Jazz Fest serves up pop, swing, music impersonator
By Celia R. Baker Special to The Tribune
Article Launched: 07/01/2007 12:00:00 AM MDT
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Impressionist Bob Anderson will perform Sunday on Ellington Stage.
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Don't know the difference between bebop, hard bop and neobop? Don't understand what separates funk from fusion? Don't worry: You don't have to be a jazz die-hard to appreciate the offerings of the 2007 Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival. Now in its seventh year, the festival's focus is broader than ever. Jazzers still will get their musical fix from performances by legendary sax-man David "Fathead" Newman, Luther Hughes and the Cannonball/Coltrane Project, Grammy-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves and others. But, there will be a large helping of pop crossover music for people who don't know a riff from a tag. The hot touring band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is back to celebrate the swinging music - and clothing - of the Big Band Era. Zone Azul adds Brazilian flair to the line-up. Decades of pop standards are celebrated by Great American Songbook. Then, there's singer and musical impersonator Bob Anderson, who appears in the prime time slot of the festival's last night, singing the enduring music of Frank Sinatra and friends. Festival director Jerry Floor said the "jazz umbrella" is a big one, and the great tunes of Sinatra, Martin, Bennett and the rest fit neatly underneath.