Jonah Smith and Doug Wamble Duo
Stoltz Room - Avalon Theatre - 40 East Dover Street - Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 05/25/2012)
Singer-songwriters Jonah Smith and Doug Wamble have established themselves as original, high-energy performers. With a soulful voice that the New York Times calls languid and pleasantly textured, Smith draws from the deep well of American blues and many of its offshoots (including soul, country, and folk) to craft his diverse body of work. Guitarist/vocalist Doug Wamble has two critically acclaimed albums to his name and has also performed with such jazz greats as Wynton and Branford Marsalis and Cassandra Wilson, as well as pop artists like Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux, and Courtney Love.

Bela Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio
Avalon Theatre - 40 East Dover Street - Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 06/02/2012)
Grammy-winner Bela Fleck, often considered the premier banjo player in the world, has a reputation for performing in genre-bending collaborations with diverse musicians ranging from tabla players to traditional bluegrass bands. The Marcus Roberts Trio—with Marcus Roberts on piano, Jason Marsalis on drums, and Rodney on bass, is known for its virtuosic jazz style, a style that is strongly rhythmic, melodic, and filled with dynamic contrast. Put them together on stage and what you get is a unique musical chemistry that erupts into something unforgettably exuberant, fresh, bold, and eclectic.

Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra & USAF Blue Steel Band
Freeman Stage At Bayside - 36097 Sand Cove Road - Selbyville, Delaware (Runs through: 06/15/2012)
An American Celebration: Join the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and conductor Julien Benichou in this unique opportunity to hear the United States Air Force Academy's acclaimed band, BLUE STEEL. The program includes light classics, jazz, patriotic pops and a little bit of Rock 'n' Roll!

United States Air Force Blue Steel Band
Freeman Stage At Bayside - 36097 Sand Cove Road - Selbyville, Delaware (Runs through: 06/16/2012)
Blue Steel Band is the commercial, poplar music ensemble of the United States Air Force Academy Band. These full time, active duty bandsmen are committed to enhancing community relations, supporting the recruiting mission of the United States Air Force Academy and instilling the Air Force core values of integrity. The group performs high energy music from a variety of genres, and their versatility and dynamic stage presence enables them to tell the Air Force story to audience members of all ages.

Neon Swing X-Perience
Sunset Park - Downtown Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 06/21/2012)
Swing band touring from Pittsburgh area. Bring own seating.

Hot Peas ‘N Butter Kids Band
Freeman Stage At Bayside - 36097 Sand Cove Road - Selbyville, Delaware (Runs through: 06/30/2012)
Winners of the 2006, 2008 & 2009 "Parents Choice Awards" and regularly featured on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., Hot Peas 'N Butter is a unique children's musical group that incorporates elements of traditional Latin music, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, folk, and rock. By combining an interactive, invigorating approach to performance with mature, multicultural music, the band has developed a distinct way of inspiring care and creativity in kids and adults alike.

Chesapeake Brass Band
Freeman Stage At Bayside - 36097 Sand Cove Road - Selbyville, Delaware (Runs through: 07/05/2012)
Formed in 1996, the Chesapeake Brass Band is a British-style brass band comprised of amateur and professional musicians from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The band performs a varied repertoire of contemporary and traditional brass music.

Max Fisher
Stoltz Listening Room - Avalon Theatre - 40 East Dover Street - Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 07/14/2012)
Max Fisher was born in the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States at the age of four. Growing up in New York City in a musical household, Max was constantly surrounded by classical music, jazz, and rock and eventually took up the guitar. Max's original music falls somewhere between late 70's Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, and Leonard Cohen.

John Tesh: Big Band Live!
Freeman Stage At Bayside - 36097 Sand Cove Road - Selbyville, Delaware (Runs through: 07/20/2012)
Twenty five years and 50 plus recordings into his multi-faceted, ever-evolving musical career, John Tesh is finally ready to swing—not metaphorically as in the cliché "for the fences," but literally. On his new Big Band collection and accompanying public television special distributed by APT titled "John Tesh Big Band Live!", the keyboardist fronts a full blown ensemble and horn section playing Great American Songbook classics.

Monty Alexander Jazz Festival
Avalon Theatre - Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 09/01/2012)
The highly successful Monty Alexander Jazz Festival is set for a bigger than ever repeat performance this Labor Day weekend.