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True Blue Jazz Festival

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

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!

06/07/2026

Good Sunday Evening, Jazz Fans! It's a Beautiful Evening for REAL JAZZ!!! Join us tonight for EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth. Tune in a click past 8pm and stay with us until, generously, after 10pm. If you can't get it on your dial, then stream it from www.radiorehoboth.com or use the TuneIn App!

Tonight we celebrate one of America's greatest song writers, Cole Porter. We'll also celebrate some birth-a-versaries and some birthdays...including the birthday of True Blue Jazz Festival 2026 headliner, Monty Alexander!

Get your Jazz on with us this evening! Tonight you will hear...Dakota Staton, George Shering, Grant Green, Camille Thurman, Harry Connick, Jr., Dean Martin, Paquito D'Rivera, Kenny Barron, Monty Alexander, Cole Porter, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Jamie Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson, Boz Scaggs and MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

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!

05/11/2026

It's a Mother's Day Jazz Show coming at you, Jazz Fans!!! Tune in to EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES at a little past 8pm and stay with us until, generously, after 10pm tonight at 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth. If you can't dial it in, stream it at www.radiorehoboth.com

We're swinging hard tonight and celebrating ALL Moms...ALL Moms. We're celebrating birthdays and birth-versaries too and some Musical Moms. So put your party hat on and grab YOUR Mom (if you can) and dig some really great REAL JAZZ.

Tonight you will hear....Tony Bennett, K.D. Lang, Gregory Porter, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJonette, Monty Alexander, Judy Garland, Liza Minelli, Mary Lou Williams, Wallace Roney, Gene Harris Quartet, Billie Holiday, Benny Benack III, Maria Rita, Elis Regina, Clifford Brown, Shirley Horn, Curtis Fuller, Freddy Cole, Charles Charles Lloyd and MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS - I didn't take these pictures and I can't find the photo credits. If you know who took any of these fab photos, hep us to the facts ...please!

05/03/2026

It's Jazz Time...Jazz Fans! It's time to tune in and get your Jazz on! Join us a smidge past 8pm on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! We'll be there until (generously) after 10pm. If you can't find it on your radio dial, stream it from the website at www.radiohehoboth.com

I'm so excited!!!! It's a BIG CELEBRATION tonight as we celebrate the Birth-a-Versay of SHIRLEY HORN!!! We're also shouting Happy Born Day to Mr. Ron Carter! We honor some great musicians tonight, so get on board!!!

Tonight you will hear...Shirley Horn, Percy Heath, Cootie Williams, DelFayeo Marsalis, Bill Charlap, Stanley Cowell, Bruce Williams, Jymie Merritt, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Sherrie Maricle, Bobby McFerrin, Ron Carter, Modern Jazz Quartet, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Dizzy Reece, Bobby Timmons and MORE!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. - I don't know who took these fabulous pictures, but if you do, please let the rest of us know.

04/30/2026

International Jazz Day with Warren Wolf and his Trio at MidSouth Audio!

There is a second show at 7:30pm. If you are at the beach, come on down!

227 Milton Ellendale Hwy, Milton, DE 19968

04/28/2026

Do You Have Your Tickets????

International Jazz Day is April 30th and True Blue Jazz has a GREAT show for you! Join us at MidSouth Audio Studios for two shows on this Thursday for International Touring Artist and Multi-Instrumentalist, Warren Wolf and his Trio!

The Stellar Vibraphonist, Composer, and Educator will be joined by Aleko Lionikis on Organ, Obasi Okoto on Bass and Claudio Silva on Drums.

Two shows at 6:00pm and 7:30pm show IN the recording studio at MSA! Join us for an intimate evening in an amazing setting. Grab dinner and drinks before or after the show at one of the many fine dining options in Milton!

Your support benefits our True Blue Jazz Scholarship Fund

Get your tickets now...www.truebluejazz.org

Many Thank to our Show Sponsor: Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services-PennFed Realty!

04/27/2026

We're skidding in at the wire, JAZZ FANS! Get your ears on quick! It's time for EDDIE SHERMAN & PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth! Coming at you a hair past 8pm until generously after 10pm.

IT's a BIG BIRTH-A-VERSARY CELEBRATION for ELLA FITZGERALD! And a few other hip folks! Plus, get all the info on True Blue Jazz's upcoming International Jazz Day celebration on April 30th at MidSouth Audio Studios in Milton, DE! The Amazing Warren Wolf and his Trio will be performing!!!

Tonight you will hear... Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus, Warren Wolf, Shirley Horn, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, Roy Haynes, Count Basie Orchestra, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Benny BenackIII, Ellis Larkins, Joe Pass, Dr, John, Nicholas Payton, Harry Connick, Jr, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Rhassan Roland Kirk, Rosemary Clooney, Gene Harris & the Three Sounds and MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

04/23/2026

Hey Now, Jazz Fans! We are just ONE WEEK AWAY from our fabulous International Jazz Day show with Multi-Instrumentalist, Warren Wolf! Get your tickets now!

Get in on the fun with True Blue Jazz at MidSouth Audio Studios in Milton for two shows, 6pm or 7:30pm. Come experience this amazing artist in an intimate performance IN the recording studio!!!

www.truebluejazz.org for tickets. Limited seating for each show. Don't wait!

04/19/2026

Greetings, Jazz Fans! It's a Wonderful night for Real Jazz to be drifting through the air! Join us for another great edition of EDDIE SHERMAN and PEGGY RALEY'S JAZZ STORIES tonight on 99.1FM, Radio Rehoboth, from a touch after 8pm to generously after 10pm. If you can't dial it in you can stream it from the website!
Tonight we celebrate the birthday of Grand Master Buster Williams! We're pulling out the stops to celebrate the True Blue Jazz alum and NEA Jazz Master...along with honoring the birth-a-versaries of some REALLY stellar Jazz Artists! Put your party gear on, Friends!

We've got all the info you need about our True Blue Jazz upcoming International Jazz Day show with Multi-Instrumentalist, Warren Wolf at MidSouth Audio Studios on April 30th! Get your tickets at www.truebluejazz.org

Tonight you will hear....Herbie Mann, Tito Puente, Gene Ammons, Slide Hampton, Henry Mancini, Buster Williams, Shirley Horn, Billy Hart, Bessie Smith, Jimmy Heath, Lionel Hampton, Geri Allen, Madeleine Peyroux, Warren Wolf, Phil Woods, Catherine Russel, Louis Armstrong, Dexter Gordon, Herman Burney, Betty Carter, Mary Lou Williams and MORE!!!!!!!!

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

Address

5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD
20814

Website

http://www.truebluejazz.org/

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