# CATALINA ISLAND JAZZTRAX FESTIVAL — raw lineups
# Producer: Art Good, founder 1987, still producing. Entity: Islands..Oceans..Lakes, inc.
#   (611 S. Palm Canyon Dr, Suite 7-458, Palm Springs CA). FOR-PROFIT — no EIN, no Form 990,
#   no California SoS registration under that name. State of incorporation not established.
# Venue: Casino Ballroom, Avalon. Thursday "Unplugged" added 2005 (Wrigley Ranch, 200 seats;
#   moved 2011 to Descanso Beach, 471 seats). No JazzTrax-specific ballroom capacity ever published.
# Format: 1 weekend 1987-1990 -> 2 weekends 1991-1998 -> 3 weekends 1999-2013 -> 2 weekends 2014-.
# 38 editions HELD 1987-2025. Only 2020 skipped (postponed, not cancelled — the 34th moved intact
#   to 2021, so there is no numbering gap). 2026 = 39th.
#
# THE DUAL ROLE: Art Good has hosted the syndicated JazzTrax radio show since 1985 and founded the
# festival in 1987. LA Times, 10 Oct 1991, in his own words: "I realized I wouldn't need advertising
# because I could announce it on my syndicated show." And on method: "When I put the lineups
# together, I look for one strong, powerful name to build around."
# The site's New Releases page rates records by JazzTrax airplay (one to five stars) and inserts
# festival booking plugs into the reviews. His own annual awards become the next year's bookings.
#
# METHOD: one appearance = one artist on one edition's bill. Package billings opened into the
# named people inside them. Thursday Unplugged sets count. (partial) = source incomplete.
# 1992 is the only total blank; see the notes at the foot of this file for what was tried.
#
# SOURCES: LA Times archive (1988, 1989, 1991, 1995); worldradiohistory.com scans of R&R, Gavin,
# Billboard and KTWV Wave programme guides (1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997); Internet Archive
# captures of jazztrax.com (1998-2025); live jazztrax.com (2026). Per-year URLs in the research log.

1987 | Al Di Meola; Spyro Gyra; Earl Klugh; Andy Narell
1988 | Acoustic Alchemy
1989 | Oceans; Ricardo Silveira; Dan Siegel; David Benoit; Keiko Matsui; Tim Weisberg; Acoustic Alchemy
1990 | Checkfield; Nelson Rangell; Carlos Guedes; Ottmar Liebert; Larry Carlton; Najee; Billy Joe Walker Jr; Doug Cameron; Bob James; Richard Elliot
1991 | Kevyn Lettau; Strunz & Farah; Grant Geissman; Windows; Dave Koz; Bobby Caldwell; Peter White; Dotsero; Acoustic Alchemy; Grover Washington Jr
1993 | Peter White
1994 | Dave Koz; Gerald Albright; Norman Brown; Warren Hill; Richard Smith; Boney James; Tommy Emmanuel; Willie & Lobo
1995 | Chris Botti; Rick Braun; Richard Elliot; Jeff Kashiwa; Peter White; Jeff Golub; Tuck & Patti; Marc Antoine; Nelson Rangell; Brian Culbertson
1996 | Art Porter; Doc Powell; Boney James; Craig Chaquico; Chris Camozzi; Doug Cameron; Dave Koz; Hiroko Kokubu
1997 | Chris Botti; Nova Menco; Jonathan Butler; Keola Beamer; Paul Taylor; Rick Braun; Tommy Emmanuel; Willie & Lobo; Jim Brickman; Peter White
1998 | Chris Standring; Brian Culbertson; Joyce Cooling; Wayman Tisdale; Marion Meadows; Keiko Matsui; Pamela Williams; Richard Smith; Joe McBride; Dan Siegel; Jesse Cook; Bobby Caldwell; Marc Antoine
1999 | Kombo; Chuck Loeb; Steve Reid; Jesse Cook; Marc Antoine; Brian Hughes; Eric Marienthal; Craig Chaquico; Russ Freeman; Paul Taylor; Joe McBride; Bona Fide; Roger Smith; Richard Smith; Sapphron Obois; Peter White; Brian Bromberg; Jeff Golub; Gabriela Anders; Dave Koz; Joyce Cooling; David Benoit; Chris Standring; Brian Culbertson; Steve Cole; Jonathan Butler; The Braxton Brothers; Warren Hill; Chris Botti; Candy Dulfer; Scott Wilkie
