Snapshots from Saturday and Sunday at the 37th Annual Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee

Sam Rocha, string bass and tuba,  Blue Street Jazz Band  accompanies the group as they played gospel music Sunday morning.

Sacramento's MICK MARTIN and THE BLUES ROCKERS

Mick Martin, vocals and harmonica

Jimmy Pailer, guitar

Kyle Roland (above and below)

 Drummer Bruce Pressley tunes his drums as a fan blows cool air.

Kyle Roland was discovered by Mick Martin at the Jubilee four years ago at the ripe old age of ten as he was playing along on his harp during one of Mick's shows. Mick heard him and had him come up on stage to play along and was taken aback not just at his ability to play a harp like it's on fire but at his incredible timing. Four years later, after sitting in with several blues greats and being taken under Mick's wing, Kyle, at fourteen years old is an incredible talent and a performer with the stage skills of a seasoned professional. The combination of his natural ability and the guidance of Mick have paid off well, for sure.

This young dude is absolutely unbelievable.(info from Mick Martin's website)

Igor's Jazz Cowboys, play acoustic Western Swing accompanied by a hot horn section.   Their show features music from the Great Southwest all the way  to New Orleans. 

Not only can he play the upright bass, guitar, banjo and piano; but Igor can sing beyond three octaves.

Young musicians were featured:

J Street Jazz Cats — Davis, CA

Sax by Popular Demand — Davis, CA

Syncopating Sea-Monkeys — West Sac., CA (above and below)

Taking a break early Saturday night near the Delta King.

101st Army Dixieland Band (above and below) played at Firehouse Courtyard Saturday. The unit consists of 41 citizen-soldiers. In civilian life they are students, lawyers, public school teachers, college professors, engineers and pilots, to name just a few. Some are professional musicians; all are able to express their passion for music by performing as an Army Bandsman.They are based in Denver, CO.

Zydeco Flames washboard player, Lloyd Meadows, smiling and energetic entertains the crowds and gets them dancing (below).

Dancing in the Railroad Museum to the beat of jazz (above and below).

 SacPress Photos | Kati Garner