SCHEDULE

Port of Albany's Riverfront Jazz Festival Schedule

The Chronicles- Winner of the Downtown Albany Jazz Fest Competition
The Chronicles- Winner of the Downtown Albany Jazz Fest Competition
Winners of the 2012 Downtown Albany Jazz Festival Competition. Hundreds of ballots were cast as local groups battled it out in downtown venues for the opening slot on Jazz Fest. Stylistically combining jazz, hip-hop, funk, soul and gospel into a unique sound beyond genre tags, Albany’s the Chronicles have been flooring festival and club crowds across the northeast since 2009.

Date:
Sat, Sep 8, 2012
Time:
12:00PM
Location:
Albany Riverfront Park
Way Down
Way Down
Way Down is a powerful trio of Albany musicians pushing the outer bounds of modern jazz fusion. While still a new band on the local scene, Way Down’s Dylan Perrillo, Kevin Urvalek, and Justin Henricks wholly original approach to groove and improvisation is already leaving an indelible mark on Capital Region music lovers.

Date:
Sat, Sep 8, 2012
Time:
1:15PM
Location:
Albany Riverfront Park
PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP featuring Araicne Trujillo
PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP featuring Araicne Trujillo
Fresh off a stunning appearance at the SPAC Freihofer’s Jazz Festival- “these guys are where it’s at!” hailed the Albany Metroland- the Pedrito Martinez Group have honed their border-crossing mix of Afro-Cuban rumba, funk and jazz to a fine point by gigging relentlessly since their formation in 2008.

Date:
Sat, Sep 8, 2012
Time:
2:30PM
Location:
Albany Riverfront Park
Delfeayo Marsalis
Delfeayo Marsalis
Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in jazz today. Known for his “technical excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor…” (Los Angeles Times), he is “…one of the best, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation.” (San Francisco Examiner.)

Date:
Sat, Sep 8, 2012
Time:
4:00PM
Location:
Albany Riverfront Park
Charlie Hunter
Charlie Hunter
With a career spanning 16 yrs and almost 20 albums, guitarist Charlie Hunter is widely considered the authority on the seven and eight-string guitar, and continues to stun audiences with his ability to simultaneously bust out bass parts, melodic leads and swinging rhythms. His signature style of writing and performing has secured his place as one of today's great guitarists.

Date:
Sat, Sep 8, 2012
Time:
5:30PM
Location:
Albany Riverfront Park
THE MOSAIC PROJECT featuring Terri Lyne Carrington, Nona Hendryx and Gretc
THE MOSAIC PROJECT featuring Terri Lyne Carrington, Nona Hendryx and Gretc
The Mosaic Project is a historic, cross-cultural celebration of female artists masterminded by acclaimed drummer, composer and producer Terri Lyne Carrington. The Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival performance will feature Carrington along with stunning vocalists Nona Hendryx(of rock funk band LaBelle) and incredibly inventive modern jazz singer Gretchen Parlato.

Date:
Sat, Sep 8, 2012
Time:
7:00PM
Location:
Albany Riverfront Park