President's Newsletter September 2019 Viewable on All Devices, Best Viewed on Computers Screens

Ed Linehan, President

Welcome To The Start of The Jazz Club's 40th Anniversary Season!

Inside This Newsletter New JCS Board Members Membership Campaign & New Member Cards South County Jazz Club Closes Its Doors Fall Issue: "Sounds Magazine" 2020 Scholarship Campaign The Jazz Cruise & Blue Note At Sea Fall Events: * Jazz At Two * Shelly Berg Trio * Masquerade Party * Jazz On The Water * Giving Hunger The Blues * Monday Night Cabaret * Jazz Trolley Pub Crawl Sarasota Jazz Festival

Changes on the Jazz Club's Board

Board of Directors Ed Linehan President George McLain   Vice President Vacant   Secretary Peter Anderson   President Treasurer Mark Gruder Prince Knight Don Levine Carlos Pagan Nancy Roucher Debbie Silver Taylor Wald Dave Walrath Lenore Walsh Bob Weitz We are very happy to announce three new members to The Jazz Club’s Board of Directors. They are Mark Gruder of Sarasota; Debbie Silver of University Park; and, Taylor Wald of Bradenton. Each has been an active member in recent years. Debbie is also a “Lifetime”member of The Jazz Club. We look forward to their leadership as Board members. We are less happy to share that we recently lost a Board member. Lori Aberle Gentile has taken a full time position with the Women's Resource Center of Sarasota as their new Regional Director of Client Services. Our loss is certainly their gain. We thank Lori for her many leadership contributions to The Jazz Club and we wish her well in her new position.

Membership! Membership! Membership! 22 New Members Join This Summer!

The Club Now at 718 Members That's an increase of 281 new members since last December. We still have a way to go to achieve our Goal of 1,000 Members by our 40th Festival in March 2020

Is It Your Time To Renew Membership?

If you are a JCS member you should have recently received a letter with your new Membership Card and unique Member Code. That RED four-letter code is important because that's what you need to obtain your discounts on many Jazz Club events.

The other important information on your card is your Membership Type and your Annual Renewal Date. About 400 of our current members are scheduled to renew now in September or October, and about half of you have already responded to the letter and have renewed. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Each month we will send out renewal reminders, and if you should forget to renew on time we will allow about a one month grace period before we deactivate the member code. If you should renew late your Renewal Date DOES NOT CHANGE. If you are a member but you did not receive a letter and a new member card please send us a note with your name(s), full postal address and your best email address. Send it to: admin@jazzclubsarasota.com Or Mail it to our office at 330 S. Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236 Do You Want To Renew Now? Just Click This Button & Follow The Directions! This Button Is Not For New Memberships

Click Here To Renew Now!

South County Jazz Club Closes Its Doors

We need to share with you some very unfortunate news. It was with shock and deep regret that we learned earlier this summer that the South County Jazz Club was ending its operation. Frankly, this serves as a wake-up call to all volunteer organizations whose purpose is to preserve and promote Jazz in our local communities.

We were pleased to learn that jazz concerts may continue to be privately produced in the "south county" area. We look forward to learning more about that and we pledge to support those efforts in any way that we can. South County’s decision also underscores our own struggles at The Jazz Club of Sarasota and the concerns that we have for our future. It points to the critical importance of our membership campaign, which now stands at 718 members, up from 437 last December. We need to reach 1,000 members this year to help secure The Jazz Club of Sarasota for another 40 years. With your help we will do just that! We invite and encourage former South County Jazz Club members to consider joining the Jazz Club of Sarasota. Membrship information can be found below at the end of this newsletter.

Fall Issue: "Sounds Magazine" You will soon be able to read the latest version of our Jazz Club magazine on the club website. Hard copies will be available while they last in the club office and at many of our events. The cover story features our 2019 Scholarship winners. With lots more inside! We want to thank editor Susan Leavis and all those that contributed to the issue for their fine work!

2020 Scholaship Campaign Begins Help us reach our $25,000 Goal for 2020!

The purpose of the scholarship program of the Jazz Club of Sarasota is to further an understanding of jazz and to develop performance skills in the field of jazz. Residents of Southwest Florida, who are high school seniors or current college students, will be considered for one of our merit scholarships. College students may reapply for a scholarship each year of undergraduate study. Applications may be submitted electronically or via mail and must include audition performances, statement of goals, and recommendations. Applications will be available January 1st on the Jazz Club website and the submission deadline is April 1st.

Contributions Level

Donate Here To the JCS Scholarship Fund

The Jazz Cruise & Blue Note At Sea

We have 87 Jazz Club of Sarasota members booked on The Jazz Cruise. The most in recent years!

Jan. 25 - Feb. 1 Click Here:  Blue Note At Sea The Hippest & Coolest Music We have 13 Jazz Club of Sarasota members booked on the Blue Note At Sea. We hope to add lots more!

