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INGA SWEARINGEN and the CUESTA FACULTY ALL-STARS with special guest CHARLIE SHOEMAKE on VIBES
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Backed with Cuesta all-stars like Jeff Miley on guitar, Darrell Voss on drums, Ron McCarley on saxophone and Dylan Johnson on bass, you're in for a treat as we open the jazz festival with our very own local favorite musicians.
A major voice of jazz vibraphone… - Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene
CHARLIE SHOEMAKE
Jazz heavyweight Charlie Shoemake, who performed in the 60's with George Shearing, takes the stage at SLO Jazz Festival for the first time. Charlie's musical career has him performing with guitarists Joe Pass, Pat Martino, and Ron Anthony; bassist Andy Simpkins; drummers Harvey Mason, Stix Hooper, Vernel Fournier and many others. Charlie's educational career has influenced over 1,500 musicians, including saxophonists Ted Nash and Tim Armacost; trombonist Andy Martin; trumpeter Kye Palmer, pianists Cecilia Coleman and Keith Saunders, to name but a few. Even smooth jazz artists such as David Koz and Richard Elliot credit Charlie's teachings as an important early influence.
Most recently, several of Charlie's students went on to perform at the 2015 SLO Jazz Festival in Sperdak, which won Downbeat Jazz's Junior College Jazz Band of the Year.
Jazz heavyweight Charlie Shoemake, who performed in the 60's with George Shearing, takes the stage at SLO Jazz Festival for the first time. Charlie's musical career has him performing with guitarists Joe Pass, Pat Martino, and Ron Anthony; bassist Andy Simpkins; drummers Harvey Mason, Stix Hooper, Vernel Fournier and many others. Charlie's educational career has influenced over 1,500 musicians, including saxophonists Ted Nash and Tim Armacost; trombonist Andy Martin; trumpeter Kye Palmer, pianists Cecilia Coleman and Keith Saunders, to name but a few. Even smooth jazz artists such as David Koz and Richard Elliot credit Charlie's teachings as an important early influence.
Most recently, several of Charlie's students went on to perform at the 2015 SLO Jazz Festival in Sperdak, which won Downbeat Jazz's Junior College Jazz Band of the Year.
