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Schedule

NOTE: To purchase tickets by phone please call (800) 595-4849.
IMPORTANT:  You must provide the Tix Operator with the search term "2024 Rehoboth Jazz" and/or
the actual name of the concert you wish to purchase.

LEGEND:
CHPAT = Cape Henlopen Performing Arts Theater RBCC = Rehoboth Beach Convention Center EUMC = Epworth United Methodist Church
LFM = Lewes Farmers Market RR = Rusty Rudder RRD = Rusty Rudder Deck
LES = Lewes Elementary School    

To purchase tickets by phone call
(800) 595-4849

LEGEND:
CHPAT   Cape Henlopen Performing Arts Theatre
EUMC Epworth United
Methodist Church
LES Lewes Elementary School
LFM Lewes Farmers Market
RBCC Rehoboth Beach Convention Center
RR Rusty Rudder
RRD Rusty Rudder Deck

Thursday - October 17th

Brian Culbertson
 
OCT 17
 THUR • 7:30p
 RBCC
 Brian Culbertson!
 
Over the course of crafting a 26-album catalog and architecting 40 Billboard No. 1 singles as a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, Brian Culbertson has charted his own unique course in music. Label him jazz and he makes a funk record. Call him an R&B artist and he drops an acoustic jazz trio collection. Brand him pop and he creates a 32-minute New Age opus. And you'd be hard pressed to name another instrumentalist of his ilk who can mount an elaborately designed concert production that will keep him on the road for months at a time.
 
Prices: $129.00 - $159.00
New table seating option w/drink ticket! Very exclusive, very limited!
 
 
sponsored by
Beebe Healthcare
Touch of Italy
Cape Gazette
17
 OCT
 Brian Culbertson!
 
 7:30p
 RBCC
 
Prices: $129.00 - $159.00
Table seating option w/drink ticket!
Very exclusive, very limited!
 

Friday - October 18th

OCT 18
 FRI • 8:00p
 RBCC
 Damien Escobar
 Eric Darius
 
Damien Escobar is a world renowned violinist, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, hailing from Jamaica, Queens, New York. His musical career spans over a decade, and his inspiring journey of making it big, losing it all, fighting to rebuild, and getting a second chance at success is as much apart of his brand identity than being among the top violinist in the world.

With his iconic, signature jump and crowd-captivating energy throughout his world renowned live performances, Billboard chart topping, American saxophonist, songwriter, producer, and performer, Eric Darius, is breaking the mold of modern Jazz. His latest and boldest venture to date, Unleashed, is a testament to his ever evolving artistic vision, fearlessly pushing all musical boundaries while innovatively fusing Jazz with elements of R&B, Hip-Hop, Funk, Pop, and much more.
 
 
Prices: $99.00 - $159.00
Table seating option w/drink ticket! Very exclusive, very limited!
 
sponsored by
Tito's
Mid South Audio
Atlantic Liquors
Touch of Italy
 
OCT 18
 FRI • 8:30p
 RR
 Rhythm and Grooves
Brian Simpson & Marion Meadows featuring Steve Oliver
 
Brian Simpson • Marion Meadows • Steve Oliver
 
Prices: $79.00 - $99.00
 
sponsored by
The Women's Journal'
WMDT
The Cape Gazette
Delmarva Power
 
OCT 18
 FRI • 9:00p
 CHPAT
 Legends of Jazz
Bob James • Najee
 
Bob James is a legendary jazz keyboardist, composer, and producer who has influenced generations of hip-hop artists with his funky grooves and smooth melodies. He rose to fame in the 1970s, when he joined the jazz fusion group CTI and released classic albums such as One, Two, and Three, featuring his signature tunes Nautilus, Angela, and Westchester Lady. He also formed the supergroup Fourplay with Lee Ritenour, Nathan East, and Harvey Mason, and collaborated with many other artists, such as David Sanborn, Earl Klugh, and Kirk Whalum. He has won four Grammy Awards, sold millions of records, and received numerous honors, such as the George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award and the Soul Train Legend Award.

Najee, a 2024 Recipient of the United States Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, is one of the most successful and influential artists in the smooth jazz genre. His saxophone and flute skills have enchanted millions of fans and earned him multiple Grammy nominations. He is one of the most successful and influential artists in the smooth jazz genre. His saxophone and flute skills have enchanted millions of fans and earned him multiple Grammy nominations. Najee's music combines soulful melodies, funky grooves, and smooth fusion. He often collaborates with other R&B and jazz stars, such as Eric Roberson, Incognito, Will Downing, and David Nathan. He has released over 20 albums and continues to create new music and tour the world. He is also a humanitarian and a mentor to young musicians. He has received many awards and honors, including an honorary doctorate from his alma mater.
 
