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TRUE BLUE JAZZ Inc. (TBJAZZ) is an Independent Jazz Series honoring America’s most original Art form produced by Eddie Sherman and Peggy Raley.

(TBJAZZ), is an Independent Jazz Festival. We are a recognized 501c3. Conceived and produced by Eddie Sherman and Peggy Raley, honoring America’s most original Art Form. TRUE BLUE JAZZ is focused on “Straight Ahead” or “Mainstream” Jazz, largely featuring songs of the Great American Standards Songbook from 1900 to present day. From the birth of the Blues and Dixieland Jazz to the popular tunes t

hat became the soundtrack of America, TBJAZZ features innovative interpretation and musical improvisation of these songs from American stage plays, radio and television shows, and features films across this period and beyond.

*True Blue Jazz is not affiliated with Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival

08/17/2026

It's getting to be that time, Jazz Fans! What time???? Time for EDDIE SHERMAN and PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! Join us tonight from a hair past 8pm until generously after 10pm for the VERY BEST in REAL JAZZ!!!!

We are two months away from True Blue Jazz Festival 2026!!! We're going to be talking about the lineup and spinning some of the artists! We're celebrating a bunch of birth-a-versaries for some STELLAR Jazz Icons and we send a birthday shout-out to pianist, Jeb Patton!

Pour your favorite libation and find the most comfortable spot in the room! Tonight you will hear....George Shearing, Dakota Staton, Stuff Smith, Lorez Alexandria, Ike Quebec, Peggy Lee, Oscar Peterson, Benny Benack III, Bill Evans, Jimmy Heath, Gregory Porter, Jeb Patton, Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Pat Bianchi, Jerry Weldon, Louis Armstrong, Mulgrew Miller, Mel Tormé, Grant Green and MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. - I didn't take these pictures. If you know who did, please let the rest of us know!

08/16/2026

We are two months away from True Blue Jazz Festival 2026! Do you have your Tickets for our Headline Shows? www.truebluejazz.org

08/09/2026

We're bringing it, Jazz Fans! Join us tonight for EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! Catch us from 8:15pm to 10pm (and continue to enjoy our music selections over the following hour) If you can't dial it on your radio then stream it from the website at: www.radiorehoboth.com or use the app!

Get yourselves ready to sit back and chill with some amazing Real Jazz celebrating some amazing artists!!! We'll tell you what's happening with True Blue Jazz Festival 2026. We've got a lineup you don't want to miss!

Settle in for some Cool, Jazz Kids! Tonight you will hear...Cyrille Aimée, Benny Carter, Rahassan Roland Kirk, Joni Mitchell, Charlie Haden, Hank Jones, Pat Metheny, Alberta Hunter, Trudy Pitts, Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Peacock, Abbey Lincoln, Clifford Brown, Butch Warren, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon and MORE!!!!!!

P.S. - I didn't take these pictures. The photo of Jack DeJohnette is by Manolo Rochera. If you know who took the rest, share that info with the rest of us, please!

08/02/2026

Happy Sunday, Jazz Fans!!! It's almost time to settle in for another evening of AMAZING REAL JAZZ! Join us a touch past 8pm until generously after 10pm for EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! If you can't dial it in, stream it from the wensite at www.radiorehoboth.com or use the App!

We're screaming, Happy 95th Birthday to Mr. Kenny Burrell!!! We're celabrating some BIG Birth-a-versaries too! And we'll tell you about The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival happening right now in Wilmington, DE. And what's coming up for True Blue Jazz Festival 2026 in October!

Put your feet up and enjoy the grooves. Tonight you will hear.....Charlie Christian, Tony Bennett, K.D. Lang, Hank Jones, Eddie Jefferson, Louis Armstrong, Dianna Krall, Bill Charlap, Renee Rosnes, Abbey Lincoln, Stan Getz, Kevin Mahogany, Rene Marie, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Ella Fitzgerald, Gregory Porter, Benny Benack III, Ernestine Anderson and MORE!!!!!

P.S. - I didn't take these pics. If you know who did, please share it with the rest of us.

07/20/2026

Good Sunday Evening, Jazz Fans! We're rollin' in at the wire! Join us from 8pm till generously after 10pm for another SWINGING edition of EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth. If you can't dial it in, stream it from the website at www.radiorehoboth.com

Tonight we're celebrating many birth-a-versaries, so come enjoy a trip down memory lane with some amazing artists. We're sending a BIG Birthday shout-out to our Jazz Pal and Jazz Stories Fan, Bill Minor!!! And we'll tell you all about True Blue Jazz Festival 2026!

Fire up the Philco and grab a libation! Tonight you will hear...Louis Jordan, Cal Tjader, Cootie Williams, Ivie Anderson, Philly Joe Jones, Billy Eckstine, Hellen Merrill, Clifford Brown, Vince Guaraldi, Lee Morgan, Bootsie Barnes, Larry McKenna, Paul Gonsalves, Louie Bellson, Kay Starr, Benny Benack, Sonny Stitt, Arturo Sandoval, Count Basie, John Swanna, Byron Wookie Landham, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Reubén Blades, Bola Sete, Eddie Palmieri and MORE!!!!!!!!

P.S. I didn't take these fab photos. If you know who did, let us know.

