ARTSFEST 2025 – JazzFest Stage Sat. 5/24/25
10AM – 11:30AM
Mark Ryan (guitar) & Hassan J.J. Shakur (bass)
Guitar Duo in the mold of Joe Pass and Ray Brown
11:45AM – 12:45PM Trez Music Jazz Combo Youth band directed by Dr. Beth Trez and Jason Mescia
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Quiet Soul - Beth Trez (piano) Robin McClelland (voice and percussion)
Smooth baritone vocals and keyboards.
2:15PM – 4:30PM
The Fourth Planet - Original music from pianist Andy Roberts – ambient-groove-jazz – featuring bassist Steve Meashey & Philadelphia musicians Tony Miceli, vibraphone & Dan Monaghan, drums.
4:45PM – 7PM Colin Mekeel & Temple Avenue Brilliant pianist Colin Mekeel featuring vocalist Mikayla Shirley and saxophonist Luca Savarino – jazz standards, originals and more!
Sun. 5/25/25
10AM – 11:15AM Bill Perbetsky Trio - Trumpeter and former Susquehanna H.S. band director & musical friends.
11:30AM – 1PM Ian Brookmeyer Quartet - Mechanicsburg High School students, Ian Brookmeyer (sax) and R.J. Wertz (drums) lead the ensemble’s versions of classic jazz standards.
1:15PM – 2:15PM No Last Call - Harrisburg’s most dangerous hit & run street band! “They have trumpets and aren't afraid to use them!” theBurg
2:30PM – 4PM Generations Big Band - South Central Pennsylvania's Premier Dance Band, a 17 piece ensemble performing hits from the swing era and beyond.
4:15PM – 5:30PM Nancy & Spencer Reed - Nancy – vocals and bass, Spencer – vocal and guitar – inventive husband and wife jazz duo from the Poconos.
5:45PM – 7PM Extremity - Mark Huber – piano, Jeff Stabley – drums, Don Carn – bass & violin, John Harris – sax Mack White - percussion. Founded in the 1980’s, Extremity is York PA’s original jazz fusion band.
Mon. 5/26/2025
10AM – 11:30AM Matt Monticchio & Gavin Horning - pianist Matt and guitarist Gavin explore original tunes and jazz melodies
11:45AM – 1PM Diane Wilson Bedford - Harrisburg’s legendary soul/jazz vocalist and her Quartet
1:15PM – 3:15PM Tim Thompson & Darrly Brenzel with the Steve Rudolph Trio - Steve Rudolph, piano – Hassan JJ Shakur, bass – Larry Marshall, drums – Tim Thompson, trumpet, Darryl Brentzel, sax – featuring tunes from the Miles Davis songbook.
3:30PM-5PM Jim Yanda & Regional Cookin' - Guitarist Jim Yanda (Woodstock, NY) swinging jazz standards combined with midwestern tinged original works, featuring bassist Joe Michaels (Scranton) + drummer Phil Haynes (Lewisburg)