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Rehoboth Beach Jazz Fest entertains fans

Gerald Albright wails out a sax solo at the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Fest closing jam session at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
October 21, 2024

The 35th annual Rehoboth Beach Jazz Fest came to a close with the all-star jam session at the convention center Oct. 20, when musicians teamed up for a star-studded afternoon.

Earlier in the festival, Oct. 19, Billie and Blue Eyes: Featuring John Pizzarelli and Catherine Russell entertained at Epworth United Methodist Church.

 

Rick Braun entertains the crowd at the closing jam session.
Rick Braun performs a trumpet solo at the closing jam session.
Reggie Harris plays a solo.
Reggie Harris plays a solo.
Everette Harp plays a solo during the closing jam session.
Jackiem Joyner takes his turn at a solo.
Jackiem Joyner plays a solo.
Paul Jackson Jr., left, and Adam Hawley perform a duo solo.
Adam Hawley performs at the closing jam session.
Jeff Kashiwa plays a solo.
Paul Jackson Jr., left, and Adam Hawley perform together on stage.
Paul Jackson Jr., left, and Adam Hawley perform for the crowd.
Keiko Matsui plays the keyboard.
Vocalist and guitar player John Pizzarelli is joined on stage by bassist Mike Karn and pianist Isaiah J. Thompson.
John Pizzarelli is well known for his wide ranging abilities.
There were a couple hundred people at the church listening the show.
While his body is stiff with concentration, Isaiah J. Thompson’s fingers are moving fast.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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