Past Performers

1991
Wynton Marsalis • Poncho Sanchez • Diane Schuur with the Joe Sudler Orchestra • Stanley Jordan • Andy Narell
• Turtle Island String Quartet, with special guest John Blake • Denis DiBlasio

1992
Dianne Reeves • Tuck & Patti • Modern Jazz Quartet • McCoy Tyner • Dave Valentin • Sadao Watanabe • Nelson Rangell • Michael Manring • Poncho Sanchez • Joe Sudler Orchestra

1993
Betty Carter • Eliane Elias • Stanley Turrentine • New York Voices • Dirty Dozen Brass Band • John Scofield
• Larry Coryell • The Geoff Keezer/Christian McBride/Joshua Redman Trio • Leni Stern • Jimmy McGriff  • Dave Liebman • Al Grey • Kenia • Yutaka • Fattburger

1994
Shirley Horn • Ramsey Lewis • John Tesh • Keiko Matsui • “I Remember Jaco,” a special tribute to Jaco Pastorius performed by Bob Mintzer, Jeff Andrews, Joey Calderazzo & others • Liz Story • Richie Cole • Randy Brecker & Denis DiBlasio • Denny Zeitlin & David Friesen • Charlie Bisharat • Peter White  • Gerald Veasley & Kenny Blake Band

1995
The Rippingtons, featuring Russ Freeman • Yellowjackets • Cassandra Wilson • Caribbean Jazz Project, featuring Andy Narell, Dave Samuels & Paquito D’Rivera • Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, with special guest Sam Bush
• Michael Hedges • Michael Manring • Rick Braun  •  Boney James • Special EFX • Spyro Gyra • Kirk Whalum
• Peter White  • Gregg Karukas • Jay Ansill • Kenny Blake • The Dolphins with Dan Brubeck

1996
David Benoit • Norman Brown • Richard Elliot & Craig Chaquico • Eric Marienthal  • Béla Fleck & The Flecktones with special guest Paul McCandless • Rick Braun • Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons • Earl Klugh • John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers • Kilauea • Pieces of a Dream • Count Basie Orchestra • Charlie Bisharat • Tom Grant • Brian Culbertson  • Freeway Philharmonic • Howard Levy • Jeff Kashiwa • Slim Man • Paul Taylor  • Trio Globo
• U.S. Air Force Jazz Ensemble

1997
Grover Washington Jr. • Michael Brecker • Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, with special guest Bruce Hornsby
• Boney James • Earl Klugh • Bobby Caldwell’s Big Band • Larry Carlton  • Joyce Cooling • Poncho Sanchez
• Brian Culbertson • Heads Up Super Band, featuring Kenny Blake, Joe McBride, Gerald Veasley and Keith
Carlock • Soul Sauce: A Tribute to Cal Tjader, featuring Dave Samuels and Dave Valentin • Avenue Blue, featuring Jeff Golub • U.S. Air Force Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble • Nelson Rangell  • WJJZ Smooth Jazz All-Stars, featuring Rick Braun, Brian Culbertson, Boney James and Peter White

1998
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones with the Reading Symphony Orchestra • Buddy Guy • Bob James & Kirk Whalum
• Lee Ritenour • Spyro Gyra • Patti Austin & Alex Bugnon • Dianne Reeves • Rick Braun • Pamela Williams
• Royal Crown Revue • Heads Up Super Band, featuring Kenny Blake, Joe McBride, Gerald Veasley and Keith Carlock • Willie & Lobo • Avenue Blue with Jeff Golub • Tom Grant • U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors • U.S. Air Force Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble • Charles Earland

1999
David Sanborn • Jonathan Butler • Boney James • Rick Braun • Buddy Guy • Najee • Keiko Matsui
• New York Voices • Jeff Lorber & Brian Bromberg • Avenue Blue, featuring Jeff Golub • Gregg Karukas
• Marc Antoine • Kronos Quartet • Jimmy McGriff & Hank Crawford • John Blake • Big Tubba Mista
• Big Joe & The Dynaflows • Chuck Loeb • Paquito D’Rivera with the Reading Pops Orchestra Strings
• Steve Cole • Alfonzo Blackwell • Vital Information, featuring Steve Smith, Tom Coster, Baron Browne and Frank Gambale • Heads Up Super Band, featuring Kenny Blake, Joe McBride, Gerald Veasley and Keith Carlock
• Monette Sudler • U.S. Air Force Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble

