2023 Performers
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HARRY WILSON
Performance Time | 12 PM
Vibraphonist Harry Wilson has been a fixture in the Fredericksburg, VA jazz scene for the last 30 years and is still going strong. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the jazz world as the bandleader of the Harry Wilson Quartet. Harry has recorded and played with the Sun Ra Arkestra and performed in just about every club and restaurant in the DC metro area. Wilson’s latest album is available at
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Harry forges a recognizable sound enjoyed even by a novice looking to find their way into the genre!
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JOE FALERO BAND
Performance Time | 1:30 PM
Born in Puerto Rico, Joe Falero has performed as a professional musician and DJ for 40 years at local and international events. His extensive knowledge of Latin music began with learning to play the bongos at the age of 9, progressing to performances with local groups by the age of 15. Joe is an award winning artist and has shared the stage with Latin music superstars El Gran Combo de PR, Celia Cruz, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Joe Arroyo and many, many others.
Known for his showmanship and spectacular solos, Joe is an excellent bandleader striving to get the best out of his fellow musicians, manifested by original and innovative elements in every show. He is also the DJ, Host and Producer of his show “Soy Baricua” which airs Saturdays on WSER dfB aka Salsa Empire Radio.
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JACOB WEBB
Performance Time | 3:00 PM
Jacob Webb is a multi - #1 Billboard award winning producer, bassist, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist. A native of Newton Kansas, Jacob started performing at the young age of 15 and attended the prestigious music program at William Paterson University majoring in Jazz Performance. It was during this time that he co-founded the acclaimed Contemporary Jazz group The JT Project.
In addition to co-leading, writing, and producing for The JT Project, Jacob has produced, collaborated and performed alongside the iconic singer/songwriter Valerie Simpson of the legendary duo, Ashford and Simpson, as well as Najee, Nick Colionne, Kim Waters, Cindy Bradley, Pamela Williams, Paula Atherton, and many more.
In 2018, Jacob founded Next Paradigm Records, a nine-artist contemporary jazz roster of fresh talent acclaiming multiple #1 hit Billboard singles (A fully black owned business). Today, Billboard has recognized Next Paradigm as the #4 Label in smooth Jazz.
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Paula Atherton
Performance Time | 4:30 PM
New York based sax player/vocalist and songwriter Paula Atherton has enjoyed ten Billboard Top 30 charting singles and nominated “Best Artist of 2020” by the Smooth Jazz Network. She has shared the stage with such contemporary jazz notables as The Rippingtons, Nick Colionne, Chuck Loeb, Cindy Bradley, Brian Simpson, Four80East, David Sanborn, Bob James, Marc Antoine, Hiroshima, Gerald Albright and Chieli Minucci.
Paula has also worked in the traditional jazz field; one of the notable performances being a week-long engagement at the Blue Note NYC with pianist and jazz legend, Hank Jones. Paula also performed with Grammy award winning singer Dee Dee Bridgewater at the Annenberg Theater, for the Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival.
Atherton endorses Sax Dakota saxophones, and does jazz workshops for them across the country. Paula also does some music therapy type work for a wonderful organization called “Music that Heals,” which brings music to autistic children, cancer patients, people in hospice, and other populations. Paula is also on the board of the F2F Foundation in Houston, TX, which promotes jazz workshops, performances, and jazz education. F2F also helps get instruments to students whose families can’t afford them.
Accompanied by 4 The Road Band | Jazz, Gospel or R&B?—4 The Road Band plays it all. While they have shared their passion for music together for 12 years, they collectively represent 40+ years in the music industry, many as “side men” musicians. These skillful Jazzicians have backed numerous chart-topping national and international Jazz, Gospel and R&B artists here in the US and abroad—Teddy Pendergrass, Marion Meadows, Jackiem Joyner, Kim Waters, Blue Magic, Art Sherrod Jr, Paul Taylor, and Cindy Bradley are just a few. You may find one or more of this dynamic group performing on the Capitol Jazz Cruise or at any Jazz festivals and venues around and beyond the DMV, where their popularity is increasingly growing. For sure, you will experience and enjoy their love of music with every note, with every beat.
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