The jazz heads who never miss a beat were there. So were the students who came out to enjoy — and play — this classical American music. The Palm Beach Arts Paper just posted my feature on the 14th annual Melton Mustafa Jazz Festival.
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At the 14th Annual Melton Mustafa Jazz Festival, the master musicians and jazzy kids did not disappoint
March 14th · No Comments · Palm Beach ArtsPaper
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Palm Beach ArtsPaper on Melton Mustafa Jazz Fest
February 10th · No Comments · Music, Palm Beach ArtsPaper
“This pure jazz event is simultaneously a treasured South Florida institution and one of our area’s best-kept secrets — even as it draws attention from as far away as Russia….” I posted on this weekend’s 14th annual session of some of Florida’s finest aspiring jazz students, the music’s most legendary masters and their fans. Check [...]
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14th Annual Melton Mustafa Jazz Festival: Florida’s best for enjoying students — and reknown masters
January 5th · 1 Comment · Music
This is what I call giving New Media a whole new swing: Day one, workshops during which students soak up skills from some of the greatest masters of jazz. The next evening, those high school and college jazz bands strut their stuff — capped by a swinging finale performed by the master musicians. Over the [...]