FALL EVENTS

Friday Oct. 11 Jazz At Two Kickoff Event with Al Hixon Trio & Guests Expanded to 25 Friday Afternoon Performances Unitarian Universalist Church 3975 Fruitville Rd Tickets Sold Only at the Door - More Information on JCS Website $10 JCS Members / $20 Non-Members

Saturday Oct. 26 Shelly Berg Trio

Season Kickoff Evening Concert Holley Hall Performance Theater Sponsored By Entertainment Cruise Productions Operators of The Jazz Cruise and Blue Note At Sea

Performing with Shelly Berg is bassist Mark Neuenschwander and percussionist Ian Goodman. The evening will begin with a short set by local jazz artists Alejandro Arenas - bass, Mark Feinman - drums, John O’Leary - piano, Jeremy Carter - saxophone and Synia Carroll - vocals.

Click Here for More Information and TICKETS

Monday Oct. 28 Masquerade Party

Court Cabaret Theater at Florida Studio Theater Ticket $65 Includes Buffet Dinner Two Complimentary Drinks Music By  Eddie Tobin  Tom Carabasi Quartet Costumes Required Prizes Will Be Awarded

Tickets Available Soon - Limited to 75 Quests This is a Privately Sponsored Fund Raising Event for The Jazz Club of Sarasota Visit The Jazz Club Website for Ticket Updates

Sunday Nov. 3 Jazz on the Water

Tickets Available Now! Click Here For More Infomation and TICKETS Only 110 Seats

Fri./Sat. Nov. 15 & 16 Giving Hunger The Blues

This event is Not Produced or Managed by The Jazz Club of Sarasota

Tickets Available Soon Visit The Jazz Club Website for Ticket Updates

Starting Monday Nov. 25 Monday Night Jazz Cabaret 10 Performance Series

John C. Court Cabaret at Florida Studio Theatre Corner of First Street & Cocoanut Avenue Performances at 7:30 PM Full Bar and Dinner Menu at 6:30 PM Sponsored by Lenore Walsh

Only Season Subscriptions On Sale Now! Single Events Tickets Go On Sale November 1st! Available in Two Groups: Group A - First Five - $165 Nov 25, Dec 9 & 23, Jan 6 & 27 Click Here to Subscribe to Group A Monday Nigh Jazz Cabaret Events ( 1st five )

Group B - Second Five - $165  Feb 10, March 2, 16 & 30, Apr 27 Click Here to Subscribe to Group A Monday Nigh Jazz Cabaret Events ( 2nd five )

Wednesday Dec. 4 Jazz Trolley Pub Crawl

Tickets Available Soon Visit The Jazz Club Website for Ticket Updates

2020 Jazz Festival

March 8 - March 14 Festival Presenting Sponsor Entertainment Cruise Productions Operators of The Jazz Cruise and the Blue Note At Sea

Main Stage Events At The Historic, Art Deco MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

Ken Peplowski will once again serve as Festival Music Director curating a star-studded lineup of players and vocalists for our enjoyment. The Manhattan Transfer Dick Hyman Clairdee Russell Malone Charles McPhearson Houston Person Terell Stafford Alejandro Arenas Mark Feinman John O'Leary

The Manhattan Transfer

Cheryle Bentyne, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, Trist Curless And Their Band!

Photoshoot w/ Marco Glaviano

Saturday Theme Stage Performances to be held at adjacent Holley Hall, Cohen Hall, The Arts Center and The Bayfront Room. 1 Ticket Buys You - 4 Stages - With 8 Bands Noon to 5:00 PM

Blues Stage Bobby Blackmon Betty Fox Contemporary Stage Art Seigel Jeremy Carter Classic Stage    Katt Hefner    Randy Sandke Latin Stage    Frankie Pineiro    Gumbi Ortiz

The Festival will include our traditional FREE Sunday Jazz in the Park concert; a great lineup of local groups for the Wednesday night Trolley Pub Crawl ; Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night Main Stage Concerts ; 3 High School Jazz Band competition winner performances; a Jazz Film/Live Performance event at Burns Court Cinema; and our very popular new 4 Jazz Theme Stages on Saturday afternoon. Additional Anniversary Events are Being Planned!

Festival Tickets Will Go On Sale September 15th Visit The Jazz Club Website For Updates

NOT A MEMBER? TWO Good Reasons to become a Jazz Club Member Today. Help The Jazz Club of Sarasota achieve its mission of preserving and promoting jazz, America’s original musical art form. Ticket sales cover only 60% of the cost of producing all the events listed above. Enjoy up to $350 is reduced MEMBER ticket fees to Jazz Club Events. The more you attend the more you save. Click The "Join Now" Button For a Full 12 Month Membership!

281 New Members Since December 2019! We currently have 718 Members on our way to 1,000!

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