 
Prices: $99.00 - $149.00
 
 
sponsored by
Delaware Division of the Arts
Wawa
Giant Foods
Delaware Today
Delaware Business Times
18
 OCT
 Damien Escobar
 Eric Darius
 
 8:00p
 RBCC
 
Prices: $99 - $159
Table seating option w/drink ticket! Very exclusive, very limited!
 
18
 OCT
 Rhythm and Grooves
Brian Simpson & Marion Meadows feat. Steve Oliver
 
 8:30p
 RR
 
Prices: $79 - $99
 
18
 OCT
 Legends of Jazz
Najee
w/Special Guest Bob James
 
 9:00p
 CHPAT
 
Prices: $99 - $149
 

Saturday - October 19th

Historic Lewes Farmers Market
 
OCT 19
SAT • 10:00a
 LFM
Historic Lewes Farmers Market!
Artist: Reggie Harris
 
Reggie Harris
 
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a non-profit, open-air, producer-only farmers market located in Lewes, DE. Plenty of parking is available! The HLFM provides a family-friendly, community gathering place where consumers may purchase the freshest local foods available. RBJF is proud to provide free entertainment for this market!

Price: FREE

 
sponsored by
Delmarva Power
WMDT 47
 
OCT 19
SAT • 12:30p
 CHPAT
 Norman Brown
 Keiko Matsui & the Eboni Strings

Norman Brown is an American smooth jazz guitarist and singer. He has been called one of the 50 greatest guitarists of all time and a master of improvisation.He effortlessly fuses the finer elements of jazz, R&B, pop and blues to create his own insatiable and instantly identifiable and soulful sound. Joy emanates from this Grammy Award-winning contemporary jazz guitarist when he is playing. The guitar is simply an extension of him.

Keiko Matsui, the first Japanese Artist to top Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Charts for 3 consecutive weeks, is a Japanese keyboardist and composer, specializing in smooth jazz and New-age music. She will be joined on stage with the Eboni Strings. Keiko's last appearance on our stages with the Eboni Strings was a resounding success and sold out quickly!

Eboni Strings

Prices: $89 - $139
Table seating option w/drink ticket! Very exclusive, very limited!
 
sponsored by
Delaware Division of the Arts
Touch of Italy
Giant Foods
Delaware Today
Delaware Business Times
 
Club Phred

OCT 19
SAT • 1:00p
 RRD
 Club Phred w/The Letterman Horns

Club Phred is a perenial favorite party band that grace our stage every year. They are a group of musicians who on average have over thirty years of professional experience. They share a love of music, from the early days of rock and roll through the present, including rock, r&b, jazz and funk.

This year they will be joined by the Letterman Horns

Price: TBA

sponsored by
Dawson Wealth Management
Atlantic Jewelers
 
Deanna Bogart

OCT 19
SAT • 2:30p
 RRD
 Deanna Bogart

With 40 years as a road musician, award-winning bandleader, and multi instrumentalist, Deanna Bogart is adored by her fans for her adventurous, original, and diverse music career. She is recognized for her dazzling keyboards, soulful saxophone, smoky vocals, and cut-above songwriting.

Price: TBA

sponsored by
Dawson Wealth Management
Atlantic Jewelers
 
OCT 19
SAT • 2:30p
 EUMC
 Billie & Blue Eyes
 
BILLIE & BLUE EYES is musical journey featuring popular songs of Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday. Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell teams up with Jazz guitarist, vocalist and bandleader John Pizzarelli in a stunning tribute to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra.

Dubbed “the essential duo,” Russell and Pizzarelli transport audiences to the glory days of Jazz with masterful ease, capturing Holiday’s effortless grace and Sinatra’s cool swagger. World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by The Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing Jazz,” while All Music Guide says, “Russell emerged as a retro old school vocalist for the ages.”
 
Price: $79
 
sponsored by
Delaware Today
Atlantic Liquors
Aquacare
 
OCT 19
SAT • 3:00p
 LES
 Acoustic Alchemy

Born in the UK, forged in the USA, 30+ years at the forefront of contemporary jazz, Triple Grammy Nominated, unmissable live shows! Known for their sophisticated instrumental sound, England's Acoustic Alchemy emerged in the 1980s playing a distinctive blend of jazz, classical, flamenco, and new age. Celebrating over 30 years as a group, multiple albums and awards, AA continues to be a top crowd pleaser in the Jazz arena!
 