2000 | Daryl Stuermer; Gregg Karukas; Poncho Sanchez; Fattburger; Bona Fide; Paul Taylor; David Lanz; Warren Hill; Rick Braun; Lee Ritenour; Oscar Lopez; Steve Oliver; Jeff Kashiwa; Steve Cole; Jeff Golub; Chieli Minucci; Michael Lington; Brian Hughes; Chris Standring; Wayman Tisdale; Hiroshima; Richard Elliot; Sam Cardon; Michael Dowdle; Denny Jiosa; Tom Grant; Nelson Rangell; Strunz & Farah; Scott Wilkie; Tom Scott; Spyro Gyra; Jesse Cook; Kirk Whalum
2001 | David Mann; Joyce Cooling; Action Figure Party; Jeff Lorber; Freddie Ravel; Norman Brown; Willie & Lobo; Ronnie Laws; June Kuramoto; Jeff Golub; Warren Hill; Luis Villegas; Jimmy Sommers; Euge Groove; Jennifer York; Steve Cole; Daryl Stuermer; Acoustic Alchemy; Jeff Kashiwa; Chris Camozzi; Eric Marienthal; Doc Powell; Bob James; Turning Point; Jose Luis Encinas; Marc Antoine; Bryan Savage; Alex Bugnon; Chuck Loeb; Gerald Albright; Tommy Emmanuel; Brian Culbertson; Chris Botti; Peter White; Artie Traum
2002 | Mindi Abair; Steve Cole; Jimmy Reid; Chris Standring; Willie & Lobo; Brian Culbertson; Jeff Kashiwa; Keiko Matsui; Pete Escovedo; Acoustic Alchemy; Joyce Cooling; Greg Adams; Club 1600; Paul Taylor; Jose Luis Encinas; Gerald Albright; Bona Fide; Strunz & Farah; Tommy Emmanuel; Down to the Bone; Euge Groove; Luis Villegas; Everette Harp; David Benoit; Hiroshima; 3rd Force; Fourplay
2003 | Shahin & Sepehr; Greg Adams; Praful; Rick Derringer; Michael Lington; Jesse Cook; Michael Manson; Tommy Emmanuel; Steve Oliver; Norman Brown; Kirk Whalum; Rick Braun; Paul Jackson Jr; 3rd Force; Dotsero; Hiroshima; Lee Ritenour; Gerald Albright; Kim Waters; Mindi Abair; Peter White; Jeff Golub; Steve Cole; Richard Elliot; David Lanz; Paul Taylor; Four80East; Gato Barbieri; Brian Hughes; Warren Hill; Paul Brown; Joe Sample; Wilton Felder
2004 | Nick Colionne; Everette Harp; Dotsero; Nestor Torres; Steve Oliver; Gerald Albright; Terry Disley; Kim Waters; Gerald Veasley; Bob James; Larry Carlton; Nathan East; Harvey Mason; Bob Baldwin; Euge Groove; Pamela Williams; Craig Chaquico; Marion Meadows; Lalah Hathaway; Incendio; Ronnie Laws; James Vargas; David Sanborn; Michael Lington; Paul Jackson Jr; Dan Siegel; Pieces of a Dream; Down to the Bone; Eric Darius; Joyce Cooling; Richard Elliot; Jeff Lorber; Paul Taylor
2005 | Tommy Emmanuel; Brian Simpson; 3rd Force; Gregg Karukas; Kilauea; Kyle Eastwood; Hiroshima; Eric Darius; Euge Groove; Nils; Wayman Tisdale; Mindi Abair; Jeff Golub; Warren Hill; Paul Brown; Steve Oliver; Gerald Veasley; Michael Paulo; O'2L; Najee; Pieces of a Dream; Camiel; Bobby Caldwell; Everette Harp; Tim Bowman; Steve Cole; Russ Freeman; Luis Villegas; Kim Waters; Marion Meadows; Jeff Kashiwa; Bona Fide; Kirk Whalum; Lalah Hathaway; Paul Jackson Jr
2006 | Peter White; Marc Antoine; Jonathan Butler; Slim Man; Kim Waters; Brian Simpson; Eric Darius; Nils; Marion Meadows; Darren Rahn; Ray Parker Jr; Janita; Jody Watley; Jeff Lorber; Chris Standring; Tim Bowman; Richard Elliot; Brian Culbertson; Kyle Eastwood; Mindi Abair; Jaared; Oli Silk; Nick Colionne; Jesse Jay; Shilts; Gregg Karukas; Gerald Albright; Jeff Golub