2000
U.S. Air Force Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble • Everette Harp • Peter White • Lil’ Malcolm & The House Rockers
• Marion Meadows • Béla Fleck & The Flecktones • Peter White • Trio Globo • Bona Fide • Yellowjackets  • Ladies, Sing The Blues • Chuck Loeb • Steve Cole • Eric Marienthal • Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway • Joyce Cooling
•  John Patitucci • Denis DiBlasio • Lou Donaldson • Brian Culbertson • Kirk Whalum • Craig Chaquico
• Shemekia Copeland • Kim Waters • Spyro Gyra Kevin Mahogany • Susan Tedeschi • Heads Up Super Band
• Boney James • Nelson Rangell • Reading Pops Orchestra with Nicole Pasternak, Ralph Lalama and Bill Bower
• Nicholas Payton Quintet, plus Randy Brecker, Cedar Walton, Lew Tabackin, Howard Alden and Joel Helleny

2001
Gerald Albright • Bernard Allison • Kenny Blake • Jonathan Butler • Larry Carlton • Walter Beasley • Freddy Cole Quartet • Deborah Coleman • Brian Culbertson • Joey DeFrancesco & The City Rhythm Orchestra
• Paul Bollenback • Johnny DeFrancesco • The Electric Mingus Project featuring Gerald Veasley • Roberta Flack
• The Four Freshmen & the Reading Pops Orchestra • Jeff Golub • Warren Hill • Al Jarreau • Jeff Kashiwa
• Dave Koz • Ladies, Sing The Blues • Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials • Chuck Loeb • Joe McBride & The Texas Rhythm Club Band • Andy Narell • Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers • Pieces of a Dream • Gerald Veasley
• Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons • Eric Marienthal • Dave Stahl and His Sacred Orchestra • Chris Standring
• Nestor Torres • The Tony Trischka Band • Tuck & Patti • U.S. Air Force Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble
• U.S. Navy Band Commodores • Marty Nau • Kim Waters • Scott Wilkie

2002
Richard Elliot and Marc Antione • Patti Austin with the Berks Jazz Fest Orchestra • Rick Braun • Brian Culbertson
• Norman Brown • The Jimmy Bruno Group • Steve Cole • Shemekia Copeland • Ann Rabson • Kurt Elling Quartet • Fattburger • Fourplay • Ed Hamilton • Charlie Hunter Quartet • Gregg Karukas • Rosie Ledet
• Jeff Lorber • Michael Manring & David Cullen • Maysa • Joe McBride • Marion Meadows plus Bob Baldwin
• Ken Navarro  • New York Voices • Jeffrey Osborne • Pieces of a Dream with special guest Gerald Veasley
• Preservation Hall Jazz Band • Roomful of Blues • Ernie Hawkins • David Sanborn • Joe Sample • Janis Siegel featuring Eric Reed Trio with Rodney Green and Vincente Archer • Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci • Spyro Gyra • Dave Stahl’s Sacred Orchestra plus the Spring Valley Nations of Praise Choir and Cynthia and Patrick Greene of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir • US Air Force Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble plus special guest Bob Mintzer • Gerald Veasley

2003
Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band with the Reading Symphony Orchestra • Gato Barbieri • Tab Benoit and Jimmy Thackery • Pieces of a Dream featuring special guest Gerald Veasley • Boney James • “Jaco Pastorius Tribute:” Brian Bromberg Band with special guests Gerald Veasley, Victor Bailey, Michael Manring and more
• Yellowjackets featuring Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Bob Mintzer and Marcus Baylor • Tim Price & Dig This featuring Lew Tabackin with Scott Lee and Chuck Zeuren • Bela Fleck & the Flecktones • US Air Force Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble and the Berks High School All-Star Jazz Band • The John Scofield Band • Habana Sax
• Stanley Jordan • The Dirty Dozen Brass Band plus Barbone Street Jazz Band • Randy Brecker and Dave Samuels with special guest Chuck Loeb • Jeff Kashiwa with special guests Berks Jazz Fest Horns • Mindi Abair
• Peabo Bryson • Chuck Loeb and Dave Mann • Deanna Bogart Band • The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman plus special guest Eric Marienthal • Down to the Bone • Euge Groove • The Peter Mayer Group and Catonsville High School Steel Drum Band with special guest Robert Greenidge • Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Band featuring Jon Faddis, Slide Hampton, John Lee, Mulgrew Miller, Antonio Hart plus Kutztown University Jazz Band
• George Duke and Stanley Clarke • Chuck Mangione with the Reading Pops Orchestra • Gerald Albright
• Club Trini • Kim Waters • Cyrus Chestnut • Karrin Allyson • Brian Culbertson • Brenda Russell