Acoustic Alchemy
 
Prices: $59 - $99
 
sponsored by
The Cape Gazette
The Women's Journal'
 
OCT 19
SAT • 3:00p
 RBCC
 Rick Braun & Peter White
 Gerald Albright

Rick Braun is a dynamic trumpeter, composer, and producer, with over 20 #1 Smooth Jazz hits. He has enjoyed a career longevity that is rare in this business. He has crafted his own distinctive sound and become a staple on contemporary jazz radio. He has produced No. 1 hits for David Benoit, Marc Antoine, and former Rod Stewart band sidekick, Jeff Golub. Braun achieved collaborative success on massive hits with Boney James, as a member of RnR with saxophonist Richard Elliot, and with BWB, a powerhouse trio completed by Grammy® winners Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown. He has made a mark staying true to his own musical voice and eclectic influences that have allowed him to collaborate across genres with some of the biggest names in music, including Tina Turner, Tom Petty, Sade, Natalie Cole and REO Speedwagon.
 
Over the years, Peter White has maintained a reputation as one of the most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists on the contemporary jazz landscape. Armed with an unparalleled combination of lyricism and energy, he combines elements of jazz, pop and classical guitar to create a sound that is singular and at the same time accessible to a broad audience.
 
Gerald Albright is one of the most celebrated jazz musicians of our time. He has earned four Grammy Awards and nine nominations for his soulful saxophone and bass guitar skills. Albright has worked as a studio musician and a touring artist with some of the biggest names in music, such as Anita Baker, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, and Quincy Jones. He has also appeared in TV shows, video games, and presidential inaugurations. He is known for his versatile style that blends gospel, Motown, funk, and R&B influences. In September 2021 Gerald received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joseph R. Biden.
 
Prices: $99 - $159
 
sponsored by
Beebe Healthcare
Wawa
Touch of Italy
 
OCT 19
SAT • 4:00p
 RR
 3 Alarm Fire
feat. Art Sherrod Jr (Musical Director), Adam Hawley, Jackiem Joyner & Phylicia Rae
 
Sherrod, Hawley, Joyner, Rae
 
Prices: $79 - $89
 
sponsored by
Dawson Wealth Management
Exelon-Delmarva Power
The Women's Journal'
 
OCT 19
SAT • 7:30p
 CHPAT
2024 Rehoboth Beach All-Stars
Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Eric Darius, Keiko Matsui, Marion Meadows & Brian Simpson (Musical Director)
 
2024 Rehoboth Beach All-Stars
 
Prices: $99 - $149
 
sponsored by
Delaware Division of the Arts
Dawson Wealth Management
The Women's Journal
Delaware Today
Delaware Business Times
Touch of Italy
 
OCT 19
SAT • 8:00p
 LES
 Jazz, Funk, Soul

Smooth jazz supergroup Jazz Funk Soul formed in the mid-2010s as a collaborative trio featuring Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, and Everette Harp. They released two albums with 2014's Grammy-nominated "Jazz Funk Soul" and 2016's "More Serious Business". After Loeb's death in 2017, guitarist Paul Jackson, Jr. joined for 2019's "Life and Times" and 2022's "Forecast", both of which honored Loeb and continued to showcase the trio's hooky, groove-oriented sound.

Prices: $69 - $125
 
sponsored by
Delaware Today
Delaware Business Times
Giant Foods
 
OCT 19
SAT • 9:00p
 RBCC
 Boney James
 
During his 30-year career, Boney James has earned four Grammy nominations (“I’m not gonna lie... I’d still love a statue,” he says), two NAACP Image Award nominations and a Soul Train Award, while a dozen of his albums have landed at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Album chart. His collaborators in the past include a who’s who of R&B and soul: Raheem DeVaughn, Faith Evans, George Benson, George Duke, Dwele, Al Jarreau, Philip Bailey, Anthony Hamilton, Jaheim, Eric Benét, Dave Hollister, Stokley Williams, Kenny Lattimore and Angie Stone. For the inimitable Boney James, life begins at 60. The cat in the hat is back and better than ever, enjoying life with his wife of 37 years, actress/director Lily Mariye.

“What drives me is my love of making music and my desire for people to hear what I’ve made,” he says. “I still love the communal aspect of playing live. There’s nothing else like it.”
 
Prices: $129 - $159
Table seating option w/drink ticket! Very exclusive, very limited!
 
sponsored by
Tito's
Wawa
Touch of Italy
Delaware Today
Delaware Business Times
 
OCT 19
SAT • 9:00p
 RR
 Four 80 East
 
Four80East is a Toronto-based electro-jazz duo that’s all about the groove. Drawing from their diverse musical influences, Rob DeBoer and Tony Grace have created a signature sound that combines electronic production with live instrumentation. Although the band was born as a studio project, DeBoer and Grace have been able to transform their layered and captivating sonic productions into a high-energy live show, with the help of the many world-class musicians who join them on stage.
 
