>>LAUREN VERNO: IT IS TIME TO SWING INTO SPRING, THE AMELIA ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL IS JUST A
FEW DAYS AWAY SWING INTO IT
JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK
MORE ABOUT IT. THE MAN THE MYTH
THE LEGEND LESS THE MERLE THE
ORGANIZER AND A JAZZ
MUSICIAN HIMSELF. LAST YOU’VE
BEEN ON THE SHOW MANY YEARS
WITH ME AND YOU ARE BACK ALONG
WITH THIS FESTIVAL.
YEAH ABSOLUTELY GREAT TO BE
BACK WITH YOU GUYS. THANKS FOR
HAVING
ME AGAIN.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: SO A LOT OF
PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO THE
AMELIA ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL.
I MEAN IT’S MUSIC IT’S FOOD,
IT’S FUN. AND IT HAD TO CHANGE
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC
RIGHT.
>> WELL WHAT WE HAVE GOING THIS
WEEKEND IS ACTUALLY OUR BIG DAN
BASH FUNDRAISER. AT THE OMNI
HOTEL ON
AMELIA ISLAND. SO IS GOING TO
BE AN INDOOR EVENT ON
SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 7 TO 10
WITH THE 6.30 MEETING GREET
WITH MY 17 PIECE ORCHESTRA
AND WE’RE ALSO GOING TO BE
PRESENTING THE SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD TO A
YOUNG TRUMPET FROM DOUGLAS
ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
NAME
WHITE BRUNO AND IS TO BE A
DINNER DANCE LOVE WITH A
SPECIAL LIKE ART
AUCTION BY PART 3 OF WHICH IS
ONE OF OUR BIGGEST SPONSORS
AND THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME
AMAZING ART THAT IN OUR FIRST
BREAK THAT WILL BE AUCTIONED
BUT MOSTLY IT’S ABOUT THE MUSIC
AND CELEBRATING THE AMELIA
ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL. THE
9TH YEAR AND IS GIVING OUT AS
AS A BIG DAM BASHER ACTUALLY
DOING THE FESTIVAL NOW THIS
WILL BE OUR 18TH YEAR COMING UP
WOW, YEAH. >> SAID TELL ME HOW DO I GO YOU’VE MADE IT SOUND SO TELL ME
HOW I GET THERE.
>> WELL, I TELL YOU GOT A DATE
RIGHT NOW GIRL.
EVEN GAGE I MEAN I’M A REAL JAZZ MUSICIAN, YOU KNOW WE DON’T JAKHIA YOU
>> YEAH AND YOU HAVE TO COME
WITH YOUR FIANCE AND OF COURSE
MEET MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE BONNY
EISELE.
>> WE’LL BE SEEING WITH THE
ORCHESTRA THAT NIGHT OF COURSE
IT’S AT THE OMNI THE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT AMELIA ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL
DOT COM. AND IF FOLKS ARE UP IN
THE ISLAND THEY CAN GET THEM AT
THE UPS STORE AND THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
BUT WE LOVE TO SEE IT THERE
IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT
IN WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO
GET TICKETS IN COME ON OUT.
HERE’S SOME LIVE JAZZ. I THINK
WE’RE ALL READY TO COME ON OUT
AND SWINGING AGAIN AND THIS IS
THE IS IT GOING TO BE THE
OPENING THE OPENING SHOW OF
OR A JAZZ FESTIVAL WHICH WILL
CONTINUE OF COURSE THE MAIN
EVENT OCTOBER 3RD TO THE 10TH
WHERE I BRING IN JOHN
PIZZARELLI CAN PLOW SKI.
MANY OF THE OF THE WORLD’S
GREATEST MUSICIANS.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YES, SO THIS
IS REALLY JUST A SNEAK PEEK OF
IT, I MEAN THE BIG THING IS IN
OCTOBER AND THAT’S SOMETHING
THAT PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL
TIME, BUT.
WHO WANTS TO WAIT WHO WANTS TO
WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER THAT’S WHAT
THIS WEEKEND’S ABOUT RIGHT
EXACTLY.
>> THIS IS THIS IS A BIG DAN
BASH, SO IT’S THE THE
ONLY TIME THAT THE WHOLE YEAR
THAT THE
FULL ORCHESTRA JUST TO REALLY
SHOWCASE ARE OUR BIG BAND MUSIC
AND THESE ARE THE
CLASSIC TUNES OF THE GOLDEN ERA
LIKE COUNT. BASIE DUKE
ELLINGTON BUT WE ALSO CROSSOVER
TO HARRY CONNICK JUNIOR MICHAEL
BRADLEY, EVEN SOME RHYTHM AND
BLUES IS IN THE MIX
AND AGAIN WITH BODIES GREAT
VOCALS AND THE BAN IS SO TIGHT
AND SWINGING.
IT MAKES FOR A GREAT EVENING
OUT SO WE ENCOURAGE
EVERYBODY TO.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: GET JAZZ WITH
AS THIS WE GET YOU KNOW, I’M
JAZZED UP FUN FOR ALL AGES
LISTEN BEFORE YOU GO I KNOW
THAT YOU GOT A 17 PIECE BAND,
INCLUDING YOUR LOVELY WIFE.
BUT WE WANT TO GET A LITTLE
SNEAK PEEK FROM YOU
ON THE JOBS, OK HIT US WITH
SOME PRECAUTIONS YOU GOT IT.