MUSIC: 2013 Exit Zero International Jazz Festival Hits Cape May

Bassist Christian McBride and Inside Straight perform at the 2012 Exit Zero International Jazz Festival

Long known for its summertime beaches and gingerbread Victorians, Cape May, NJ now has an attraction to lure visitors in normally blustery November: the Exit Zero International Jazz Festival, which kicks off next Friday 11/8 with performances by Grammy-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves, up-and-coming pianist Aaron Diehl, and others. Reeves and co-headliner Eddie Palmieri, who performs two sets on Saturday 11/9, top a lineup that includes jazz notables Kenny Garrett, Joe Locke, Charnett Moffett, and Henry Butler, along with emerging talents like vocalist Robin McKelle and percussionist and composer Jaimeo Brown, whose 2013 debut Transcendence has critics buzzing. A complete lineup and ticket information is available via the festival’s website at www.exit0jazzfest.com.

Steve Wilson performs on the Main Stage of the 2012 Exit Zero International Jazz Festival

Christian McBride, 2012 Exit Zero International Jazz FestivalNicholas Payton perfroms at the 2012 Exit Zero International Jazz FestivalBassist Vincente Archer performing with the Nicholas Payton Trio at the 2012 Exit Zero International Jazz Festival (Photos by Thomas V. Hartmann)