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oceancityjazzfest.com
OCEAN
CITY
JAZZ
FESTIVAL
OCEANCIYTYJAZZFEST.COM
Branch #008
6710 Amsterdam Way
Wilmington, NC 28450
Aaron Frye, Store Manager
sunbeltrental.com
WELCOME
Jazz lovers, welcome to the 2014 Ocean City Jazz Festival here in
historic Ocean City. Our committee has scoured the country to find
the best musical artists for you listening pleasure. We have a line-up
for you of artists with national and international appeal. So sit back,
relax and enjoy the entire Ocean City Jazz Festival experience! Great
food, great friends and music so hot it’s cool. It’s show time!
The 2014 Ocean City Jazz
Festival is supported by the
North Carolina Arts Council, a
division of the Department of
Cultural Resources.
LIN ROUNTREE
Soul trumpeter Lin Rountree, an
accomplished performer and
recording artist , is a pioneer helping
to frame the new sound of
Soul-Jazz. Direct from the “new”
Detroit music factory, his playing has
been described as soulful, funky and
sensual. Be it R&B/Soul or Groove
Jazz, he has an innate ability to con-
nect his music to his listener's soul.
And his charm, intelligence and wit
make him a great entertainer on and
off the stage.
Goldsboro, North Carolina native,
Nicholas Cole helps usher in the next
generation of contemporary urban
jazz artists. At only 20 years of
age, Nicholas shows remarkable poise
melodic invention and improvisational
jazz skills. Having played piano and
organ in church since the age of
four, he brings a unique variety of
secular and spiritual musical
influences.
NICHOLAS COLE
Friday, July 4th
As a saxophonist/flutist, Dr. Wiggins is a
highly respected musician and educator
with 15 albums to his credit as a sideman
and soloist. Dr.Wiggins is a recipient of
the Walter J. Norfleet Award for
Outstanding Service to the Arts by an
Artist and the UNC-Greensboro Jazz
Education Service Award and Director of
Jazz Studies at North Carolina Central
University.
Yolanda Rabun, one of North Carolina’s
favorite chanteuse, debuted her So Real
Enhanced CD with a 7-week (Top 10) UK
Soul Top 30 chart run, played several NC
festivals and the Atlanta Jazz Festival and
toured Asia/Guam/Mediterranean delivering
her soulful, sultry smooth-jazz. With her
jazzy yuletide project, Christmastime,
Yolanda opened for Ron Isley and the Isley
Brothers and R&B superstar, KEM at the
Durham Performing Arts Center. Now,
Yolanda continues to soar in the hearts of
many with her top-100 contemporary hit,
Hold on to Your Dreams.
YOLANDA RABUN
IRA WIGGINS
Friday, July 4th
JOHN BROWN John Brown is a well established, GRAMMY-
nominated bassist and is the Director of the
Jazz Program at Duke University. He has
performed all over the world with artists like
Elvin Jones, each member of the Marsalis
family, Nnenna Freelon, Rosemary Clooney,
Nicholas Payton, Mark Whitfield and has
performed regularly with the North Carolina
Symphony since 1992. He recently performed
in Hawaii for President & Mrs. Obama, and
each of his recordings has reached the Top 40
on the national JazzWeek chart. The film
"One Night in Kernersville" featuring John and
his big band recording session has been
screened at several festivals across the US,
won awards, and is now airing on the
Documentary Channel.
Cyrus Chestnut first studied piano with his
father at the age of five, with official
lessons beginning two years later. By the
age of nine, he was enrolled in the prep
program at the Peabody Institute. He
graduated from Berklee with a degree in
jazz composition and arranging. Chestnut
took his time, working with a number of
top-notch musicians (Jon Hendricks, Betty
Carter, Terence Blanchard, and Donald
Harrison) before finally recording his first
solo CD at the age of 30. Chestnut enjoys
mixing styles and resists being typecast in
any one niche, though his gospel sound is
apparent on a number of his recordings.
Saturday, July 5th
CYRUS CHESTNUT
LOIS
DELOATCH-GOMES Lois Deloatch-Gomes’ career spans nearly
three decades in the arts, philanthropy
and community service. As an artist,
Deloatch is noted for her rich contralto
voice and expansive repertoire of classic
tunes and original compositions. With five
recordings as leader, she has appeared in
concert throughout the United States and
internationally. Roots: Jazz/Blues/
Spirituals, a soulful and eclectic mix of
music including interpretations of
traditional compositions, was released in
2010. Hymn to Freedom: Homage to Oscar
Peterson was released in limited edition in
2008 and garnered international accolades
including selection as one of the Top 10
CDs of 2008 by JazzTimes Magazine’s
music critic Owen Cordle.
MC - LARRY R. THOMAS Larry Thomas is a veteran jazz writer/radio
announcer, whose busy, colorful career has
spanned close to three decades, and has
included stints at seven radio stations,
including WHQR-FM, WNCU-FM and
WCOM-FM, where he is presently host of
Sunday Night Jazz. He has written for
Downbeat, Urban Journal and All About Jazz.
com. Dubbed “Dr. Jazz,” by musician Bro.