2004
Acoustic Alchemy • Mose Allison • Patti Austin • Bob Baldwin & Friends featuring Phil Perry • Walter Beasley
• George Benson • Chris Botti • Steve Oliver • Rick Braun • Richard Elliot • Jim Brickman and the Reading Pops Orchestra • Caribbean Jazz Project featuring Dave Samuels • Peter Cincotti • Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen • Freddy Cole • Brian Culbertson featuring Michael Lington • The East Coast All Stars • Roberta Flack
• Benny Green and Russell Malone • Hiroshima • Doc Powell • Joe Lovano Quartet • John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers • Joe McBride • Marian McPartland • Najee • Kenny Neal with special guest Billy Branch, plus EG Kight • Jaco Pastorius Big Band with special guests Gerald Veasley, Jeff Carswell and Victor Wooten • Maximum Grooves featuring Jason Miles • Greg Piccolo & Heavy Juice • Preservation Hall Jazz Band • Freddie Ravel
• Saffire: The Uppity Blues Women • John Mooney • Diane Schuur • Lee Ritenour • Jimmy Sommers • Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci and Jeff Kashiwa • Tierney Sutton & The Christian Jacob Trio • US Air Force Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble with special guest Denis DiBlasio plus the Berks High School All-Star Jazz Band • Gerald Veasley

2005
15th Anniversary Concert featuring Jason Miles, Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa, Walter Beasley, Deodato, Marion Meadows, Paul Jackson Jr., David Mann, Jaared, Jay Beckenstein, Maria Muldaur, Paul Brown and more • B-3 Summit featuring Joey DeFrancesco, Trudy Pitts and “Papa John” DeFrancesco, plus special guest Tim Warfield
• Amy Banks and the Steve Rudolph Trio • Rick Braun and the Chuck Loeb Quarter plus special guest Carmen Cuesta • Joyce Cooling Group • Shemekia Copeland • Eric Steckel Band • Fourplay featuring Bob James, Nathan East, Larry Carlton and Harvey Mason • Jeff Golub • Tom Grant • Groovin’ for Grover featuring Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot, Jeff Lorber and Paul Taylor • Mike Guldin and Rollin’ & Tumblin’ and Friends • Heads Up Super Band featuring Joe McBride, Gerald Veasley, Kenny Blake and Keith Carlock • Boney James • Pieces of a Dream
• Al Jarreau • Stanley Jordan • Ladies of Jazz featuring Sharon Bailey, Suzie Ernesto and Toni Lynne • Michael Lington • Magic Slim & The Teardrops • Lil’Ed & The Blues Imperials • Michael Manring & David Cullen • Miles to Miles Project featuring Jason Miles, Bernie Worrell, Tom Harrell, DJ Logic, James Genus, Sherrod Barnes, Josh Dion, Barry Danielian, Aaron Heicke and David Sanchez • John Pizarelli Trio and the Reading Pops Orchestra
• David Sanborn Group • Chris Botti • Steve Smith & Buddy’s Buddies • Spyro Gyra • RobStoneback Big Band with special guests Jimmy Bruno, Larry McKenna and John Swana • Sonya Kitchell • The Manhattan Transfer • The Sax Pack – Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters, Steve Cole plus Chuck Loeb • US Air Force Rhythm In Blue Jazz Ensemble featuring special guest Terell Stafford • Peter White featuring Jaared • Victor Wooten Band • Yellowjackets and the Bob Mintzer Big Band

