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SCOTTSDALE JAZZ FESTIVAL WAS A HUGE SUCCESS

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By: Max E Rumbugh Jr

The 2022 Scottsdale Jazz Festival on Saturday evening, April 30, brought a new kind of excitement to downtown Scottsdale. A variety of Jazz types from Latin, New Orleans, Blues, and other styles filled the outdoor air in the Scottsdale Civic Center. Such a successful outdoor Jazz event is new to Scottsdale. Highlighting the evening was Richard Elliot and Rick Braun, each seasoned showmen with their own individual signature sounds, who performed as RnR. They played off of one another extremely well and had the audience on their feet dancing. The electrifying voice of Nayo Jones of the Nayo Jones Experience from New Orleans provided vocal Jazz for the evening. And local Trumpeter, Jesse McGuire, enthralled the audience with his unique and nationally recognized rendition of the National Anthem.

Tempe Jazz Day Featuring the Nayo Jones Experience

Tempe Center for the Arts Celebrates the Kick off Jazz Appreciation Month on April 8, 2022

Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) to honor one of America's earliest and iconic art form

Tempe, Arizona: Celebrated every April, Jazz Appreciation Month is known for bringing together communities from all over the world to celebrate Jazz and learn about its history. Thanks to the International Jazz Day AZ Foundation (IJDAZ), Founder and Executive Director Doc Jones, the State of Arizona passed a bill HCR 2017 in 2019 declaring April Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). Throughout the years, Jazz has promoted peace, diversity, and freedom of expression, thus reinforcing the role of today's youth as active agents of social change.

"Music has the power to unite people across borders, and Jazz has been doing that for years," said William 'Doc' Jones. "The concert at the Tempe Arts Center will be a tribute to the Smithsonian 21th anniversary of JAM, and we are incredibly proud to join forces with Mayor Corey Woods of Tempe to be a part of this celebration. On April 8, 2022, we have a spectacular lineup featuring The Nayo Jones Experience bringing the flavor of New Orleans to Tempe and the sounds of Cuba.

Scottsdale Jazz Festival Chairmen Alfredo Molina has been Named Executive Director of the Jazz Bowl During Super Bowl Weekend 2023

https://superbowlofjazz.com/

THE JAZZ BOWL FESTIVAL IN ARIZONA

The Jazz Bowl of Music Fest during Super Bowl 57 will be a five-day event organized to achieve jazz celebration and appreciation in the state of Arizona, say newly elected Executive Director Philanthropist Alfredo J Molina. Hence, with our experienced hands, we are sure to make this project accomplish greatness on its set date. Concerning the task at hand, we want the project to be a massive success in honor of the jazz culture and promote tourism during the shoulder period.

International Jazz Day AZ Foundation, a 501-C3, is the organization's name in charge of this project. The focus of
this program is to spread the awareness of jazz culture through the stables of a celebration festival to be tagged
Super Bowl of Jazz Music Festivals. It intends to guide jazz lovers to its importance, values, and use in
everyday life. Like the UNESCO and Herbie Hancocks International Jazz Day, which is held every year, we
want The Super Bowl LV11 (57) Jazz Festival Weekend 2023 to achieve the aims of getting jazz lovers
together to share in the creativity, power, and love of jazz music.

APRIL JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH WAS THE TURNING POINT

A sell-out crowd enjoyed the music of Mark Whitfiled, Nayo Jones, Jesse McGuire, and Neamen Lyles

Three Mayors from Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Tempe Join Forces

Three incredible Mayors coming together to celebrate UNESCO’S 11^th Annual International Jazz Day at the Scottsdale Jazz Festival

Scottsdale's Debut International Jazz Day Festival Was a Success

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of International Jazz Day, the Scottsdale Jazz Festival took place in Scottsdale Arizona, on April 30, at the Hotel Valley Ho with a global all-star lineup led by Mark Whitfield from New York, Nayo Jones from New Orleans, Jesse McGuire from Phoenix, and Neamen Lyles from Tucson. The Festival was hosted by the City of Scottsdale, Molina Fine Jewelers, and the International Jazz Day AZ Foundation with strong sponsorship support from Crescent Crown Distributing, Republic National Distributing Company, and the Arizona Office of Tourism.

Richard Elliot, Braun & Nayo Jones Headlines International Jazz Day Scottsdale Jazz Festival April 30th 2022

Ticket Information scottsdalejazzfest.org

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Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, and Nayo Jones will be headling the Scottsdale Jazz Festival.

COME CELEBRATE THE 11^TH ANNUAL “INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY” AT Scottsdale Civic Center Northeast Lawn of City Hall

The outdoor concert is one of UNESCO’s 196 global celebrations taking place on April 30^th, 2022 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM

THE SCOTTSDALE JAZZ FESTIVAL FEATURES THE BEST OF “REAL JAZZ” PRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY FOUNDATION & MOLINA FINE JEWELERS

Downtown Scottsdale joins more than 196 global Jazz Day celebrations on April 30^th designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Herbie Hancock to celebrate jazz and the role it plays in uniting people around the world.

The Mayor's of Scottsdale, Tempe, and Paradise Valley has formed a Jazz Day AZ coalition to promote tourism in the state of Arizona.

Headliners: Richard Elliot- Richard Elliot is a Scottish-born American saxophonist. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for Summer Horns. San Diego resident saxophonist Richard Elliot has already had an exemplary musical career that is second to none. Tower of Powers, Natalie Cole, Smokey Robinson and the Temptations were already on his agenda at a young age. In 1986 he released his debut album Trolltown. Since this time he has recorded more than twenty albums. His new album Authentic Life (2021) is the current gauge of his development as a person and artist.

Rick Braun- is a dynamic Trumpeter Composer and Producer with over 20#1 Smooth Jazz Hits. Rick Braun has enjoyed a career longevity that is rare in this business. He has crafted his own distinctive sound and become a staple on contemporary jazz radio. He has produced No. 1 hits for David Benoit, Marc Antoine, and former Rod Stewart band sidekick, Jeff Golub. Braun achieved collaborative success on massive hits with Boney James, as a member of RnR with saxophonist Richard Elliot, and with BWB, a powerhouse trio completed by Grammy® winners Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown. He has made a mark staying true to his own musical voice and eclectic influences that have allowed him to collaborate across genres with some of the biggest names in music, including Tina Turner, Tom Petty, Sade, Natalie Cole and REO Speedwagon.

Nayo Jones – Award-nominated intentional artist was mentored by her father Doc Jones, jazz vocalist Nayo is a rising star who has opened for jazz greats such as Chris Botti, Otis, and The Temptations, The Whispers, and Lakeside, Kermit Ruffins.

FEATURED PERFORMERS:

The Molina’s 32st Jazz Band All-Star youth Jazz orchestra
Jesse McGuire (born August 29, 1958) is an American trumpeter from Phoenix, Arizona, famous for his execution of the Star Spangled Banner, which he has performed for three U.S. presidents, and at many major sporting events, most notably the 2000 Daytona 500

JALEO #1 Cuban Band in Arizona- Their multicultural musical heritage has rightly led Jaleo into the top leading performers in Arizona. Jaleo, the celebration the festivity and the commemoration, represents their melodic interpersonal motivation. With meritorious achievable performances, Jaleo has musically reproduced impressionistic geographical cadences in their work, offering Afro Cuban, Puerto Rican and Colombian rhythmical inspiration. Their Multicultural awareness is a musical interpretation of past and present joy.