Kajsa James and Jeff Hall with Sterling and Wendy Peloso
Nicole and Jens von Gierke
Mindi Abair and Rick Braun
Mindi Abair and Rick Braun
Cathy and Mark Downing
Steve and Nancy Bray
Terrance McGovern and Sheryl Perez
Mark and Kel Lee Nowak
A decade’s worth of smooth grooves were celebrated during the Ocean Institute’s 10 Years of Jazz bonanza, a sold-out, two-night event that lit up O.C.’s coast with palatable pleasures and live tunes aplenty—and netted $180,000 for the nonprofit org. While the first evening certainly delivered with wine, appetizers and a concert performance, night two’s seaside soirĂ©e was a musical muse. Guests enjoyed an elegant earful from renowned trumpeter Rick Braun, pianist David Benoit and sultry saxophonist Mindi Abair, alongside a four-course dinner prepared by resort chefs like Andres Jimenez of The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel and Rob Wilson of the Montage Laguna Beach. Not to worry; all that was paired with wine from Pear Valley Vineyards, and silent and live auctions, but of course. Photos by Rick Chatillon
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