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Jazz Festival 2008

Jenny Scheinman Quartet Singer, violin player, composer and arranger Jenny Scheinman is committed to breaking down boundaries of culture and influence. “A killer player.” according to The New York Times, Scheinman has worked alongside Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Lucinda Williams, Madeleine Peyroux, and Marc Ribot . Scheinman has taken the #1 Rising Star Violinist title in the Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll and has been listed as one of their Top Ten Overall Violinists for the past five years. This May, Koch Records will simultaneously release two Jenny Scheinman CDs: a self-titled vocal debut, and her fifth instrumental album, Crossing The Field. www.jennyscheinman.com

The "Sweet" Sue Terry Quartet “Superwoman of Jazz” “Sweet” Sue Terry is a force of nature who has been “universally recognized among her musician peers for decades as one of the most articulate players of the alto saxophone." A “crowd pleaser with a fiery expressiveness that got the crowd cheering and urging her on,” Sweet Sue has played and recorded with a long list of jazz notables including Dr. Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Clifford Jordan, Hilton Ruiz, Howard Johnson, Art Blakey, Carmen McRae, Jon Faddis, Wynton Marsalis, and Ray Barretto. She’s been a Jazz soloist with the National Symphony, the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the New York Pops, and has performed at jazz festivals worldwide. Her discography currently contains over forty commercially released CDs. In short, “She smokes!” www.sueterry.net

The Jamie Baum Quintet Down Beat Critics Poll “Best Flutist” for three years running, Jamie Baum “...is that rare double-threat: a musician who can play and write equally well.” Originally from Connecticut, she has been involved in projects performing classical and new music, from Brazilian to Indian and Latin music. Her CDs have been on all the best jazz “Best” lists and she has worked with a wide range of artists including Randy Brecker, Paul Motian, John Abercrombie, and Kenny Barron. As Jazzwise Magazine put it, “Baum’s playing is both imaginative and technically impressive, her front line and rhythm section are no less impressive and the combination adds up to a genuine collective strength and musical depth.” www.jamiebaum.com

Peggy Stern's Estrella Latin Band. "Everything she writes wants to dance.” And in Wall Street Jazz Festival tradition, so will you when you hear pianist/composer Peggy Stern’s Estrella Latin Band, featuring Italian saxophonist Giulio Martino. With "Luminous lyricism...the piano more caressed than played...” Ms Stern is as well-known as a composer as she is for her fine piano playing, with four of her tunes featured in the Sher Real Book series. Peggy has played with such jazz greats as Lee Konitz, Diane Schuur, Stanley Turentine, David Fathead Newman, and Emily Remler. Peggy's music draws from Brazilian, African, Jewish, Irish, Cuban, as well as traditional jazz influences. Acclaimed tenor and soprano saxophonist Giulio Martino will be joining Peggy for this event. Voted one of the “Best New Talents” by the Italian “Musica Jazz” in 2005, Giulio has played with many of Italy’s jazz elite, has played with Ms Stern at top jazz festivals all over the world. www.peggystern.com