07/05/2026

Happy 250th America!!! It's a Semiquintennial Party Tonight, Jazz Fans!!! Join us tonight at 8:20pm until generously after 10pm for EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! If you can't dial it in, stream it from the website at www.radiorehoboth.com

Tonight we celebrate America's One True Musical Art Form....JAZZ! We'll celebrate some birth-a-versaries and we give a BIG birthday shout-out to our Dear Pal, Vince Ector! We'll tell you about True Blue Jazz Festival 2026 too!

Grab a libation and put on your Red, White & Blue! Tonight you will hear...Doc Severinsen, Ahmad Jamal, Johnny Hartman, Harry Connick, Jr., Cecile McLorin Salvant, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The Airmen of Note, Hank Mobley, Gloria Lynn, Vince Ector, Ray Charles, The US Navy Commodores, The US Army Field Band, W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band, Bobby Sanabria, John Coletrane, Billie Holiday, Sting, Simon & Garfunkle, Lee Morgan and MORE!!!!!!!

P.S. - I didn't take these pictures. If you know who did, help us out!

06/28/2026

Happy Sunday, Jazz Fans! The recent rain quenched the parched land and we're ready to quench your soul's thirst for some SERIOUS Jazz. Join us tonight for another great edition of EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! We're coming at you from a hair past 8pm till generously after 10pm. If you can't get us on your radio dial, stream us from the website at www.radiorehoboth.com

Tonight we honor the anniversary of the passing of Legendary Jazz Trumpeter and Delaware Native, Clifford Brown. We send a BIG Birthday shout-out to NEA Jazz Master, Reginald "Reggie" Workman. We'll celebrate some other spectacular folks as well. And tell you what's happening with True Blue Jazz Festival 2026 and the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival!

Find a comfortable spot to hang. Tonight you will hear...Lena Horne, Reggie Workman, Duke Jordan, Dizzy Reece, Etta Jones, Stanley Turrentine, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Dexter Gordon, Stanley Clark, Cal Tjader, Carmen McRae, Lou Donaldson, Manu DiBango, Denise Perrier, Ray Charles, Art Farmer, Joe Chambers, Tierney Sutton, John Coltrane, Aki Takase, Dana Owens, Bill Evans, Mark Murphy, Charles Earland and MORE!!!!!!

P.S. - I didn't take these pictures. The photo of Stanley Clark is by Olga Karpova but I don't know who took the rest. If you know, please share it with the rest of us!

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day and Happy Solstice, Jazz Fans! Gather 'round the Philco as we fire up a great evening of Real Jazz for you! Join us just a hair past 8pm until generously after 10pm at 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! If you can't dial us in, stream it from the website at www.radiorehoboth.com

Tonight we honor the passing of the magnificent South African pianist & composer, Abdullah Ibrahim. We'll celebrate Musical Dads and their Musical Progeny. And we belatedly celebrate the birthday of our dear Pal, "Prof. Solid", Bruce Williams.

Put your ears on, Swing Kids! Tonight you will hear...Etta Jones, Abdullah Ibrahim, Papa John DeFrancesco, Joey DeFrancesco, Esperanza Spalding, Benny Carter, Horace Silver, Roy Hargrove, Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole, Shirley Horn, The Marsalis Family, Libby York, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Rene Marie, Kenny Drew, Kenny Drew Jr., Maxine Sullivan, Lee W Smith, Christain Christian McBride, Ray Brown, John Clayton and MORE!!!!!!!

PS - I didn't take these photos but if you know who did can you please hep the rest of us to the photographers?

06/14/2026

It's Jazz Time, Jazz Fans! Get your ears on and get ready for EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! Join us from a little after 8pm till (generously) after 10pm. If you can't dial it in then stream it: www.radiorehoboth.com

We're celebrating birthdays and birth-a-versaries and all things True Blue Jazz Festival! We also give a BIG Belated Birthday shout out to our FABULOUS PAL, Bobby Sanabria! Get yourselves settled around the Hi-Fi, Kids!

Tonight you will hear...Hazel Scott, The Poll Winners, Doc Cheatham, Erroll Garner, Kenny Drew Jr.,Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Geri Allen, Buster Williams, Anita O'Day, Helen Merrill, Benny Benack, Dexter Gordan, Al Jarreau, Marcus Miller, Bobby Sanabria, Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Nicholas Payton and MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS - I didn't take these pictures. If you know who did, please let the rest of us know!

05/24/2026

It's Memorial Day Sunday, Jazz Fans!!! It's time to settle in with some super cool REAL JAZZ! Tune in tonight for another great edition of EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! Join us a touch past 8pm until, generously, past 10pm. If you can't dial it in, stream it from the website at www.radiorehoboth.com

Tonight is full of BIG celebrations!!! We're celebrating BIG birth-a-versies and birthdays of favorite friends and artists. Put your party hats on! We're also going to tell you about the line-up for True Blue Jazz Festival 2026.

Get your ears on, People! Tonight you will hear....Woody Herman, Maxine Sullivan, Gil Evans, Fats Waller, Artie Shaw, Miles Davis, Red Garland, Emmet Cohen, Wallace Roney, Anita O'Day, Shirley Horn, Betty Carter, Stevie Wonder, Taj Mahal, Gloria Lynn, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Joe Sample, Benny Benack III, Aretha Franklin, Charles Earland and MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS - I don't know who took these pictures. If you do, please hep the rest of us to the facts. They're awesome!

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5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD
20814

Website

http://www.truebluejazz.org/

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