Prices: $79 - $89
 
sponsored by
Giant Foods
WMDT 47
19
 OCT
 Historic Lewes
Farmers Market
Artist: Reggie Harris
 
 10:00a
 LFM
 
Prices: FREE
 

19
 OCT
 Norman Brown
 Keiko Matsui
     and the Eboni Strings
 
 12:30p
 CHPAT
 
Prices: $89 - $139
 
19
 OCT
 Club Phred
w/the Letterman Horns
 
 1:00p
 RRD
 
Prices: TBD
 
19
 OCT
 Deanna Bogart
 
 2:30p
 RRD
 
Prices: TBD
 
19
 OCT
 Billie & Blue Eyes
John Pizzarelli &
Catherine Russell
 
 2:30p
 EUMC
 
Price: $79
 
19
 OCT
 Acoustic Alchemy
 
 3:00p
 LES
 
Prices: $59 - $99
 
 
19
 OCT
 Rick Braun
 Peter White
w/a Special performance by Gerald Albright
 
 3:00p
 RBCC
 
Prices: $99 - $159
 
19
 OCT
 3 Alarm Fire
feat. Art Sherrod Jr (Musical Director), Adam Hawley, Jackiem Joyner & Phylicia Rae
 
 4:00p
 RR
 
Prices: $79 - $89
 
19
 OCT
 2024 Rehoboth Beach
 All-Stars

feat. Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Eric Darius, Keiko Matsui, Marion Meadows & Brian Simpson (Musical Director)
 
 7:30p
 CHPAT
 
Prices: $99 - $149
 
19
 OCT
 Jazz, Funk, Soul
feat. Jeff Lorbor, Everette Harp & Paul Jackson Jr
 
 8:00p
 LES
 
Prices: $69 - $125
 
19
 OCT
 Boney James
 
 9:00p
 RBCC
 
Prices: $129 - $159
Table seating option w/drink ticket! Very exclusive, very limited!
 
19
 OCT
 Four 80 East
 
 9:00p
 RR
 
Prices: $79 - $89
 
presented by
Giant Foods, WMDT 47
 

Sunday - October 20th

20
OCT
 Sunday Brunch!
feat. Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Oliver & Jackiem Joyner
 
 11:00a
 RR
 
 
Prices: $89.00 - $119.00
** Brunch buffet, which is included in ticket price, begins at 10a
 
20
OCT
 34th Grand Jam!
feat. Brian Simpson, Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Four 80 East, Adam Hawley, Everette Harp, Paul Jackson Jr, Jeff Kashiwa, Keiko Matsui, Marion Meadows & Lori Williams
 
 3:30p
 RBCC
 
 
Prices: $129 - $159
Table seating option w/drink ticket! Very exclusive, very limited!
 
20
OCT
 2024 Closing Party!
feat. Art Sherrod Jr (Musical Director), Adam Hawley, Marion Meadows & Lori Williams
 
 6:30p
 RR
 
Prices: $89 - $129
** A dinner buffet, included in the ticket price, begins at 5p.
 
presented by
Highway One, Rusty Rudder,
& Dawson Wealth Management
 
OCT 20
 SUN • 11:00a
 RR
Sunday Brunch
feat. Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Oliver & Jackiem Joyner
 
Sunday Brunch

Prices: $89.00 - $119.00
** Brunch, included in ticket price, begins at 10:00a.
 
sponsored by
Highway One
Rusty Rudder
Dawson Wealth Management
The Women's Journal
 
OCT 20
 SUN • 3:30p
 RBCC
35th Grand Jam!
(Top Row) Brian Simpson, Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Adam Hawley, Four80East & Lori Williams
(Bot Row) Everette Harp, Paul Jackson Jr., Jeff Kashiwa, Keiko Matsui, Marion Meadows & ??
 
Sunday Brunch

Prices: $129.00 - $159.00
Table seating option w/drink ticket! Very exclusive, very limited!
 
 
OCT 20
 SUN • 6:30p
 RR
2024 Closing Party & Buffet
Art Sherrod Jr, Adam Hawley, Marion Meadows & Lori Williams
 
2024 Closing Party

Prices: $89.00 - $129.00
** A dinner buffet, included in the ticket price, begins at 5p.

sponsored by
Highway One
Rusty Rudder
Dawson Wealth Management

DDAThis program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.

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