29th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival In Pix

By Darlene Donloe

The 29^th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival took place last weekend (Aug. 12-14) at Rainbow Lagoon Park. This year’s theme was “A Healthy Taste of Jazz.”

The megastar lineup included: Jeffrey Osborne, Everette Harp, BWB (Norman Brown, Kirk Whalum and Rick Braun), Jonathan Butler, Gerald Albright, Major, Althea Rene, Elan Trotman, Euge Groove, Peter White, Paul Taylor, Richard "88 Fingers" Turner Jr., Stanley Jordan, The Al Williams Jazz Society with special guests Najee and Barbara Morrison, The Sax Pack (Kim Waters, Steve Cole and Jeff Kashiwa), Michael Lington, Kenny Lattimore, Dave Koz, David Sanborn, The Rippingtons,  Paul Jackson Jr. and Mindless Groove.

Kirk Whalum

                        Paul Jackson Jr.

                                                                                   Rick Braun

Althea Rene

                Norman Brown

                                                                         Major

Tonya Banks (Little Women: LA) and Paul Jackson Jr.

      Everette Harp

Jonathan Butler

                                                                        Gerald  Albright 

Euge Groove, Peter White and Paul Taylor

Jeffrey Osborne