Shelley Carrol at Bad Ass Jazz tonight!

Shelley Carrol at the Amsterdam Bar tonight at 10pm with Dave Zoller on keys, Jonathan Fisher on upright bass and Andrew Griffith slammin the drumset. See ya there!

Darryl Thomas to co-MC Expo Park Jazz Fest 2010!

Just got some fantastic news: Darryl Thomas will be serving as co-Master of Ceremonies for Expo Park Jazz Fest 2010!

Darryl Thomas is the owner and operator of the Sandaga Jazz venue, a non-profit devoted to jazz in Dallas/Fort Worth. Darryl is incredibly knowledgable about the local jazz scene and extremely generous when it comes to sharing what he knows.

Sandaga Jazz is a local venue known for its jam sessions and for hosting such national jazz artists as Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Steve Turre, Wycliff Gorden, Dave Burrell and others. Darryl is committed the preservation of jazz through Sandaga’s Youthful Jazz Program which encourages youth interest in jazz and provides donated instruments to young musicians.

We did an extended write up on Sandaga Jazz not too long ago, and you can read that here.

Announcing the first Expo Park Jazz Festival!

Just a quick post to announce Expo Park Jazz Festival 2010: The Many Faces of Jazz!

Exposition Park Jazz Fest 2010 will be a two day jazz music festival over Labor Day Weekend 2010. This inaugural event will take place at the Amsterdam Bar, located at 831 Exposition Ave, Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, September 5th and Monday, September 6th.

The bill will feature national and local jazz acts with several surprise guest appearances. The theme of the 2010 festival is "The Many Faces of Jazz." This year’s festival will highlight and pay tribute to the history and varied musical styles of this great American music tradition.

Labor Day Weekend 2010

Day One - Sunday, September 5, 2010
The Brad Leali/Shelley Carrol Big Band
Bernard Wright Trio
Ardina Lockhart
Yells at Ells
Victor Cager
Paul Slavens
Barrie Lee Hall Jr.and the Duke Ellington Small Band

Day Two - Monday, September 6, 2010
Quartet Out
The Texas Tenors
Drenda Barnett
Charlie Young Sextet (CD release"SoLongAgo")
Buddy Mohmed
Dave Zollar and Daybreak Express
Shelley Carrol Electrik Band Featuring Ephram Owens

Amsterdam Bar
831 Exposition Ave.
Dallas, Texas 75226
(214) 827-3433
www.amsterdambar.com

Tickets

$20 Single Day Ticket Sold at Door

$30 2-day Pass
Advance purchase only available at:
www.prekindle.com

21+ only please. After all, it's a bar.