2006
Gerald Albright and Kirk Whalum • Mose Allison • Marcia Ball • Berks Jazz Fest Fantasy Camp Faculty Concert featuring Mulgrew Miller, Kurt Elling, Christian McBride, Steve Smith, Jimmy Bruno, Bob Mintzer and John Swana
• Bona Fide featuring Slim Man • Rick Braun & Richard Elliot • Deb Callahan Band • Larry Carlton & The Blue Sapphire Band • City Rhythm Orchestra • The Robert Cray Band • Brian Culbertson with special guest Eric Darius • Michelle and Brian Culbertson • Guy Davis • Tommy Dorsey Orchestra • Kyle Eastwood • Taylor Eigsti and Julian Lage • Liz Longley • Kurt Elling • Jimi Hendrix Tribute: The Carl Filipiak Group • Paul Jackson Jr. • Jazz Goes to Church featuring Cyrus Chestnut, Kevin Mahogany and Kendrick Oliver & The New Life Jazz Orchestra • Ramsey Lewis & David Benoit with the Reading Pops Orchestra • Ivan Lins and Friends produced by Jason Miles, featuring Chuck Loeb, Jane Monheit, Brenda Russell, Eliane Elias, Candy Dulfer and more • Gene Ludwig Trio featuring Dave Stryker and Vince Ector • Chuck Mangione • Michael Manring, Tracy Silverman and David Cullen • Joe McBride • Mulgrew Miller Trio • Chieli Minucci & Special EFX • The Music of Marvin Gaye and Motown produced by Jason Miles, featuring Peter White, Nick Colionne, Bobby Caldwell, Kevin Mahogany, Jay Beckenstein, DJ Logic, Candy Dulfer and more • Najee • Pieces of a Dream • Dianne Reeves • Robbie K & Friends • Joe Sample
• Richard Smith & Freddie Ravel Power Quartet featuring special guest Kim Waters • Clarence Spady • Triad featuring Steve Oliver, Michael Paulo and Gerald Veasley • Tribute to Wes Montgomery featuring Chuck Loeb, Jimmy Bruno, Pat Martino, Earl Klugh, Paul Jackson Jr., Larry Carlton and Russell Malone • U.S. Air Force Rhythm in Blue Jazz Ensemble with special guest Tom Coster plus Berks High School All-Star Jazz Band • Gerald Veasley

2007
Mindi Abair • Bettye Lavette • Frank Bey & The Swing City Blues Band • Rick Braun and Friends featuring Richard Elliot, Jonathan Butler, Jackiem Joyner, Rayford Griffin and more • Dave Brubeck Quartet • Ann Hampton Callaway • Denis DiBlasio Quintet • Downright Upright All-Stars featuring Brian Bromberg, Randy Brecker, Jeff Lorber, Gary Meek and Dave Weckl • Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band plus Berks High School All-Star Jazz Band • Guitars & Saxes featuring Gerald Albright, Tim Bowman, Jeff Golub and Kirk Whalum • Greg Hatza ORGANization • An Afternoon/Evening of Heads Up featuring Pieces of a Dream, Bobby Lyle, Marion Meadows, Alexander Zonjic, Gerald Veasley and Doc Powell • Warren Hill • Nick Colionne • Boney James • Keb Mo Band • Smokin' Joe Kubek featuring Bnois King • Billy Price Band • Deanna Bogart • Chuck Loeb featuring the Berks Jazz Fest Horns plus the WJJZ All-Stars featuring Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters, Steve Cole, Gerald Veasley and more • Kevin Mahogany featuring saxophonist David Liebman • Pat Martino Quartet • Nelson Rangell & Philippe Saisse plus Joyce Cooling
• Reading Pops Orchestra featuring special guest David Cullen • The Rolling Stones Project featuring Tim Ries, Mike Davis, Bernard Fowler, Ben Monder, Scott Colley and more • The David Sanborn Group • The Sax Pack featuring Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters and Steve Cole • Soul Summit featuring Jason Miles, Susan Tedeschi, Maysa, Richard Elliot, Mike Mattison, Barry Danielian, Karl Denson, David Mann, Steve Ferrone, Bob Babbitt, Reggie Young and Sherrod Barnes • Celebrating the Life & Music of Luther Vandross featuring Dionne Warwick, Kirk Whalum, Walter Beasley, Cissy Houston, Doc Powell, James "D Train" Williams, Tinker Barfield, Buddy Williams, Sharon Bryant and music directors Jason Miles and Nat Adderly Jr. • Gerald Veasley's Electric Mingus Project featuring Gerald Veasley, John Swana, Chris Farr, Tony Miceli, Butch Reed, Pablo Baptista and John Blake Jr. • Joe McBride & The Texas Rhythm Club • Ladies of Jazz featuring Toni Lynne, Sharon Bailey, Suzie Ernesto with The Last Big Band • Trumpet Summit featuring Dave Stahl & His Big Band with special guest trumpeters Brian Lynch, Scott Wendholt and Alex Sipiagin