Ysuf Salim, Thomas, is the host and producer
of The Carolina Jazz Connection. Thomas’s
current projects include the book “THE LADY
WHO SHOT LEE MORGAN” and an audio
documentary called The Helen Morgan
Project, which features Helen Morgan talking
about her experience.
Saturday, July 5th
106 N New River Dr,
Surf City, NC 28445
(910) 328-5005
Cape Fear Jazz Society
PO Box 4897
Wilmington, NC 28406
capefearjazzsociety.org
Lewis Realty Associates,
Inc.
320 N. New River Drive
Surf City, NC 28445
910-328-5211
lewisrealty.net
1422 MURCHISON ROAD
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
910-822-1951 sophiabpierceandassociates.org
2008 Loggerhead Court North Topsail Beach, NC 28460
910-328-1349 ntbnc.org
22913 US 17
Hampstead, NC
(910) 3290707
806 S Topsail Drive Surf City, NC
(304) 532-3707
loggerheaddesigns.com
20184 U.S. 17, Hampstead, NC
(910) 270-5031
tfxemb.com
206 N Topsail Dr, Surf City, NC
(910) 328-2935
maebiltconstruction.com
Assisting Non-profits in fulfilling their mission
3600 S. College Road, #386
Wilmington, NC 28412
(910) 794-4569
lindauppersmith.com
topsailisland-realestate.com
307 Roland Ave, Surf City, NC
(910) 328-2276
guyclee.com/Sneads_Ferry__NC
935 N Carolina 210, Sneads Ferry, NC
(910) 327-2388
wardrealty.com
116 S Topsail Dr., Surf City, NC
910-328-3221 - 800-782-6216
townsendmgt.com
800-490-2688
brysontopsail.com
VILLAGE HARDWARE 2135 Highway 172
Sneads Ferry, NC 28460
(910) 327-3643
Locally Owned and Operated
809 Roland
809 Roland Ave, Surf City, NC
(910) 328-2468
brysontopsail.com
Billet’s Tractor Works Inc. 108 Atkinson Rd, Surf City, NC
(910) 328-3261
2173 Dawson Cabin Rd
Jacksonville, NC
Phone: (910) 650-4000
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HISTORY OF OCEAN CITY
After World War II, Edgar Yow, an enterprising Wilmington attorney and former
mayor, purchased six miles of beach property on Topsail Island. As mayor, Yow
had become acquainted with many members of the black community and realized
that in the era of segregation there was a need for beachfront recreational
opportunities for African Americans. Yow approached Dr. Samuel Gray with his
idea; Gray was unable to devote a great deal of attention to the project but soon
called upon friend Wade H Chestnut and his siblings Bertram, Robert, and Louise
Chestnut. Gray and the Chestnuts purchased several tracts from the Yow and
formed Ocean City Developers. Ocean City Beach was established in 1949, and
soon became a popular choice for African Americans. Camp Oceanside was built
for the use of black children by the Episcopal Diocese in 1955, followed closely by
St Mark’s Chapel in 1957, now the Wade H. Chestnut Memorial Chapel. The
close-knit community, now a part of North Topsail Beach is part of the
Jacksonville•Onlsow African American Heritage Trail and is denoted by
commemorative street signs installed by the Town of North Topsail Beach
(oceancitync.com)
Winning Poster by
Diana Vincent
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THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS
FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL
Mayor Zander Guy, Surf City, NC
Loggerhead Designs, Surf City, NC
ThreadFX, Hampstead, NC
Coca Cola
Topsail Advertiser
Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation
WNCU-FM
TITANIUM SPONSOR - $3500 BRONZE SPONSOR - $300
Sunbelt, Wilmington, NC Adkins-DRAIN Funeral Home, Wilmington, NC
Bryson and Associates, Surf City, NC
PLATINUM SPONSOR - $2500 Jeanette Council, Fayetteville, NC
RA Jeffreys, Wilmington, NC Guy C Lee Materials, Sneads Ferry, NC
Landmark Realty, Surf City, NC
GOLD SPONSOR - $1000 Townsend Management Group, Denver CO
Town of North Topsail Beach Maebilt Construction, Surf City, NC
Sophia B Pierce & Associates
Fayetteville, NC
Quarter Moon Book, Gifts and Wine Bar,
Topsail Beach, NC
Linda Upperman Smith and Associates
Wilmington, NC
ARTS SPONSOR - $500 Ward Realty, Surf City, NC
Stewart Commercial Real Estate
Durham, NC
SCOTT JOPLIN SPONSOR - $500
SILVER SPONSOR - $500 Kenneth Chestnut, Atlanta, GA
Cape Fear Jazz Society
Wilmington, NC
Craig Torrey
Durham, NC
Century 21 Action, Surf City, NC Fanny Chestnut-Hairston, Wilmington, NC
Bojangles
Island Real Estate, Surf City, NC GEORGE DUKE SPONSOR - $250
Lewis Realty, Surf City, NC Evester Bailey, Durham, NC
Pierce’s Rentals
North Topsail Beach, NC
John Griffin
Fayetteville, NC
Bing-Lawson Associates
Raleigh, NC
Frazier and Griffin Attorneys at Law
Durham, NC