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.
April 1, 2021
The 9th Annual True Blue Jazz Year will host Jazz Appreciation Month events April 29-30.
Celebrating April as Jazz Appreciation Month, live jazz will return to Nassau Valley Vineyards & Winery from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 29, featuring outstanding young trumpeter, vocalist and third-generation jazz musician Benny Benack III. His latest album release is titled “A Lot of Livin’ To Do.” The Cape Henlopen High School Jazz Combo, under the direction of Chris Burkhart, will open the show.
For tickets, go to truebluejazz.org and click the events tab.
“Having Benny Benack III in town for a Jazz Appreciation Month show at Nassau Valley Vineyards is a dream come true after the year of the lockdown we’ve all just been through,” said Peggy Raley.