ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH
JAZZ & GREEN TECHNOLOGY
The Soular Jazz Foundation promotes sustainable, clean energy with music events.
These events include parades, concerts and the annual Soular Jazz Festival.
Soular Jazz Festival
11th Annual!
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Featured Performers: Christine Fawson, The Gringo Kings
CHRISTINE FAWSON
Christine Fawson captivates audiences worldwide with her sultry vocals and virtuosic trumpet playing—a rare double threat that makes every performance unforgettable. This Northern California native has spent over 20 years blazing trails through jazz and commercial entertainment while shaping the next generation of musical talent.
Bach-endorsed and Berklee-proven, Christine spent 14 years on the prestigious college's Brass faculty, teaching across multiple departments and helping discover new talent through auditions. Downbeat Magazine called her "a distinctive performer with compelling dynamism," while All About Jazz's Jack Bowers declared her "a performer who must be seen, as well as heard."
Her credentials speak volumes: third place in the 2017 International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition, featured vocalist for Syncopation's memorable 2009 Boston Pops July 4th performance, and five years with the legendary DIVA Jazz Orchestra, gracing stages from Carnegie Hall to Lincoln Center alongside icons like Johnny Mandel.
Christine's versatility shines whether she's performing with The Rat Pack, Disney, Adele, or teaching master classes for the Jazz Education Network. Her four albums showcase her range—from the Phil Wilson collaboration Happy Talk(2003) to her original compositions on My Side (2013), traditional jazz on Here Now (2016), and contemporary songbook interpretations on Christine Fawson Sings Jazz (2018).
Simply put: Christine Fawson doesn't just perform music—she lives it, breathes it, and makes everyone around her fall in love with it too.
The Gringo Kings
The Gringo Kings sprang out of Ed Harlow’s love of the famed Cuban Salsa band, Cubanismo. Imitation of Cubanismo preceded Harlow to shift The Gringo Kings’ repertoire to integrate his Jazz roots into subsequent compositions and arrangements. This includes influences from Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and many other giants of Jazz. Covers of Chicago and The Beatles complimenting Harlow’s numerous inventive originals.
The Gringo Kings is a Latin Jazz band in the truest sense - drawing from the giants of both styles.
Ed Harlow - tenor sax, compositions, arrangements
Rick Stone - alto sax
Mike Peipman - trumpet
Garret Savluk - trumpet
Peter Fanelli - trombone
Steve Chaplin - piano
Ehud Ettun - bass
Austin McMahon - drums
