May 13, 2021
Cape Henlopen High School senior Jacqueline Johnson, left, performs with True Blue Jazz headliner Benny Benack III. DENY HOWETH PHOTOGRAPHY
Benny Benack III, right, performs with bassist Alex Claffy. DENY HOWETH PHOTOGRAPHY
Peggy Raley, left, receives the Jazz Presenter of the Year Award from Tina Betz, director of the City of Wilmington Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. JIM COOSE, MOOLOOP PHOTOGRAPHY
True Blue Jazz started off its ninth year with a bang.
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, so the independent, straight-ahead jazz festival celebrated in style. It hosted a live concert to a sold-out crowd April 29 at Nassau Valley Vineyards with award-winning trumpeter and vocalist Benny Benack III.