Dates

Special Events

• Friday, July 26, 2002 -- McVinney / Atkins SWING 42 TRIO at the Coffee Beanery, 17200 Chenal Parkway, 8:00PM to 11:00PM. Includes Byron Atkins: Guitar; Barry McVinney: Flute, Saxophone; With Special Guest Chris Michaels on Bass. This trio provides sophisticated music for any occasion. Their presentation is a varied one: Brazilian bossa novas and sambas, gentle waltzes, gypsy jazz, jazz standards and romantic ballads, all performed in their own unique style.
  
  The Coffee Beanery is on 17200 Chenal Parkway, west, about .5 miles past the Acura dealership and Kroger on the right. It's next to Chi's Chinese takeout and Domino Pizza in the Centre Shopping Center.
  
• Sunday July 14, 28, 2002, Rogers, AR -- Copeland's Restaurant Sunday Jazz Brunch from 11:00 to 1:00 with Claudia Burson (Piano), Jim Jernigan(Sax), and Ryan Fourt (Bass). Copelands is located in the new Rogers Town Center off I-540 (Exit 85 Rogers/Bentonville 453 N. 46th St. in Rogers. tele: 479/246-9455



• Summer 2002, Fayetteville -- The KUAF Summer Jazz Concert Series starting June 28, offers five concerts scheduled which take place on Friday evenings at 8 PM at the U of A Stella Boyle Smith Fine Arts Concert Hall on the Fayetteville campus.
  
  All guest artists will appear with the House Rhythm Section: Claudia Burson-piano, Jim Greeson-bass and Darren Novotny-drums. Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 for current NAJS members, and $5 for students.
  
  The series is sponsored by the North Arkansas Jazz Society and the University of Arkansas Music Department. Tickets are available at the door and can also be purchased in advance at Uncle Sam's Safari Outfitters in Fayettevillle, or by phone (credit card) 479-521-7779 or 479-521-1255 Email the NAJS at

• Weekend September 13-15, 2002 -- Eureka Springs Jazz Festival 2002 Eureka Springs Jazz Festival Location: Various locations in and around Eureka Springs
  
  Thursday, September 12, CLAUDIA BURSON QUARTET with Al Gibson, Ryan Fourt, and Richard Goodrum at the Auditorium. Donations at the door to benefit Starving Artists Fund.
  
  Noon on Friday and again on Saturday, "Jazz Man" Blind Boy White will spread the word to start the fun with his trombone from the back of a Eureka Springs trolley, as he has done for the past 15 years, inviting one and all to celebrate the Eureka Springs Jazz Festival.
  
  Friday night, September 13, 2002, the enormously gifted jazz violinist REGINA CARTER will perform with her Quintet at the Auditorium. Regina Carter’s career has been a veritable crescendo of success that shows no sign of letting up. She performs with relentless purpose and a seemingly endless supply of energy. Over the past three years, Ms. Carter and her quintet have brought audiences to their feet with exhilarating performances worldwide. $25 Cover
  
  Friday evening from 10:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m "The Party After" featuring sax artist Richard Bruton and his outstanding Quintet. with special guests Gus Smith and the Arkansas Jazz Ensemble who kick off the bash at 8 p.m. $20. Basin Park Hotel Ballroom overlooking Eureka. Tickets at the door while they last.
  
  Saturday, September 14, celebrated saxophonist JAMES CARTER and his band Chasin' the Gypsy. Chasin' The Gypsy showcases the more romantic side of James Carter, a man with a deep affection for pre-War swing music and the confidence to make it his own. $20 Cover
  
  For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Eureka Springs City Auditorium at 888-855-7823, or email cityaud@eurekasprings.org

• Monday October 21, 2002 -- Guitarist Mark Elf returns to the Afterthought on Monday, October 21, 2002. Tickets will be $10.