2007 | Ray Parker Jr; Mindi Abair; Peter White; Paul Brown; Marion Meadows; Steve Oliver; Kyle Eastwood; Lao Tizer; Tim Bowman; Jesse Jay; Nick Colionne; Jackiem Joyner; Pieces of a Dream; Nils; Candy Dulfer; Michael Lington; Lee Ritenour; Patrice Rushen; Gregg Karukas; Kirk Whalum; David Pack; Oli Silk; U-Nam; Paul Jackson Jr; Four80East; Richard Elliot; Rick Braun; Norman Brown; Peabo Bryson; Jeff Lorber
2008 | Mindi Abair; Paul Brown; Peter White; Ray Parker Jr; U-Nam; Jeff Kashiwa; Steve Cole; Kim Waters; Jay Soto; Eric Darius; Nyee Moses; Jackiem Joyner; Richard Smith; Brian Bromberg; Michael Paulo; Gregg Karukas; Greg Adams; Joel Taylor; Jessy J; Nick Colionne; Acoustic Alchemy; Keiko Matsui; Euge Groove; Warren Hill; Paul Jackson Jr; Marc Antoine; Chris Standring; Philippe Saisse; Rick Braun; Richard Elliot; Jeffrey Osborne; Sekou Bunch; Gerald Albright; Keb Mo
2009 | Peter White; Mindi Abair; Keiko Matsui; Paul Brown; Marc Antoine; Tim Bowman; Cindy Bradley; Norman Brown; Nick Colionne; Jesse Cook; Eric Darius; Drew Davidsen; George Duke; Kyle Eastwood; Four80East; Jessy J; Gail Jhonson; Jackiem Joyner; Gregg Karukas; Earl Klugh; Michael Lington; Phillip Doc Martin; Matt Marshak; Najee; Nils; James Lloyd; Curtis Harmon; Oli Silk; Craig Sharmat; Chris Standring; Paul Taylor; Kim Waters; Bernie Williams
2010 | Craig Chaquico; Nick Colionne; Mindi Abair; Drew Davidsen; Eric Darius; Phillip Doc Martin; Alex Bugnon; Johannes Linstead; Euge Groove; Jackiem Joyner; David Benoit; Tim Weisberg; Gerald Albright; Marcus Anderson; Greg Adams; Marc Antoine; Brian Simpson; Warren Hill; Chris Standring; Althea Rene; Gail Jhonson; Jeff Kashiwa; Steve Cole; Jessy J; Peter White; Everette Harp; Zoe; Marion Meadows; Paul Taylor; Cindy Bradley; Earl Klugh; Steve Oliver; Jeff Lorber; Michael Paulo; Jimmy Haslip; Kyle Wolverton; Bob James; Nathan East; Harvey Mason; Chuck Loeb
2011 | Mindi Abair; Lee Ritenour; Norman Brown; Uncle Festive; Max Weinberg; Zoe; Spyro Gyra; Cindy Bradley; Russ Freeman; Dotsero; Warren Hill; Brian O'Neal; Richard Elliot; Willie & Lobo; Marion Meadows; Jonathan Fritzen; Chieli Minucci; Acoustic Alchemy; Tim Weisberg; Brooke Alford; Eric Darius; Johannes Linstead; Candy Dulfer; Karen Briggs; Nick Colionne; Marcus Anderson; Keiko Matsui; Chris Standring; Julian Vaughn; Jackiem Joyner; Rick Braun
2012 | Peter White; Mindi Abair; Gerald Albright; Selina Albright; Gordon Goodwin; Marcus Anderson; Paul Brown; Darren Rahn; Hiroshima; Jonathan Fritzen; Michael Lington; Ronny Jordan; Eric Darius; Big Bad VooDoo Daddy; Karen Briggs; Nick Colionne; Dotsero; Euge Groove; Rob Tardik; Najee; Nicholas Cole; Jackiem Joyner; Julian Vaughn; Brian Culbertson; Booker T Jones; Paul Taylor; Vincent Ingala; Marion Meadows; Marc Antoine; Jeff Kashiwa; Steve Cole; Brian O'Neal; DW3; Down to the Bone; Slim Man; Trombone Shorty
2013 | Craig Chaquico; Peter White; Mindi Abair; Vincent Ingala; Booker T Jones; Roman Street; David Benoit; Selina Albright; Jesse Cook; Jeanette Harris; Steve Cole; Julian Vaughn; Earl Klugh; Peet Project; Larry Braggs; Four80East; Hiroshima; Spencer Day; Paul Taylor; Marion Meadows; Elan Trotman; Cindy Bradley; Bob James; Nathan East; Chuck Loeb; Harvey Mason; Phil Perry; Jonathan Fritzen; Mariea Antoinette; Karen Briggs; Pamela Williams; Gail Jhonson; Euge Groove; Nicholas Cole; Les Nubians; Miles Mosley; Boney James
