First off folks, I must apologize for the lack of imagery, I guess concerning the city of Wilmington, Delaware, where the event was held, I didn't make the cut for media credentialization,I would have loved to have shared more content with you. Maybe I need to get a iPhone and ditch my gear, since I saw more credentialed iPhone, and canon rebel shooters in the shooter's pit, than working professionals,..but, So be it. High Five to the very nice Wilmington Police Sargent, who allowed me to briefly enter the shooters pit, to capture some imagery of The
Pedrito Martinez Group. Much appreciated, she was very nice. The event is named after Jazz trumpeter,
Clifford Brown, native to Wilmington, and in his very robust 4 years of recorded music, he has left his mark as one of the most influential jazz trumpet artist of our time. his alliances include,
Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarroand Max Roach. Tragically, on June 26, 1956, he lost his life in a car accident. The festival is a fitting honor for this Wilmington Native, and Jazz great. The festival is a week long series of musical events, culminating in the big concert on Saturday in Rodney Square. The Talent featured Saturday:
The W.E.S. Group Classic jazz stylings, a mix of r&b, and surprisingly some hip-hop, the WES group is the total package.
This gentleman from uganda I believe, won one of the raffles held during the intermission on saturday.
...An Impromtu talent show in between acts,...she was pretty good actually.
The Pedrito Martinez Group
An Afro-Cuban Jazz group out of New York, via Havana, Cuba.
Headliner: Lalah Hathaway
.....and sadly, these are all the photographs from the headliner, Lalah Hathaway. couldn't find my friendly wilmington police sargent, and of course, as I said earlier, the city of wilmington didn't feel the need to credentialize me for better access,..I'll fix you city of Wilmington,..I'll have bigger focal lengths with me next year!
