Mark Johnstone isn’t just one of Maui’s finest professional musicians. If you’ve ever had the chance to hear him play the piano, guitar, harmonica or sing, you already know that he’s a virtuoso. He’s got the soul, depth, tilted Fedora and swagger. He also speaks with a slight East Coast accent, plays in the Grammy-nominated Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, windsurfs on the North … [Read more...] about Maui’s Jazz Cat Has Groove: Talking story with Mark Johnstone
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Your guide to the seventh annual Maui Jazz and Blues Festival
This year’s Maui Jazz & Blues Festival promises an array of exciting events all around Maui from Thursday, Sept. 7 to Saturday, Sept. 9. Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier, the owner of HawaiiOnTV.com Networks and Jazz Alley TV, founded Maui Jazz & Blues Festival seven years ago. To say he's passionate about the upcoming festival is an understatement. "I’m extremely … [Read more...] about Your guide to the seventh annual Maui Jazz and Blues Festival
Seventh annual Maui Jazz & Blues Festival at Four Seasons Resort in Wailea
The seventh annual Maui Jazz and Blues Festival will at the Four Seasons Resort on Friday, Sept. 8 and Saturday, Sept. 9. There will be great visiting and local jazz and blues musicians appearing on both days. Visiting artists include Bobby Watson, Jimmy D. Lane, Fareed Haque, Jo-El Sonnier and Javon Jackson. The Main Concert on Sept. 8 includes a five-station gourmet meal … [Read more...] about Seventh annual Maui Jazz & Blues Festival at Four Seasons Resort in Wailea