2014 | Mindi Abair; Peter White; Andy Allo; Nick Colionne; Marcus Anderson; Keiko Matsui; Dallas String Quartet; Rick Braun; Euge Groove; Chris Standring; Marc Antoine; Brian Simpson; Jumaane Smith; Brian Culbertson; Jennifer Keith; Nicholas Cole; Lin Rountree; Lebron; Vincent Ingala; Dirty Dozen Brass Band; Josh Vietti; David Sanborn; Dotsero; Warren Hill; Greg Manning; Dave Koz
2015 | Josh Vietti; Mindi Abair; Bob James; Jonathan Fritzen; Vincent Ingala; Ben-Jamin Horns; Andre Berry; Russ Freeman; Peter Ferencz; Richard Elliot; Gerald Albright; Euge Groove; Grace Kelly; Jeff Lorber; Chuck Loeb; Everette Harp; Vandell Andrew; Jesse Cook; Marcus Anderson; Marcel Anderson; Steve Oliver; Marion Meadows; Paul Taylor; Marqueal Jordan; Brian Culbertson; Gregg Karukas; Nelson Rangell; Roman Street; Kirk Whalum; Rick Braun; Norman Brown
2016 | Peter White; Marc Antoine; Nick Colionne; Adam Hawley; Greg Manning; Darryl Williams; Tony Moore; Ashling Cole; Mindi Abair; Lindsey Webster; Michael Lington; Kenny Lattimore; Jonathan Fritzen; Roman Street; Boney James; Javier Colon; Pieces of a Dream; Cecil Ramirez; Brian Culbertson; Keiko Matsui; DW3; Eric Darius; Acoustic Alchemy; Grace Kelly; Average White Band; Ben Tankard; Ray Parker Jr; Paul Taylor; Euge Groove
2017 | Paul Jackson Jr; Roman Street; 3rd Force; Marcus Anderson; Chase Huna; Lee Ritenour; KayTa; Manhattan Transfer; Take 6; Dotsero; Jazz in Pink; Kayla Waters; West Coast Jam; Greg Adams; Vincent Ingala; Gerald Albright; Lindsey Webster; Peter White; Marc Antoine; Jazmin Ghent; David Benoit; Peet Project; Incognito
2018 | Daniel Ho; Peter White; Steve Oliver; Keiko Matsui; Vincent Ingala; Lindsey Webster; Marc Antoine; David Benoit; Rads Krusaders; Najee; Jazmin Ghent; Jesse Cook; Willie Bradley; Hiroshima; Adam Hawley; Candy Dulfer; Josh Vietti; Jonathan Fritzen; Peter Ferencz; Marcus Anderson; Dan Siegel; Damien Escobar; Skinny Hightower; Basia; Jeff Ryan; Tim Bowman; Urban Jazz Coalition; Richard Elliot
2019 | Nick Colionne; Blake Aaron; Peter White; Daniel Ho; Keiko Matsui; Marqueal Jordan; Euge Groove; Johnny Britt; Damien Escobar; Grace Kelly; Acoustic Alchemy; LeBron; Count Basie Orchestra; Scotty Barnhart; Carmen Bradford; Jeff Ryan; Gordon Goodwin; Jazmin Ghent; Rick Braun; Michael J Thomas; Strunz & Farah; Chieli Minucci; Nelson Rangell; Lao Tizer; Tita Hutchison; Elan Trotman; Boney James; Michael Manson
2021 | Mindi Abair; Lisa Addeo; Evan Marks; Nicholas Cole; Tom Scott; Steve Oliver; Gerald Albright; Gregg Karukas; Jeffrey Osborne; Kim Scott; Spyro Gyra; Roman Street; Rick Braun; Four80East; Paul Taylor; Michael Lington; Vincent Ingala; Mariea Antoinette; Kim Waters; Kayla Waters; Randal Clark; Larry Carlton; Carol Albert; Najee; Adam Hawley; Peter White; Euge Groove
2022 | Daniel Ho; Danna Xue; Peter White; Peet Project; Jazmin Ghent; Randal Clark; Jimmy Haslip; Lindsey Webster; Adam Hawley; Chris Standring; Lee Ritenour; Dave Grusin; Gino Rosaria; Richard Elliot; Christian de Mesones; Damien Escobar; Blake Aaron; Paul Jackson Jr; Jessy J; Mindi Abair; Eric Darius; Greg Adams; Mark Jaimes; Dave Koz; Jeff Ryan; David Benoit; Justin Lee Schultz; Norman Brown
2023 | A Ray Fuller; Mindi Abair; Slim Man; Bob James; Andrey Chmut; The Braxton Brothers; Ronnie Laws; Kayla Waters; Sergio Mendes; Roberto Restuccia; Eric Darius; Kilauea; Daniel Ho; Boney James; Rob Tardik; Craig Chaquico; Jazz Holdouts; Keiko Matsui; Quintin Gerard W; Lemek; Acoustic Alchemy; Rebecca Jade; Jesse Cook; Nathan Mitchell; Gerald Albright; Dotsero; Chris Walker; Regina Belle; Bobby Lyle; Eric Marienthal
