensen and Project O
• Lou Donaldson and Dr. Lonnie Smith
• Flora Purim and Airto Moriera
• Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
• JazzChords of Calloway
• Council of Jazz Advocates Wilmington Youth Jazz Band
• Kennedy Center Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Graduates
• Sherrie Maricle and The DIVA Jazz Orchestra with Rachel Price
• Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
• Judith Owen
• Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band
• Hugh Masekela

2004

• T.S. Monk
• Dave Valentin/Hiltin Ruiz Latin Jazz Project
• David Sanchez
• Ahmad Jamal
• Ceceilia Smith and Jay Hoggard
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• Jimmy McGriff
• Stefon Harris and Blackout
• Regina Carter and Del Symphony
• Cassandra Wilson
• Lincoln Center’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

2003

• Roy Hargrove
• Terrell Stafford
• Randy Brecker
• David Weiss
• The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
• Barbone Street Jazz Band
• Arturo Sandoval
• Rolando Matias and Afro-Rican Ensemble
• Kenny Barron
• Greg Osby
• The Masters of Groove
• Lalah Hathaway
• Herbie Hancock
• Wynton Marsalis/Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

2002

• Cab Calloway Orchestra
• Claudia Acuna
• Onaje Allan Gumbs Septet
• Take 6
• Nnenna Freelon
• Omar Sosa Octet
• Robert Jospe
• The Langston Hughes Project-Ask Your Momma
• Terrence Blanchard with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra
• Nestor Torres
• John Scofield
• Bootsie Barnes Quintet

2001

• The Afro-Rican Ensemble
• The Navigators
• Chuck Mangione
• Fred Hughes Trio
• Barbone St. Jazz
• Fortune Vinson Cruse
• Melissa Walker
• Airmen of Note
• Branford Marsalis
• Cintron
• Lenora Zenzalai Helm
• Groove Collective

2000

• Ingrid Jensen
• Nicholas Payton’s Louis Armstrong Centennial
• Regina Carter
• Joshua Redman
• Stefon Harris
• Dianne Reeves
• Cecila Smith
• Mary Kadderly
• Cyrus Chestnut
• Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Big Band
• Michael Brecker
• McCoy Tyner with Michael Brecker

1999

• Lou Donaldson Quartet
• The Jazz Messengers: The Legacy of Art Blakey
• Benny Golson and Randy Brecker
• Steve Turre and Mulgrew Miller
• Buster Williams and Carl Allen
• Nnenna Freelon
• Gonzolo Rubalcaba Trio
• Alex Bugnon
• Najee
• Earl Klugh
• Patti Austin
• David Sanborn
• Ivan Lins
• !Cubanisimo!

1998

• Dizzy: The Man and His Music
• Featuring: Ignacio Berroa, Cyrus Chestnut
• Jon Faddis, Slide Hampton
• Antonio Hart and John Lee
• Pat Martino
• Nancy Wilson
• Heads Up Super Band: Kenny Blake, Joe McBride and Gerald Veasley
• The Rippingtons with Russ Freeman
• Joyce Cooling
• Gato Baribieri
• Lee Ritenour
• Clarence Fountain and the Five Boys
• Staple Singers

1997

• Stanley Clarke
• Spyro Gyro
• Roy Hargrove
• Ramsey Lewis
• Jonathan Butler
• 4th World with Flora Purim and Airto
• Marlena Shaw
• Kevin Mahogany
• Tom Grant
• Manny Oquendo and Libre
• Edgando Cintron and Tiempo Noventa
• United Nations Jazz Orchestra
• Paquito d’Rivera

1996

• Sonny Rollins
• Betty Carter
• Terrence Blanchard
• Boney James
• Norman Brown
• Poncho Sanchez
• Tania Maria
• Rick Braun
• Keiko Matsui
• Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
• Tuck and Patti

1995

• Clark Terry
• T.S. Monk
• Geri Allen
• Wallace Roney
• Randi Crawford
• Pieces of A Dream
• Hiroshima
• The Caribbean Jazz Project
• Randy Brecker and Denis SiBlasio
• Mario Grigorov
• John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
• KoKo Taylor and Her Blues Machine

1994

• Raye-Avery Jones
• Judith Kay with First State Ensemble
• Wayne Krantz
• The Duke’s Men – Former members of Duke Ellington's Orchestra
• Dave Schiff and Quartet
• Harry Spencer and Vaneisa

1993

• Lou Rawls and Band
• Ray Baretto Jazz Ensemble
• Angela Bofill
• Benny Goldson and The All Star Band featuring Helen Merrill
• The Joe Harris Jazz Quartet