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Rising young jazz vocalist Alexis Cole and her all-star quintet will appear at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 as part of the 34th annual Sarasota Jazz Festival, which runs from Feb. 23 through March 1, the Sarasota Jazz Club has announced. Cole's quintet includes saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist John di Martino, bassist David Finck and drummer Kenny Washington, a news release says. The concert will be at The Players Theatre, located at 838 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. Tickets are $35 for general admission; $30 for Jazz Club members; and $5 students. For tickets, call The Player's box office at 365-2494. For group prices or more information about the festival, call 366-1552 or visit jazzclubsarasota.com. With a voice praised as "a deep contralto as smooth and dark as the richest espresso" (Jazz Times), 38-year-old Cole has seven recordings under her belt and is the winner of the 2007 Jazzmobile Vocal Competition as well as recipient of an award at the Montreux Jazz Vocal Competition and at the Sarah Vaughn Competition in 2012, a news release points out. Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times says, "Cole's easy sense of swing is strongly remi- niscent of Sarah Vaughan," the release adds. Born in New York City and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Cole began performing at estab- lished music venues while she was still in high school, the release continues. She released her first CD in 1999, a duo project with Blue Note recording artist Harry Pickens. In 2004, she ALEXIS COLE QUINTET TO HEADLINE SARASOTA JAZZ FESTIVAL Kenny Washington/Contributed photo by Johan Broberg Sarasota News Leader February 21, 2014 Page 115