2024 | Art Sherrod Jr; Peter White; Blake Aaron; Marcus Anderson; Nathan Mitchell; Jeff Lorber; Everette Harp; Oli Silk; Rick Braun; Richard Elliot; Dan Siegel; Lindsey Webster; Jackiem Joyner; Slim Gambill; The Spinners; Gabriel Mark Hasselbach; Ray Parker Jr; Josh Vietti; Booker T Jones; Roberto Restuccia; Paul Taylor; Peet Project; Candy Dulfer; Chris Standring; Najee; Myron McKinley; Mindi Abair; Vincent Ingala
2025 | Tony Pulizzi; Mindi Abair; Marion Meadows; Keiko Matsui; Brian Simpson; Steve Oliver; Vincent Ingala; Andrea Lisa; Norman Brown; Brian Bromberg; Paul Brown; Michael Paulo; Spyro Gyra; Terry Steele; Gerald Albright; Sam Smylie; Annie Reznik; Hiroshima; June Kuramoto; Erin Stevenson; Bob James; Jeff Ryan; Ronnie Laws; Roman Street; Damien Escobar; Johnny Britt; Eric Darius; Randal Clark; Peabo Bryson
2026 | Chase Huna; Peter White; Roberto Restuccia; Euge Groove; Jeff Bradshaw; Chris Standring; Josh Vietti; Grant Geissman; Benny Benack III; Gap Mangione; Nathan Mitchell; Acoustic Alchemy; Four80East; Kirk Whalum; Blake Aaron; David Benoit; Andrea Lisa; Yuko Mabuchi; Adrian Crutchfield; Adam Hawley; Fattburger; Vincent Ingala; Andrey Chmut; Pieces of a Dream; 3rd Force; Ricky Peterson; Nicky Moroch; Gene Lake; Andre Berry; Ramon Yslas

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# PARTIAL YEARS (source incomplete — these counts are floors):
#   1987 (source says "and other acts") · 1988 (headliner only) · 1993 (one artist confirmed)
#   1996 ("and others"; Friday unlisted) · 1997 (weekend 1 only) · 2002 (one slot "TBA")
#   2017 (weekend-level only; artist panels were JPEGs the Archive never captured — names
#         reconstructed from image filenames and embedded image-map URLs. "KayTa" is
#         filename-derived and UNVERIFIED. The Incognito panel links to richardelliot.com,
#         so Richard Elliot may also have played.)
# 1992 — UNRECOVERED. Tried: LA Times digital archive (hard 1993-94 gap in jazz coverage);
#   every Gavin Report 21 Aug - 16 Oct 1992; R&R Sept-Oct 1992; Billboard 19 Sept - 17 Oct 1992;
#   worldradiohistory full-text OCR across all publications; the KTWV Wave archive (only one 1992
#   issue exists, March); Google Books with date filters; newspapers.com; Wayback (no jazztrax.com
#   captures before Nov 1996). Dates are known — Oct 2-4 and Oct 9-11 — but no bill.
# 2020 — NOT HELD. A full lineup was announced and is preserved, but the edition moved to 2021.
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# TICKET PRICES
# 1991 $100 full weekend / $50 day / $25 single · 1996 $20 session, $100-250 series
# 1997 $20 session floor, weekends from $200 · 1999 $22-40 single · 2001 $26-115
# 2002 $115-265 full series (mail order form)
# ~2004-2025: NO price published anywhere on jazztrax.com — every page routes to tix.com.
# 2026 (live on tix.com): full weekend series $381.35-$557.90 · Friday session $89.50-$133.50
#   · all-day Sat/Sun $177.50-$279.50 · Thursday Unplugged $58.40
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# ART GOOD'S OTHER EVENTS: JazzTrax Lake Tahoe (winter ~1992-1999; summer 2003-2005),
# Big Bear Lake (~2006-2014), Indian Wells "1st Annual JazzTrax Desert Festival" (2007).
# Radio reach: 26 FM affiliates in 2001; no current stations page — now a direct MP3 feed.