2008
Kenny Blake Quintet • Chris Botti • The RnR Show: Rick Braun & Richard Elliot • A Tribute to Chet Baker: Rick Braun • Brian Bromberg Band • Paul Brown's Guitar Night featuring Kenny Rankin and Marc Antoine • Eric Darius
• The Caribbean Jazz Project featuring Dave Samuels with special guest Paquito D'Rivera • The Kennedy Center presents Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead • Regina Carter Quintet • Nick Colionne featuring special guest Brian Simpson • Brian Culbertson • Candy Dulfer • Bill Evans Soulgrass with special guest Sam Bush • Jason Miles/DJ Logic Global Noize featuring Christian Scott, Jeff Coffin, Bernie Worrell, Cafe, Brian Dunne, Carl Burnett, Tim LeFebvre and Falu with very special guest Me'Shell Ndegeocello • Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band plus Berks High School All-Star Jazz Band • Euge Groove • Alex Bugnon • To Grover with Love - Celebrating the Life & Music of Grover Washington Jr. with Patti LaBelle, Walter Beasley, Everette Harp, Kim Waters, Maysa, Phil Perry, Chuck Loeb, Will Lee, Buddy Williams, Ralph MacDonald and music director Jason Miles • Guitars & Saxes featuring Gerald Albright, Peter White, Jeff Golub and Jeff Lorber • Buddy Guy • Jump Rhythm Jazz Project • LA Chillharmonic featuring Richard Smith, Brian Bromberg, Michael Paulo, Gregg Karukas, Greg Adams plus the Berks Jazz Fest Horns • Chuck Loeb with special guests Eric Marienthal, Tom Scott, Will Lee, Carmen Cuesta, Lizzy Loeb, Rob Mounsey, Cafe, Cliff Almond Matt King and more • Michael Manring & David Cullen • Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra • Pat Martino Quartet • Joe McBride Trio • Maria Muldaur • Bonerama • MusicReport with special guests Lynn Riley and Aaron Graves • Andrew Neu Group featuring the Bright & Tight Horns • New York's Finest Jazz Band • Simone and the Rob Stoneback Big Band • Clarence Spady Band • Campbell Brothers • Eric Bibb • Sweet Honey in the Rock • Gerald Veasley and the WJJZ All-Stars featuring Rick Braun, Bobby Lyle, Chuck Loeb, Chris Farr and the Berks Jazz Fest Horns • Nancy Wilson

2009
The Tierney Sutton Band • Peter White and Mindi Abair • Severn Soul & Blues Revue featuring Steve Guyger, Big Joe Maher, Tad Robinson, Roy Tyler and New Directions, and the Severn Records All-Star Band • Joe McBride and Kenny Blake • Victor Wooten • Gerald Albright & Kirk Whalum • Doc Mulligan and Friends • Steve Smith & Vital Information • Brian Culbertson • Severn Soul & Blues Revue featuring Clarence Spady, Darrell Nulisch, Lou Pride and the Severn Records All-Star Band • Uptown JAZZUP featuring Erich Cawalla & Jen Kinder • Gerald Veasley Band with Najee, Nnenna Freelon, Joe McBride and the Berks Jazz Fest Horns • Average White Band plus Pieces of a Dream • Anat Cohen Quartet • Take 6 plus Wayman Tisdale • Bela Fleck: The Africa Project • United States Army Jazz Ambassadors • Andy Narell and the Catonsville High School Steel Drum Band • Brian Bromberg Quartet featuring Dave Weckl, Chuck Loeb, Mitch Forman and Nelson Rangell • Joe Bonamassa plus opening act Marianne Keith • Guitar Summit: Ken Gehret, Tom Witmer, Gary Wensel, Pete Rogosky • Chieli Minucci & Special EFX with the Berks Jazz Fest Horns • Bobby Lyle & Paul Jackson Jr. • Soul Summit II featuring Jason Miles, Richard Elliot, Jeff Golub, Eric Darius, Maysa, Simone, Bob Babbitt, Reggie Young, Steve Ferrone and the original Soul Survivors plus the Berks Jazz Fest Horns • Phoebe Snow • The Billy Price Band featuring special guest Fred Chapellier • Tim Price & Rachel Z and the Department of Good and Evil • The Sax Pack featuring Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole and Kim Waters • East Bay Soul featuring Greg Adams, Phil Perry, Michael Paulo, Lee Thornburg plus Joyce Cooling Band • Metro featuring Chuck Loeb, Mitch Forman, Dave Weckl, Randy Brecker, Gerald Veasley and Bob Franceschini • Boney James • McCoy Tyner Quartet featuring Gary Bartz • Rick Braun's Tribute to Chet Baker • The Dereck Trucks Band • David Benoit plus Warren Hill • Nelson Rangell and the Reading Pops Orchestra • Jazz Attack featuring Rick Braun, Richard Elliot and Jonathan Butler