Naples area jazz fans will be treated to a second season of open-air performances by some of Naples' best-known jazz musicians.  This season's edition of Jazz in the Park, presented by Bayshore Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Inc. (CAPA) and Collier County Parks and Recreation, is free.

The concerts are scheduled for 2-4 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month, November 2011 through April 2012 at Sugden Regional Park.  Admission is free.

Concert stars are as follows:
 

Patricia Dean Trio- November 20, 2011

Dean is one of the few artists in the history of jazz who plays drums and sings, and who does both at an exceptional level. She has performed with Jazz legends such as Nat Adderley, Ira Sullivan, John LaPorta, Brazilian pianist Manfredo Fest, and saxophonist Bobby Militello. She recently opened for smooth Jazz artists Mindi Abair and David Benoit for the 2011 Punta Gorda Wine and Jazz Fest.             Patricia Dean

Jerry Stawski Quartet -- December 18, 2011

Stawski began playing jazz so young he helped found the jazz school of his alma mater, Florida State University. People who buy QRS piano rolls are actually hearing Stawski's arrangements of composers such as Harold Arlen and of songs that defined Frank Sinatra. He plays regularly at the Ritz Carlton/Naples and The Ritz Carlton at Tiburon, and when jazz personalities like Ira Sullivan come to Miami, it's often Stawski playing with them.

Bob Zottola EJB Quintet- January 15, 2012

Zottola's background is extensive and impressive. He has performed with the Air Force's Airmen of Note, Charlie Barnet, Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, recorded and toured with keyboard legend Chick Corea, and beginning in the early 1980s, played in Frank Sinatra's New York band. Before moving to Naples, he played for the Broadway show, "Les Miserables" for 16 years.

 Naples Jazz Lovers

Dan Heck Trio - February 19, 2012

Heck is a jazz guitarist/bassist and composer currently living and working in Naples, Florida. With two very musical parents he was encouraged early to pursue music, starting on cello at age four. He was playing bass in bands by the third grade and was playing jobs around Long Island on guitar in his early teens. Dan is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and has been a professional musician for over 20 years in Boston, New York, Paris and Seattle. He has performed at many prestigious venues around the world including the Blue Note in New York and the Space Needle in Seattle. He can be heard on dozens of recordings as both a sideman and a leader and is a co-founder of the award winning Seattle jazz ensemble, Bebop and Destruction. Dan's playing is best described as "modern jazz" with a heavy "bop" influence.

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Jebry and Friends Quintet- March 18, 2012

Jebry has sung with such greats as Bobby McFerrin, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Drew Jr., Lionel Hampton, and with the great Harry James in the late 60's. She has traveled around the world working clubs and jazz festivals and continues to sell out concerts in Naples, Florida where she currently resides.

 Jebry

David Pringle Trio - April 15, 2012

Pringle is an internationally renowned pianist, director, composer and arranger. Music Director for Oscar Peterson in "Jazz at the Gateway," a 16 part TV series, winner of the gold medal for the New York International Film and TV Festival, piano soloist and conductor on ten CD's, David is a Naples Treasure.

David Pringle

Jazz in the Park

Where: Sugden Regional Park, 4284 Avalon Dr., Naples

When: November 2011 through April 2012, 2-4 p.m. third Sundays of the month

Admission: Free

Information: Bayshore Cultural and Performing Arts Center (CAPA): Bayshore CAPA