The 4th Annual Provincetown Jazz
Festival is held this year Aug. 15 through 17 at
Kicking off things on Friday night at 8 p.m. is the Afro Bop Alliance playing
some mean Latin jazz and Zoe Lewis, known locally as a
one-woman band, who plays and sings some fun songs with zip and enthusiasm.
Saturday’s show at 8 p.m. features Greg Abate on sax and flute and Dane
Vannatter with his soulful sounds.
The 1 p.m. show on Sunday breaks out all the stops when Joe Muranyi, clarinet
player for five year with Louis Armstrong and his All Stars Band, hits the
stage when he may even sing and play the sax. Muranyi also worked with Roy
Eldridge, Bobby Hackett, Billy Butterfield and Marian McPartland. Locally he’s
been seen with Marie Marcus and Lou Colombo.
Muranyi will be joined by jazz vocalist Mercedes Hall and
Jazz and blues vocalist Charlie Harris performs along with Steve Ahern on
trumpet and flute. Harris made his local debut last year and was named by
Boston Globe as one of the top male vocalists in
Rounding out the festival roster is John Harrison III on piano,