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TTHE EIGHTH SEASON OF JAZZ
at the CAM wraps up in April. The
ninth season of Jazz at the Bellamy
starts in May.
“When they hired me, I said we
should do more programming on
the back lawn, and I like jazz, and
I’d like to start a jazz concert series,”
says Gareth Evans, executive director
of the Bellamy Mansion. “We get
between 80-120 people, depending
on the concert and the weather. This
town is surprisingly jazzy for a little
place. I’m impressed.”
A dedicated fan can catch live
jazz at least a couple of times a
week. There’s the Sunday night jam.
Luther, the guitarist at Burnt Mill
Creek, leads a gypsy jazz trio called
Café Nouveau at the Platypus and
Gnome on Fridays. Jon Hill, the
drummer at Burnt Mill Creek on
Sundays, plays in another jam session
on Tuesdays at New Anthem. There
are regular jazz gigs at Rucker Johns,
Dram and Morsel, and Ted’s Fun on
the River. Kenan Chapel in Landfall
has a jazz series.
“There are lots of venues in this
town,” says Jim McFayden, bass
player and leader of the Wilmington
Big Band. “I feel like this town has
open arms for musicians. The audi-ences
around here seem to love and
welcome all kinds of music. It’s an
educated audience here, which is so
nice.”
In addition to his role with the big
band, McFayden plays in a Dixieland
group that has a regular monthly gig
at Rucker Johns.
“Jazz is still very vibrant,” he says.
“We’re always going to have musicians
to play it, and we’re always going to
have an audience to play for.”
His wife, Laura, is the vocalist for
the big band and with her smaller
combo, Stardust.
“We’re lucky to live in Wilmington,
where jazz is very much alive,” she
says. “This is such an artistic town.
Maybe this isn’t like the real world.”
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