Arts & Entertainment
Advance Tickets on Sale for Jazz Festival
The four-day Cape Bank Jazz @ the Point starts on Thursday, April 11.

Cape Bank Jazz @ the Point 2013Â kicks off this Thursday, and you still have time (until midnight Wednesday, April 10) to save by purchasing your tickets in advance. Ten great groups perform at various venues in Somers Point, NJ, April 11 - 14.
An all-event weekend pass, purchased prior to April 11 is only $60 -Â It's the greatest jazz festival value in the universe!
To purchases tickets online at the Somers Point Jazz Society website click here: Purchase Tickets
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Single night tickets are also available.
Advance ticket purchases are also available by mail -
Please send your check, made to payable to SPJS, to this address -Â SPJS, PO Box 329, Somers Point, NJ 08244.
Please include a note to indicate the type of ticket you are purchasing (all-weekend pass, Friday only. etc.), and the number of tickets you are purchasing.Â
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You can also purchase tickets at participating venues -
Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro (609) 927-2300
Gregory's Restaurant (609) 927-6665
or by calling the Somers Point Jazz Society Hotline (609) 927-6677.
Ticket Information:
All-event weekend pass (Admission to all venues all weekend)
$60 if purchased prior to April 11; $80 thereafter
Friday Evening Ticket (Admission to all venues on Friday)
$30 if purchased prior to April 11; $40 thereafterÂ
Saturday Evening Ticket (Admission to all venues on Saturday)
$30 if purchased prior to April 11; $40 thereafter
Sunday Matinee Ticket (Admission to both venues on Sunday)
$20 if purchased prior to April 11; $30 thereafter
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Thursday performances are free.
                         Thursday, April 11High School Student Workshop conducted by Somers Point Jazz Society Education Committee Chairperson Michael Pedicin Â
This workshop will be held at Mission Point Church, 9th & New York Ave., Somers Point, NJ.Free and open to the public Â
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Performance Schedule
Thursday, April 11
Mission Point Church
 Rina Terry - Words and Music  One set  7 - 8:30 PM
Rina Terry - poetry, prose & spoken word, Jon Pruitt - piano, Steve Varner - bassÂ
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Sandi Pointe Ballroom
 John Colianni Trio  One set  9 - 10:30 PMÂJohn Colianni - piano, Mike Boone - bass, Bernard Linnette - drums
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Friday, April 12
 Gregory's Restaurant & Bar
 Tom Guarna Quintet  Sets at 8 & 10 PMÂTom Guarna - guitar, Orlando le Fleming - bass, E.J. Strickland - drums,Â
Danny Grissett - fender rhodes, Jaleel Shaw - alto saxophone
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 Sandi Pointe Ballroom
 Jim Ridl Quartet  Sets at 8 & 10 PM Jim Ridl - piano, Alex Sipiagin - trumpet, Boris Kozlov - bass, Donald Edwards -drums
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Sandi Pointe Dining Room
 Kate Davis Trio  Sets at 9:30 & 11:30 PM
Kate Davis - vocal, bass & ukulele, Gabe Schnider - guitar, Evan Sherman - drums
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Gregory's Restaurant & Bar
 Michael Wolff - keyboards, Mike Clark - drums, Mark Shim - tenor saxophone,Â
Daryl Z Johns -bass
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Sandi Pointe Ballroom
 Pat Martino Trio  Sets at 8 & 10 PM ÂPat Martino - guitar, Pat Bianchi - organ, Carmen Intorre Jr. - drums
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 Sandi Pointe Dining Room
Ayako Shirasaki/Noriko Ueda Duo  Sets at 9:30 & 11:30 PMAyako Shirasaki - piano, Noriko Ueda - bass   Gregory's Restaurant & Bar
 U-DIG! Fuze-muzik  One set  2 - 3:30 PMÂA tribute to the great jazz fusion bands
Demetrios Pappas - keyboards, Vic Stevens - drums, Andy Lalasis - bass,Â
Shawn Christie - guitarÂ
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Sandi Pointe Ballroom
 Rhenda Fearrington Sextet  Sets at 4 & 6 PMÂRhenda Fearrington - vocal, Mike Boone - bass, Jim Holton - piano, Â
Wayne Smith - drums, Larry McKenna - tenor saxophone, Larry Tamanini - guitar
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Venue Information
Gregory's Restaurant & Bar
900 Shore Road, Somers Point, NJ Â 609-927-6665
http://www.letseat.at/GregorysRestaurantAndBar
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Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro
 908 Shore Road, Somers Point, NJ  609-927-2300
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Mission Point Church
900, W. New York Ave., Somers Point, NJ
 http://missionpointchurch.com/
Sponsors for this event include: Cape Bank, Shore Medical Center, Richard Stockton College of NJ, Walt's Original Primo Pizza, Just 4 Wheels, WRTQ, Residence Inn, Mission Point Church, and The Heart and Soul Foundation.This program is also made possible in part through the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts through the Local Arts Grant administered by Atlantic County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs.
For more information about the Somers Point Jazz Society, visit our website: www.spiazz.org or call 609-927-6677.
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