New Jim Martinez Album

Jim has released the 4th in a series of Jazz Praise CDs. The music was recorded at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival a few years ago, and the music includes musicians bassist Christian McBride, trumpeter Roy Hargrove, together with vocalists Dee Daniels and Julia Dollson and guitarist John Stowell.

The music is all GREAT, and includes "Holy, Holy Holy," "The Good News Blues," "Fairest Lord Jesus," "How Great Thou Art," "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," and nine other great pieces.

You can purchase the CD on Jim's site.

And don't forget that he and Laura Didier will be with us in January 2010, for their "Tribute to Doris Day" concert - a fabulous kick-off for the new year of our"Sedona Jazz at The Church" concert series, eh?

Sedona Jazz at the Church News: Billy Mitchell Trio to perform

Billy Mitchell, the outstanding jazz pianist and music producer who lives in Los Angeles, will be in Sedona for the weekend of September 25-27, and will perform at a concert on Saturday night, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Billy played the piano as a child, but didn't get serious about music until he entered Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. While pursuing a political science degree he joined the school jazz band and was soon playing gigs in and around Atlanta.

In 1970 Mitchell moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career and was soon backing up such artists as Gloria Lynn, Esther Phillips, Randy Crawford and Linda Hopkins, to name a few.

Billy has appeared at many international festivals including the Monterey Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival, Heineken World Music Festival, International Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz Festival, our own Sedona Jazz on the Rocks festival, and countless club appearances.

For more on Billy Mitchell and the great weekend of Jazz we'll be hosting, check out the home page of the Concert Series, by clicking on the link "Sedona Jazz @ the Church."

Sedona Jazz at the Church News: 4 new videos & Marvin Stamm

We've added three new jazz videos to our playlist at YouTube.

There's one with the John Fedchock New York Big Band playing Caravan - featuring John Fedchock on trombone and Rick Margitza on tenor sax. When Steve Sandner gets back in Sedona, ask him about John Fedchock, as Steve played with him this Summer at a gig at Interlochen.

Second, our very own parish organist, Steve Sandner - who is in Michigan for the Summer doing gigs and playing "all over the place" - has a GREAT video posted, also. He's playing the standard Please Be Kind, at an oudoor concert in Northport, Michigan.

Finally, trumpeter Marvin Stamm's "Alone But Not" video is also posted. That's Marvin in the above picture (by Alan S. Orling), and he's an absolutely magnificent and world-class jazz trumpeter, having played with Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, and a host of other jazz greats through the years.

AND HERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS... we are corresponding with Marvin and working to bring together a date for the Marvin Stamm/Bill Mays Duo to do one of our concerts in 2010. Sound fabulous, doesn't it!!

You can learn more about Marvin on his website, Marvin Stamm, Jazz Trumpet, and pianist Bill Mays also has a web site, which is linked HERE.

So for now, enjoy the videos, and I hope I see you in the Lord's House on the Lord's Day!