TEMECULA WINE & MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BENEFIT MILITARY FAMILIES

Though the new music scene has been decimated by the ‘powers that be’, some avenues of unbridled creativity remain, to be enjoyed with wine as expressed in a conversation with Michael Paulo earlier this week. On May 3rd & May 4th (Sat and Sun) out at the Vail Lake Resort, 38000 Highway 79 south (now called Temecula Parkway by some locals) between the hours of 11:30AM – 6PM, folks and visitors will be treated to some of the most excellent jazz available nationally and internationally, along with some of the finest wine available anywhere, all grown from the local vineyards which abound in T-town. Proceeds from this festival will go to “All from The Heart,” a Temecula based non-profit charity that helps out military families in need of assistance hereabouts. Michael Paulo, an artist originally from Hawaii who has been involved in ‘Dolphin Days’ (Hawaii) for the last 14 years, moved to Murrieta five years ago. “I wanted to bring in national, well established (jazz) music acts (here) because I looked around and saw nothing like it when I moved (to town). With all the musicians and industry connections I have, it was not hard to get (the music festival) started.” When asked about past roadblocks and official hoops to jump through from the ‘music Nazis’, Michael replied, “I had no dealings with the city(s) because (the festival) was held at wineries.” The line-up for the 4th Annual T-town Jazz Festival this year is:

Saturday May 3

· The World Peace Orchestra featuring Jimmy Haslip, Russell Ferrante, Walfredo Reyes, Steve Forman, Roger Burns, Andy Suzuki with

· Indonesian Jazz superstar Dwiki Dharmawan

· The Air Force Reserve Jazz Band

· Guitarist Marc Antoine (nominated for Latin Jazz Album of the Year)

· Grammy Award winner vocalist Jody Watley accompanied by

· Chart topping pianist Brian Simpson

· Headliners multi platinum group Average White Band

Sunday May 4

· Keyboardist Allen Hewitt

· Japanese Saxophonist Kanzaki

· The Perri Sisters

· Vocalist/composer Kiki Ebsen

· Local teen sensation rock violinist Antonio Pontarelli

· Guitarist Steve Oliver

· Grammy Award guitarist Paul Brown w/ Phillipe Saisse & surprise guest TBA

· Chieli Minucci from Special EFX

· Headliners Grammy winner vocalist James Ingram, Everette Harp (Saxophonist) and Michael Paulo

Take that, Harry Jacob Anslinger!! To everyone else, be there this weekend