New Jazz Festival / Press Release n.29 18 May 2005

XX Edition World Festival On The Beach
Palermo Mondello 11-22 May 2005

THE NEW JAZZ FESTIVAL BEGINS ON THE BEACH
Presentation in Valdesi Square, town councillor Pagano attends the IV edition of the New Jazz on the Beach

On the 17th of May in Valdesi Square a press conference was held to present the IV edition of the New Jazz Festival on the Beach organized during the World Festival on the Beach by the Alberia with thanks to the Regional Department of Culture and the arts.
The town councilor of the Regional Cultural Department Alessandro Pagano attended along with the head of the local sports department Massimo Costa, regional CONI president, the president of the Albaria Vinci Pottino presentated the artists from a program that will bring to life Valdesi Square from the 18th to the 21st of May: Alessandro Pagano said “promoting Sicily and its culture allows us to present the extraordinary scenery this island has to offer on an international scale. The connection between the sea and jazz makes the World Festival even more appealing for the Sicilian audience and whoever else attends the village in Mondello”.
In opening this years edition of the Jazz Festival on Wednesday the 18th of May will be the drum player Gianni Cavallaro, important Sicilian Jazz player. At the New Jazz Festival on the beach a band made up of eleven components, saxophone players Orazio Maugeri, Ignazio Calderone, Gaspare Palazzolo, Francesco Nolasco, trumpet players Vito Giordano, Giovanni Calderone, Rosario Causa and Totò Pizzuro on the trombone. Massimo Merighi on the piano and Franco La Rosa, base player.
On Thursday the 19th of May Kelly Joyce Sextet will sing, an ensemble guided by the young french singer Kelly Joyce, who has a successful album and song “Vivre la Vie”. The formation that will accompany her on stage is made up of Luca and Marco Campioni, Enrico Guezoni (cello) Raffaele Rebaudengo (viola)
andElio Marchesini (percussion), they will play a collection of music from jazz to funky, from rock to blues and south american music.
On Friday the 20th of May the Duke Ellington Singers will go on stage in Valdesi square, a band made of of 9 components from which there are 6 vocalists (Giorgia Meli, Esmeralda Ferrara, Flora Faja, Tony Piscopo, Beppe Bellanca and Beppe Vella), double-base( Riccardo lo Bue), Drums (Sebi Alioti) and pianist Enzo Randisi.
On Saturaday the 21st the New Jazz Festival will close with Nick the Nightfly with his Montecarlo Night Orchestra, made up of 10 musicians. A vibe contest is scheduled between Emil Richards and Enzo Randisi.