"We... are indeed excited about November." say the Exclusive Artist Management [EAM] team, and plenty of reason for the people of Phuket to be excited as well.

The EAM has been invited to orchestrate a cross continent concert tour with notable world class musicians - initiating in Europe and culminating with a concert in the UAE, on the campus of the American University of Sharjah on November 4, 2007, with a Master Class/Workshop on Monday, November 5th.

The performers will then be on a self-imposed "holiday".

However - and here's the good news - EAM has persuaded them ("If the truth be told, music makers MUST make music"), to remain in the region long enough to participate in the 5th annual JAMF* Anniversary Celebration in Bangkok. This event will take place on Sunday, November 25, 2007, at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, and as an off-shoot of this event, the performing artists will gather on November 17, right here in Phuket, on the lawns of the Royal Phuket Marina, to present islanders and visitors with a rare night of extraordinary music and performances.

Presented by Les Anges, 'A Night of Pure Jazz' will feature a host of professional and dedicated practitioners of the art. For tickets and details, contact Peter on 081 968 0738 or email him at peterw@lesangesphuket.com


Spotlight on the performers:
Alice Day
As a musician, Ms Day represents the best of the jazz vocal tradition. Rhythmically strong, emotionally intense and articulate, her gospel and jazz background serve as the basic ingredients for her art. Alice Day has firmly established her own musical identity, however, creating a style that is unique yet universal. She believes that jazz, the distinctly American art form, if to survive, must be shared worldwide. And she travels the world doing just that. Alice Day is a Renaissance woman: musician, recording artist, entrepreneur, lecturer, jazz promoter and former jazz club owner, disc jockey and humanitarian. In Florida, she is affectionately called “The First Lady of Jazz”. Her emotional and heartfelt interpretation of standards, coupled with her warm and dynamic personality, gives her tremendous success with audiences everywhere.

Bobby Durham
The legendary Bobby Durham is a drummer’s drummer. He has worked with Ella Fitzgerald for a decade, for an equal length of time with Oscar Peterson, and with the big bands of Duke Ellington and Count Basie. He has also performed and recorded with artists as varied as Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and James Brown. In recent years he has been alternating residences between Europe and the U.S. leading his own music combinations and for the past 3 years, he has hosted “The Bobby Durham Jazz Festival” in Isola Del Cantona, Italy. Starting his career as a singer/dancer in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pa. USA, Bobby was a professional before the age of 16. Still at the peak of his career, and always in demand, Mr. Durham, a passionate clinician, still travels the world spreading joy with his special brand of enthusiasm and love of and for life and music.


Christina Alexander
Ms. Christina Alexander, a young woman with an amazing vocal talent and an unusual sense of being, has been performing since birth. However, her professional
singing career started at the tender age of 4. She has won numerous awards and accolades from Florida, USA, to Kuwait. By popular demand, Christina joins the tour in Dubai, and will be making her maiden voyage for appearances in Asia.

Dr. Dwight
Dr. Dwight has performed and recorded with some of the greatest jazz musicians all over the world, including Gene Ammons, Red Holloway, Al “Tootie” Heath – and
the list goes on. Dwight is a most flexible musician and composer, his work ranges from hard bop and funky, to soul-jazz to modal post bop. As the first, and only, professor of music in the United Arab Emirates at the American University of Sharjah, he has already “unilaterally raised the awareness of Jazz in the region” by bringing in,
and performing with world renowned musicians at the University and throughout the region. “Doc”, as he is affectionately called, hails from New York, USA. His professional career started as young as age 5. He holds a Ph.D from UCLA, and a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies from USC.

Donald Jackson
Hails from the windy city of Chicago, (Ill. USA). A child prodigy, he learned his craft directly from the masters. As a teenager he was a member of the famed Trenier Brothers musical troupe. He is a veteran of the musical theatre, and has been the driving force in situations from the trio to the big band. His playing style is versatile and he can hold his own, be it be-bop, re-bop, straight ahead, fusion or free. His mentors include the legendary Milt Hinton, Charlie Mingus, and Jaco Pastorius. For the past 5yrs. He has been on the Shanghai Trail supplying the bottom line at some of the city’s hottest Jazz haunts.

Jerry Byrd
Jerry Byrd is based in Atlanta, Ga., USA. Longtime guitarist for the legendary Freddy Cole, he has set out on his own to continue his solo career, and expand his musical horizons. Jerry’s musical talents have taken him around the world, literally, with studio dates and concert appearances with jazz greats such as Roland Kirk, Jack McDuff, Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie, Dr. Lonnie Smith, “Slide” Hampton, and Frank Foster, among so many others. He has credits his longtime friend, the late Wes Montgomery, as his mentor and greatest influence on his playing style. Jazz guitar great, George Benson and Jerry have been friends since their early days in Pittsburgh Pa., US A, knocking around at local jam sessions, and their lifelong association can be readily heard in each other’s playing.