1st Annual Straight & Smooth Jazz Festival
Saturday, October 8, 2005 &
Sunday, October 9, 2005

Sesquicentennial Park
Downtown Houston, Texas

Festival Overview

2 Soundstages
Main Soundstage (Hillside)
Jazz Combo/Acoustic Soundstage (Fountain)

Confirmed Acts
Bliss Adagio (Straight-Ahead Jazz Vocalist)
Terence Blanchard (Straight-Ahead Jazz Trumpeter)
James Carter (Straight-Ahead Jazz Saxophonist)
Kwame & Chavanduka Cobb (Straight-Ahead Jazz Vocals & Percussion)
Nick Colionne (Smooth Jazz Pianist)
Brian Culbertson (Smooth Jazz Pianist)
Mark Dini (Smooth Jazz Guitarist—Local Act)
Stefon Harris (Straight-Ahead Jazz Vibraphonist)
Marion Meadows (Smooth Jazz Soprano Saxophonist)
Steve Oliver (Smooth Jazz Guitarist & Vocalist)
James Perkins, Jr. (Straight-Ahead Jazz Saxophonist & Flutist)
Kyle Turner (Smooth Jazz Tenor Saxophonist—Local Act)
Michael Ward (Smooth Jazz Violinist)
Norma Zenteno Band (Latin Jazz Band—Local Act)

Vendors/Exhibits
91 Tent-Covered Vendor/Exhibitor Booths

Kids Zone
*65 Foot 2-Lane Obstacle Course *30 Foot Climbing Area and Slide * 16 Foot Carousel Moonwalk *Face Painting *Balloon Twisting *Clown

Giving Back…
Charitable Donation—Check Presentation & Instrument Donation Ceremony for Jazz Prodigy

Launch Party
World Premiere Launch of Straight & Smooth Jazz Magazine