Jazz and Blues

April 17–19: The 31st Annual Cape May Jazz Festival presents “Legends…and More Blues,” with a tribute to bandleader and balladeer Billy Eckstine and Newark’s-own legendary jazz singer Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan performed by the B Swingers Big Band and Steve Butler.

Posted March 18, 2009 by Emily Faherty

The 31st Annual Cape May Jazz Festival runs from April 17-19.

Photo by John Abbott.

Jazz and Blues

April 17–19: The 31st Annual Cape May Jazz Festival presents “Legends…and More Blues,” with a tribute to bandleader and balladeer Billy Eckstine and Newark’s-own legendary jazz singer Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan performed by the B Swingers Big Band and Steve Butler.

Other contemporary jazz figures at the festival include saxophonist Odean Pope (left), guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, and Grammy winner James “Superharp” Cotton, who will perform at locations throughout Victorian Cape May. Call for times; $25–$150. Cape May (609-884-7200; capemayjazz.org)

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