94.7 The Wave's Hyatt Newporter Jazz Festival, May 2003
May 17th & 18th, 2003. General seating on the grass. Freddie Ravel, Steve Oliver, Chris Botti, Gregg Karukas, Jonathan Butler, Gerald Albright, Fourplay, Bobby Caldwell, Mindi Abair, Chris Standring, Euge Groove, George Duke, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown, Rick Braun.
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2004
May 14, 15, 16, 2004. Joyce Cooling, Mindi Abair, Greg Adams, Bob Baldwin, Marion Meadows, Brenda Russell, Steve Oliver, Groovin' for Grover (Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot, Paul Taylor, Jeff Lorber), Grady Nichols, Sax Pack (Kim Waters, Steve Cole, Jeff Kashiwa), Michael Lington, Peter White, Guitars & Saxes (Warren Hill, Marc Antoine, Euge Groove, Jeff Golub).
Old Pasadena JazzFest, July 2004
July 17, 2004. Nestor Torres, Alex Bugnon, Blake Aaron, Mindi Abair, Kenny Lattimore, Chante' Moore, Richard Elliot, Praful, Lee Ritenour, Gerald Albright.
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2005
May 13, 14, 15, 2005. This is the first year I bought myself a VIP pass and sat near the stage on Saturday and Sunday. Paul Taylor, Down to the Bone (Shiltz), Steve Oliver, Brian Culbertson, David Sanborn, Michael Lington, Euge Groove, Wayman Tisdale, Jeff Golub, Mindi Abair, Warren Hill, Peter White, Jonathan Butler.
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2006
May 19, 20, 21, 2006. First row, VIP section. First year that mom and sister joined me. Euge Groove, Steve Oliver, Mindi Abair, Lance Abair, Najee, Brian Culbertson, Eric Darius, Keven Toney, Nils, Rick Braun, Gregg Karukas, Rendezvous All Star (Jonathan Butler, Wayman Tisdale, Kirk Whalum, Brian Simpson, Bobby Caldwell, Guitars & Saxes (Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot, Jeff Golub, Peter White).
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2007
May 18, 19, 20, 2007. First row, VIP section. Richard Elliot, Euge Groove (Meet & Greet), Poncho Sanchez, Euge Groove, Soul Express (Chris Standring, Everette Harp, Jody Watley), Boney James, Peter White with Michael Paulo, Eric Darius, Hiroshima, Guitars & Saxes (Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Golub, Tim Bowman), Jeffrey Osborne, Jonathan Butler (with his daughter).
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2008
May 16, 17, 18, 2008, front row, VIP section. Mindi Abair, Sax Pack (Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole, Kim Waters), The Rippingtons, Bobby Caldwell, R 'n' R (Rick Braun, Richard Elliot), Wayman Tisdale, Jesse Cook, Euge Groove, Norman Brown's Summer Storm (with Chante' Moore, Alex Bugnon, Paul Taylor), Guitars & Saxes (Gerald Albright, Peter White, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Golub), Brian Culbertson.
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2009
May 15, 16, 17, 2009, row O, VIP section. See also www.summerjazzseries.com/festival.php for more info. Sax Pack (Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters, and Eric Marienthal subbing for Steve Cole), Nick Colionne, Warren Hill, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Jonathan Butler, Dave Koz, Peabo Bryson, Tim Bowman, Candy Dulfer (with Mindi Abair & Jessy J), Guitars & Saxes (Jessy J, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Golub, Euge Groove), Jeffrey Osborne, Peter White, Mindi Abair, Pat Prescott (from 94.7 The Wave).
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2010
May 14, 15, 16, 2010, row G, VIP section.
Gentlemen of the Night (Marion Meadows, Paul Taylor, & Warren Hill), Eric Darius, Bobby Caldwell, R'n'R (Rick Braun and Richard Elliot), Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Trombone Shorty, Euge Groove, Spyro Gyra, Dave Koz (with Randy Jacobs, Brian Simpson, David Benoit, Jeff Golub, and Kirk Whalum), Guitars & Saxes (Peter White, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, & Jeff Golub).